Now Boarding: Why is boarding an plane so difficult?

Now Boarding: Why is boarding an plane so difficult?


“Now Boarding” is a videocast about air journey and the small business of traveling. CNBC airlines reporter Leslie Josephs and CNBC senior producer Erin Black delve into topics like turbulence, airline status, boarding, jumbo jets and all items aviation. Observe this episode and other individuals on CNBC’s YouTube channel.

On this episode of “Now Boarding,” Leslie and Erin talk about why plane boarding can be so difficult and what airlines are performing to make it a lot quicker. They discuss to Steve Goldberg, Southwest Airlines senior vice president, functions and hospitality, about the carrier’s distinctive boarding process and its experiments to make boarding a lot more effective. They also talk to Kerry Philipovitch, previous senior vice president of buyer encounter at American Airways, about the good reasons powering all the distinctive boarding teams and ways to make receiving on a plane faster.



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