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by jayd16 1036 days ago
Unloaders will yield to a non-zero average of waiting passengers. Unloading passengers in fore rows can predict, time, and exploit gaps in passing back row passengers such that they can unload without causing slowdown (in this way full and flush in non-optimal).

Its really not that realistic.
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very_good_man 1036 days ago
These little real world improvements are available in both systems and do not impact the overall conclusion.
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jayd16 1036 days ago
Exploiting gaps and streaming out passengers into the isle is antithetical to fill and flush. It can't be added or it changes the entire concept.
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very_good_man 1036 days ago
The simulation currently encodes an average 2 second gap between passengers in the deplaning aisle - in theory you could shoot in when a passenger with a longer minbuffer is near you. This can be done so long as it does not cause accordion-style congestion in the aisle.
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jayd16 1036 days ago
Yes you could, and that would be closer to real life but it would fly in the face of the proposed, flight attendant orchestrated flush.
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