Flying in Europe, it is about a 50/50 chance as to whether you get on the plane from a jet bridge or you take a bus to the plane parked on the tarmac. In contrast, most US airports have jet bridges, even when the plane is small unless it is a very small airport.

Why?

    • spongebue@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Denver is the second largest airport in the world after Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which doesn’t even seem to use much of its enormous amount of land from a quick look.

      Denver’s airport is relatively new, was built way outside of town before the city really had a chance to grow into it, and is about twice the size of Manhattan.