I'm flying NW 4705 DTW-HSV a little later today, and just noticed that the gate assignment leaving DTW is A46C. Earlier it was A50C. It is a Pinnacle CRJ. The flight originates in TVC and is scheduled to arrive at C23.
Are they really parking CRJs at the A concourse or is this some temporary gate assignment that will change?
Are they really parking CRJs at the A concourse or is this some temporary gate assignment that will change?
Because of the C concourse construction (to make it better for the customer) half the gates were closed on that concourse. While the B concourse extention opened at the same time with 6 new gates, that still did not fill the void. Therefore NWA "loaned" Mesaba gates 46 and 50 on the A concourse for a hardstand operation. There are spots for 6 planes, both saabs and CRJs. These will be primarily for a/c that are international arrivals from Canada and then their subsequent flights onward from DTW. Expect this setup until sometime next summer when the new C concourse opens. Additionally, the avro is using gates 45 and 47 in addition to any of the B gates and gates 59, 61 and 63 on the A concourse.
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In addition, CRJs are also used for international flights to Canada and will park at some of the international gates. Saabs also fly to Canada but park on the tarmac behind C terminal and passengers are bused to the international gates.
YXU - the setup that we have now is to eliminate bussing passengers from the C concourse to customs. That is why the planes at the A concourse will primarily be international arrivals and then their subsequent departure. The "even" side of the C concourse including the hardstand ramp area is closed nad under construction right now. They haven't wasted time tearing up the ramp and removing the jetways.
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