but let's not forget that "most" pax couldn't really care less if they have to be bussed to an aircraft.
Nonsense. They may well do in the LCC world, where everybody knows what they are (not) paying for, but I don't like being bussed to and from aircraft and I dare you to suggest that on the bus with the pax who have just spent north of 15 hours in economy on SQ328 inbound to MAN, only to find themselves on a remote gate and getting bussed in. There are some very angry folk on there I can assure you.
Moving on to another subject, and apologies if it has been mentioned already, it appears the plans for CX (yield permitting
) is to 'share' stand 206 with SQ when they can. The idea is for CX to come in and unload, then get towed remote while SQ arrives and departs before CX gets towed back to load. If CX is delayed much inbound then that could prove problematic.