Flyer732 From Namibia, joined Nov 1999, 1334 posts, RR: 27 Reply 1, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2551 times:
In the event an aircraft is disabled on the runway for one. They also use the busses to bus passengers from the gate on E concourse to the Georgia Skies Cessna Caravan's.
hiflyer From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 2118 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 2443 times:
Remember Eastern using those models of PlaneMates at ATL...first time I had seen them besides IAD. Notice the newest version changes the lift mechanism and apparently has the IAD style driving position. http://www.accessairsystems.com/planemate02.html
srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 2410 times:
There are also some remote parking areas on the north side of the airport that can be used by airlines if the situation warrants it (Like during lengthy weather delays that result in airlines having more planes on the ground needing gates than there are available gates.).
jporterfi From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2129 times:
ATL also uses shuttle buses (in my experience they did not use plane mates) after The Plane Train shuts down for the night (which is either at 10 pm or midnight). After the train shuts down, it is the only way they can get passengers from aircraft to baggage claim. In June, I was on a WN flight that had a scheduled arrival time of 12:55 AM, and the flit attendants told us at because the train was shut down, we would be exiting the aircraft through the jetway, going down the jetway stairs and onto the ramp, and board 3 waiting shuttle buses, which took us to baggage claim (and took at least twice as long as the train would have taken).
phatfarmlines From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 1322 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (8 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1955 times:
Quoting dlramp4life (Thread starter): When I went through ATL a couple months ago I recall seeing some apron shuttle buses and a people mover.
The picture linked by dlramp4life is Gate E37, which is a hardstand gate used by GeorgiaSkes and now Silver Airways. Passengers go down the enclosed airstairs to board the bus, then the bus goes about 100 feet (maybe more, guesstimating here) east to the remote ramp where the two aforementioned carriers park.
Captainstefan From United States of America, joined May 2007, 338 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (8 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1307 times:
Quoting phatfarmlines (Reply 6): The picture linked by dlramp4life is Gate E37, which is a hardstand gate used by GeorgiaSkes and now Silver Airways. Passengers go down the enclosed airstairs to board the bus, then the bus goes about 100 feet (maybe more, guesstimating here) east to the remote ramp where the two aforementioned carriers park.
DL (PQ or EV) regularly uses that remote stand for the CR9 flights to MRY... and it's more like 250 feet from the terminal. Remember that ramp has to be wide enough to hold a 77L's 212' span.
bhmdiversion From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 443 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 867 times:
These buses are indeed used for the 6 North Ramp for Georgia Skies and Silver Airways. Pinnacle would have us run MTY, BZE, and CZM out of there when the gates were full. Alot of times, if there is WX around ATL, we would run 2 or 3 flights out of there a night.
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