hey all
– How do the aircraft get into the position that they park in on their stands? Do they taxi in and then turn around so they get into the correct position on their own steam?
– How do they then begin their taxi for departure? When the aircraft is ready, are they pushed back (or rather ‘pulled forward’) by tugs onto the taxiway where they then start their engines or do aircraft fire up the engines on stand and then taxi out on their own power?
and,
– Which end of the aircraft do pax usually board/disembark?
I should imagine that LCY is able to turnaround an aircraft pretty swiftly and efficiently – is it any faster that any other airport operating the same type i.e. Dash 8, BAe 146s etc etc?
any help, and if anyone can recall their experiences of LCY, would be absolutely fantastic
thanks 🙂
They taxi from the runway to which ever gate they are useing which they go into nose first and turn them round.
Tugs are very rarely used and aircraft make it and taxi to the runway on there own power.
Passengers normally use the doors at the front of the aircraft for bording/disembark/.
If the aircraft is going straight back out then they normally turn them around in about 30 mins.
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