ELI5.Why are airplanes boarded front to back?

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Currently standing in terminal and the question arises, wouldn’t it make sense to load the back first? It seems inefficient to me waiting for everyone in the rows ahead to get seated when we could do it the other way around. I’m sure there’s a reason, but am genuinely curious. Thoughts?

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Trust me airlines have already figured out dozens of super efficient boarding systems that would be both quick and convenient for the passengers. The problems is that people are incapable of following very simple and clear instructions so any attempt at a boarding system ends up in disaster because people don’t do what they’re supposed to do, so airlines have kind of given up trying to be efficient.

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