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Why is it common in European airports not to display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure, unlike other places?


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00:04:22: Heathrow also doesn’t display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure. This is common in European airports, but uncommon elsewhere.




Why is it common in European airports not to display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure, unlike other places?










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    I'm not sure why it matters, from a travel perspective; all that really matters is that it is how it works in Europe vs other places.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    7 hours ago











  • @RoddyoftheFrozenPeas There are plenty of why-questions on this website, e.g. see travel.stackexchange.com/search?tab=votes&q=why

    – Franck Dernoncourt
    5 hours ago













  • Asking on Aviation SE may get a more definitive response, but perhaps it may be how high volume airports juggle gates (availability, amount of time an aircraft is given from arrival at gate to departure) and, separately, a way of controlling the volume of passengers with limited space in departure areas.

    – Giorgio
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of travel.stackexchange.com/questions/60024/…

    – JonathanReez
    3 hours ago
















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https://youtu.be/wdU1WTBJMl0?t=262 mentions:




00:04:22: Heathrow also doesn’t display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure. This is common in European airports, but uncommon elsewhere.




Why is it common in European airports not to display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure, unlike other places?










share|improve this question


















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    I'm not sure why it matters, from a travel perspective; all that really matters is that it is how it works in Europe vs other places.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    7 hours ago











  • @RoddyoftheFrozenPeas There are plenty of why-questions on this website, e.g. see travel.stackexchange.com/search?tab=votes&q=why

    – Franck Dernoncourt
    5 hours ago













  • Asking on Aviation SE may get a more definitive response, but perhaps it may be how high volume airports juggle gates (availability, amount of time an aircraft is given from arrival at gate to departure) and, separately, a way of controlling the volume of passengers with limited space in departure areas.

    – Giorgio
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of travel.stackexchange.com/questions/60024/…

    – JonathanReez
    3 hours ago














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https://youtu.be/wdU1WTBJMl0?t=262 mentions:




00:04:22: Heathrow also doesn’t display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure. This is common in European airports, but uncommon elsewhere.




Why is it common in European airports not to display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure, unlike other places?










share|improve this question














https://youtu.be/wdU1WTBJMl0?t=262 mentions:




00:04:22: Heathrow also doesn’t display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure. This is common in European airports, but uncommon elsewhere.




Why is it common in European airports not to display the gate for flights until around 45-90 minutes before departure, unlike other places?







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    I'm not sure why it matters, from a travel perspective; all that really matters is that it is how it works in Europe vs other places.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    7 hours ago











  • @RoddyoftheFrozenPeas There are plenty of why-questions on this website, e.g. see travel.stackexchange.com/search?tab=votes&q=why

    – Franck Dernoncourt
    5 hours ago













  • Asking on Aviation SE may get a more definitive response, but perhaps it may be how high volume airports juggle gates (availability, amount of time an aircraft is given from arrival at gate to departure) and, separately, a way of controlling the volume of passengers with limited space in departure areas.

    – Giorgio
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of travel.stackexchange.com/questions/60024/…

    – JonathanReez
    3 hours ago














  • 1





    I'm not sure why it matters, from a travel perspective; all that really matters is that it is how it works in Europe vs other places.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    7 hours ago











  • @RoddyoftheFrozenPeas There are plenty of why-questions on this website, e.g. see travel.stackexchange.com/search?tab=votes&q=why

    – Franck Dernoncourt
    5 hours ago













  • Asking on Aviation SE may get a more definitive response, but perhaps it may be how high volume airports juggle gates (availability, amount of time an aircraft is given from arrival at gate to departure) and, separately, a way of controlling the volume of passengers with limited space in departure areas.

    – Giorgio
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of travel.stackexchange.com/questions/60024/…

    – JonathanReez
    3 hours ago








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I'm not sure why it matters, from a travel perspective; all that really matters is that it is how it works in Europe vs other places.

– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
7 hours ago





I'm not sure why it matters, from a travel perspective; all that really matters is that it is how it works in Europe vs other places.

– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
7 hours ago













@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas There are plenty of why-questions on this website, e.g. see travel.stackexchange.com/search?tab=votes&q=why

– Franck Dernoncourt
5 hours ago







@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas There are plenty of why-questions on this website, e.g. see travel.stackexchange.com/search?tab=votes&q=why

– Franck Dernoncourt
5 hours ago















Asking on Aviation SE may get a more definitive response, but perhaps it may be how high volume airports juggle gates (availability, amount of time an aircraft is given from arrival at gate to departure) and, separately, a way of controlling the volume of passengers with limited space in departure areas.

– Giorgio
5 hours ago





Asking on Aviation SE may get a more definitive response, but perhaps it may be how high volume airports juggle gates (availability, amount of time an aircraft is given from arrival at gate to departure) and, separately, a way of controlling the volume of passengers with limited space in departure areas.

– Giorgio
5 hours ago













Possible duplicate of travel.stackexchange.com/questions/60024/…

– JonathanReez
3 hours ago





Possible duplicate of travel.stackexchange.com/questions/60024/…

– JonathanReez
3 hours ago










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Because the gate assignments on really busy airports are not known well in advance and can change due to many factors.



It is not specific to Europe.






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    Most European airports have extensive shopping areas immediately after security. Not announcing gate assignments gets travellers to stay in the shopping area rather than going to their gate.






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    • American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

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    • Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

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    Because the gate assignments on really busy airports are not known well in advance and can change due to many factors.



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      Because the gate assignments on really busy airports are not known well in advance and can change due to many factors.



      It is not specific to Europe.






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        Because the gate assignments on really busy airports are not known well in advance and can change due to many factors.



        It is not specific to Europe.






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        Because the gate assignments on really busy airports are not known well in advance and can change due to many factors.



        It is not specific to Europe.







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            Most European airports have extensive shopping areas immediately after security. Not announcing gate assignments gets travellers to stay in the shopping area rather than going to their gate.






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            • American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

              – choster
              1 hour ago











            • Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

              – Alexander Woo
              28 mins ago
















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            Most European airports have extensive shopping areas immediately after security. Not announcing gate assignments gets travellers to stay in the shopping area rather than going to their gate.






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            • American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

              – choster
              1 hour ago











            • Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

              – Alexander Woo
              28 mins ago














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            Most European airports have extensive shopping areas immediately after security. Not announcing gate assignments gets travellers to stay in the shopping area rather than going to their gate.






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            Most European airports have extensive shopping areas immediately after security. Not announcing gate assignments gets travellers to stay in the shopping area rather than going to their gate.







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            • American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

              – choster
              1 hour ago











            • Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

              – Alexander Woo
              28 mins ago



















            • American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

              – choster
              1 hour ago











            • Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

              – Alexander Woo
              28 mins ago

















            American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

            – choster
            1 hour ago





            American airports don't have extensive shopping areas?

            – choster
            1 hour ago













            Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

            – Alexander Woo
            28 mins ago





            Not concentrated right after security the way European airports do. (This is largely because most European airports have a much larger percentage of flights outside their customs zone (especially back when they were built), and hence there is the advantage of duty-free shopping.)

            – Alexander Woo
            28 mins ago


















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