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2026-10-31 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-10-31

Board the Plane: a boarding-order simulator

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A browser game lets you arrange boarding groups for 180 passengers and compare the simulated boarding time with the airline’s five-zone order.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-31 issue.
For
People curious about airline boarding strategies
Worth noticing
Passengers within a boarding group are placed in seeded random order, so the same flight can be restarted for comparison.

Field notes

The controls let a player compare a repeat of the same seeded flight with a changed boarding order. Row inspection and the busiest-jam view expose where congestion occurs, while custom groups can be built from row ranges, seat letters, and a bag filter. The page says groups, settings, and the last result are saved in the browser.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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