MSP G gates -- are you kidding me?
May 27, 2016, 11:25 am
#61
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SEA, NYC
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Plat, Hertz PC
Posts: 645
Isn't having a whole bunch of flights depart around the same time the point of a hub operation? I'm thinking of NRT mid-afternoon (like 4 or 5pm), there are about a dozen flights departing at the same time. This is how the hub works - it collects people from a variety of flights and disperses them to a variety of flights. Sure, the gate area can be a bit crowded, but I don't think the solution is to change the flight times so people wait around needlessly.
May 27, 2016, 12:09 pm
#62
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver (via Marriott)
Posts: 642
Isn't having a whole bunch of flights depart around the same time the point of a hub operation? I'm thinking of NRT mid-afternoon (like 4 or 5pm), there are about a dozen flights departing at the same time. This is how the hub works - it collects people from a variety of flights and disperses them to a variety of flights. Sure, the gate area can be a bit crowded, but I don't think the solution is to change the flight times so people wait around needlessly.
May 27, 2016, 12:16 pm
#63
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: UA Silver, BA Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 9,779
Isn't having a whole bunch of flights depart around the same time the point of a hub operation? I'm thinking of NRT mid-afternoon (like 4 or 5pm), there are about a dozen flights departing at the same time. This is how the hub works - it collects people from a variety of flights and disperses them to a variety of flights. Sure, the gate area can be a bit crowded, but I don't think the solution is to change the flight times so people wait around needlessly.
May 27, 2016, 12:35 pm
#64
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver (via Marriott)
Posts: 642
Finding the gate is easy. Getting a seat at the gate, gate lice from multiple flights, and having to tell people pretty often that "no, Zone 2 is NOT boarding for this flight, that's the one next door" gets pretty annoying.
May 27, 2016, 2:02 pm
#65
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BDU
Programs: DL:MM, Marriott:LTT
Posts: 8,779
It is easier to get work done in a SC than hanging out elsewhere in the airport. That's why my company pays for the membership. SCs have desk areas that are usually relatively quiet where I can quickly grab something to eat/drink, answer emails and get other work done without having to balance a computer on my lap while keeping one eye on my bags.