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How do we deplane an aircraft? 7

What are the general practices for leaving an aircraft? How efficient are these practices?

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CGPGrey
CGPGrey
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Dec 22, 2024 5:18 am EST
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The widely used technique for disembarking is from the front to the back of the plane in an orderly fashion but this takes the most amount of time. Unfortunately, despite being inefficient, this is the norm when it comes to getting off the aircraft.

LordDarias
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Dec 22, 2024 6:07 am EST
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This content is definitely a curse, every single time I am waiting to leave a plane It will pop into my mind as I wait far too long for people in front of me to leave

MadeWithJunk
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Dec 22, 2024 9:48 am EST
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As a teen I was returning from visiting family in Palm Springs Ca and there was a load of Marines on leave from 29 Palms also departing. Not sure if they were ordered to do so of if it arose organically in their Marine minds but they organized window, middle, isle from back to front with bags they knew where they would fit and the other 8 or 10 of us mere mortals managed to fit in well enough not to much things up and I swear we loaded the plane in about 90 seconds. Well, I'm not sure exactly how fast but it was fast enough that the captain gave the announcement we were leaving early. "You all did such a great job boarding we were able to bump up our departure time by 10 minutes, so we'll um, be underway I guess... " You could hear the pleasurable bewilderment in his voice... Departing the plane was just as orderly and with that single flight I experienced nirvana. Never before, never again...

PJModjesky
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Dec 22, 2024 1:40 pm EST
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That’s why when I land in a plane, I just sit there for like 7 minutes so that it’s not too stressful waiting for everyone else in front of my to get off the plane

Failzz
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Dec 22, 2024 8:12 pm EST
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The ending is the most tragic part by far. Not only is leaving the plane incredibly slow, but optimising that process would be so simple, it's easy and intuitive to explain to people. You'd just have to get one side of the aisle row to stand up and leave, then the other side aisle, then middle etc.

loverrlee
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Dec 23, 2024 1:10 am EST
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This is why when I am on a plane I pick the very last row and I blissfully wait my turn both boarding and exiting, because the real bliss is to not let the time it takes get you in a bad mood. If you approach life in this way, everyday is a vacation because you’re just happy to be on a plane at all, remembering all the souls who never have or never will have that privilege. It’s all about perspective.

AQualms
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Dec 23, 2024 4:46 am EST
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concept: look behind you, if there are people waiting to go past you, quickly squeeze into one of the seats (stand up) with your luggage on the seat - they pass by - you then move back out when the aisle is clear, store your items, sit down. Same theory goes with deplaning - you don't have items/have them already in your arms - zoom zoom zoom out of there. You have things to get down? Wait until it's not a major inconvenience, stand up clearly looking like you are waiting but patient, and grab your things down when the line is moving slow, again move to the seat when people need to pass by. Amazing what knowing your surroundings and being conscientious can accomplish.

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