Passenger goes walkabout on tarmac at Madrid airport
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Passenger goes walkabout on tarmac at Madrid airport
Seen this in couple of papers.
Ryanair passenger runs across Madrid runway to catch flight | Daily Mail Online
Ryanair passenger runs across Madrid runway to catch flight | Daily Mail Online
To be fair to the DM (reluctantly) the story doesn't say "passenger runs across runway" – the word "runway" is only in the web page title.
I wonder what was going through the pasenger's mind, such as it is. Did he think that if he caught up with the aircraft, they'd stop and let him on? Really? Though the story says it was a 737, and some 737s do have internal steps that deploy from under the front left door, so if this aircraft had one, they could have let him on, but I'm sure they wouldn't!
By the way, do any larger Boeings or Airbuses carry their own steps?
I wonder what was going through the pasenger's mind, such as it is. Did he think that if he caught up with the aircraft, they'd stop and let him on? Really? Though the story says it was a 737, and some 737s do have internal steps that deploy from under the front left door, so if this aircraft had one, they could have let him on, but I'm sure they wouldn't!
By the way, do any larger Boeings or Airbuses carry their own steps?
Air Leary's aerial cashcows are fitted with integrated fwd airstairs. Or, at least, some are/were. Don't think there's much chance of being let onboard, at least not without paying the very very late boarding fee!
Pax these days continue to display an ever more alarmingly poor command of mental faculties.
Pax these days continue to display an ever more alarmingly poor command of mental faculties.
By the way, do any larger Boeings or Airbuses carry their own steps?
There may be some similar set-ups for VIP aircraft but I've never seen one (although there is at least one VIP 747 that is equipped with a ground loading elevator).
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Similar to tdracer's mention of Air Force One, the four E4B (747) Airborne Command Aircraft of The USAF have similar steps fitted.
Of course these are military "money no object" aircraft, when it comes to commercial passenger aircraft the cost via fuel burn of carrying the weight of air stairs around everyday can't be justified. In addition there is the cost of maintenance, repair, inspection, spare parts etc. A cheap set of aluminium push in stairs at each destination will win every time.
Of course these are military "money no object" aircraft, when it comes to commercial passenger aircraft the cost via fuel burn of carrying the weight of air stairs around everyday can't be justified. In addition there is the cost of maintenance, repair, inspection, spare parts etc. A cheap set of aluminium push in stairs at each destination will win every time.
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Airstais are a normal customer option on all 737s. We used to have them installed on our classics and a few NGs before we deactivated them and removed them. Were quite useful when groundhandling was slow again.
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Back airstairs used to be standard feature on previous generations jets , B727, DC9, Caravelle, BA111 etc. saved lot of time, at the time ... now waiting for stairs or jetways is part of the game ...
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The article has been updated to say they stopped and let him board. Brilliant!
Unfortunately, when he landed he was met by the police and reported for airport security infringements.
Unfortunately, when he landed he was met by the police and reported for airport security infringements.
Some news feeds say the aircraft he was chasing wasn't his and the one he should have been on was still at the gate.
After checking him over, security allowed him to board.
Crazier things have happened!
After checking him over, security allowed him to board.
Crazier things have happened!
The badly-written DM article ("passenger runs across Madrid Runway" - really??) has now removed the reference to the aircraft stopping and letting the passenger board. As noted previously, he was in fact chasing the wrong aircraft and after being intercepted he was allowed to board the correct flight, presumably in the conventional manner.
