all of the above. or below, as the case is. Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "airline nerd" is a new concept for me. Just curious how you ended up with this obsession as opposed to any other type of obsession. Result of extensive flying, or working for the airline industry, or wishful thinking about traveling to exotic locations, or just one of those things?
--- In [email protected], Diane Lochner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > at the risk of boring everyone, airlines study *everything* to shave time, minutes, weight, etc to maximize the amount of time their aircraft are in the air (airplanes in the air make money...airplanes sitting around do not) I know that recently, in the last year or so, a few airlines experimented with different boarding procedures and as I recall, there wasn't a staggering difference in time-to-load figures for different schemes (ie boarding in groups, boarding all at once, by row, etc.) > > Most airlines who have first class cabins allow those passengers, people with kids/needing assistance, exit row, and elite-status passengers to board earlier. Southwest's system of boarding zones lets them "turn" a plane at an airport very quickly and get it back in the air. > > I think it was American that at once time learned they could save something like $30,000 a year by reducing by one the number of olives in a salad. If anyone out there is REALLY curious, CNBC did a fascinating 2 hour behind the scenes look at American Airlines earlier this fall. > > Yes, I am a huge airline nerd. > > Aaron Weintraub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/30/06, tueschatter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Those are good and very true. I have one more request ( or > question)..why don't they load passengers that have seats in the back > of the plane first? Wouldn't that make it easier, rather than having > to wait while the folks in the front rows stow their carry on luggage > and get settled in their seats? > > > The only airlines that do *not* do this to my knowledge (admittedly not all-encompassing) are those that do not have assigned seating like Southwest... all other flights that I can recall taking, they start boarding from the back first, with allowances at first for those who 'need extra time'... > > aw > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
