Originally Posted by
wythy
The clock starts as soon as the brakes are applied. This is the 'On-chocks' time. So, if we take a typical fully loaded (132 seats) A319. The turn would be as follows:
*12:02 First passenger disembarked
*12:12 Last passenger disembarked
In the above scenario, there is absolutely no slack to be had.
So it takes 50% of the time that Easyjet/Ryanair take to do the complete turnround, just to disembark the incoming pax, notwithstanding that a BA aircraft has less seats, which themselves typically have a lower load factor, and more travel-savvy passengers - and yet there is "absolutely no slack".
Incidentally, Easyjet also use jetways at a significant number of their points.