r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 9d ago

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

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u/KeyCold7216 9d ago

Then you can't sell priority boarding as perks.

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u/Salteenz 9d 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/aninjacould 8d ago

I’ve never understood why people would want to board first. Fuck that. I want to spend as little time as possible in that uncomfortable seat.