Re JetBlue Tries "Textbook" Boarding Process - But Is It Doomed to Fail?

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bill Bumgarner <bbum () mac com>
> Date: October 23, 2017 at 3:20:22 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] JetBlue Tries "Textbook" Boarding Process - But Is It Doomed to Fail?
>
> The mythbusters tested this.
>
> As it turns out, the "textbook" process is not necessarily the most efficient, but is a combination of good 
> efficiency and acceptable to passengers
>
> https://jalopnik.com/mythbusters-proves-most-airlines-board-planes-all-wrong-1636981904
>
> The fastest way is total chaos -- board at will, no assigned seats -- but passengers liked that least of all.
>
> JetBlue is adopting WilMA.
>
> From the article:
>
> ....
> Another popular way to board planes is the "WilMA" method, for window, middle, aisle. Passengers board the plane at 
> the window seats first, middle seats second, and aisle seats last. Again, this method is also supposed to minimize 
> aisle congestion during the boarding process. The WilMA experiment took only 14 minutes, 55 seconds. Participants 
> gave this method the most favorable score overall. This also proved that the method used by most airlines (back to 
> front) is not the best in terms of efficiency nor customer enjoyment.
> ....
>
> One does wonder how they'll handle families sitting together, etc...
>
>
> > On Oct 23, 2017, at 12:13 PM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: jonathan.spira () accuramediagroup com
> > > Date: October 23, 2017 at 2:28:32 PM EDT
> > > To: dfarber <dave () farber net>
> > > Subject: JetBlue Tries "Textbook" Boarding Process - But Is It Doomed to Fail?
> > >
> > > Dave, hi and good afternoon!
> > >
> > > JetBlue is rolling out what scientists believe to be a textbook-perfect boarding process.  Passengers with rear 
> > > window seats will be the first to board, followed by those in the rear middle seats and forward window seats and so 
> > > on.
> > >
> > > This means that passengers traveling together in the same row can't board together of course, which will generate 
> > > some ill will towards the airline (it actually already has, based on what I'm hearing).
> > >
> > > JetBlue to Unveil New Boarding Process
> > > http://accura.cc/st72pi
> > >
> > > "JetBlue Airways announced it will introduce a new boarding process.
> > >
> > > "The new method will be based on the type of aircraft and the passenger’s seat assignment, namely window seat, 
> > > middle seat, or aisle seat.
> > >
> > > "JetBlue will board those passengers traveling in Mint on aircraft with a Mint cabin as well as those with TrueBlue 
> > > Mosaic elite status first. The next group, Group A, will be for those passengers in the airline’s Even More Space …
> > > <SNIP>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Szívélyes üdvözlet/Cordialement/Cordiali saluti/Saludos/Vänliga hälsningar 
> > >
> > > /s/ Jonathan
> > >
> > >  
> >
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