as far with the guy with the orange sticks comment...i know it seems weird that they cant park without them BUT, for the jet bridge to get lined up just right with the boarding door they need to park the plane at a certain spot on a yellow line. next time your at the airport look down at the ground, there should be a straight yellow line that is vertical then maybe (i know in rfd and some gates at chicago they have them) a few yellow horizontal lines that show different aircraft types (md-80, 737 etc) and they need to park that certain a/c there with the front nose gear where the lines meet. we always joke around with our pilots. we were in a hotel shuttle in KWI, and they couldn't figure out the air conditioner unit, but yet they can fly an airplane lol. glad to hear you had a good experience with aa though.
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