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Originally Posted by OtardXO
(Post 31233205)
Can you tell from the gate number, if it likely to be boarding by bus? |
Originally Posted by OtardXO
(Post 31233205)
Can you tell from the gate number, if it likely to be boarding by bus? |
I often fly CPT-DXB and land at 1am and it is nearly always a bus ride.
It's a 10 hour flight and it does annoy me that that is the case. In addition, on my last flight a few weeks ago from DXB-CPT it was a really old plane. We boarded from B gates so all good but it had the underseat box and the screens that don't really touch. If you are on a 777 and land nearer to 1am chances are you will be on a bus. If you fly Economy at the back sometimes they open the back door and that's not as bad. And if the bus has good ac it's OK too but I have had terrible ac where I have felt so unwell by the time I have arrived at the terminal. It's one of the things I hate about Emirates. Whereas I often fly BA from Terminal 1 where you will NEVER get a bus - it's brilliant! |
What's nice is that they've added that new shortcut for pax buses from the remote parking at the far end of the A concourse (near the royal terminal). The buses don't have to drive allllllll the way around stuck behind luggage carts. Been there around 6 months, anyone else noticed it?
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Originally Posted by purplevicki
(Post 31233851)
I often fly CPT-DXB and land at 1am and it is nearly always a bus ride.
Despite the arrival time, I have often wondered if there's an element of "send the African arrivals to the remote stand" to avoid doing it to other arrivals containing people who Emirates prefers not to annoy. That's unlikely, but that's how it feels sometimes. |
Originally Posted by ps107
(Post 31233216)
Then there's the 20 minutes standing inside the bus parked by the aircraft waiting for the cleaners to finish preparing the plane.
Originally Posted by ps107
(Post 31233222)
A friend had to disembark from an A380 by bus after the ~16 hour flight from AKL once. That would have been fun!
Originally Posted by BadoRas
(Post 31235547)
In my experience, arrivals from Africa almost always end up at a remote stand. ...
Despite the arrival time, I have often wondered if there's an element of "send the African arrivals to the remote stand" to avoid doing it to other arrivals containing people who Emirates prefers not to annoy. And GVA-DXB. So not, it's not just Africa. |
I wonder, then, if I will arrive to a remote stand for my TUN-DXB flight on Thursday, which is scheduled to land at 2300.
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777s have a higher likelihood of ending on a stand and Africa has more 777s flying there....so...
It happens more often than before for A380s as well nowadays and no one (including ground and cabin crew) likes to disembark a double decker through just 2 flights of stairs. (and one time I had door 2L not open, so everyone including J through door 1L...total nightmare) |
Originally Posted by BadoRas
(Post 31235547)
In my experience, arrivals from Africa almost always end up at a remote stand. However, I always arrive in the 21:00 to 23:00 range, and that may well be the reason.
Despite the arrival time, I have often wondered if there's an element of "send the African arrivals to the remote stand" to avoid doing it to other arrivals containing people who Emirates prefers not to annoy. That's unlikely, but that's how it feels sometimes. |
Originally Posted by simons1
(Post 31243001)
My experience is route specific. I do Nairobi every month - no bus gates (mostly A gates). Lusaka/Harare on the other hand 100% bus on 3 trips.
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Originally Posted by BadoRas
(Post 31235547)
In my experience, arrivals from Africa almost always end up at a remote stand. However, I always arrive in the 21:00 to 23:00 range, and that may well be the reason.
Despite the arrival time, I have often wondered if there's an element of "send the African arrivals to the remote stand" to avoid doing it to other arrivals containing people who Emirates prefers not to annoy. That's unlikely, but that's how it feels sometimes. I have also had to use remote stands on the rare flights that land early, meaning it doesn't pay to be early. |
Originally Posted by Will08
(Post 31244380)
I think there is some truth in this. After flying TUN-DXB often last year and always getting a remote stand I decided to ask the crew on one particular flight just after landing. Their response was "we have flown from Africa...." in a tone suggesting a remote stand was a given.
I have also had to use remote stands on the rare flights that land early, meaning it doesn't pay to be early. Also as stated, more 77Ws from Africa |
Originally Posted by skywardhunter
(Post 31244428)
with all due respect, crew don't have the faintest idea. I have a relative who is an A380 captain and I doubt he knows fully either but has indicated it has to do with the aircraft's next destination. So I think it depends more on where it's going to next (and when) rather than where it's coming from.
Also as stated, more 77Ws from Africa |
Originally Posted by Will08
(Post 31244380)
I think there is some truth in this. After flying TUN-DXB often last year and always getting a remote stand I decided to ask the crew on one particular flight just after landing. Their response was "we have flown from Africa...." in a tone suggesting a remote stand was a given.
I have also had to use remote stands on the rare flights that land early, meaning it doesn't pay to be early. |
Originally Posted by JTXC
(Post 31258091)
My TUN-DXB flight ended up at the C concourse. Another oddity was my DXB-YYZ yesterday left from the C Concourse! This means I had A, B, and C gates for my flights this past month, and I got to visit each of the F lounges.
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