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A couple of years back I was stuck in a crappy flight, so mid flight I decided to write a simple simulation of boarding flights[0]. The flight service usually
by chewxy 12y ago
A couple of years back I was stuck in a crappy flight, so mid flight I decided to write a simple simulation of boarding flights[0].
The flight service usually boarded from front and rear, but somehow on that day they did front-to-rear. I also simulated different methods - like odd/even seating.
Now, it's not the best, but I ended up on a brief consulting role that ended up nowhere (the real life data indicated no statistical difference in boarding methods whatsoever). What's interesting is I hadn't taken profit motive into account.
Now that I think about it, there really isn't any motive for airlines to board quicker and take off quicker.
[0] : http://blog.chewxy.com/2012/04/04/a-better-passenger-boarding-system/ http://blog.chewxy.com/2012/04/04/a-better-passenger-boardin...
- bostonvaulter2 12y agoI would argue that if they could board/take off quicker they could squeeze in an extra flight a day (possibly), which would reduce their costs. But it might be hard to recoup the amount lost from the early boarding fees.
- brc 12y agoPerhaps the pilot procedures take x amount of time - which is fixed. Whether boarding takes x, or x-10 minutes wouldn't change the ability of the flight to leave. There is also landing/takeoff slots, which are outside the control of the airline. All in all, I doubt boarding faster would help an airline fly a plane more often.