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> In Europe it's quite usual to have the front door on the jetway for the first half of seats, and a staircase for boarding the last half through the rear door.

> In Europe it's quite usual to have the front door on the jetway for the first half of seats, and a staircase for boarding the last half through the rear door. This is definitely not usual. Admittedly, I haven't been to all airports across the US or Europe, but I have been to quite a few, and have yet to see people boarding from the front and back. Closest perhaps was a double bridge used on an Emirates A380.

piva00 3y ago
I just got a flight Stockholm-Prague a week ago, we boarded from both doors. In May I went Stockholm-Zürich, boarded from both doors, then Zürich-Lisbon, same. Last time I flew to Berlin with EasyJet it also boarded from both doors, now that I'm listing it I can only remember a flight from Oslo-Stockholm with Norwegian where the boarding was done only through the front door. Most of the flights I've taken the past 2 years have boarded from both entrances, I feel it's quite usual.
- manuelabeledo 3y ago
  I haven't been to any of those airports, except for Lisbon. Didn't see any front and back boarding in there. Neither in BCN, MAD, LHR, LGW, IST, or AMS. I have boarded and de-boarded from the back (but not from the front) in a handful of smaller Spanish airports, though. In the US, I would say that it is not usual at all, or I have been to the wrong airports (IAD, DFW, AUS, IAH, SFO, LAX, JFK, LGA, CLT, ORD). I haven't seen this either in Asia. Perhaps this is highly airport dependent? Still, I would think that this is far from common.
- ajmurmann 3y ago
  But did the front use the jetway and the back stairs? I've seen stairs on both, but have never seen this mix at any airport anywhere.
  - piva00 3y ago
    Yes, the front used the jetway and the jetway has a staircase to access the tarmac, people walk from there to the back of the plane and up the stairs. I'm very surprised that so many people are telling me this is uncommon, I've been through this setup countless times.
    - ajmurmann 3y ago
      Interesting! At what airports have you seen this?
BrandoElFollito 3y ago
I think that all flights in Europe I've taken with low cost airlines had both front and back entries (and exits). My memory good back to maybe 10 years and 4-10 flights a year. I used to fly much, much more but I do not remember that far in the past.

piva00 3y ago

I just got a flight Stockholm-Prague a week ago, we boarded from both doors. In May I went Stockholm-Zürich, boarded from both doors, then Zürich-Lisbon, same. Last time I flew to Berlin with EasyJet it also boarded from both doors, now that I'm listing it I can only remember a flight from Oslo-Stockholm with Norwegian where the boarding was done only through the front door. Most of the flights I've taken the past 2 years have boarded from both entrances, I feel it's quite usual.

manuelabeledo 3y ago
I haven't been to any of those airports, except for Lisbon. Didn't see any front and back boarding in there. Neither in BCN, MAD, LHR, LGW, IST, or AMS. I have boarded and de-boarded from the back (but not from the front) in a handful of smaller Spanish airports, though. In the US, I would say that it is not usual at all, or I have been to the wrong airports (IAD, DFW, AUS, IAH, SFO, LAX, JFK, LGA, CLT, ORD). I haven't seen this either in Asia. Perhaps this is highly airport dependent? Still, I would think that this is far from common.
ajmurmann 3y ago
But did the front use the jetway and the back stairs? I've seen stairs on both, but have never seen this mix at any airport anywhere.
- piva00 3y ago
  Yes, the front used the jetway and the jetway has a staircase to access the tarmac, people walk from there to the back of the plane and up the stairs. I'm very surprised that so many people are telling me this is uncommon, I've been through this setup countless times.
  - ajmurmann 3y ago
    Interesting! At what airports have you seen this?

BrandoElFollito 3y ago

I think that all flights in Europe I've taken with low cost airlines had both front and back entries (and exits). My memory good back to maybe 10 years and 4-10 flights a year. I used to fly much, much more but I do not remember that far in the past.