Riding A Mobile Lounge People Mover at Dulles Airport

These bizarre vehicles were once used instead of jet bridges to drive passengers directly on to their planes! Now, they are used to ferry passengers between the main terminal and the two satellite concourses at the airport

[@RCT3Crashes100]

I visited the USA for the very first time earlier this year and chose DC as my city of choice, and as it was also my first time flying abroad on my own, riding these was a really interesting experience - I've never ridden anything like it before! At most airports, including Heathrow, where I flew out of, you'd simply hop on a transit train and fly down a set of rails to the arrivals hall, but actually getting to go across the apron and see all the goings-on was a really fun time. I know there's way more efficient ways of handling the process of moving from satellite gates to a main terminal than this, but it's so unique that I hope it sticks around at least a little longer. Definitely looking forward to coming back!

[@Salmagundiii]

I haven't flown out of Dulles in well over 10 years, but I can't believe they are still using these ridiculous things. Thanks for the video.

[@KevinQ1989]

I think it's cool, you get to see planes up close.

[@louiearmstrong]

International arrivals have to ride on them still, but it’s now optional for departures with the underground train

[@normanhill535]

My cousin's father in law fixed those mobile lounges in the 1960s. Got the VIP tour of IAD in 1968.

[@user-fd1vm3ps9y]

What type of question

[@KironManuelCards]

Without any guidance I used to create people mover lounges using build o fun bricks when I was in primary school.

[@gordonfreeman2470]

Definitely old school. But, yes very cool for avgeeks (like me) who enjoy all those live plane spotting channels like Big Jet TV. I first saw these giant vehicles on the movie, Airport 1975, which was filmed in part at Dulles, of course.

[@mclark87nz]

I recently flew to Dulles and first wondering what an earth we were on. All other airports I've flown to that uses a remote gate used buses like COBUS

[@abchasi27]

The ones with the “chimneys” still drive up to international arrivals

[@mannyistheman2221]

Designed by Chrysler Motors and manufactured by Budd Motors in 1962.

[@oriol108]

in Barcelona Airport They use a vehicle similar to this to lift wheelchair people up to the plane on the front right door, they have also a mini wheelchairs to take the people to their row and seat on the plane

[@timmethy]

Would make a nice RV.

[@WoodJack99]

I plan to buy one someday to use as a Mobile Command Center for my Bigfoot research

[@JohnSulu14]

I want to go to Dulles Day Festival someday to see these mobile lounges from an exterior view.

[@statecollegewx4060]

Nice

[@SamSitar]

i want to ride that too.

[@user-fd1vm3ps9y]

I ok baby vivian

[@JW-sf5ys]

herad they are gonig to spend 8 Million each to refurb them lol, like more than enough to get how many buses?

[@davidng2336]

These are cool tho

[@flissss]

I hate this thing.