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Originally Posted by dezzo
The last time I flew from Luton to Glasgow on easyjet we had to walk from the terminal to the plane.
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Aye, but you only had to walk a short distance, and the plane was on an official 'stand' at both ends. At Luton, they made you walk straight from the plane to the building and then skirt the outside of the building until you got to a door. At Glasgow the plane stops close to the door so you just walked from the plane to the door. If the plane stops on one of the stands at Luton that isn't next to the terminal building, then they provide a bus.
The problem with the A380 is it can't get anywhere near a terminal building at any airport in the world. The bigger the plane, the further apart the parking spaces need to be, and currently the largest stands are configured for a 747, which isn't as big as an A380. Having watched a 747 taxi behind another one on its stand at Heathrow, and seen just how little leftover space there was, it's evident to me that those airports that have announced they will make alterations to accommodate the A380 have an expensive job on their hands.