The best way to board an airplane
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The best way to board an airplane
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Re: The best way to board an airplane
#2> Continental will be soon begin boarding by seat position: first window seats, then middle, then aisle
That's great news - next time I fly Continental, I'll be sure to be the last person in line, I love the aisle seat.
> In a forthcoming paper, Jason Steffen of the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, argues that the fastest way to board a plane is to have passengers line up beforehand in a very specific order. In Steffen’s chart (at right), passengers who will be seated far apart board the plane around the same time
This assumes that people can follow these kinds of directions quickly and effectively, doesn't it?
Re: The best way to board an airplane
#3Personally, I would board people without carry-on luggage first (non-blocking group) and then people who have a single bag that can fit underneath the seat in-front-of-them, and then board people who require the use of overhead space. I suspect it would make things a lot smoother and it would perhaps reduce the size and number of bags people bring on board. Just a hunch.
Re: The best way to board an airplane
#4> Continental will be soon begin boarding by seat position: first window seats, then middle, then aisle That's great news - next time I fly Continental, I'll be sure to be the last person in line, I love the aisle seat. > In a forthcoming paper, Jason Steffen of the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, argues that the fastest way to board a plane is to have passengers line up beforehand in a very specific order…
> That's great news - next time I fly Continental, I'll be sure to be the last person in line, I love the aisle seat.
You don't get to choose your seat at boarding time. You are pre-assigned a seat or pre-choose your seat (aisle, center, window) and then boarded based on that seat you already have.
Re: The best way to board an airplane
#5It would be interesting to see how much of the time savings come from more efficient boarding order versus just forcing people to all be lined up and ready to go. If passengers can board faster but it takes an extra ten minutes to get everyone in the right order, that's not a win.
Re: The best way to board an airplane
#6It would be interesting to see how much of the time savings come from more efficient boarding order versus just forcing people to all be lined up and ready to go. If passengers can board faster but it takes an extra ten minutes to get everyone in the right order, that's not a win.
It is if they can do it just before the plane's ready to board.
Re: The best way to board an airplane
#7> Continental will be soon begin boarding by seat position: first window seats, then middle, then aisle That's great news - next time I fly Continental, I'll be sure to be the last person in line, I love the aisle seat. > In a forthcoming paper, Jason Steffen of the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, argues that the fastest way to board a plane is to have passengers line up beforehand in a very specific order…
They already follow these directions - they're just the wrong directions.
Recently I've had tickets that have a Boarding number - zone 1, 2, 3 or 4. That doesn't change- just re-hash the zones.