Tu144d From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 198 posts, RR: 3 Posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2657 times:
Anybody know of any airports around the world right now where regularly scheduled 747 flights deplane by airstairs rather than jetbridge?...I'm thinking SXM but I'm sure there are others.
Covert From Ghana, joined Oct 2001, 1436 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2621 times:
Kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana...
LH565 Boeing 747-400
BA2078 747-236 Occasionally in the past...
AZ847 747-243 Seasonally...
Many African airports also. In Abidjan Air France did the same. Don't forget about Dakar either...
Shaun3000 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 445 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2591 times:
When I was in Frankfurt it looked like they had just as many airstair "gates" as they did jetbridge gates. Many of those with airstairs had 747s in them. That was a durn crowded airport!
Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7419 posts, RR: 65 Reply 5, posted (10 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2542 times:
I beleive this was done at JFK at one point long ago. I do not know if it has been done there at all recently. Perhaps someone can comment on this?
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Airbus Lover From Malaysia, joined Apr 2000, 3248 posts, RR: 10 Reply 9, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2292 times:
Bangkok, too, sometimes.
When the old Subang (ex-KUL, now SZB) was still the International Airport of Kuala Lumpur, it was kind of congested. Gates were not enough and often those Jumbos had to deplane using airstairs. I remember QF's B747 doing this once and I believe it was quite common during peak hours when international 747s of LH, BA, QF, AF and MH all arrive together. Later, BA switched to the B777 and now all of the above have ditched KUL...
Trickijedi From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2208 times:
Manila, Philippines!
I flew CEB-MNL on a Philippine Airlines 747-400 and deplaned via stairs. This is common practice there. Since PAL uses their 747's for the long international flights later at night, they don't pull into the domestic gate at all. Instead, it stops short of the gate to deplane and then the workers ready the plane for the international night flight and "drive" the plane to the international terminal.
BTW, a bus took us to the terminal. But while waiting for the bus, I stood next to its massive engines and got a fresh whiff of jet fuel smell. Awesome!
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Crazyboi From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 154 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2193 times:
Yeah, I've deplaned from 747's as well as A320's and A300's at Frankfurt. It's a real pain... especially during the Winter. I sort of dread landing at FRA and taxiing past that little cargo satelite building to the remote stands. On the other hand, it is sort of fun to be outside such a massive aircraft... and sometimes I have snapped a few photos.
My outbound flights from FRA have always departed from the terminal, however.
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Dragogoalie From Australia, joined Oct 2001, 1220 posts, RR: 7 Reply 13, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2140 times:
I've deplaned from a 747-200 at Tokyo, Narita Airport using airstairs. I love it, it really makes you appreciate how large that airplane is. Its amazing.
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