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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if a middle ground is not to have them so packed.  That is the absolute worse after a long flight to have to cram in there.  If they were like 50% full they would be fine. [/quote]

Please let us know how quickly you can source double the number of vehicles and the staff to operate them.[/quote]

Last long haul flight we came off was a packed 777.  Took 25 minutes to clear the boarding area just after we exited the plane, because there was no vehicle immediately available, and it took 3 of them to unload everyone.[/quote]

This. It’s the worst way to return from abroad. Then, even if you have GE, you have to wait an eternity for your luggage. [/quote]

For those wondering, the very long term planned solution (15-20 years from now) is essentially a closed system walkway from the A/B concourse to the main terminal building, so planes could unload and people walk through secure corridors to the International Arrivals Building (which I think is also planned to be expanded, understandably).  I am not totally sure what they would do with planes arriving to what will eventually be the new C/D concourse.  The train will also be extended on the other side to the new eventual C/D concourse. It's in the master plan document.  But the big buses are being refurbished now so they can last until all of that is built.

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/09/22/dulles-mobile-lounges-could-last-another-two-decades-airport-officials-say/

https://mocoshow.com/2025/07/16/dulles-airport-master-plan-phases-out-people-movers-and-introduces-fifth-runway/

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