This concept became those huge above ground transports we see at Dulles International. The idea of course is that you would board one while waiting for a plane, then it would take you right to the plane when the time comes eliminating all the walking, confusing parts of an airport and is just ultimate convenience.
Of course they sometimes took you to the plane, but which how large planes have gotten and how not comfortable those “lounges” were it never really took off. It also would make traditional set ups of airports with their shops and restaurants almost impossible as they’d all be clustered in one place and you still need to walk long distances if they want to have enough of these lounges as the actual waiting spot.
It’s a really cool idea, but I think in practice it wouldn’t work. Unless you could arrive at an airport maybe 45 minutes before your flight leaves and not feel like you’re going to miss it.
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This concept became those huge above ground transports we see at Dulles International. The idea of course is that you would board one while waiting for a plane, then it would take you right to the plane when the time comes eliminating all the walking, confusing parts of an airport and is just ultimate convenience.
Of course they sometimes took you to the plane, but which how large planes have gotten and how not comfortable those “lounges” were it never really took off. It also would make traditional set ups of airports with their shops and restaurants almost impossible as they’d all be clustered in one place and you still need to walk long distances if they want to have enough of these lounges as the actual waiting spot.
It’s a really cool idea, but I think in practice it wouldn’t work. Unless you could arrive at an airport maybe 45 minutes before your flight leaves and not feel like you’re going to miss it.