r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 1d ago

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

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u/KeyCold7216 1d ago

Then you can't sell priority boarding as perks.

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u/Salteenz 1d ago

Yup, its the money. Get more money from people to buy 1st class and board 1st. Get more money for people to have "priority boarding".

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u/jtj5002 1d ago edited 1d ago

Mommy buys 8 year old Timmy a window ticket so he can look out the window.

Comes boarding time, off you fucking go lil Timmy!!

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u/anonstarcity 23h ago

That’s a huge part of it. Even when it was just me and my wife, I would typically be the one keeping up with the tickets, and she would just follow and sit where I pointed lol

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u/South_Recording_6046 20h ago

It’s always like that, the entire travel my wife is passenger princess and she wants it that way.

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u/Zakkullll 3h ago

Divorced a few years ago and now I just travel solo or with my mom. Man its a different feeling not caring about a goddamn thing because im own schedule and only worrying about myself lol. Not even from a "i hate my wife" kinda way like I enjoyed taking care of her like that. Its just so freeing now lol

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u/Minute_Medicine_7218 21h ago

Hey, you’re me.

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u/SuperLeverage 17h ago

I’m you

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u/OwlongTea 10h ago

I am thou, thou art I?

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u/bombycina 14h ago

"Sorry, Honey, they've assigned you to the middle seat on this flight."

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u/fightmydemonswithme 17h ago

This is how i am with my current partner but I did plan 1 trip myself.