Boarding bridge remote operation system and boarding bridge remote operation program

A boarding bridge remote operation system that is a remote operation system for performing remote operation of a boarding bridge, the boarding bridge including:

• a rotunda connected to a gate of a terminal building;
• a tunnel unit having a proximal end connected to the rotunda, the tunnel unit being configured to be extendable and retractable in a longitudinal direction of the tunnel unit;
• a cab provided at a distal end of the tunnel unit, the cab including a distal end part to be docked with an entrance of an aircraft;
• a lifting/lowering device that is mounted to the tunnel unit or the cab and that lifts and lowers the tunnel unit and the cab;
• and
• a pair of wheels that are mounted under the lifting/lowering device and that travel on a ground,
• the boarding bridge remote operation system comprising:
• at least one first camera that is provided on the cab and that captures an image of the entrance of the aircraft;
• inside monitoring equipment to monitor whether or not a person is inside the boarding bridge;
• and
• a remote controller provided corresponding to the gate and configured to be communicable with remote equipment, the remote equipment including an operating unit with which an operator performs an input operation of inputting an operation command for the boarding bridge and at least one of a display device or a speaker configured to output information inputted thereto, wherein the remote controller gives an operation command corresponding to the input operation performed with the operating unit of the remote equipment to the boarding bridge to perform remote control of the boarding bridge, obtains image information of the image captured by the at least one first camera and monitoring information of monitoring by the inside monitoring equipment, and outputs the obtained image information and the obtained monitoring information to the remote equipment, wherein
• the boarding bridge is configured to be allowed to start operating after the operator has performed, with the operating unit of the remote equipment, a check operation indicating confirmation by the operator that no person is present at or around the pair of wheels and that no person is present inside the boarding bridge.