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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Very few airlines actually load their planes front to back. They load by most valuable customers to least valuable customers. This is why you’ll usually see business class boarding first, then frequent fliers, then group number. in general, the higher your group number, the less you paid for your ticket.
Naturally, airlines want their highest revenue generating customers to have the best experience, so they tailor the boarding process to them.
So why do those people want to board first and sit at the front?
There are 2 main reasons people prefer to board early, 1 is so you are guaranteed over head bin space, 2 is that it’s a nicer experience to board a plane with less people on it.
The main reason you want to sit at the front is that you can save up to 10 minutes by being the first person off vs the last person off, plus you don’t have to drag your bags as far down the aisle.
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