I quite agree about the ridiculous situation of queuing beyond the gate, in the 'corridor', but is it an airline issue? not necessarily the airport. I've not experienced it when flying with BA or KLM - just the 'low-cost' operators. That said, with passenger numbers, on the whole, rising and their 'commitment' to establishing new routes, AIA really need to look into adding a second floor to the terminal to be used soley for departing passengers - like the vast majority of International Airports. We could have air bridges then, too!
As for Virgin; early days. I imagine they're in the domestic market mainly to connect with their long haul network, and most people (especially non-business flyers) book those kinds of flights months in advance - before the little red service had even been mooted. So lets give it some time
