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I love this because it's exactly the thing that an enraged engineer who is stuck in the last row waiting to get off a plane would create -- just a little naive
by ccamrobertson 3y ago
I love this because it's exactly the thing that an enraged engineer who is stuck in the last row waiting to get off a plane would create -- just a little naive given airline incentives, couples, families and the limits of human patience :)
I would much rather if all planes had a second staircase at the back, jet bridges aren't needed. That, or let people check luggage for free again so they don't need to manhandle carry-ons.
My guess is that airports also prefer a slower release of passengers -- it means customs lines and bathrooms aren't immediately saturated.
- very_good_man 3y agoLet's fix all those other flow bottlenecks too :)
- ajmurmann 3y agoIs there actually a reason we cannot have two jet bridges? I have a bias for jet bridges because they generally seem to lead straight to the gate whereas at airports that use stairs it seems like I typically have to get on some bus (FRA, KEF, LAX) first or walk very far (PDX, SEATEC), since stairs are only at the furthest out gates.
- bombcar 3y agoIt’s hard to get to the rear doors without making the whole thing take up more space (getting over, around, or under the wings is the problem).