This airline plans to let window seat passengers in economy board first

United Airlines is rolling out a plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first. Should airlines in Malaysia follow suit? — Pixabay

United Airlines in the United States will soon start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first, a move designed to reduce the time planes spend sitting on the ground.

The airline said in an internal memo that it will implement the plan on Oct 26. The plan – called WILMA, for window, middle and aisle – was tested at several locations and deemed to shave up to two minutes off boarding time.