Jon Pretty

United already boards such that aisles are in the last group, modulo some other complexities. Part of the problem with these schemes is not just upselling, but also passenger confusion and misunderstanding at the gate. It's a complex issue.

And, of course, not not everyone is at the gate when they should be.

But my next best idea is to have planes with open-top fuselages and giant caddies containing the entire passenger deck of the plane, which can be swapped in and out at the airport in seconds with cranes, while passengers can seat themselves at their leisure at the airport.

Intercontinental flights should be done under anesthesia. Just stack "coffins for the living" into the fuselage, could use some efficient automation for the load/unload process. And could dramatically improve density. Could PoC on second-hand C17, Hercules or Transall

I like this idea too. Could offer a seamless transfer to your capsule hotel too.

Conferences could offer integrated packages where the staff just wheels the speaker up on stage for a dramatic thawing just before the talk.

I can only imagine the scheduling challenges when it's 8.55am and the keynote still hasn't thawed.

Easy: just don't bother thawing the participants yet.