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What (who) is jetway - definition

ENCLOSED MOVABLE BRIDGE WHICH EXTENDS FROM AN AIRPORT TERMINAL GATE TO AN AIRPLANE

Jetbridge; Aerobridge; Jetways; Jetbridges; Jet bridges; Aerobridges; Loading bridge; Jetway; Jet Bridge; Aero bridge; Passenger boarding bridge; Jet-bridge; Aero-bridges; Aero-bridge; Jetwalk; Airgate; Airtube

jetway

¦ noun (trademark in the UK) another term for air bridge.

Jet bridge

A jet bridge (also termed jetway,Justia/trademarks The term Jetway is a registered trademark jetwalk, airgate, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, skybridge, finger, airtube, expedited suspended passenger entry system (E-SPES), or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge (PBB)) is an enclosed, movable connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without going outside and being exposed to harsh weather. Depending on building design, sill heights, fueling positions, and operational requirements, a jet bridge may be fixed or movable, swinging radially, and/or extending in length.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_bridge

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Jet bridge

A jet bridge (also termed jetway, jetwalk, airgate, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, finger, skybridge, airtube, expedited suspended passenger entry system (E-SPES), or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge (PBB)) is an enclosed, movable connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without going outside and being exposed to harsh weather. Depending on building design, sill heights, fueling positions, and operational requirements, a jet bridge may be fixed or movable, swinging radially, and/or extending in length. The jetway was invented by Frank Der Yuen.

Similar devices are used for astronauts to enter spacecraft, which are installed in the appropriate height of the launch tower.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet bridge

Examples of use of jetway

1. Neulans shuffles down the jetway to the waiting 737.

2. At the airport, a piece of roof was torn off a concourse, and a jetway used to load passengers was torn off and slammed into another jetway, said airport spokeswoman Michelle Duffourc.

3. The air marshal team pursued the subject into the jetway and ordered the subject to get down the ground.

4. The passenger immediately exited the aircraft through the jetway, heading back toward the terminal.

5. After she bought the tickets, police escorted her to the next flight to New York and returned her children on the jetway to the airplane.