BUR: Loading plane from front and back?
Dec 1, 2014, 10:53 pm
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BUR: Loading plane from front and back?
A friend who flew BUR-LAS over the weekend says they boarded the A group from the front of the plane, and at the same time the B group from the back. I'd never heard of this before on WN. He was mad that his A-29 didn't get him the exit row window because, according to him, someone in B took it after boarding from the back. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this before?
Dec 1, 2014, 11:11 pm
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Dec 1, 2014, 11:11 pm
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No jetways, Two outdoor jet stairs (front & back) and it makes for simultaneous boarding & deplaning. Heard about it & have done it....Many times @ Burbank.
Dec 2, 2014, 12:58 am
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ALB also has one gate with a dual jetbridge that can be used with non -800 aircraft. It's neat to see because the back portion is automated and swings up over the wing.
(These are not my photos - just some I found online. Hopefully you can kinda get the idea.)
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Dec 2, 2014, 7:30 am
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A friend who flew BUR-LAS over the weekend says they boarded the A group from the front of the plane, and at the same time the B group from the back. I'd never heard of this before on WN. He was mad that his A-29 didn't get him the exit row window because, according to him, someone in B took it after boarding from the back. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this before?
Dec 2, 2014, 7:42 am
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It's been my experience at BUR that they board in the same order as all other airports. It is up to you as you go outside to board from either front or back. It's not that they board A's in front and B's in back at the same time. At least not as of a few months ago, the last time I was there.
The process just seems to go faster with twice as many doors in-use as compared to other airports.
Dec 2, 2014, 7:54 am
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I did it once last year, but for the life of me can't remember the airport.
It was a single jetway that split about halfway down, and allowed passengers to board either from front or back. The boarding process was unchanged outside of that... A first, then B, etc.
It was a single jetway that split about halfway down, and allowed passengers to board either from front or back. The boarding process was unchanged outside of that... A first, then B, etc.
Dec 2, 2014, 8:24 am
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A friend who flew BUR-LAS over the weekend says they boarded the A group from the front of the plane, and at the same time the B group from the back. I'd never heard of this before on WN. He was mad that his A-29 didn't get him the exit row window because, according to him, someone in B took it after boarding from the back. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this before?
Your friend probably got stuck in line at the front door while folks stuff the overhead bins and sort out getting seated while the back door may have been flowing better.
I've lost count the number of times I've seen pax load from the back and make it all the way up to row 8/10 while people fixate on cramming into the first few rows at the front door.
Dec 2, 2014, 10:11 am
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A tip for anyone flying to BUR, always sit in the last row. You'll be one of the first off the plane.
Dec 2, 2014, 7:11 pm
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Your friend probably got stuck in line at the front door while folks stuff the overhead bins and sort out getting seated while the back door may have been flowing better.
I've lost count the number of times I've seen pax load from the back and make it all the way up to row 8/10 while people fixate on cramming into the first few rows at the front door.
I've lost count the number of times I've seen pax load from the back and make it all the way up to row 8/10 while people fixate on cramming into the first few rows at the front door.
+1 I don't like the last row (smelly) but the 3rd row from back is great and there is never a fight for overhead space or seat saving (assuming you aren't boarding in C group)
Dec 2, 2014, 11:48 pm
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Though throughs could still have moved to exit rows...
BUR is still my favorite WN airport. Just for the simplicity of it.