Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Most are not owned but rather leased. Either way you are ponying up for the cost. In many cases airlines have had to pay for the actual cost to install or renovate.
Many? As in rarely? As in never?
Thanks for education, professor, but that was kinda my point. Jetbridges are owned by the airport or it’s authority. Allegiant (or any ULCC or LCC for that matter) doesn’t “pony up” for jetbridges, particularly at an airport like PIE where only two of what, 14 or 15 gates have them and the cost would exceed $9 million just to buy the things...that doesn’t include the renovation required to install them or the fact that there just isn’t enough terminal building to install enough to cover every parking spot.
So, “ponying up for jetbridges” doesn’t happen anywhere, is cost prohibitive and physically impossible at PIE.
But thanks for the advice.
