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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
On the topic of planes.
I was in the US recently and noticed they board planes differently. In Canada we do emergency row, those needed help, and 1st class, then start at the back of the bus and move forward. It is pretty smooth for the most part.
In the US, it was emergency row, those that need help, first class, those that were a certain tier in the rewards program, military personnel, etc. It created havoc because you had people all over the plane getting on middle, front, back, all trying to get past each other. just a mess.
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Does the inefficiency matter?
If the ability for a plane to leave is driven by passenger loading then loading efficiently is important. If it’s driven by fueling and a baggage then efficient loading doesn’t matter and loading by status doesn’t have negative affects.
It also allocates carryon space in a manner that rewards loyalty and paying more.
If efficiency is key you would board windows back to front, middle back to front, aisle back to front and you would have people line up on a spot based on their seat. Compare how they load amusement parks where throughput matters to airlines.
Also the problem isn’t rolling suitcase people. They maximize bin capacity. It’s the backpacks that exceed a dimension that are allowed on anyway that destroy bin space. It should be strictly enforced as per The stated dimensions