go right
Large passenger planes have two aisles. When leaving the plane, the right hand side always moves much faster than the left.
I think this happens because the door is on the front at the left and at the moment when the two lines meet the people coming from the right side have some momentum up, they’re going straight ahead, and they don’t need to turn a corner and merge to get off. The people from the left side have to inject themselves into this stream. Everyone is tired and maybe the people from the right are less inclined to politely let someone in from the left.
Whatever it is, the effect is pronounced. On some flights the right side will drain completely while there are still dozens of people left on the left. I’ve watched this many times. I’ve asked a couple of stewards, and they agreed but hadn’t noticed or didn’t know why.
Random thought for the week.
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