Why Back-to-Front Airplane Boarding Is Slow
CGP Grey · Explainer · 8 min · 2019 · YouTube title: The Fastest Way to Board a Plane Feels Like the Slowest
Why it's here
It is the default link in any thread about boarding or deplaning order, praised as an excellent, clear treatment.
What it covers
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.