Re:Ask HN: Why aren’t planes boarded back-to-front?
by mindslight on Sunday April 16, 2023 @03:26PM
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Online check in 24 hours ahead of departure got me a good boarding number, so most aisle seats would be open. And the times I was flying with someone, they'd just take the middle seat.
The times I didn't check in early could suck, but I was pretty good at spotting couples that had split aisle-window (leaving the middle seat empty), and then calling their bluff.
But it's been several years since I've flown, and I'm sure all carriers have since innovated new ways of making the experience worse, while charging for the privilege of mitigating it.
The times I didn't check in early could suck, but I was pretty good at spotting couples that had split aisle-window (leaving the middle seat empty), and then calling their bluff.
But it's been several years since I've flown, and I'm sure all carriers have since innovated new ways of making the experience worse, while charging for the privilege of mitigating it.