Efficient aircraft handling is what keeps airline schedules from unravelling: it encompasses all ground services required to turn an aircraft around between flights, including cargo and baggage loading and unloading, refuelling, towing to gates or remote stands, cabin and exterior cleaning, catering, technical pre-departure checks, and passenger boarding and disembarkation.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_handling
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