Originally Posted by
SeldomFixit
Would be interesting to compare the turn around times, with and without IHS. Time is money. IHS possibly requires less bodies during a turn.
Qantas have the magic carpet in both the front and back. Virgin have them only in the back. Virgin have 30 min turns and Qantas have 35 min.
On manpower I think QF have 1 or 2 additional ground staff than Virgin for a 737. I think jetstar can get away with only 3 staff on a turn and no pushback driver.
Bag chuckers aren’t really the bottleneck in a turn unless there’s a lot of cargo. Usually getting the passengers off and on is.
Containers drastically reduce the number of hands a bag goes through per movement from 3 down to 1.
No idea about weight but probably significant. JQ I think put 5 (capacity 7) on every flight to ensure there are enough around the network. Each weighing 60-80kg.