Safety, incidents, etc

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at easyjet when doors open and steps in place, they can not be removed until the crew member as passed a permit to remove steps form for that particular door to the ramp staff who are at the top of the steps

The procedure was the same at AF when the accident happened. But as it appeared, it was not enough to keep human error away. To increase safety, a new type of stairs were introduced. Now there are 2 gates blocking access to the stairs, both on top and bottom, to prevent use in unsafe condition (ie if the gate is open, the operator will know that he doesn't have the permission to move them yet).