Originally Posted by
EAJuggalo
They certainly seem to board quicker. I flew a 739 on DL and a Max 8 on WN. Both full flights. WN boarded in 30 minutes, DL boarded in 40. Not as many people bringing everything into the cabin since they were able to check bags for free. Anecdotally I also believe the deplaning goes faster on WN than on DL. But that's just my feeling.
What's wild to me is that WN used to board planes much faster. The "10 minute turn" is part of WN lore. While that is no longer possible (in part due to modern FAA rules), they still used to finish the basic boarding process in 10-15 minutes...even in my regular-travel years that started in the 90's. I get that a fully loaded Max is going to take longer, but even the old 143-seaters seem to take forever to board these days.