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Old 21st Jan 2016, 21:56
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NukeHunt
 
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Word on the street says that indeed the jet bridge was in the incorrect position for an A380 arrival.

Thats one of the problems with multi-use stands, designed for 2 narrow bodies or 1 wide body, if the stand is allocated late for example, or a late change, sometimes it doesn't give the ground crew enough time to get to stand and re-config the jet bridges into the correct position before the aircraft is 1/2 way into the stand.

Word of advice, if the lights are not turned on DO NOT cross the double white lines into stand, if you're blocking a taxiway, so be it, but the ground crew are then unable to properly check/re-config the stand, also some of the new guidance lights won't work as they cannot run their self test if the aircraft is already too close.
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