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Old Jul 25, 2022 | 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by EXP100
In one word: cost.
But it's cheaper for the airline to offload simultaneously from the front and back by steps, than use an airbridge. A) the airport charges less, and B) the turn will be quicker. Otherwise FR wouldn't be doing it.
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