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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by ghaff on Monday February 10, 2025 @10:10AM (#43001203)
In practice, the airlines order status of various kinds when boarding which roughly correlates to how much money people spend with the airline.
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Re:Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since ... by technothrasher on Monday February 10, 2025 @07:14PM (#43007133)
Yep, and the status folks want to both board first and be in the front of the plane, which clogs everything up during boarding.
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