Isn’t that like taking off to the beach on a summer holiday weekend without a hotel reservation? You’d think gate arrangements would have been made beforehand, especially with a new and difficult to accommodate aircraft.
They are scheduled.
There is only one gate capable for the 380 at this airport.
Thing is, the jet is so huge it can’t fit anywhere else and the market for a 380 in the US is very limited, it is not cost-effective to build an entirely new terminal/gates.
Who pays for the new gates?
Yes, but it still counts as an on-time departure!