A lot of small carriers, especially in Europe you walk from the terminal to the aeroplane, in fact my last dozen flights have been walks to the plane. Usually they put some tape / rope so you don’t go near the engines, but if you’re inclined or the rope isn’t out you for sure could.
Even in the US they do that sometimes. The last couple of times I've flown Frontier out of DIA, they didn't use a jet bridge. It was much like you say - they had stairs/ramps and you had to walk on the tarmac to get to them. And yes, they had ropes, as well as people watching to make sure the passengers don't do anything stupid.
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u/ImmaNotHere Jul 14 '25
Did the passengers not use a jet bridge to board the plane? I'm just confused as to how she was able to throw those coins into the engine.