Another Hobart Airport expansion announcement

[RooFlyer]

When are you getting air bridges?

Ooof! That hurts.

 

[anat0l]

Two new gates have opened at HBA as part of the expansion - 8 and 9; they will eventually become the international gates. Other gates will now be closed for refurb.

If you think 9 gates for HBA is a lot, recognise that there are regularly 5 gates occupied now, and sometimes an aircraft waiting for one (or the stairs ...), when there are delays. 7 domestic gates will be good.

I assume the new gates also means new parking positions and new equipment to service them (at the least, stairs).

When are you getting air bridges?

When the airport decides to grow up? Literally....

 

[RooFlyer]

I assume the new gates also means new parking positions and new equipment to service them (at the least, stairs).

Yes, and hopefully, yes. The stairs (sorry, also ramps) are made in N Tasmania, yet they have been short of them.

When the airport decides to grow up? Literally....

We know the answer. 'Never'. Categorically ruled out by both the previous owner and the present owners. What give the peasants something to avoid the wind and occasional rain when boarding, when they've had to do it since forever?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Two new gates have opened at HBA as part of the expansion - 8 and 9; they will eventually become the international gates. Other gates will now be closed for refurb.

Biometric scanners at the gate?

 

[RooFlyer]

Biometric scanners at the gate?

Hey! We still have humans for check-in. Biometric scanning done there.

 

[anat0l]

What give the peasants something to avoid the wind and occasional rain when boarding, when they've had to do it since forever?

Wouldn't be the only international airport on the world map that wouldn't have any. ZQN comes to mind.

I guess that doesn't preclude any particular aircraft type flying to and from HBA. Important if SQ or CX want to send A350s or B787s.

 

[RooFlyer]

I guess that doesn't preclude any particular aircraft type flying to and from HBA. Important if SQ or CX want to send A350s or B787s.

No - lots of bus gates at QR for those birds, for instance. I suspect SQ would sent their dreaded 'MH' product.