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25th May 2015, 10:32 AM
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Changes to Boarding
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25th May 2015, 10:35 AM
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Very much so, I believe it has been standard practice in ADL and OOL for some months now. I never really thought to post it.
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25th May 2015, 11:02 AM
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Not a moment too soon IMHO!
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26th May 2015, 10:32 AM
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I'd love to see someone (Tiger?) trial the Window-Middle-Aisle boarding method, demonstrated to be the fastest on Mythbusters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss1S3-Kv6R8
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26th May 2015, 11:18 AM
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I doubt it
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Even if it was implemented I doubt it'll work. Not everyone listens at an airport. So the pax will just do what they want. And the ground staff and cabin crew can't say anything to them in case they upset the pax.
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26th May 2015, 11:25 AM
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If you have flown Southwest, you will note that they board via sequence number. You line up next to poles at the gate that have the numbers. It would be great if the same concept was applied except for seat rows like Dave suggested.
Todd, free seating (unassigned) gets people listening and eager to board 
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26th May 2015, 11:28 AM
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How does free seating work with trim? I have never understood that. Obviously if the aircraft is full it works fine but when its a light load generally seats have to be kept vacant for trim. Do they put signs on the seats or just move people out of them, or just carry extra ballast???
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26th May 2015, 06:33 PM
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Had a chat with a Southwest pilot once about that, he said W&B starts becoming a problem on light loads (30% and below), more pax are needed toward the front. In saying that I was told the trend is pax will fill the front first anyway (get off quicker) so rarely becomes an issue.
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