Airliners on the tarmac with no air bridge

[Urban Sports]

This is more like it!

[Shay HTFC]

Leeds Bradford airport with possibly the best paint jobbed plane in the world

[vtgts300kw]

blueg33 said:

They do. Must qualify as the airport with the most flowers

It's a fantastic airport.

[Cheib]

Bora Bora airport

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16166673

This is the terminal

http://zoomandgo.com/destinations/image_viewer.asp...

[jaybirduk]

Bluequay said:

Nickyboy said:

Steps? Last time i flew Ryanair they just dropped a rope out the door.

A rope, you were lucky!!! I was just kicked out of the open door into the abyss!!

Kicked out the door? You were lucky!!! We had an outside seat on the wing

[Urban Sports]

Shay HTFC said:

Leeds Bradford airport with possibly the best paint jobbed plane in the world

And the oldest plane

[fatboy69]

Did that at Palma airport last June. We landed at the wrong time of day - lunchtime!!

[TimJMS]

Shay HTFC said:

Leeds Bradford airport with possibly the best paint jobbed plane in the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm6VC5gdaFA

[s2kjock]

Had to plod across the tarmac on a Glasgow to Dubai flight last year - ironically, there was an airbridge when we disembarked at our final destination - "Kabul International".

See, all those tax dollars are not wasted after all

[mrloudly]

Virgin 747 on the floor in St Lucia always sticks in my mind! It looked nearly as big as the island! The shed for the luggage was cool though LOL

[sherman]

s2kjock said:

Had to plod across the tarmac on a Glasgow to Dubai flight last year - ironically, there was an airbridge when we disembarked at our final destination - "Kabul International".

See, all those tax dollars are not wasted after all

Sure that wasnt to make sure you werent shot with in 2 seconds of stepping off the plane.

[sneijder]

Doha (until the new one) has no bridges.

It'll get more common as short haul tries to shave another 5 minutes from somewhere from ground times. Lots of airlines are boarding on the bridge in the front, and steps at the back.

Generally the steps are on for the cleaners.

I'm not a big fan of it, passengers seem to be magnetically drawn towards the engine.

[uncinqsix]

Simpo Two said:

Flying from Kerikeri to Auckland in a Beech 1900D, Jan 2006:









How simple and nice life can be when there aren't 1,000,000 people packed into every inch and nobody's trying to blow you up.

The prop services are just so civilised. No security screening or anything, just wander out onto the tarmac and get on the plane.

[Nuclear Biscuit]

Malta Luqa airport has no airbridges.

[K50 DEL]

Luanda airport in Angola also has no airbridges, though you normally get a bus to take you to your plane.
Planes are parked within 200m of the terminal doors but it takes ages to get there as the vehicle routings on the apron are not the best designed!!

[IanUAE]

Lets add East Midlands Airport to the list.

[mattdaniels]

blueg33 said:

mattdaniels said:

Currently touring Australia. Having done a lot of business travel over the last few years, arriving in Ayres Rock it was a revelation to have to wait for "steps" and to be allowed to walk across the apron without a hi-vis and it reminded me of childhood holidays in the 70s.

So, lets reminisce - post your recent or past shots of an airliner on the tarmac at a holiday destination with you being allowed to walk across the tarmac to the terminal....

Edited by mattdaniels on Tuesday 13th March 11:34

Cairns is the same

Edited by blueg33 on Wednesday 14th March 06:03

Landed in Cairns on Sunday and we had an air bridge. :-(

[Spitbarnatt]

Kiruna, Sweden.

[Nobby Diesel]

vtgts300kw said:

Koh Samui. Take you to the plane in little buggy trains.

A marvellous airport.
I'll be back in 3 weeks!

[adam85]

Manicminer said:

Peru flight

The three of us got tickets one way on this old heap for $40,

I've only just looked up exactly how old it was - built 1969!

Edited by Manicminer on Tuesday 13th March 22:03

A 737-100 (possibly a 200).. Cool!