MSP Gate Issues?
Feb 17, 2010 | 4:45 pm
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MSP Gate Issues?
Three of my flights last week were through MSP and each one had issues getting a gate agent to operate the jetway. Is this something others have noticed? One flight was mainline, one was Compass and one was Mesaba and each had a 10-15 minute wait at the gate before the door was opened.
Feb 17, 2010 | 5:00 pm
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MSP is usually pretty good, as far as the gate agent availability, in my experience. Though the two feeder flights (Compass/Mesaba) could have been on concourse A or B where the GA's are stretched thin.
Feb 17, 2010 | 5:22 pm
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Everything came into C or F. It was mainline GAs working the mainline and Compass gates and a Mesaba GA on the Mesaba flight. I too have had good experiences in MSP which is why last week surprised me.
Feb 17, 2010 | 6:25 pm
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Is it the Gate Agent that operates the gate (ie. I presume its the jetway that has to be moved into position as opposed to the actual gate being opened) or ground crew. I have noticed that it tends to be an issue that ground crew is not in position if a flight is early or late.
Feb 17, 2010 | 6:28 pm
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Is it the Gate Agent that operates the gate (ie. I presume its the jetway that has to be moved into position as opposed to the actual gate being opened) or ground crew. I have noticed that it tends to be an issue that ground crew is not in position if a flight is early or late.