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It does quote "In practice it would be very hard to implement a principle of serving the last in most physical queues where people physically queue up, for exam
by dalke 11y ago
It does quote "In practice it would be very hard to implement a principle of serving the last in most physical queues where people physically queue up, for example when boarding an airplane. It's simply too difficult to manage for practical reasons."
There's a real-world variation. At some airports people at the terminal go into a bus, which then takes them to a plane. This serves to mix and somewhat invert the queue, since the last people on the bus become the first to enter the plane.
The question I have is, is there a change in the gate queuing behavior between flights that load directly at the gate, vs. one where people first enter a bus?
- joosters 11y agoThat might be tricky to measure, especially as it's not obvious whether your gate is going to be bus-loaded or just a walk to the plane.
- dalke 11y agoFor some gates it's obvious. When you're on the ground floor, with only roadway outside the door, then there will be an airside transfer bus. It's even more obvious when the neighboring gates also use buses.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoSome buses utilize doors on both sides of the vehicle (or in many locations on the same side). Not all buses are LIFO.