boarding stairs
Aircraft entry ramp
Boarding stairs are mobile staircases rolled up to aircraft for passengers to board or disembark when jet bridges aren't available.
They're common at smaller airports or remote parking positions: We descended the boarding stairs onto the tarmac.
Also called airstairs when built into the aircraft itself.
- gangwayNarrow corridor for access
- rampSloped connecting surface
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- passengersTransported travelers
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- transit hubsairport, airport terminal, airports, train station, train stations
- stepped structuressteps, stepladder, ladder, escalator, step stool
- ground handlingground crew, pushback, marshaller, marshalling, tug
- boarding equipmentjet bridge, jetway, aerobridge, airbridge, skybridge
- Private Aviationprivate jet, business jet, corporate jet, jet charter, charter flight
aircraft boarding method
boarding stairsjet bridge
Aircraft boarding corridor
jetway · air bridge · enclosed walkway · skybridge · airbridge
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