Boarding 757 from the front door (1L) ???
Oct 12, 2004 | 4:08 pm
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Boarding 757 from the front door (1L) ???
I flew DEN-ORD on Sunday Oct. 10th on a 757.
Having flown dozens of flights on UA's 757s, I remember ALWAYS boarding through the center door (2L). But for some reason, this flight boarded through 1L. Doesn't seem to be very efficient, as everyone had to walk through the 6 first class rows.
Why would they have done this, at DEN of all places?
Having flown dozens of flights on UA's 757s, I remember ALWAYS boarding through the center door (2L). But for some reason, this flight boarded through 1L. Doesn't seem to be very efficient, as everyone had to walk through the 6 first class rows.
Why would they have done this, at DEN of all places?
Oct 12, 2004 | 4:13 pm
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Originally Posted by g_leyser
I flew DEN-ORD on Sunday Oct. 10th on a 757.
Having flown dozens of flights on UA's 757s, I remember ALWAYS boarding through the center door (2L). But for some reason, this flight boarded through 1L. Doesn't seem to be very efficient, as everyone had to walk through the 6 first class rows.
Why would they have done this, at DEN of all places?
Having flown dozens of flights on UA's 757s, I remember ALWAYS boarding through the center door (2L). But for some reason, this flight boarded through 1L. Doesn't seem to be very efficient, as everyone had to walk through the 6 first class rows.
Why would they have done this, at DEN of all places?
Could have been a bad parking job, but that would make 1L even more unaccessable. At ORD, I think we still have 1 gate left where we meet door 1. We used to have a few of em. Door 1 is MUCH harder to open...the leverage isn't there, and the door opens out and up. Basicly, the gate may not have been enigeneered (lead in line, swing limit tollerances on the jetway) to accomodate door 2 on 757.
Oct 12, 2004 | 5:13 pm
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AA always boards their 757's from 1L...and I don't like it.
All those coach passengers get in the way of the FA trying to bring me a drink.
All those coach passengers get in the way of the FA trying to bring me a drink.
Oct 12, 2004 | 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by auggie doggie
AA always boards their 757's from 1L...
perhaps someone with more specific plane knowledge can clarify the reasons?
Oct 12, 2004 | 5:30 pm
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It may have been a jet bridge or operator issue -- it's tough to get the bridge set correctly for the 2L door and if the warnings in many jet bridges are an indication, failing to get the entrance square with the side of the plane can result in damage to the aircraft.
Oct 12, 2004 | 5:46 pm
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Originally Posted by g_leyser
I flew DEN-ORD on Sunday Oct. 10th on a 757.
Having flown dozens of flights on UA's 757s, I remember ALWAYS boarding through the center door (2L). But for some reason, this flight boarded through 1L. Doesn't seem to be very efficient, as everyone had to walk through the 6 first class rows.
Why would they have done this, at DEN of all places?
Having flown dozens of flights on UA's 757s, I remember ALWAYS boarding through the center door (2L). But for some reason, this flight boarded through 1L. Doesn't seem to be very efficient, as everyone had to walk through the 6 first class rows.
Why would they have done this, at DEN of all places?
Could it be that this was an experiment, so that they know how long it will take to load a TED configured 757, with all passengers loading via 1L?
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Oct 12, 2004 | 6:07 pm
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There are a handful of airports/gates over the years that board the 757s from 1L. Not too many.
Oct 12, 2004 | 6:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
There are a handful of airports/gates over the years that board the 757s from 1L. Not too many.
Oct 12, 2004 | 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by auggie doggie
All those coach passengers get in the way of the FA trying to bring me a drink.
What's next ... free booze in coach?
Oct 12, 2004 | 6:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
There are a handful of airports/gates over the years that board the 757s from 1L. Not too many.
Oct 12, 2004 | 6:28 pm
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I flew SFO-JFK last month on a 757 ( 
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Don't know if this was standard practice for JFK as this was my first time into JFK on a 757.
), and on arrival at JFK we disembarked via door 1L...Don't know if this was standard practice for JFK as this was my first time into JFK on a 757.
Oct 12, 2004 | 6:31 pm
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I flew into ORD on 142 yesterday on a 757. Due to our late arrival, our gate was switched from C-something to B6 (I believe). We disembarked via 1L. Certainly a first for me. I assumed they wouldn't bother to "re-park" it for boarding...
Oct 12, 2004 | 6:57 pm
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Originally Posted by martin33
except, for some reason, at LAS. it's 2L there.
perhaps someone with more specific plane knowledge can clarify the reasons?
perhaps someone with more specific plane knowledge can clarify the reasons?
Oct 12, 2004 | 7:19 pm
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I've deplaned a few times through 1L but I don't recall ever boarding any way other than 2L...thankfully!
Oct 12, 2004 | 7:36 pm
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Do you remember which gate it was in DEN?
All of the gates (that have envelopes big enough i.e. B46,B44,B42,B39, B45, etc. but not B15 or B16) are set up to accomodate the 757 from door 2. If the bridge was on door 1, then that means that the jetbridge CSR made a mistake, or that the plane was poorly parked. It is most likely the former.
Door 1 is an unsafe door to use for the reasons that fastair explained. It is a difficult door to open and close (employees have a higher risk of injury), it is smaller, and the boarding takes longer.
Not a practice that is supposed to take place. That aircraft is hard enough to board on time through door 2!
All of the gates (that have envelopes big enough i.e. B46,B44,B42,B39, B45, etc. but not B15 or B16) are set up to accomodate the 757 from door 2. If the bridge was on door 1, then that means that the jetbridge CSR made a mistake, or that the plane was poorly parked. It is most likely the former.
Door 1 is an unsafe door to use for the reasons that fastair explained. It is a difficult door to open and close (employees have a higher risk of injury), it is smaller, and the boarding takes longer.
Not a practice that is supposed to take place. That aircraft is hard enough to board on time through door 2!