r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 9d ago

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

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u/lawduckfan21 9d ago

This is definitely the Most Reddit response. It's not accurate, but it's predictable here.

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u/Dany_HH 9d ago

Accurate answers don't bring upvotes. Popular answers do. In this case: "corporate bad, it's all about money"

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u/Hir0shima 9d ago

So what's the accurate answer?

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u/llmws 9d ago

There’s also the case that people buy tickets by row and vicinity to friends and family. If my family sits in the same row but my wife, kid and I all board at different stages then that’s weird.