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Old Dec 2, 2024 | 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Efrem
Another inherent issue, not mentioned so far unless I missed it, is that that a 380 can be boarded and unloaded more quickly through its two doors than a 747 can be with one - and woe to the mobility-limited 747 passenger who finds out after boarding that he or she has a seat in the upper deck!
TWA used two doors to board its 747s; L1 for First and Business class passengers and L2 for Economy passengers. On my recent A380 flight, BA used three jet bridges for boarding at LHR, two for the lower deck, one for First and Business class passengers and the other for Economy passengers, and the third for the upper deck (Business, Premium Economy and Economy).
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