Issue at Dulles?

[Maximilian_Jenius]

To start I hope everyone is ok.

Does this mean they will finally get rid of the 1970 was of moving people around and just build a train to terminal D like every other big airport in the US.

You can technically get to terminal D on the train. You'd just have to walk across terminal C. It's a good 15 minute walk though.

It's 2025, can they get jetways, already???

 

[killbilly]

It's 2025, can they get jetways, already???

IAD has jetways aplenty.

What it does not have is a modern, efficient way to move large numbers of people quickly across the vast acreage that is IAD.

 

[Table Two]

It always felt like the people movers coupled with the terminal with excessive aggression. Like when animals mate. I always winced, waiting for the PM to slam into the wall.

I have always liked the flying into IAD, and the ease of operations, but from crew/pax drop off to the gate is an absolute nightmare unless you have lots of time to kill.

 

[bp]

all the real operators left during covid when they were getting furloughed from Mobile Lounge command and i think never came back. cdls were making a lot of money elsewhere. old crew was real smooth with it, since 21-22 it’s been really steep learning curve with the new drivers energy management

 

[killbilly]

all the real operators left during covid when they were getting furloughed from Mobile Lounge command and i think never came back. cdls were making a lot of money elsewhere. old crew was real smooth with it, since 21-22 it’s been really steep learning curve with the new drivers energy management

I used to be based at IAD and when I was going to/from the A gates, it was always a dice roll on “smooth” vs. “ramming speed” - this was post-COVID so at least some of them learned.

I am actually more surprised that they haven’t run over a tug, airport vehicle or cart, much less an airplane.