Five extra minutes of boarding time cut flight delays. On 2 June 2022 Delta Air Lines lengthened the scheduled boarding time for all domestic narrow-body flights from 35 to 40 minutes by taking time from other gate tasks such as deplaning, cleaning, refueling and baggage handling. The same day it became the first US airline to pay flight attendants for boarding, at 50 percent of their regular hourly rate. A study in Production and Operations Management found flights left about 1.5 minutes sooner, and the chance of leaving on time rose by 32 percent.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.