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How One Airline Saved 50 Million With a Single Boarding Change
In this episode of The Operator's Manual, Lucas and Luna dive into how Southwest Airlines saved an estimated $50 million per year — and cut turn time by 10 minutes — simply by changing how passengers board. No new technology. No new planes. Just a behavioral tweak to an existing process. They walk through the 2007 experiment at Denver International Airport, the surprising data on gate-area congestion, and why the 'family boarding' policy that emerged from it actually sped things up rather than slowing them down. If you've ever wondered how a tiny operational change can…
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