Say hello to the new Delta-standard boarding podium

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Sep 26, 2019, 8:51 am

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Originally Posted by TBD

Where are the AF-KL-AZ-VS icons?

Don't forget VA, KE, MU, and AM. But then the thing would look cluttered.

Sep 26, 2019, 9:55 am

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Originally Posted by Global Adventurer

Exactly! Or otherwise, the gate mobs will still exist.

The gate mobs will always exist because people either don't pay attention or consider themselves more important than everyone else.

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Sep 26, 2019, 1:16 pm

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Would some idiot at corporate figure out that putting displays above the jet bridge entrance only serves as a point of congestion because idiots too dumb to use the app feel the need to stop 4" into the gate area and I can't get around them.

Sep 26, 2019, 1:50 pm

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Originally Posted by DLASflyer

There are a few of these in SLC already.

LGA as well.

Sep 26, 2019, 2:03 pm

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Originally Posted by DLdweeb

It's Delta's time and money, but was this really needed? What was the matter with the old setup?

They need something to target spending all those FCM dollars rolling in.

Sep 26, 2019, 3:14 pm

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Will the zone being announced match the zone that's on the screen?

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Sep 26, 2019, 4:26 pm

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Originally Posted by ijgordon

Does anyone else not really care what the gate podium looks like?

Of course.

This thread is not intended for you people.

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Sep 26, 2019, 4:39 pm

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Is that small vacuum at the back strong enough to pick up the lice?

Sep 26, 2019, 4:41 pm

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Delta has a couple of these at MSP as well. I do like the look of them.

Sep 26, 2019, 10:29 pm

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GEG is a very nice regional airport, with a good public bus connection to the downtown regional bus hub. Delta staff were very nice to me there.

Sep 26, 2019, 11:08 pm

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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

Don't forget VA, KE, MU, and AM. But then the thing would look cluttered.

may as well add LA to get ahead of it

also, I hope that the screen above the door says "even though the door is open we aren't boarding yet so don't run up to the gate thinking you're going to just stroll on to the plane. go sit down. yes you"

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Sep 27, 2019, 7:15 am

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Originally Posted by mattp1987

Yes! This is one of my biggest frustrations at outstations. The hubs are pretty good about it, but at other airports they don't seem to bother with displaying the boarding zone even when there are screens available.

As a lot of my connections are tight, there have been way too many times where I arrive at the gate... and my first question is which zone is boarding.

Having the screen is much better than having to rely on the GA’s announcement... for which I may not have been there for, or may not have heard. Big fan of the monitor above the door showing which zone is currently boarding.

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