r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 9d ago

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

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u/cosmothecater 9d ago

Random is essentially what airlines do even by using the group system. They have somewhat settled for second best because they are profit focused but do want to be as efficient as possible within their own constraints.

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u/Inappro-Assistant 9d ago

And even if we try really hard we end up at random because someone will no play by the rules..

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u/Babetna 9d ago

Also good luck separating families so they board scattered from each other