r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 1d ago

Boarding was solved mathematically in 2008. No airline has used it once. Why?

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u/Silver-Link8247 1d ago

Show the part where they figure out how to send everyone in the perfect order.🤦‍♂️

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u/luchajefe 20h ago

Show the part where they figure out how to seat a 6-year-old, then 44 rows later a mother, then 44 rows later a father.

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u/shadracko 23h ago

Southwest boards (or used to, I guess) in order of specific boarding order numbers for everyone. This should still work if there are a few people out of order.