re: If airlines actually cared about passengers...

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1. Board from the back. It would be much faster and efficient.

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Most efficient boarding process is operation is the Southwest system because it ends up somewhat self-optimizing. Someone takes too long to sit down, you just say screw it and sit where you're at. Back to front is surprisingly less efficient than a random system.

I think Mythbusters did test various boarding methods and the theoretical best is to go seat by seat back window first, moving both in toward the aisle and up. But, in a real world with families flying and wanting to board together you can't actually do that.

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2. Get rid of the 3 3 configuration. It sucks

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Start flying regional jets! Of course, those come with their own inconveniences. I do prefer 2-3 to 3-3, but I think those are going to start giving way to the 3-3's soon.