Off Topic Passenger Boarding Bridges

[Aviador]

So we finally have a thread for those walkway tubes that connect to aircraft from the terminal building.

There are many different types in use throughout the world but they all do essentially the same thing.

The official correct term for them is a Passenger Boarding Bridge. In the UK the most common name for them is Airbridge but there are many different names used for them.

 

[KARFA]

boarding finger

 

[Finger66]

boarding finger

@KARFA I had to re-read that just to be sure you weren't calling me dull and tedious

 

[rollo]

boarding finger

Heathrow has got 66 of them

 

[Aviador]

Heathrow has got 66 of them

I often wondered how many Heathrow has. Do you know how many other UK airports have them, and how many?

 

[rollo]

A quick Google according to Heathrow itself they actually have 192 which frankly is just showing off, meanwhile down here a BHX I make we have a measly eleven including the triple for the A380.

 

[Aviador]

On the Leeds forum we're told many airlines like Ryanair and Jet2 don't want to use them but this isn't apparent when you go to the likes of Tenerife South where Jet2 and I believe Ryanair are often seen using them. At a cost of in excess of £1m each for the basic models you can understand why some airports are reluctant to invest in them. I believe airports such as East Midlands and Bristol don't have any. Here at Leeds there are just two of which one is currently out of service.