The Crew would have been totally stuck where they were,either on the ramp waiting(park brake on)or at a Stand waiting for the Finger,or as in 45% of T5 stands where NO finger is available,waiting for the GROUND SERVICES company to pull their finger out and produce the steps and the Dispatcher producing a Bus.
Questions:
1. With this wonderful new £4billion terminal, why do 45% of the stands not have a Finger? Is that just down to lack of space? Would more space have been available without a shopping mall?
2. Given that T5 has been operating at only a small fraction of its intended capacity, why is to necessary for ANY pax to be bussed to the terminal?