Originally Posted by
plunet
So apart from being an operational nightmare, what does this mean in practice? Does the slide inflate into the airbridge? I would imagine the ground staff don't appreciate such events?
Generally not, its the drop that triggers the inflation so if it falls on jetty floor they don’t generally fire. It does make it a fairly tricky job to deactivate and remove though.
If one inflates in the jetty it can be very very nasty, even fatal to people in them.