How we should board planes to save time

The hurry has taken over our lives. Gone are the days when air travel was an experience reserved only for a privileged few. Its popularization has vanished all the glamor and the watch has become the real protagonist. In an age when time is money, paradoxically, embarkation and disembarkation are slower than necessary

Most of us never think about the science and mechanics that go into flight or the fact that we still don't really understand how planes stay in the air. As Scientific American explained: “On a strictly mathematical level, engineers know how to design planes that will stay in the air. But the equations do not explain why aerodynamic lift occurs. Then the fact that you can sit in a metal tube that flies hundreds of miles per hour around the world should leave you in awe.

All that said, it might seem a bit silly to think about boarding order. However, getting on a crowded flight first could save us a lot of hassle so we can sit down and enjoy the wonder of it all.

In December, The Sun newspaper started a thread on the question-and-answer website Quora, where frequent travelers submitted a bunch of their favorite travel tips. . Among them was some important advice on why we should always tackle first.

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“If you're traveling economy and have carry-on baggage, you should estimate how full the flight will be. If you're expecting a full flight, it's key to try to board earlier; this will improve your chances of obtaining cabin space for your baggage above your designated seat. Having to put your cabin baggage behind your seat or check it in leads to a significant loss of time,” said traveler Ashwin Krishnan.

So, by having our bag directly on top of our seat, we can get off the plane quickly and not have to wait for other people to move before we can grab our belongings.

Krishnan wasn't the only one on Quora to praise the first approach. Timothy Chiu, who noted that he has “over a million miles flown on various airlines,” added to a different thread his reasons for boarding early.

“While superior storage is the obvious reason, everyone says, here's a reason I don't think many people realize why you should want to address ASAP. Some airlines, when they need to remove people from a plane, start with the last person to board the plane. They may need to remove people due to restrictions of weight (due to wind, heat, etc.),” he said.

It's no secret that one of the airlines' businesses is offering priority boarding in business and first class services, prior to economy class ; so the policy seems to be that whoever wants access first must check out. There are other reasons and they do not respond to financial reasons, but rather have to do with the company's relationship with the customer: many airlines reward their premium users with points that can be converted into benefits as passengers, such as For example, priority boarding.

So next time you fly, arrive a little early or pay for priority boarding, so you and your stuff can easily board together. And be sure to thank a scientist, mechanic, pilot, and crew member while you wait to take off, too.

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