Lucky Gate-Grabs

nwadeltaboy · **on:** June 21, 2008, 09:27:45 am

Anyone here have tales of lucky gate grabs?

For example, I was browsing gates today and noticed a few gates open and LHR and an open gate at Paris Orly, so I created a route between them, reserving them for future use.

Any more stories, post here

Wizzie · **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2008, 10:02:11 am

I think I've had one situation like that before.

Tiger In Training · **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2008, 10:58:47 am

Once got the last gate at Atlanta.

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2008, 01:58:36 pm

The last gate in Madrid, Paris Charles De Gaule and many other small airports in N.America

Lord Voldemort · **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2008, 03:38:51 pm

I just got a gate in Atlanta.
I just don't know what to do with it....

SkinnyRabbit · **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2008, 03:55:38 pm

If you get 4 more you can make a terminal

Lord Voldemort · **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:11:42 pm

Quote from: "SkinnyRabbit"

If you get 4 more you can make a terminal

I thought you were only allowed to build terminals at Hubs..

SkinnyRabbit · **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:15:51 pm

But if you get 4 more gates you should make a HUB there then add a terminal.

Lord Voldemort · **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:21:16 pm

Quote from: "SkinnyRabbit"

But if you get 4 more gates you should make a HUB there then add a terminal.

Good point.
Well, I'm sure someone's going to want it badly enough to give me an Aircraft for it...

nwadeltaboy · **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2008, 05:47:15 pm

Do what I did. Start a short route with a crappy plane from an alliance route and fly to ATL. Great way to reserve gates.

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2008, 02:17:58 am

And that's how I started LAX base in W3 with a crappy Pilatus

Virgin Serbia · **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2008, 12:21:04 pm

I was lucky to get 4 gates at AMS once. I had looked few minutes earlier, and there was nothing. I went back to look, and someone had just returned 4 gates. Made me a great big hub!

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2008, 12:33:24 pm

Gates are.... rare in AM....