Originally Posted by
itsnotthatbloodyhard
I'm not sure how that ties in with the reality (starting a few years ago) at a certain well-known local airline, where domestic ground staff would disappear as soon as the bridge was off the aircraft, and have to go scurrying off to another gate.
One mitigating item I believe as CASA usually inspect this when doing AOC issue, is that the rule is ameliorated if the aircraft is on an aerobridge. Staff do remain on the 'bridge unitl pushback.