Ask The Pilot

[TomVexille]

What's the reason for HBA not using aerobridges....

Privatisation

 

[RooFlyer]

What's the reason for HBA not using aerobridges....

The owners don’t want to spend the capital cost and the ongoing operating cost when the peasants have been used to walking across the apron in the wind in the rain for decades.

 

[JessicaTam]

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A reminder that this thread is specifically for pilots to answer questions. Not general discussion.
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[RSD]

As a kid (mid 1970's - early 1980's) in the pre-aerobridge era I remember walking from the terminal across the tarmac to the aircraft steps in Singapore, KL, Auckland, Wellington, Hong Kong (Kai Tak), Papeete, etc.

Walking across to the plane from the terminal was always a delight in Cairo in the early 90's... in the midday sun... in the middle of summer!

@jb747 - what things did we get wrong with the A380? It would be interesting to get some feedback from someone who has obviously used what we created.