The customs officer I discussed this with indicated - in his humble understanding - that the key word was "LANDED".
Now for a ship this has a clear meaning - to have gone down the gangway and thus placed BOTH feet on "terra firma" or land - thus in a more profound English - to have disembarqued (a "barque" being French and Middle English I believe also for a ship or boat).
When applied to the new sport of Aviation the gangway became the jetway or steps and the disembarquation was deemed to have taken place on either terra firma or having left the jetway, landing being just like docking for a boat.
Now who is right and what the jurisprudence indicates, escapes a layman such as myself - but am most curious to hear further ideas, opinions or links to judgements or rulings hereon.
