[Suggestion] Apron buses

[Kovaszos Ufoka]

Hello all,

I believe that apron buses would be a nice addition to the game just like in real life they could be used to transport passengers of low-cost airlines and short-haul flights to their airplanes.

In real life, these buses are usually boarded through the same gates as planes departing from gates so it would be a good idea in general to have a parking space at large or extra large gates where the buses could stop and pick up the passengers. Of course building an apron parking space for planes would be a requirement for this to work.

Pros:

- Due to limitations on airport extensions you can easily hit the limits of passengers transported daily (you simply can't have enough gates to squeeze every flight in). This would make the situation a lot better as you could assign 1 gate to multiple apron stands.
- Added realism: low-cost airlines usually can't afford boarding via gates
- Entertainment factor: it would be a nice addition to make the airport look a bit busier

Cons:

- There are issues / features more pressing at the moment
- Adding more passengers to the mix would increase lag
- Pathfinding might be a challenging thing here

[rsdworker]

bus gates - where normal doors (glass doors or small door would work) - i seen in around UK and others - bus has options - one rear loading door or double doors on both sides (most buses) or single entry door rare or two side entry doors (common but not most)
non gate stand - when plane arrives and plane stairs arrive - this can command which side doors is open at - example few airports tell them to open on left But most open on right side but depends on passegners - could open both doors (rear and front) or rear and mid and front or open two front doors - left and right etc

[Kovaszos Ufoka]

Hello everyone,

I might have missed a thing or two here but were there any announcements related to this functionality lately? I remember the devs focusing on polishing the existing stuff and tackling bugs with multifloor setups but I would love to hear whether this is going to happen anytime soon or not.

[andycishere]

There are no news about this feature. But I think the devs know about it. :-)

[paparazzi83]

+1 for hard stands and COBUS apron busses! 😁