Attention, passengers: Someone is skipping the line at your gate


When a passenger attempts to board the plane early with the wrong group, the new system will give an ‘audible signal’ to the gate agent, according to the airline. — Unsplash

Every airline traveller has been there. The boarding process begins, and the gate is swarmed with passengers before their zones have been called.

They’re popularly known as “gate lice” and, despite their being shamed and mocked in popular culture, US airports are still experiencing outbreaks.

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