Is 'bussing' common?

[Melburnian1]

@Melburnian1 it appears as though your question was framed as do MEL regularly use buses. From the MEL airport release you paraphrased:

I and most others will/have answered from the perspective of most other airports, rather than just focusing on MEL. Not sure what the actual intent of your question was so I’ll answer both.

I think the only time in about 50 transits through MEL where I have used a bus, was arriving on a Rex Saab340. Certainly not for an international flight.

Thank you Scarlett.

You were the first one to pick up on the 'intent' of my question.

I wasn't attempting to discuss domestic bus transfers for QFd, VA or ZL - only international airports in Oz

Given the discussion has expanded to overseas airports, a common experience has been domestic flights with 5J at MNL that uses T3. This terminal also has many international flights: 5J, CX, EK, EY, QR, SQ and QFi are some of the airlines using T3. Eventually 5J domestic is to move to the older T2 at NAIA. MNL is handling 45 million outwards passenger journeys a year (combined international and domestic), so busier than SYD or MEL.

I have also experienced a bus transfer at MCT off a WY flight. This is probably due to 'bunched' c.0600 hours arrivals as WY endeavours to ensure almost everything connects efficiently at its hub.

 

[Himeno]

A Finnair aircraft in the qantas freight area. I reckon I've definitely observed busses to that stand off area dead center in front of the first lounge at Sydney.

I saw the same when I was on the bus to T1 on New Years Day at the start of this trip. One of the AY wet least flights parking by the freight area with buses.

The JAL arrival I had in 2019 with buses had the aircraft park at the bay near the cargo terminal just next to the entry to the perimeter road which the QF transfer buses use to get between T1 and T3.