Last Monday, the subject in monochrome was moving walkway. This week stays with the airport theme and presents the passenger boarding bridge, referred to among other things as a jetway, jet bridge, gangway, air bridge, expedited suspended passenger entry system, or gerbil tube.
The one pictured has a view and is clean as a whistle. Those attributes are major pluses for gerbil tubes, which are not my favorite way to get on or off an airplane.
Gerbil tubes suck, literally. When the gate agent opens the door for boarding, they suck us into the plane. When the flight attendant opens the door after landing, they suck us out.
Walking from the terminal onto the tarmac and climbing aboard is much more dignified. Even being bussed to or from the plane, while being a bit of a hassle, is more interesting because of the ground level views of airport operations.
But there are pluses and minuses for each method. What is your preferred method for getting on and off airplanes?
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It’s been ages since I last took a flight but when I was living in London I used to take flights very often and I hated the bus shuttles. They took too long and were always really packed.
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Getting crammed in like a Tokyo subway is no fun. And climbing or descending airstairs at the plane with carry-on bags is a pain. Sometimes the ground-level views can make up for it. Thanks for your comment, Blanca. Hope you are doing well.
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I’ve never heard them referred to as gerbil tubes, but I think they are my preferred way of getting off and on a plane…
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Gerbil tube is my pet name. Cattle chute would be another good name. Being herded on and off. My views are atypical.
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I guess we are cramped together like cattle on the plane itself, so I guess the chute doesn’t bother me… 🙂
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The pilot in me thinks every flight is a special experience that deserves a measure of respect even though we are just self loading cargo to the airlines.
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I like your perspective better than mine 🙂
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i see what youre saying. and in the case of gerbil tube to plane, you may never see the thing which is to take you over land and see from the outside, which is weird. Although the bus is a hassle, i do like seeing the beastie from below and in full before I get on board.
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Gerbil tubes without views seem claustrophobic. To the airlines we are just gerbils or cattle or self-loading cargo some say.
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♡ Ambivalent; as long as objective is accomplished means don’t matter
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Getting on or off is the main thing. I like a little fun if possible.
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It does look like gerbil trail.
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They can feel like gerbil tubes too or maybe cattle chute.
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LOL
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After many walks across the tarmac in howling winds, snow and rain, gerbil tubes work for me. But, there are those odd mornings when I would step out onto the tarmac to a spring sunrise with the birds singing and a warm spring zephyr hitting my face, that made having to fly for business a pleasure. I hate buses, especially the ones at Frankfurt. Stay well. Allan
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Good points. There can be exceptions. 😄 I’m atypical because because being exposed to the elements is cool too. Getting packed like sardines in a bus also sucks. On the plus side are up-close views of airport operations that I usually don’t see from the terminal or jet bridge and a walk on or off the plane. Gerbil tubes and buses remind me of cattle chutes. Airlines treat us too much like cattle as it is. Thanks for a great comment, Allan.
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