There was a Mythbusters episode a while back testing different boarding methods. If I recall correctly, having a "free-for-all" seating arrangement was the fast

There was a Mythbusters episode a while back testing different boarding methods. If I recall correctly, having a "free-for-all" seating arrangement was the fastest, although it received the lowest customer satisfaction score from customers. The most satisfactory method of boarding was "WILMA[1] with blocks" which involves having business board first, followed by a combination of back-to-front and WILMA boarding while each zone was boarded with the WILMA method, starting from the back. [1] Stands for "windows-middles-aisles". See http://take.ms/znON7 http://take.ms/znON7 for a definition.