In airports how do they help people who need wheelchair assistance when there's no jet bridge when the plane arrives?
In airports how do they help people who need wheelchair assistance when there's no jet bridge when the plane arrives?
When you have to enter the plane via stairs, you usually go in the front door of the plane. Next time you do this, you'll notice that the door towards the back has a long ramp. Flight attendants will push those in wheelchairs into the plane from the ramp.
They have a special vehicle which looks a bit like a cabin on wheels. They push you in your chair into that and it drives to the aircraft then it lifts up and they wheel you into the plane. You are usually first on and last off.
In less advanced airports, they simply pick the passenger up and carry them down the stairs to a waiting wheelchair.
I know of no airports which don't have a ramp they can roll up instead of stairs. Once on the tarmac, they get in the wheelchair and are taken to an elevator, if needed, to get up to the terminal.
The methods can vary. They often have ramps or mechanical lifts that they can use. In rare cases, they might have to carry a passenger up the stairs (they will usually get the assistance of the airport fire crew for this).
Worst case, they'll carry the person down the stairs.
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