Whats with BA using so many buses?
I've noticed this creeping in over the last few years, but on my recent trip it was ridiculous.
I just flew from San Francisco to Machester, UK via Heathrow.
- At Heathrow T5 they put us on a bus to get to the plane that was ten minutes across the airport.
- Then when we land at Manchester, they put us on another bus to take us to the terminal.
- Then returning, back at Heathrow they stick us on another bus to take us to the plane again!
What the heck is the point of the terminal if theyre just bussing around the tarmac? And they squeezed us in like sardines into that bus on a roasting hot day. It was just awful.
Edit - Thanks for the answers. Turns out the airport is too small to accommodate every flight and so they use remote stands to squeeze in more planes.