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Originally Posted by CoryB
^^ From dual door loading to work quicker you still need to load passengers in order but from the middle of the plane towards both doors. The challenge is those boarding scenarios either are busing people to the plane (common in Europe) or have people walking on the tarmac from the terminal. Both systems make it near impossible to keep passengers in a sequence.
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Interesting summary. WS tried dual door boarding at YVR for a short time. They had the airport authority pay a mint to install special gates that could reach over the 737's wing to the back door, but they only used them for a very short period. Not sure why the idea never took.