Watching U tube Airlines Live shows, seems like all double airbridges are still intact on Pier C satalliate. Doesn't look they been downgraded yet? Maybe that's been mothballed too
Noticed this morning with a very long lens, like you said the porta cabin village is going.
Staying on the topic of airbridge’s…any progress on what was mentioned earlier this year ref the removal of some of the T3 bridge’s?
All look in place still!?
Pier B double airbridge surely will go. Once Emirates moved to Pier 2. I'm still wondering if they will keep Pier Cs bridges once stands become remote for T2, if that ever happens!!
Apologies if it's been mentioned already, but can someone explain how the pax bussed from the B Gates in T2 to C Pier (soon to become T2) will board? Take it bussed to the 20s gates and make their way up into C Pier rather than dropped at ramp level and through the grungy door/basement entrances at the head of stands (if memory serves). Or dependent on whether the stand has an airbridge will be bussed to front and rear steps at the aircraft itself?
If memory serves there are double door width ground floor fire exits. Perhaps they’ll use them (given the lacklustre experience and steepness of the steps I’d hope not!)
You've just sent me back to my dispatch days many moons ago...heaving out oversized electric scooters at whatever time STD+???...*shudders*
Not too dissimilar from other airports, they use people movers - MAN uses Cobus 3000’s.Sounds awful. Bus from T2 to Pier C, enter via fire doors, walk to airbridge. Can't see that happening. Maybe Pier C and B will ultimately become part of T3. Old T1 space used for Easyjet departures. Unless of course they link Pier C to T2, although most have ruled this out now!?
My advice for cost cutting. Scrap Pier 3 and 4. Retain legacy gates and Pier C, probably same number of stands anyway!!
Maybe somehow through the terminal transfer bus? According to the airport website there is a terminal transfer bus that runs between Gate B2 at T2 to Gate 20C at T1. Then I would guess passengers would walk up the stairs and turn right to Pier C, with the left side closed off to segregate Ryanair Passengers using Pier B (If that's still the plan?). Arrivals I would imagine would go through the segregated Pier C as it is today, then just before the current passport control, passengers turn left through the flight transfer centre and back onto the bus to Gate B12 that way? This all might be complete gobbledygook but could be a way to enter Pier C.
)This is exactly what makes no sense to me. Pier C is already physically connected to another terminal which is now (essentially) remaining in use: why create an inconvenient bussing operation from a non-connected terminal when you could just leave another airline or two in T1/3 and have their passengers walk to the aircraft? Seems bananas to me!
Totally agree
Make do and mend! Refurb Pier B and C keep linked to T3- will probably be renamed T1 anyway to avoid confusion. Demo old towers. Ryan, Easy and domestics should stay there. Use T2 for everyone else. Invest £ in this rather than Pier 3 and 4. T2 not big enough to house everyone ( minus Ryan)!!
Yes Corendon are summer only. I'm assuming they'll be given a Terminal move date around the same time as the others regardless.
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