Shuttle bay

The Shuttle bay is a part of a Covenant ship, which allows or disallows dropships to enter of exit the ship.

Summary
The Shuttle bay of most ships, are large, with enough space to park two DX-class Spirit Dropships. When the Master Chief captured Ascendant Justice he entered the ship through the shuttle bay and found several tunnels for Engineers, not present on the Truth and Reconciliation. The Shuttle bay also has a 'Door', a force field that allows or disallows aircraft to enter, and also pressure shields.