[borland]

Has this guy ever been on any actual planes? His "Status Quo" model is completely unlike any of the planes I've ever been on.

It's easy to improve over a fake strawman

[avidiax]

I assume that the author has been on planes enough to think about this and make a website with a simulation.

It seems fairly realistic to me. People in rows toward the front step into the aisle as soon as possible to gather their carry-ons. This blocks everyone rearward that already has their belongings and is in the aisle from deplaning.

[jayd16]

Unloaders will yield to a non-zero average of waiting passengers. Unloading passengers in fore rows can predict, time, and exploit gaps in passing back row passengers such that they can unload without causing slowdown (in this way full and flush in non-optimal).

Its really not that realistic.