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Old 2nd October 2011, 11:14 AM
Anthony T Anthony T is offline
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Didnt know buses could load aircraft
Yep, Washington Dulles used to use them, I went on one in the mid '80's while boarding a PA 747.

It connected to the terminal, you boarded the mobile gate lounge, which was raised to terminal level like a scissor jack on a catering truck, after it disconnected from the terminal, it was lowered and driven to an aircraft on a remote stand, the lounge was then raised up to aircraft door level and you boarded the aircraft. The vehicle carried about 120 pax at a time.


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Old 4th October 2011, 11:26 AM
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Great pic Anthony - what a groovy way to board a plane! Loved seeing these in the Airport 75/80 movies.

Does Washington Dulles still use this type of boarding?

Montreal Mirabel airport had a virtually identical boarding system.
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Old 4th October 2011, 12:03 PM
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I look at that bus arrangement and think....

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Old 4th October 2011, 12:10 PM
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Yep Dulles does still use the bus thingy's on some gates.
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Old 4th October 2011, 01:34 PM
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Re Brian: I know we are paid to fly, but at the end you just want to get from Sydney to Melbourne quickly.
The idea was copied from NSW Transport | CityRail. When the line is "Part Suspended" they will use buses to replace trains. So if an airline route is "Part Suspended" like that and it is likely for some passengers to get stranded for more than 10 hours, then would an emergency replacement service be viable to satisfy the claims to carry passengers quickly to Melbourne anyway?
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Old 4th October 2011, 01:41 PM
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I would rather spend 48hrs extra at my point of origin, than spend 10hrs on a bus!
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