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What’s Up With That: Boarding Airplanes Takes Forever
I was at the airport last week, and all I wanted to do was sit down, strap in, and lift off. Of course I couldn’t, because there were a bunch of people standing in my way. As the line crept along, I scanned ahead for malingerers, but everyone seemed sufficiently ready to board. I couldn’t help but wonder, is there a more efficient way for airlines to put get our butts into our seats, and into the air? (www.wired.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Frontier is charging more money to carry on a bag than to check it. The two flights that I was on seemed to board quickly. I have been on flights when you boarded, first class was to the left and steerage was to the right. Might have been an Airbus.
I haven't heard that term "Steerage" in a long time. LOL
Years ago on a WN flight one red-faced gentleman in suit and tie yelled out at the top of his lungs to everyone standing in line inside the plane. "Sit down GD'it, they all look alike anyway"
Carry on baggage is the biggest culprit.
Why do they no longer board from the rear? Surely 2 door boarding would be more efficient?
Straight from the rear boarding is discussed in the article, but other than the jumbos, I don't think there has been any double door boarding in a good while. All has been single door via jet bridge. Probably a gate/$ thing, but you are correct in that it would make better sense.
United tried two jet bridges on narrow body aircraft at DEN in 2006. It was an automated system that went over the wing to get to the rear door. After damaging two aircraft UNITED stopped the test and they were removed.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-07-united-boarding-equipment_x.htm
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-07-united-boarding-equipment_x.htm
"Some dual-end bridges are in use but United says its is the first to be completely automated." This is out of that link. I wonder if the automated was the problem. That said, if they would strictly enforce carry on regulations already in place and force bags to go over seats assigned, it would speed up the process significantly. BUT, as I said earlier, we aren't as civil now as we used to be. There used to be a thing called common courtesy.