Comment on Why do US airports have a lot more jet bridges than EU airports?
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 weeks agoMost American airports are space constrained, including many of the oldest ones in the country. The old airports in the US generally use jet bridges even when they are constrained by space.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Jet bridges are also an access control system. It’s harder to wander off to another part of the tarmac if you can’t get to it in the first place.
It’s also probably cheaper to guard too, since locked doors and alarms don’t require healthcare, and you can push that duty off to flight attendants and gate employees.