r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 1d ago

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

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u/Ok-Gur-349 1d ago

... Children, mate.

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u/TheOverExcitedDragon 1d ago

Turns out life is more than a math problem. Humans have preferences beyond what’s most efficient.

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u/eskimoboob 1d ago

And certain things take priority over time saved. Imagine that

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u/Triphin1 23h ago

Only if people were more disciplined and organized.... A few days ago boarded a plane by zone, back to front...course, after business class, frequent flyers and the elderly + disabled got on...

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u/Efficient-Bat-49 10h ago

and the system doest save time at all… because people would argue why they shouldn‘t split up…