You’ve checked your bags. You’ve gone through security. Now, you’re at the gate. Your flight is about to board. Even before the announcement is made, a hoard of travellers rush to the gate.
‘Gate lice’ are those impatient passengers, who board before their designated group is called, in an attempt to get on the aircraft early and secure overhead bin space. This often leads to chaos and ...
Anyone who’s flown with a major airline in recent years knows the scourge of so-called “gate lice,” even if they could never put a name to these particular flouters of airline etiquette.
American Airlines is in the early stages of introducing technology it believes will prevent passengers from becoming so-called "gate lice." The new system will have an audible signal when someone ...
American Airlines says it has a new boarding technology to crack down on what may refer to as "gate lice." Here's what that means NBC Universal, Inc. American Airlines is testing a new technology ...
Regular travelers have recently started calling it gate lice — the gathering of fliers at the boarding gate long before their zone is called. American Airlines is taking steps to swat away the ...
With the holiday season quickly approaching, American Airlines is implementing a new platform that would stop the reoccurrence of “gate lice.” “Gate Lice” is a term used to describe ...
In fact, navigating your way through an airport can be downright annoying—especially if you encounter gate lice. Before you start getting itchy, know that these aren’t actual lice. This term ...
Experts in human behavior say travelers who mass at the gate ahead of their turn do so out of a tendency to conform — and out of a sense of competition. Airline employees often refer to those ...
Let the gate attendant know you are there for the Timucuan Parks Foundation volunteer event for free admission. Little Talbot Island State Park, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: cleaning up the beach.
Down under, Qantas passengers onboard one of the airline's narrowbody Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registration VH-XZL, were traveling from Sydney ... fumes when the aircraft is pushing back from the gate ...