Aborted departure, stairs left hanging from . . . Airbus?

A CHARTERED Airbus with a full load of 120 asylum-seekers and Australian officials had to abort its take-off from the Cocos Islands on Sunday night because its rear stairs were trailing along the tarmac.

theaustralian.com.au/news/na … 5864750503

For debate over at pprune regarding a possible mod to fit stairs to a 'bus, see pprune.org/dg-p-reporting-po … 85920.html