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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by trillic on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @04:32PM (#22058911)
It really depends on the size of the airplane. Just a couple weeks ago I was one of the first 10 people to board the plane and was in "Premium Economy" on a 777-300ER for a full flight from Eastern Europe to the Midwestern US. I'd guess I was on the plane for nearly an hour before we pushed back from the gate. But this is for a plane with 300 people that boarded through a single door.
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:08PM (#22060701)
That is mindblowing. Even on an A380 that was only boarding through a single door I've never experienced an hour on the ground in the plane before pushing back. That would be super annoying.
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by kortilla on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:27PM (#22060805)
It sounds like you just normally board well into the boarding process. The standard for many domestic flights is to start 40 mins prior to departure. International is 1hr+.
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by maccard on Thursday January 16, 2020 @04:31AM (#22062943)
In the US. I fly Ryanair fairly regularly, and European flights are fully boarded within 20 minutes often.
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