Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Communication Breakdown; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure
After arrival landing Runway 19L we were given instructions to proceed eventually Taxiway C enroute to Gate X. After switching to Ramp Control; we were given instructions to enter Spot X to Gate X. However; there was an aircraft outbound toward Spot Y. Taxi light on; still moving; and uncertain clearance in my opinion between two large transport category aircraft if I continued. Ramp came up again to state go to Spot X and enter and 'You can't stop there.' Before I could speak to ramp on be radio suggestion allowing the outbound aircraft to taxi out our outbound Company aircraft just went for it; scooted over to Spot X and went left on C toward [Runway] 26R and begged forgiveness with Ground Control. This never should have been an issue. In every other city we would have been held short of the alley a minute or two; wait for outbound aircraft to clear the alley; then taxi to the gate. And there is even a parallel Taxiway B available if jamming up C at that point is so critical. We try to embrace Ramp Resource Management (RRM) as Pilots. Maybe LAS Ramp Control needs a tutorial on this. And perhaps include LAS ATC if the Ramp Controller is not authorized to hold an inbound aircraft on Taxiway C to allow an outbound to clear. Looks like barrier to Safety for the back C alley in LAS needs some fixing. LAS Ground and Ramp Control should be advised that holding an inbound aircraft for the back alley to allow for outbound aircraft to clear is by far the safer and most stress-free option and will only delay their taxi plan less than a minute.
Air carrier Captain reported a ground conflict at LAS airport with outbound aircraft while taxiing to the gate. Reporter stated that Ramp Control did not hold them short of the alley to wait for traffic to exit the ramp.