boarding procedures

Steps before departure

Boarding procedures are the established steps for getting passengers onto an aircraft, ship, or other transport.

Airlines typically board by zones or groups, prioritizing first class, frequent flyers, and passengers needing assistance: They announced boarding procedures for rows 25 and higher.

The term extends to any systematic process for loading people onto vehicles.

Opposites
direction of passenger/cargo movement

boarding proceduresdisembarkation

Leaving a vehicle formally

deboarding · deplaning · debarkation

procedural formality

boarding proceduresopen boarding

Unreserved seat selection policy

phase of journey

boarding proceduresbaggage claim

Where travelers retrieve checked items

ground transportation

Family

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