The invention relates to a cargo bridge (10) for the simplified introduction of cargo into the passenger cabin (1) of a commercial aircraft through the door opening (5) of a passenger door (4) which opens laterally outwards and which, when closed, is flush with the outer skin (3) of the commercial aircraft and in the open state is arranged on the outside in front of the outer skin (3).The cargo bridge (10) comprises:- guide rails (11) to be fastened at least on the floor (2) of the passenger cabin (1), perpendicular to the door opening (5); and- a bridge element (12) that can be longitudinally displaced along the at least one guide rail (11) between a first and second end position, the width of the bridge element (12) being smaller than the width of the free door opening cross section (7) of the opened passenger door (1) and the Distance between the first and the second end position is greater than the distance between the inside of the passenger door (1) on the floor (2) of the passenger cabin (1) in the closed state and the point of the passenger door protruding furthest beyond the outer skin (3) of the commercial aircraft (1) in the open state, so that the passenger door (1) can be closed in the first end position and the bridge element (12) in the second state projects beyond the open passenger door (4) with its free end (14). The invention also relates to a commercial aircraft with corresponding cargo bridge (10).
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