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That isn’t really true. Air stairs are still very common in much of Europe and Asia. It’s only places like the US and the Middle East that jet bridges are ubiqu
by TylerE 1y ago
That isn’t really true. Air stairs are still very common in much of Europe and Asia. It’s only places like the US and the Middle East that jet bridges are ubiquitous.
- spogbiper 1y agoalso common in south america in my experience
- travisjungroth 1y agoCan confirm, about to board an airplane with an air stair in Peru. An A320, actually.
- rescbr 1y agoWhich is absolutely not a problem on the A320. I have boarded plenty of narrow-body Airbuses using the stairs.
- hinkley 1y agoThe software I wrote for them had to be legal to ship to every country except The Four, which created some new copyright scenarios I’d never dealt with before. When you’re trying to sell to 190 countries, you gotta be ready for a lot, and I’m not surprised that the external stairs are still a thing. Doubly so for a regional jet, which could be flying from all of your country to the nearest international airport.