Equilibria
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Given that Delta probably knows exactly what the demand would be for such a people-mover from how many bus riders they get, I can't imagine it's enough if they aren't lobbying for one.A below-ground people mover that's about 2,000 feet + elevators/escalators could probably reasonably passengers post-security between Terminals A & E. Logan's already got the post-security underground infrastructure at Terminal A for the access to the satellite terminal--you could house a board station at/near the bottom of escalator cavern there in Terminal A. Terminal E escalator/elevator well could rise near the new TSA security checkpoint and Duty Free area in the expanded terminal. It would obviously be the biggest boon to Delta and Sky Alliance partners, especially for domestic to international departure transfers.
FWIW, I did the walk once for fun from Gate B12 to E12 and it took about 25 minutes at a brisk pace. A future post-security walk from Gates A22/A13 to E19 would most certainly be an hour walk for most using forecast/existing infrastructure.
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The landside people mover, which would eliminate the need for the vast majority of Massport shuttle buses, should be a much higher priority.
Building on my earlier question about why the A-B connector will be so limited, I'm just not sure what benefit that provides to Massport if they can't have gate areas on it. The B-C and C-E connectors (and the B-B endcap) all allowed for airlines (Jetblue and American) to spread into neighboring terminals if they outgrew their space. In this case, Delta may run out of gates, but would they really use the Air Canada part of B if getting there required crossing the connector to another terminal (not to mention the confusion from checking in at A to leave from B, as was noted when we discussed B-C connector gate numbers upthread). It's not a smooth transition, particularly with A being such a self-contained unit.
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