Originally Posted by
oldart
Do they still allow aircraft to keep their engines running whilst off loading and loading passengers? Health and safety seems to spring to mind.
When I used the Aberdeen - Edinburgh - Leeds - Norwich service in Air Anglia days, one engine kept running during the stops; the opposite sde from the loading and unloading. The noise of the RR Dart made communications between passengers and staff nearly impossible. Everything was done with hand signals. It was a long time ago but ISTR the Darts needed a start cart to get them going so keeping an engine running presumably shortened the turnaround time. The Q400s don't usually need a start cart so there's less need to keep engines running.