In the past aircraft loading has only had a minimal effect on terminal design. In principle the only preference was that aircraft should be parked as near to the terminal building as possible so that load was carried over the shortest possible distance.

There are many who have stated that the arrival of the very large aeroplane is going to cause massive congestion in terminal buildings. This is not really the case, as the very large aircraft themselves will not increase the market. The only effect their introduction has is to bring the traffic into terminals in larger clumps.