SkyHigh777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 371 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 4979 times:
Hey guys,
I was just looking at this picture of St. Maarten when I noticed that the new terminal has what seems like a useless gate all the way at the end where the cars are parked. Is that just temporary, or are they actually planning on using that somehow?
Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 4970 times:
I'm just guessing, but I'd say those are construction vehicles. If you look at the ramp behind that gate there's dirt and construction equipment--hardly enough room for an aircraft right now...
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Flyinround731 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 241 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 4967 times:
Look around the gate, there appears to be earthmoving equipment and dirt, as if the tarmac around the gate has not been paved yet and under construction. The cars may be worker parking.
That's what I'd figure, whenever I drive a personal vehicle to a job site that I'm working on we just park wherever we can find room that's not being used at that moment.
FoxXray From France, joined May 2005, 353 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 4729 times:
That's temporary, those 2 gates will be used when the old terminal will be removed... (it isn't visible on that picture but it's just under the worker parking) !
Jamman From United Kingdom, joined exactly 6 years ago today! , 142 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 4616 times:
Quoting Airfoilsguy (Reply 6): Wow, Real tight security there. Yeah sure I wonder if each and every one of those cars has been serached for bombs and or guns.
Its probably about as secure as LHR. Which isn't saying much but you can't really can't tell what proceedures they have in place, I'm sure you could give em a call and ask.
Noelg From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 4491 times:
Quoting Airfoilsguy (Reply 6): Wow, Real tight security there. Yeah sure I wonder if each and every one of those cars has been serached for bombs and or guns.
Osiris30 From Barbados, joined Sep 2006, 3182 posts, RR: 26 Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 4199 times:
Quoting Airfoilsguy (Reply 6): Wow, Real tight security there. I wonder if each and every one of those cars has been serached for bombs and or guns.
The caribbean has a much more relaxed view of the world. As a rule we aren't worried about someone wanting to kill us every six seconds because we generally mind our own damned business...
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LASOctoberB6 From Japan, joined Nov 2006, 2380 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 4060 times:
Quoting Osiris30 (Reply 10): The caribbean has a much more relaxed view of the world. As a rule we aren't worried about someone wanting to kill us every six seconds because we generally mind our own damned business...
FL370 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 252 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3892 times:
with only 5 gates in the new terminal, how many flights does the airport recieve a day! do they even have enought gates to handle of the planes, or do they have some remote parking?
Jpax From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1016 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3840 times:
Quoting Noelg (Reply 8): Not all of us live in the USA.
Boeing767mech From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 992 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3477 times:
You mean that gate isn't for the oversized overpriced SUV's
474218 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 6340 posts, RR: 10 Reply 16, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3405 times:
Quoting Osiris30 (Reply 10): The caribbean has a much more relaxed view of the world. As a rule we aren't worried about someone wanting to kill us every six seconds because we generally mind our own damned business...
The United States ranks 24th in per capita murder rate. Number 3 is Jamaica, which I think is in the Caribbean. In case anyone cares numbers 1 and 2 are Columbia and South Africa.
Spacecadet From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3249 posts, RR: 14 Reply 17, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 3316 times:
Quoting 474218 (Reply 16): The United States ranks 24th in per capita murder rate. Number 3 is Jamaica, which I think is in the Caribbean. In case anyone cares numbers 1 and 2 are Columbia and South Africa.
Which only goes to show how completely out of whack our fears are vs. reality. We literally lose sleep over all the different ways we can screen airline passengers because of one attack 5 years ago, and we virtually ignore totally preventable things that kill hundreds of thousands of people every year (like, for example, over-eating).
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PVD757 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3374 posts, RR: 18 Reply 18, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 3254 times:
Quoting Osiris30 (Reply 10): The caribbean has a much more relaxed view of the world
...thanks to the rum and all the money Americans spend thier - oh wait, I'm sorry, I should just mind my own damn business.
Rampart From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2851 posts, RR: 7 Reply 19, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3146 times:
Quoting Airfoilsguy (Reply 6): Wow, Real tight security there. I wonder if each and every one of those cars has been serached for bombs and or guns.
I'm pretty sure I saw private vehicles parked in a secure perimeter -- if not the tarmac -- at EWR during one of their many construction periods, recently. Isn't there a major international airport, Japan or maybe in Europe, that still allows farming between the runways? Best not use our tourist dollars there for fear of sociopathic farmhands!
Nasty turn for this thread, back to topic. To turn SkyHigh777's question, this is actually a useless (or soon to be useless) parking lot at the end where a gate should be.
Jpax From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1016 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3127 times:
Your wondering of if "each and every one of those cars has been serached for bombs and or guns" mentality. It seems you did not pick that up from the other replies...
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