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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Sarah Fimm

Why Do Some Airlines Board Back to Front and Others Don’t?

Back to front? Front to back? What’s the deal? Why does stepping inside a metal tube that ascends to Himalayan heights and then lands thousands of miles away from its original destination have to be so complicated?

While logic would suggest that there’s only one surefire way to board a plane safely and efficiently, not all airlines agree. Like explaining the miracle of flight itself, there are science-based reasons as to why boarding one way works and why the other way doesn’t. It’s time to put front vs back boarding to bed, once and for all.

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