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micstatic Aug 16, 2019 2:49 pm
Atl t2 777?
 
Noticed one sitting at the gate. When did delta start using this concourse for 777’s?

flyerCO Aug 16, 2019 4:57 pm
Originally Posted by micstatic (Post 31424262)
Noticed one sitting at the gate. When did delta start using this concourse for 777’s?
Confused? Theres no T2 at ATL. Theres Concourses ABCDEFT, which are in the domestic and international terminals.

JFK DL uses T2, along with LAX.

micstatic Aug 16, 2019 4:58 pm
Gate t2

flyerCO Aug 16, 2019 5:00 pm
Originally Posted by micstatic (Post 31424638)
Gate t2
OK makea more sense. It likely was a JFK flight. DL tryst to always put NYC/WAS out of T2. If 777 needs to fly to JFK they can out there, put likely requires taking a 2nd gate out of commission.

micstatic Aug 16, 2019 5:01 pm
Well aware. Atl is my home airport. I’ve never seen a 777 at this concourse. Could also be a lax flight. But looking for somebody who is positive the details here.

micstatic Aug 16, 2019 5:04 pm
Turns out it’s lax. But anybody with more details on when they started using this concourse for 777?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...239Z/KATL/KLAX

underattack Aug 16, 2019 5:12 pm
Terminal T used to be the international terminal and it is set up for wide body airplanes. So it may be used as an “overflow” for E/F ?

JSprague24 Aug 16, 2019 7:36 pm
You don't see it as much as you used to, but widebodies on T aren't unheard of. I've got a photo from 2003 where T1-8 are all 767s.

Weekend Away Aug 17, 2019 7:03 am
Often, when I find myself on a domestic widebody flight, it's departing out of a domestic concourse and not E/F. I've seen widebodies at most concourses, but not D that I can remember.

WillBarrett_68 Aug 17, 2019 7:17 am
I've seen 777s at T1 occasionally going back for years. Very occasionally, though. Never noticed one at T2 though.

cmd320 Aug 17, 2019 8:45 am
Originally Posted by micstatic (Post 31424661)
Turns out it’s lax. But anybody with more details on when they started using this concourse for 777?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...239Z/KATL/KLAX
I noticed the same flight at T going to LAX a couple months ago and wondered about the 777 flight myself. Looks like they arrive at E/F and then get towed over to T for the LAX flight.

ajggiant Aug 17, 2019 10:23 am
I did the same double take several months ago, in May I believe. Whenever I see a domestic widebody, I get annoyed that I’m not on it.

Weekend Away Aug 17, 2019 11:14 am
Originally Posted by cmd320 (Post 31426332)
I noticed the same flight at T going to LAX a couple months ago and wondered about the 777 flight myself. Looks like they arrive at E/F and then get towed over to T for the LAX flight.
I wonder why they do that. I imagine the timing of the flight doesn't interfere with actual international flight arrivals from Europe? Is it that those flights are more appealing departing from T?

ekozie Aug 17, 2019 12:56 pm
Taken from the ATL competition plan:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...195f85d0a.jpeghttps://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ebb4391a7.jpeg

T1 and T2 can fit a 777ER (at ~200ft wingspan) with minimal impact to the adjacent gates. The wider LR would have more trouble fitting without significant impact.

readywhenyouare Aug 17, 2019 1:42 pm
Originally Posted by underattack (Post 31424676)
Terminal T used to be the international terminal and it is set up for wide body airplanes. So it may be used as an “overflow” for E/F ?
Before concourse F opened you would even see concourse A sometimes used for departing international flights. Dublin seemed to be a frequent departure from A.


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