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Shannon Airport - Geeky Q

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  • 11-12-2007 6:37pm
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    WexCan
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    Was looking at some pictures recently that were taken in Shannon in the 80s-early 90s, and they seemed to have "wrong way round" airbridges.

    99% of the time passenger boarding is done via the doors on the left of the aircraft. Just wondering if my eyes deceived me, or if they actually did exist. If they did, why? :)


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    highlydebased
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    Air Bridges that are there now are there that long. And they were never backwards!


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    WexCan
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    Will try to dig up the pictures again


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    highlydebased
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    Do...I believe there is some in the Shannon airport book by Valerie Sweeney


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    WexCan
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    Found one...

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0052800/L/


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    highlydebased
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    haha I see what you're thinking here.

    They are not using the airbridge at all there. Thats stand 31 I think. Stairs to the 2L door ;)


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    WexCan
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    I see...

    Another angle of this good-looking bird here:

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0124105&size=L


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    highlydebased
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    I wonder will we ever see the day when we will see two aer lingus aircraft on the ground at Shannon at the same time....!



    However I would like to know how this happened!

    0124104.jpg


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    WexCan
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    Bit of a funny parking job methinks.


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    highlydebased
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    Looks like they used the 2R for airbridge on the 747 here.....

    0348251.jpg


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    #11
    WexCan
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    1R methinks.

    Very rare sight.


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    pclancy
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    Cool photos!

    How is Shannon doing now? I remember reading last year that its finances were in none too good a shape, will Aer Lingus pulling out hurt it badly as well as there no longer being the need for interntational flights to the US stopping there?


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    ian_m
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    Its not a geeky question.

    There are some great pictures cropping up here.. :D


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    #14
    WexCan
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    Definitely! Loving the old white shamrock livery, reminds me of the good ol' days of Aer Lingus :)


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