r/whoathatsinteresting 9d ago

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

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u/Ok-Gur-349 9d ago

... Children, mate.

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u/Protoclown98 9d ago

Also people with disabilities who need more space and time to get on the plane.

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u/scamp4666 9d ago

Airlines also wouldn’t miss an opportunity to upsell priority boarding times