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The Fastest Way to Board a Plane Feels Like the Slowest
CGP Grey

CGP Grey compares airplane boarding methods, based on an arXiv paper, and shows why the intuitive back-to-front approach is slow while random or outside-in boarding does better.
It is the default link in any thread about boarding or deplaning order, praised as an excellent, clear treatment.
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