The Navigation Nightmare at Washington Dulles Airport

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Nathan's Transit Journeys

Nathan's Transit Journeys

9 күн бұрын

Hello!
In this video I talk about the various methods of getting around Washington Dulles International Airport, which include walking, the AeroTrain, and the mobile lounge, the most interesting of them all. I also briefly touch on how Eero Saarinen, the airport's architect, originally intended the mobile lounges to be used.
Chapters:
0:00: Introduction
0:12: Brief History
1:16: Metro Interlude
1:40: Airport Overview
2:06: No Transit
2:39: AeroTrain
4:49: Spanish Solution
5:33: PenFed Hell
6:13: Mobile Lounge
8:18: Conclusion
Media Sources:
[1] Plane Mate: / dulles_international_a...
[2] Eero Saarinen: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
[3] The Concept Video: • Washington Dulles IAD ...
[4] Singapore Skytrains: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
[5] E Concourse: www.flydulles.com/new-concour...
[6] Soyuz Docking: • New Crew Docks to ISS

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@kevanhubbard9673
@kevanhubbard9673 7 күн бұрын
Those mobile lounges look like something you might expect to see trundling over the snow of Antarctica!
@robertcartwright4374
@robertcartwright4374 7 күн бұрын
Or in northern Canada, for safe viewing of polar bears.
@fuzzwork
@fuzzwork 5 күн бұрын
​@@robertcartwright4374we actually have them at Montreal's airport for the remote stands. I was in one a couple of weeks ago
@ConrailHistorical
@ConrailHistorical 3 күн бұрын
Fun fact... The mobile lounge driver seats are repurposed Norfolk Southern locomotive seats. The NS logos are stamped into the seat backs.
@zachfila
@zachfila 7 сағат бұрын
Those seats must be really old because I work for NS and never seen those blue seats and the oldest locomotive I’ve worked with was from 1960
@ConrailHistorical
@ConrailHistorical 7 сағат бұрын
@zachfila the seats were not the same model as the ones shown. The rebuilt units have a black seat with plastic backing with the NS logo and name formed into them.
@adamrosales3617
@adamrosales3617 4 күн бұрын
i am a flight attendant for jetblue and we had to in IAD due to DCA being closed. we had to park at the fedex ramp and a mobile lounge came to get us. it was really cool.
@MB-xw3nr
@MB-xw3nr 5 күн бұрын
As an Employee at Dulles those Mobile Longes are definitely some useful, powerful, amazing machines even considering how old some of them are! They are also used to bring passengers to the Terminal when planes park in the " stand area " and don't have a gate . My Virgin Atlantic flight landed and parked at the stand area and a Mobile Lounge hooked right up to the A330 and took us right away lol they hold about 100 passengers each so it only takes a few of them to unload even a wide body aircraft. I have also seen them used at Dulles to take a way passengers from the plane when they have had emergency landings and can't move the plane from the runway! They are definitely cool to have here !
@jerrywood4508
@jerrywood4508 Күн бұрын
I'm old enough to remember the excitement when Dulles opened. The architecture, of course, was the zoomiest aspect that was celebrated, but the mobile lounges were also touted as the future of boarding airliners.
@mikejeweler
@mikejeweler 2 күн бұрын
30 years ago when I was a gate agent there, we boarded our flights at "A" gates on the back of the main terminal. We would load the passengers on mobile lounges and they would drive out and then lift up and connect right to the door of the plane which were parked on hardstands. Depending on the capacity of the plane and load, we would use 1-3 mobile lounges per flight. Each "gate" would have 2 mobile lounges parked. (if a 3rd was needed, one would pull up after one of the two departed.) On some of the bigger planes, the mobile lounges would pull up to multiple doors on the plane to speed up boarding. e.g. Rows 1-26 board on the lounge to the left. Rows 27-45 to the right. One lounge pulled up to the mid(L2) door and the other lounge would pull up to the aft (L3) door.
@dstroma
@dstroma 3 күн бұрын
The walk from the AeroTrain to C/D is brutal. The computer voice on the train is super hard to understand and everyone gets lost.
@29downtheline
@29downtheline 7 күн бұрын
I never knew concourse C/D was only supposed to be temporary. Now that I think about it, it definitely feels that way. Little natural light, small gate spaces. Great video, nonetheless! Dulles certainly has one of the more interesting airport transit systems.
@BoredSquirell
@BoredSquirell 7 күн бұрын
There's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj 7 күн бұрын
Thank you! I also had no idea until researching for this video. I think that calling it “temporary” was just to get away with building a cheaper concourse, but I may be wrong.
@29downtheline
@29downtheline 7 күн бұрын
If that’s the case, then I’d like a “temporary” extension of the AeroTrain to complete the full loop. “Temporarily,” of course.
@glassea4820
@glassea4820 2 күн бұрын
when you said "penfed hell" it triggered my fight or flight response 😂 the jingle haunts me in every waking moment
@nycplayboy78
@nycplayboy78 Күн бұрын
ALL OF THIS!!! Dulles is my home airport....SHEESH!!!
@gdofred
@gdofred Күн бұрын
I did notice on last week's flight that they did in fact turn the volume down on the jingle from hell.
@MinorLW2
@MinorLW2 Күн бұрын
P e n f e d s g o t g r e a t g r a d e s f o r e v e r y o n e!
@bryanwelsh7608
@bryanwelsh7608 13 сағат бұрын
Not as bad as Kars 4 Kids!
@ClassyWhale
@ClassyWhale 7 күн бұрын
Fantastic overview! You've really got a knack for writing and editing these things. Can't wait to see what international adventures you're off to!
@randomtransitadventures
@randomtransitadventures 7 күн бұрын
hello Caleb classy whale
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj 7 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@randomtransitadventures
@randomtransitadventures 7 күн бұрын
@@nathantransitj i thought this was KDFW
@SovietImperator
@SovietImperator Күн бұрын
I remember when I arrived at Dulles from the UK and not only was I greeted to a beautifully cramped mobile lounge ride to customs and immigration, but then I got to spend an hour and a half waiting in line to be let through :)
@Buc_Stops_Here
@Buc_Stops_Here 3 күн бұрын
Took the mobile lounges years ago between terminals, the underground train did not exist yet. Thanks for this update on how to get around!
@hawktb9
@hawktb9 2 күн бұрын
Those mobile lounges are cool, if you ask me. I just hope they are still around for the foreseeable future to aid in moving more volumes of people along with the AeroTrain and the walkable concourses.
@saltyroe3179
@saltyroe3179 Күн бұрын
I user the original terminal. The system was wonderful. My dad said that the big advantage was that planes did not have to taxi to and from a terminal. He said in the 1st year the fuel cost savings exceeded the price of the traveling lounges. What killed the idea is that instead of extending the length of the original building for more traveling lounges, they came up with idiot ideas like the mid field terminal. In its original form Dullas was my favorite USA airport. It is also in one of my favorite films, "7 Days in May "
@Jcrescent1
@Jcrescent1 Күн бұрын
I got to ride on a mobile lounge like this, but in Mexico City. It was a bit of a surprise but they had no available gates when we arrived and the space we were parked at required the use of one of these lounges. It was a pretty cool experience.
@samuelb.9515
@samuelb.9515 3 күн бұрын
Such a cool video! I’ve been wanting to see a tour of the airport like this one, and the overview of the mobile lounges is really neat. Thanks for making it!
@DaveM-FFB
@DaveM-FFB 22 сағат бұрын
Years ago, I boarded many domestic flights at Dulles via the Mobile Lounge. The lounge took us directly to the aircraft, just like the catering truck. Often, two lounges would be docked at the plane at the same time (front and rear doors).
@TheRicsilver48
@TheRicsilver48 7 күн бұрын
You get better and better all the time.😊
@TheKurtsPlaceChannel
@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 2 күн бұрын
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
@PiplupJames
@PiplupJames 7 күн бұрын
Good ‘ol DULLES and yes i was at opening day of Silver Line Phase II albeit later in the day. Dulles IS the airport you need to get there 2-3 hours before your flight anyways because of said transit. Hopefully one day the aero-train (sp.) will be a continuous circuit. The mobile lounges has GOT TO GO!!
@santoshNarayana
@santoshNarayana 2 күн бұрын
I dont know I like those mobile lounges, good seating with great views
@volodymyrkleban1484
@volodymyrkleban1484 Күн бұрын
The airport is terribly designed for international travel. Mobile lounges are here to stay forever for international arrivals
@richardc020
@richardc020 Күн бұрын
You got it all down pat, superb research and writing!
@zionismisterrorism8716
@zionismisterrorism8716 Күн бұрын
Mobile lounges were very fun to use. Made IAD very unique.
@oliverstrubbe
@oliverstrubbe 2 күн бұрын
Very interesting video, you earned yourself a subscriber! Great job!
@delibakerytravel
@delibakerytravel 7 күн бұрын
Great Video Today!! Thanks For Sharing, Enjoy The Weekend.
@sammymarrco2
@sammymarrco2 7 күн бұрын
I flew from IAD in 2021 and the aero train was the first driverless train I remember riding!
@randomtransitadventures
@randomtransitadventures 7 күн бұрын
KIAH?
@sammymarrco2
@sammymarrco2 7 күн бұрын
@@randomtransitadventures GFK
@randomtransitadventures
@randomtransitadventures 7 күн бұрын
oh
@WillJohnson-ij3nb
@WillJohnson-ij3nb 2 күн бұрын
Great video! One transit mode that was overlooked (that I frequent) is the dreaded Economy Parking shuttle. You get what you pay for I suppose, but nothing is more aggravating than your flight finally arriving to the airport, riding a cramped mobile lounge, waiting for your bags, then having to wait for a Green Lot shuttle that spends 20-30 minutes weaving around endless aisles of parking, stressing that you're going to miss or forget your stop, then the moment of panic when you're trying to recall where your car is actually parked... oh, and then having to wait behind a line of exiting vehicles whose drivers are fumbling for their parking ticket and credit card to pay their way out :P
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj Күн бұрын
I have never taken the parking shuttles! I probably should one day to check them off my list but they sound infuriating.
@bryanwelsh7608
@bryanwelsh7608 13 сағат бұрын
Dulles is my home airport. When I was little (and the outdoor observation deck was still open) I used to love to watch the mobile lounges. Now (45 years later) I fly much more often and I still really enjoy riding the lounges. I think if you like planes and big machines, you will like the lounges (even when they are crowded). I know they will probably disappear one day but I will be sad when they do. Another fun fact, one was repurposed as a space shuttle vehicle...it met the astronauts on the runway.
@CurtYT202
@CurtYT202 7 күн бұрын
Bro at my job 😭🙏🏾
@colonial6452
@colonial6452 28 минут бұрын
I rode one of these lounges in 1976 when boarding a TWA transatlantic flight. It was amazing and very modern at the time.
@jman1948
@jman1948 7 күн бұрын
The worst part about that airport is if you are flying out of D and decide to take the Aerotrain. I actually like the mobile lounge.
@gdofred
@gdofred Күн бұрын
I will sometimes take the mobile lounge to D when flying out of C because I prefer the walk in the terminal to the walk from the station to the C gates...
@teecefamilykent
@teecefamilykent 7 күн бұрын
Brilliant video sir, they look like something out of thunderbirds!
@th3thrilld3m0n
@th3thrilld3m0n Күн бұрын
I once flew in on LH, connecting to UA domestically, but still needed a mobile lounge prior to CBP because LH uses the int'l concourse, so there were two mobile lounge options: one for terminating pax to go to the main terminal, and one for connecting pax that went to concourse C's CBP.
@mxg75
@mxg75 6 күн бұрын
The Silver Line to the airport is slower than driving because it makes so many stops. Now, if they quad tracked the line for express service, it’d be a different story, but good luck paying for that.
@user-bv8rv1vt7k
@user-bv8rv1vt7k 2 күн бұрын
Flew into Dulles in 2000 and that was the only way to travel between the concourses or the main terminal. We got in at 1230am on a delayed arrival from Denver and I just remember my dad going "pick up your feet, we will miss the shuttle/lounge." The reason, Dulles only ran 1-2 mobile lounges between the terminals of about 30 minute intervals.
@dlpjosh
@dlpjosh 7 күн бұрын
The Plane-Mate style lounges are identified with the two-letter abbreviations for U.S. states, with the "standard" mobile lounges having single-letter identifiers. MWAA recently announced that they are going to be overhauled, so they're here to stay for a while. The H gates have that letter due to the gates being "hardstands" - remote/disconnected from a terminal facility. As you said, they're the closest to Saarinen's original vision for Dulles. Looking forward to seeing what you've gotten up to with your international trip! Not sure if you're still traveling, but continued safe travels if you are!
@Dream.of.Endless
@Dream.of.Endless Күн бұрын
At TIA in Albania, I have seen a similar mobile lounge, but since there are no jetways at TIA (all departing exits are on the ground floor), it is used for people with disabilities. This type of mobile lounge has a platform that can be lowered to the ground, for people to get in, then it can dock to the airplane for ease of access. As always, you have to notify the carrier for this type of assistance so that they can coordinate with the airport services.
@jerryzhang872
@jerryzhang872 22 сағат бұрын
Fortunately enough to have actually used this mobile lounge system, truly unique albeit a bit counterintuitive considering airport design logics of the modern day
@samuelzackrisson8865
@samuelzackrisson8865 Күн бұрын
I had no idea about the mobile lounges when i got there. It was very confusing cuz i didn't realize i was getting on a vehicle
@omar90s91
@omar90s91 3 күн бұрын
Pretty cool, never seen something like that before, loos so futuristic
@nickmorgan1690
@nickmorgan1690 5 сағат бұрын
I remember the first time I flew out of Dulles and encountered these. I thought they were one of those ideas of the 50s/60s of how life would be in the 21st century
@Republic3D
@Republic3D 10 сағат бұрын
I remember riding these arriving with an SAS A340 from CPH to IAD. New experience! Was pretty cool.
@michlschade2236
@michlschade2236 7 күн бұрын
Dulles might have the most beautiful airport building in the US...? And National isn't that far behind. How many regions outside of DC/NoVA have a choice of two Metro-accessible airports? Though if I were the governor of Virginia I would push for an all-Virginia line, connecting Court House to Arlington Cemetery (or, Pentagon City?) and thus Dulles to Reagan National.
@CurtYT202
@CurtYT202 7 күн бұрын
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
@jeffammons912
@jeffammons912 7 күн бұрын
Chicago (O'Hare via the Blue Line, & Midway via the Orange Line)
@tookitogo
@tookitogo 2 күн бұрын
Three, if you consider that BWI is connected via the MARC rail! As for beauty: if we include buildings that still exist (even if they’re no longer used for airport operations), then the winner has to be the TWA center at JFK. Like Dulles, it’s also a Saarinen design. If you ever have a layover at JFK, take the air train to the TWA center - it’s open to the public and is a great “free lounge” with lots of space. It has tons of architectural details to explore.
@philiparonson8315
@philiparonson8315 Күн бұрын
I like IAD for the convenience of international flights. However, when entering the US, one must use the mobile lounge to go to immigration and customs and it can be very inefficient . On my last flight we had to wait for 20 minutes for a lounge to arrive and then spent another 10 to 20 just to get to the immigration area. I know there were plans to use an underground train for this purpose, it is past time to reevaluate.
@Techno-Universal
@Techno-Universal 9 сағат бұрын
NASA also had two mobile lounges that were very likely clean rooms at the same time as they were used to transport astronauts between the primary facilities and the launch pads during the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs.
@StealthCat298
@StealthCat298 3 күн бұрын
my grandma always flys into dulles. she flew out of regan. i live 40 minutes away in stafford. super fun and annoying time living here in virginia
@davidhamilton1881
@davidhamilton1881 22 сағат бұрын
IAD is my home airport. The worse part of the tunnel to C gate is not the walk, but the stupid PENFED song that plays all the way through with PENFED ads the entire length of the tunnel. So I hear that dumb song in my brain for the entire flight.
@marcd6897
@marcd6897 4 күн бұрын
I boarded a widebody plane from one of these mobile lounges only once maybe 5 years ago. It was an interesting experience and very convenient for planes that are not parked at the terminal, but I guess this is rather rare at Dulles (for widebody aircrafts)
@AEMoreira81
@AEMoreira81 Күн бұрын
JFK use to have those when the new International Arrivals Hall was under construction. They were stored for a long time until scrapped in the late 2010s.
@patrickbrock6800
@patrickbrock6800 5 минут бұрын
They also work well for Deplaning passengers stuck in remote spots after they have to divert here. Or if the plane becomes disabled on the runway
@ReloKai
@ReloKai 16 сағат бұрын
Dulles is my "home" airport, my family prefers it over Washington National, and the airport is really nice overall. The mobile lounges are really cool too. Haven't used the Aero Trains much, I guess for the flights we take we don't use them much.
@jhmcd2
@jhmcd2 Күн бұрын
The only thing I hate about Dulles is having to take those lounges back to the terminal from the international terminal. I wish they would just continue the trans service and have one for international passengers. Especially when you get off the massive jets or you end up in that afternoon rush when you have like six 777 sized or larger planes docked at the same time. The irony is...I do love the view you get from them though. Got some beautiful shots of the 747 I road in on that day.
@justinreynolds3411
@justinreynolds3411 2 күн бұрын
Dulles is a disaster. I had to ride on one of those stupid things. It was crowded, and slow. I hate flying out of there
@control177
@control177 20 сағат бұрын
i actually liked the mobile lounges me and my mom took them last time we flew through dulles but we also wasn't in a rush since we had a 4 hour layover
@Aleksandar6ix
@Aleksandar6ix Күн бұрын
Canada's Montreal CYUL airport has these too!
@xxBuju09xx
@xxBuju09xx 7 күн бұрын
Oh yeah, Montreal did this too on a few occasions when extra gates/ramps are needed. Tom did cover this too, on Montreal's side. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJl_pKR_ma-3f6s.html
@jumpingjeffflash9946
@jumpingjeffflash9946 3 күн бұрын
I had to spend the night in IAD (not DCA as I previously indicated) in a lounge on top of my luggage while I was in the USAF flying home from Korea when my tour there ended, I was so exhausted and sweaty, there was no USO there at time time (93" maybe still?) I'll always be grateful for the Dulles airport cop that was a USAF reservist who brought me back to his station and let me take a nice shower there. I do remember those people trains too, I don't think I've been to IAD since.
@santoshNarayana
@santoshNarayana 2 күн бұрын
DCA is Reagan National Airport, IAD is Dulles Airport
@tookitogo
@tookitogo 2 күн бұрын
It doesn’t sound like you were ever at DCA. Dulles is IAD.
@jumpingjeffflash9946
@jumpingjeffflash9946 Күн бұрын
@@tookitogo I've been to both, I screwed up my airport code. I've definitely been to Dulles. thanks for pointing out my error!
@jumpingjeffflash9946
@jumpingjeffflash9946 Күн бұрын
@@santoshNarayana yeah as commented above i made a mistake w/my airport code although I've been to both. thanks (edited my comment)
@devon896
@devon896 3 күн бұрын
Used the mobile lounge yesterday on arrival into Washington, it makes you feel like a prisoner or in some kind of incubation period, wasn't very nice at all.
@nycplayboy78
@nycplayboy78 Күн бұрын
YESSSSSS!!! PenFed has great rates for EVVERRRYYYYONNNEEEE!!!!! That jingle is HELL!!! Welcome to Dulles....LOL!!!!
@daylightdaylight6612
@daylightdaylight6612 Күн бұрын
Was YMX not using only mobile lounges to board an aircraft? Because there where no "nose in " gates at YMX.
@robertusa1234
@robertusa1234 Күн бұрын
I seen them in old movies. Didn’t know they where still in use
@kyleismylove23
@kyleismylove23 2 күн бұрын
I remember when there was talk that Dulles would close cause it was too far away.That would’ve been a huge mistake
@trainluvr
@trainluvr 7 күн бұрын
Dulles was the first airport built specifically for jets. The whole thing as an integral design.
@Mrcake0103
@Mrcake0103 2 күн бұрын
The original concept for which the mobile lounges were built was actually really cool. Shame it didn’t work out.
@rickespi31
@rickespi31 23 сағат бұрын
Those mobile lounges killed my good friend. I despise those lounges..
@ThemePro24
@ThemePro24 18 сағат бұрын
I prefer DCA to IAD but in the few times I used Dulles, had no problems getting around. Lot better than LAX.
@Papershields001
@Papershields001 2 күн бұрын
I almost always want a gate near the mobile lounges. The walk to the train can be annoying
@Peizxcv
@Peizxcv 3 күн бұрын
I rode in one back in 1994 at JFK to board a China Airline 747 combi at remote gate. Feels bigger back then but I was like 10. Not sure which terminal at JFK it was
@Waltaere
@Waltaere 7 күн бұрын
Nathaan 😃
@jman1234533
@jman1234533 2 күн бұрын
I need this because im arriving from an international trip on united and I want to go from C to A to go to the Chase sapphire lounge. Then I need to go to the D concourse.
@der.Schtefan
@der.Schtefan Күн бұрын
Did you try using a circular polarizer to remove the reflections on the glass?
@KannyFall
@KannyFall 2 күн бұрын
omg I remember this when I was 6 riding on this
@janetwalz4516
@janetwalz4516 5 күн бұрын
The only problem with the Aerotrain, is it hould hve gone down the middle from the main terminal to the concourses, then install a system of travelators
@Gary-vv5gt
@Gary-vv5gt 7 күн бұрын
I actually like airports with these kind of system (morso the aero train underneath) rather than usual 10 min walk (such as instanbul, bangkok or those kind of airport). Seem to be like yeah yeah when you have to walk... probs i live in a small population country so doesn't help. Also another one that i like is where internatonal arrival is on the top floor (exit plane, go up the top floor and walk though the top floor, then head back down for passport shit, baggage and customs).
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj 7 күн бұрын
The problem with airports with linear concourses like this is that you usually have to take a train AND walk 5-10min. Regarding your preference for third floor international arrivals, the new E Concourse is planned to have exactly that (somehow).
@PatrickLeFloch
@PatrickLeFloch 2 күн бұрын
I refer to those as the silly bus. BTW, I'd rather be walking than standing and waiting for a bus after an 8hr flight.
@Saturnlordaviation
@Saturnlordaviation 3 күн бұрын
this my home airport btw and yes i one time ended up at the wrong terminal once with my mom we took the b gate train by mistake 😂 good thing we still had like 4 hours till our flight
@cagedtigersteve
@cagedtigersteve 8 сағат бұрын
The mobile lounges are named after different states.
@DannyPimienta
@DannyPimienta 2 күн бұрын
IAD is my preferred airport of the 3 we have despite being equidistant from IAD-BWI-DCA. BWI is always delayed and DCA flights are priced way higher due to convenience of Metro access.
@tookitogo
@tookitogo 2 күн бұрын
Weird. I used to fly in and out of BWI all the time, and one of the reasons was the _lack_ of delays and lines. (IAD is where I’ve experienced the longest TSA waits I’ve ever seen.)
@DannyPimienta
@DannyPimienta Күн бұрын
@@tookitogo maybe I was always lucky lol. I’m the only one who likes IAD in my circle of friends. I even love the people movers.
@tookitogo
@tookitogo 19 сағат бұрын
@@DannyPimienta I’ve always liked IAD’s mobile lounges. And the architecture of the ticketing hall of course. But when I fly to Maryland (my old home, which I visit about once a year from overseas), I try to avoid IAD, with BWI being my clear preference, then DCA, and IAD only as a last resort. I can dawdle up to BWI a half hour before my flight and easily make it to the gate with time to spare. Even with TSA Precheck, there’s no guarantee that 90 minutes is enough time to get to the gate at IAD. (Plus it’s much, much slower to get to traffic-wise from the part of MD I stay at, in Crofton, since I have to take the Capitol Beltway, but that’s not IAD’s fault as such.) So between the much longer drive and the much longer time to check in and get to the gate, IAD ultimately means having to leave for the airport nearly 4 hours earlier than for BWI, if it means needing to negotiate DC rush hour traffic (and of course you know how DC beltway rush hour consumes most of the day…).
@DannyPimienta
@DannyPimienta 13 сағат бұрын
@@tookitogo beltway traffic does suck, once I get to the Dulles corridor, the express lane to IAD makes up for it. I’m not brave enough to attempt taking the silver line to IAD just yet lol
@hartstukken
@hartstukken 7 күн бұрын
You don't sound dutch nice vid that mobile lounge thing is really funny
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj 7 күн бұрын
I’m not. I’m just attempting to learn it. :)
@42luke93
@42luke93 Күн бұрын
They are still used today but not to transport directly to the airplane.
@kakumee
@kakumee 6 күн бұрын
We had similar people mover in tampa (wasn't in glas);
@mikemainer3009
@mikemainer3009 7 күн бұрын
Dulles is a mess. Totally confusing layout and transport system. It is far better to fly out of Washington National (I refuse to call it Reagan).
@airplanegod
@airplanegod 7 күн бұрын
Aren't you special.
@lamborghinihexagons5502
@lamborghinihexagons5502 7 күн бұрын
nah dulles is better fight me
@HIDLad001
@HIDLad001 7 күн бұрын
Both have the DC Metro but service from National is better because it’s closer to DC
@CaradhrasAiguo49
@CaradhrasAiguo49 7 күн бұрын
​@@HIDLad001distance isn't the main reason service is better at DCA... it's because the Blue - Yellow cuts headways
@lamborghinihexagons5502
@lamborghinihexagons5502 6 күн бұрын
being closer to the city is literally the only argument for DCA, the dulles airport itself is better, nicer shops, less of a shitshow etc
@mr.sir.
@mr.sir. Күн бұрын
They used to make these to board aircraft
@jonathanbott87
@jonathanbott87 7 күн бұрын
What are the fins for? Visibility? Communication?
@erik_griswold
@erik_griswold 7 күн бұрын
Hide the lifting mechanism
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj 7 күн бұрын
The fins contain the screws that the Plane Mates use to raise and lower. I should have probably mentioned this in the video.
@LB-12
@LB-12 3 күн бұрын
I love dulles
@yourtravelswithbruce
@yourtravelswithbruce 22 сағат бұрын
Mirabel used they crazy mobile lounges
@Blabhabonsteriods
@Blabhabonsteriods 20 сағат бұрын
8:00 wait but this year I took an aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Dulles and I didn’t have to go through immigration granted I’m already an American citizen. Is there an exception for American citizens?
@nathantransitj
@nathantransitj 15 сағат бұрын
You must have passed through US immigration in Dublin.
@drapen1836
@drapen1836 7 күн бұрын
I hate the mobile lounges so much. You get off the plane tired and have to wait for this bus to fill up.
@yaush_
@yaush_ 6 күн бұрын
Americans are allergic to waiting lmao
@realman6ft6
@realman6ft6 2 күн бұрын
I call these Moon Buggies
@Dutch-vj2eg
@Dutch-vj2eg 22 сағат бұрын
It may be cool when you go through Dulles once a decade.....it is terrible when it is your main way in and out of the DMV. The lounges should be in a museum as they have outlived any useful function. They over-complicate (and over-spend on) everything new they create and it seems they have a special training program to teach staff to be as obnoxious and unhelpful as possible. The walk from the train to the C/D concourses is idiotic and the concourse itself looks like it is meant to herd cattle. This useless airport experience actually causes me to drive long distance much more than I would if there were an efficient airport I try avoid it as much as possible but still wind up going thru several times a year.
@aviationguy451
@aviationguy451 20 сағат бұрын
It is easy once you get used to it
@olli1068
@olli1068 Күн бұрын
Is that why it's called "dull's"?
@der.Schtefan
@der.Schtefan Күн бұрын
Why is your airport train slower than a car? What?
@kakumee
@kakumee 6 күн бұрын
Look like artic cat!!
@maridaudran
@maridaudran 12 сағат бұрын
Avoid the “mobile lounge” buses if possible. They are always packed standing room only. Dulles is a mess. I fly often and it’s now my home airport and I hate it worse than Newark which is saying something.
@Kafj302
@Kafj302 2 күн бұрын
I am like number 393
@alicjakaczynskaofficial
@alicjakaczynskaofficial 8 сағат бұрын
Flew to Dulles once. Never doing it again. I’ll just fly to Reagan Airport instead thanks
@landocalrisian2014
@landocalrisian2014 4 күн бұрын
😂😂@ copious number of announcements
@RoadTripTelevision
@RoadTripTelevision 7 күн бұрын
Were you discussing about the transportation system at Washington, DC/City of Dulles, Loudoun County/Village of Sterling, Fairfax County/City of Chantilly, Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia International Airport? 🤦‍♂️
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