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Boarding can't normally happen while the plane is being refuelled, which means passengers boarding the plane is the last thing that happens before the plane is
by adwww 7y ago
Boarding can't normally happen while the plane is being refuelled, which means passengers boarding the plane is the last thing that happens before the plane is ready to take off.
That means the faster they can board passengers, the sooner the plane can get in the air.
For deplaning it's not so urgent for the airlines to speed it up, as once the plane has been disenbarked there is still 40+ minutes of refuelling, cleaning, unloading and reloading baggage, etc.
- benhurmarcel 7y ago> Boarding can't normally happen while the plane is being refuelled It is possible, but with more rules and restrictions. https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Refuelling_with_Passengers_on_Board https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Refuelling_with_Passenge... https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/31197/is-it-normal-practice-to-refuel-commerical-planes-whilst-boarding-is-taking-plac https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/31197/is-it-nor...
- sokoloff 7y agoIt's quite common for fueling operations to be done with passengers on board for trans-oceanic flights (more fuel to load and longer boarding process).
- russdill 7y agoAh, thanks!