Aircraft boarding facility for large airports - has runway transport vehicle provided with two levels, for checking in and waiting

摘要

When passengers arrive at a large airport they check in at the reception desk and hand over their luggage and recieve boarding tickets. They then usually have to wait for the airport bus to take them to the aircraft waiting on the apron. These procedures can be more conveniently carried out by using a special vehicle which serves as the check in desk. The vehicles have two decks and passengers enter the lower deck (1) from the rear door (4). All the travel formalities are carried out and the passenger then mounts the stairs to the upper deck (2) which is used as a waiting room. An extensible gangway (6) attached to the upper deck facilitates access to the waiting aircraft when the vehicle has transported the passengers and their luggage to it.