- - Incoming gate wait at DTW...
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industry_killer
Jun 28, 2008 9:13 pm
Originally Posted by oliver2002
(Post 9826240)
Its amazing they built a beautiful state of the art terminal but forgot to install an automated marshalling system in place in so many airports where the pilots park at the correct spot themselves and the GA just has to drive the jetbridge to the door.
As a ground handler I can tell you that is not how automated systems work. You still need a ground crew to oversee the marshalling as well as to chock the plane. The auto marshaller we have at least only guides the plane in for the last 20 metres. You still need marshallers to guide the plane onto the lead-in line and to wingwalk. For many airlines the pilots are not allowed to proceed without wingwalkers, and will simply not taxi into the gate with out them.
sany2
Jun 29, 2008 8:27 am
Originally Posted by SEAUAKID
(Post 9954072)
I was on NW237 this evening, and we must have waited 15 minutes just in front of the gate as we waited to be ushered in. What is going on at DTW that prevents them from getting us to the gate? Its not like a surprise that we were coming.
239 had a similar problem- we had to wait for the plane at our gate to vacate our gate, which took 15 minutes (why they couldn't use the empty gates I don't know).
