Select 'Standby Gates' to schedule the standby period(s). On the right-hand side in the middle of the dialog box the 'Schedule Edit Mode' will now allow you to choose between 'Flights' and 'Standby'. When you have complete the 'Standby Gates' research a new option will be available on the Flight Management screen which allows you to add and remove standby operation on any gate. Schedule Standby Operation Add Standby To Your Schedule Research The Operation Research Standby Gatesīefore you can build or assign a Standby Gate the facility must be researched.

One way of avoiding these sort of crushes at the gate is to make one (or more gates) available as a 'standby' so that if a gate is still in use when the next flight arrives that incoming aircraft can be diverted to the 'standby' gate where the incoming passengers can disembark, those departing can board and the flight can leave again without incurring a delay penalty. But if there is any delay with the preceding flight then it can cause the subsequent flights to run late causing problems such as dissatisfaction and lose of the 'perfect ops' bonus. This is good because it means your staff, the crew, and passengers have a little more time before the aircraft has to depart. Incoming flights usually arrive early, often quite a bit earlier than you have scheduled for.

If you have a very busy airport and your flight schedule is very tightly packed you run the risk of a flight boarding at one gate not departing before the next flight using that gate arrives. Introduction - Why? Why Use A Standby Gate?

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