744F nose door - effect on loading times?
Folks:
Last week at a conference in Geneva the Cargolux CFO (DA) commented that CLX wouldn't really be interested in operating converted 744 freighters, firstly for commonality reasons with the existing fleet, secondly because without the nose door it wasn't possible to carry large loads (oil rig parts etc), and thirdly because without the nose door, loading/unloading times on scheduled stops were greatly lengthened.
These all seem reasonable points to me, but I was wondering if someone could tell me: what is a typical loading/unloading time for a 744F using the nose door and side door, versus a 744 converted freighter with side door only?
Thanks
C.