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trickle loading [2 records]

Record 1 1986-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
CONT

In the trickle system the airplane is parked at the gate ... and the departure time is announced. The passengers then trickle onto the airplane with check-in procedures stretched out over the trickle period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
CONT

Sur les aéroports où le trafic intérieur est important, on tend toutefois vers un système consistant à permettre l'embarquement individuel des passagers.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
OBS

(...) new terminal designs which require the use of vehicles for transporting passengers across the apron to remote stands (...) cause bottlenecks in passenger flow, and do not permit trickle loading

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
OBS

sur les aéroports où le trafic intérieur est important, on tend toutefois vers un système consistant à permettre l'embarquement individuel des passagers.

Spanish

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