Airbus has a crazy idea to speed up airplane boarding and it's just like Thunderbirds

Unless you're deathly afraid of planes, one of the worst things about flying is the sheer tedium of it. It's nothing but indeterminate waiting - waiting for security, waiting to board, waiting to reach your destination.

Airbus has just been granted a patent for a wild new way to try and speed up boarding on planes - and as Ars Technica points out, it's just like something out of Thunderbirds.

Here's how it works.