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		benhurmarcel on Jan 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Letting slower passengers board airplane first is ... > Boarding can't normally happen while the plane is being refuelled It is possible, but with more rules and restrictions. https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Refuelling_with_Passenge... https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/31197/is-it-nor...

sokoloff on Jan 16, 2020 [–]

It's quite common for fueling operations to be done with passengers on board for trans-oceanic flights (more fuel to load and longer boarding process).

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