Originally Posted by
JerryFF
The title says it all. It's been discussed over and over, about how much more efficient boarding and deplaning would be. I know Southwest tried it a few the ears ago and airlines use the rear door where there are no jetways, but good grief, we can put people in space but we can't figure out how to get a jetway to a rear door? Is there some incentive NOT to do it?
Do you mean a jetbridge/jetway for the rear door or simply using the rear door by any means (eg airstairs)?
The latter is done by many airlines and does not need any additional ground infrastructure, the former is a lot more difficult as you would need to get around/over the wing.
Rear jetbridges to access doors behind the wing have been trialled before, at AMS, ALB and DEN.
See also:
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/ai...ed-downfall-1/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...ront-back.html