Will boarding flights be faster with United’s new WILMA method?

“Even just saving two minutes in how long it takes to board a plane can save these airlines hundreds of millions of dollars a year,” says the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen.

“Even just saving two minutes in how long it takes to board a plane can save these airlines hundreds of millions of dollars a year,” says the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen. Photo by Shutterstock.

United Airlines has implemented a new boarding process they’re calling “WILMA” (window, middle, aisle). The company says it’ll reduce bottlenecks. 

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Sara Singer Schiff