Hello,
Im new here and i myself work as a ramp agent at a busy 'London' airport. Ive been working in the industry for eleven years now and have seen some crazy sights out on the ramp!
As afew people have said already, the main problem is that most airlines want a 20/25 minute turnaround and this puts some pressure on the boys (and girls) working around the a/c.
In general, if you keep your ears and eyes open and never take anything for granted out on the ramp, your have a safe and speedy turnaround! But its the fellow workers who think they know it all and then drive steps into the wing, or pull GPU's out of the a/c and rip a hole in the side!!
Showing off seems to be a big cause of accidents! Ive seem afew tug drivers push a/c back in 3rd gear to show how fast they can push only to see them break n/w's and tow bars e.t.c.... Its not needed really is it.
People seem to forget they have been trusted with millions of pounds worth of a/c.
Anyway, thats my 10 pence worth
