Originally Posted by
AerRyan
Most importantly its less efficient. Airbridges generally only unload/load from the front door, where as stairs unload from the front and back, therefore leading to a faster unloading. This is important on a thight schedule such as Ryanair and Aer Lingus.
I might buy that argument for Ryanair, but not for Aer Lingus, which uses airbridges at many/most of its destinations. If EI mainline were scheduling 25-minute turnarounds at Cork I could understand the need for very fast disembarkation/boarding. But they're not, are they?