Why are left side doors used in airplanes?
September 17, 20242 Mins Read
Lifestyle Desk: With the rapid development of communication system, air traffic is increasing around the world. New airports are being prepared to deliver air services to new areas. But there is a strange thing involved in this flight. Although there are doors on both sides of the aircraft, the left side is usually used.

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Why do the passengers never fly through the right side door? There are several reasons behind this. Airlines do not allow passengers to use the right side door, mainly for ground crew.

Passenger planes have fuel tanks on the right side. Petrol is given through that part.

Apart from this, passengers cannot keep their luggage with them during the flight. She is allowed to use only small handbags.
According to the rules, the airline collects all the luggage from the passengers before boarding the plane. It is then sent to the aircraft by the ground crew.

The luggage is placed in the belly part of the plane. Crew members use the right-hand side to load or unload cargo. That's why that section is usually not allowed to be used by passengers.
Now the question is, on the contrary, why don't the airlines follow this rule? That is, he boarded the plane from the right side of the passenger. And the crew members used the left side to deliver the goods.

There is a strange history behind not doing this. Since ancient times, sailors have used the port side of the ship to navigate. That is why the left side of the ship is called port. On the other hand, the right side of the ship is starboard to the sailors. Airlines have also followed this rule from the beginning.

But it is not that the right side door of the aircraft is never used. In case of emergency, passengers are alighted by opening the right side door. Apart from this, sometimes airlines have been seen using the right side gate for special needs.

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Apart from this, passengers have to follow one more rule in air travel. That is to keep the smartphone in flight mode. Flight attendants ask to do it as soon as the flight takes off. If the smartphone is not kept in flight mode, there is a problem with the aircraft navigation. As a result, the plane may face a serious accident.

Source: This time