American Airlines cracks down on line cutters during boarding process
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Producer), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)
Just in time for the holiday travel season, American Airlines is expanding its technology that calls out those who cut in line during the boarding process. Passengers who try to board before their assigned group will set off an error beep that alerts the gate agent. The agent will then instruct them to rejoin the line when their boarding group is called.
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American is rolling out the technology to over 100 airports, including the world’s busiest airport in passenger traffic, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International.
The company plans to expand it to additional hubs later but it’s not clear exactly when.
Airlines including American reward frequent flyers with perks like early boarding and are trying to crack down on “gate lice,” which has become a term used to describe people who crowd the gate in an attempt to board early.
American currently allows families traveling with children under 2 years old to request an earlier boarding group at the gate.
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JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON … AMERICAN AIRLINES IS EXPANDING ITS TECHNOLOGY THAT CALLS OUT THOSE WHO CUT IN LINE DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS.
PASSENGERS WHO TRY TO BOARD BEFORE THEIR ASSIGNED GROUP WILL SET-OFF AN ERROR BEEP … ALERTING THE GATE AGENT WHOM WILL INSTRUCT THEM TO REJOIN THE LINE WHEN THEIR BOARDING GROUP IS CALLED.
CREW MEMBERS TESTED THE PROCESS OVER THE LAST MONTH IN THREE AIRPORTS WITH AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAYING THEY RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM BOTH PASSENGERS AND WORKERS.
AMERICAN IS NOW ROLLING-OUT THE TECHNOLOGY TO OVER 100 AIRPORTS – INCLUDING THE WORLD’S BUSIEST AIRPORT IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC — ATLANTA’S HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL.
THE COMPANY PLANS TO EXPAND IT TO ADDITIONAL HUBS LATER, BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHEN.
AIRLINES INCLUDING AMERICAN REWARD FREQUENT FLYERS WITH PERKS LIKE EARLY BOARDING AND ARE TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON SO-CALLED “GATE LICE” – WHICH HAS BECOME A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE WHO CROWD THE GATE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOARD EARLY.
AMERICAN CURRENTLY ALLOWS FAMILIES TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OLD TO REQUEST AN EARLIER BOARDING GROUP AT THE GATE.
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Click to see story on Latin TimesAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on KIFIAmerican Airlines to shame boarding line cutters with new technology
Click to see story on CNBCAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on KVIAAmerican Airlines expanding technology, cracking down on line cutting ahead of holiday travel
Click to see story on The HillAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
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Click to see story on WBAL-TVAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
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Click to see story on KSBWAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on WJCLAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on KHBSAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on KESQAmerican Airlines crackdown on line cutters coming to even more airports
Click to see story on KTVBAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on KMIZAmerican Airlines crackdown on line cutters coming to even more airports
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American Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on MOR-TVAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Click to see story on The Baltimore PostAmerican Airlines to shame boarding line cutters with new technology
Click to see story on Stockxpo – A professional network of traders, investors and analystsAmerican Airlines Declares War On Gate Lice: New Boarding Tech Hits Over 100 Airports Nationwide For The Holidays – View from the Wing
Click to see story on View from the WingUnited Airlines Agent Shocks Hawaii Travelers With Boarding Crackdown
Click to see story on Cheap Flights to HawaiiAmerican Airlines to shame boarding line cutters with new technology
Click to see story on Daily Expert NewsAmerican Airlines expands its crackdown on ‘gate lice’: Here’s what to know
Click to see story on livenowfox.comAmerican Airlines Expands Leasing Portfolio with New Boeing 787-9 Deal – Travel And Tour World
Click to see story on Travel And Tour WorldAmerican Airlines Expands New Boarding Technology to 100 Airports
Click to see story on AviationSourceAmerican Airlines expands boarding tech to 100+ airports before holiday season
Click to see story on aerotime.aeroAmerican Airlines expands boarding technology
Click to see story on airlinergs.comAmerican Airlines Rolls Our Anti ‘Gate Lice’ Technology to More Than 100 Airports Across the US… Hear The Dreaded Reject Noise
Click to see story on Paddle Your Own KanooNo More Line Cutting: American Airlines Expands Boarding Tech To More Than 100 Airports – The Bulkhead Seat
Click to see story on thebulkheadseat.comDiscover Airlines expands long-haul services and flies to Minneapolis
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