AirTran 717 Parking at Gate at Lambert-St Louis International Airport (STL)

[bulgaria1408]

how many carry ons can u have on board air tran im flying with them in 20 days to atlanta??

[darrenhenderson3]

do you like the newer livery better than the old one

[tsukio726]

I wish Lambert can be busy again. :(

[darrenhenderson3]

was this the moring or afternoon

[darrenhenderson3]

@darrenhenderson3 is there a video where you get on the plane

[hlacva]

Esta super el video. Gracias por compartirlo, buena toma y desde un buen angulo.

[nedmarc]

Gracias por sus amables palabras.

[crapper1]

best bideo of a hookup i have seen its going in my favs

[nedmarc]

Thank you for your kind words!

[SUGAR54446]

@nedmarc

search "airtran 717 mke-mco landing"  watch first video listed :)

[miamibeach1791]

I went to St. Louis in May, Lambert is a nice airport.

[ohyes247]

i see those and MD-90's all over the airport the are like the only types i even see in my neighborhood sky i only saw a 747 ONCE! i mean wtf

[airplaneboy95]

who is speaking in the background?

[liannase]

it is the flight attendant on the plane parking at gate

[miamibeach1791]

no it was probably the flight attendant who accepts your ticket before you board.

[cwastudent]

Of course

[nedmarc]

it is someone from one of the nearby gates announcing the boarding process

[ohyes247]

cool! i live near the probly just a few miles im right outside st.louis city limits so im pretty close!

[zaranib]

Probably the gate agent.

[darknessbewithyou]

@airplaneboy95

annoucments for other planes and stuff

[Boeing757luvr]

nice vid i lik airtran

[nedmarc]

thank you for your kind words

[GoingCamando20]

i live in st. louis haha

[suiteliferocks9]

I might be flying into St. Louis soon. What's a good airline to fly from Baltimore or Philly?

[gregorylanse]

austrian airlines

[shadddey5]

haha austrian airlines what an idiot....probably airtran....theire service is good...can't get ovet it he said austrian airlines hahaaaa

[suiteliferocks9]

If I was going to St. Louis what airline should I fly?

[liannase]

i have flown northwest once many years ago; but the last 2 years i flew air tran; their prices sometimes cannot be beat; there a nice airline. not a negative thing to say about them. i would definatly recommend.

[GoingCamando20]

southwest all the way

[ohyes247]

Boeing lol youll be proud theres alot of boeing plants there :D

[whatelsecangowrong]

midwest does

[suiteliferocks9]

Is AirTran the only airline in the USA that flies the Boeing 717?

[tray04]

naw you also have Hawaii airlines and Midwest!

[LAXFLTeam]

no, is Midwest Airlines ( until july when they turn in all 717's to Mexicana Airlines) and also Hawaiian Airlines. From them AirTran is the biggest operator.

[Ryan7175]

It Just like on Flight SImX

[Kopihucky]

yeah except for the ramp people who actually move and accuratly places gates... I WISH fsx was this good... given all the stuff done with graphics these days I wonder why the hell they are lagging so far behind.

[STLPILOT9]

I go to KSTL ( Lambert St.Louis International Airport)at least once every two months with my grandma. We get on Metro Link from Shrewsbury to the airport. KSTL RULZ ALL

[bartonsayswhat]

AirCanada Jazz CRJ taking off in backround. Go YYJQK

[luvgirlsfeet]

that's right it is the GPU ( Ground Power Unit )

[CapIto]

Ah ok, it´s that like a GPU?

[stoeger40]

The cable is for electrical power supply which in turn allows the pilot to proceed with engine shut down.

[Kopihucky]

Pilot needs external power to kill the engine? I have been on aircraft where one was shut down during taxi to the gate...

[stoeger40]

No, it's just a gate procedure to hook up an external power supply prior to shutdown for interior lighting, climate control, galley operations, etc.

[kevinMD80]

Well both engines should never be turned off prior to arriving at the gate or parking postion. Now since gas is high the use of APU is frowned apon by airlines. That is the only way the pilot can turn both engines off before arriving at the gate is to use the APU. That wastes too much fuel to use for no good reason.

[CapIto]

Very good vid. I really like this kind of videos showing the movements around the plane.

One Question, what´s that cable connected for?

Saludos!