Originally Posted by
RVF750
J2 SOP is to unload the rear hold first, and load the front first. Also cabin crew are instructed that when the front has bene de-planed via Airbridge or only front steps to make sure there is people in the front of the cabin. Hence why the stop you for a short while to allow the next row or two to progress to the forward half. It doesn't make a lot of difference really, you'll reach the back of the queue for security before it gets to the front the same.
They're quite conservative and it can be annoying but it's safer just in case.
Thanks for that.
As you say, in the scheme of things it makes little difference time wise, but in this day and age it just seemed strange that a modern jet has to rely on cc stopping people getting off, in case the aircraft becomes unbalanced.