Originally Posted by taucher
This isn't exactly on topic, but I seem to remember disembarking once or twice from the tail of a 727. The door was mounted on the centreline in the floor of the aircraft. I imagine that procedure ended with D.B. Cooper.
Also, boarding widebodies through fore and aft airstairs is nothing unusual outside of the US.
Also mildly OT, and I'm sure someone else can enlighten the group on current standards since I haven't flown the LGA-DCA shuttle since 9/11, but previously when the weather was good, pax had the option of deplaning from the forward and rear doorways (by stairs from the aft and jetbridge from the front). I don't know if this is still the case.