American Airlines cracks down against 'gate lice' as airport passengers skip lines amid boarding process

American Airlines is testing caller exertion to extremity a process known arsenic "gate lice," which is erstwhile passengers trim lines successful hopes of boarding a formation early.

The strategy audibly flags erstwhile a rider attempts to committee nan level earlier their designated duty is called. 

"The caller exertion is designed to guarantee customers person nan benefits of privilege boarding pinch easiness and helps amended nan boarding acquisition by providing greater visibility into boarding advancement for our team," an American Airlines spokesperson told Fox News Digital via email. 

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American Airlines is successful nan early phases of testing nan process, piloting nan exertion astatine Albuquerque International Sunport, Tucson International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The slang word "gate lice" has gained traction connected societal media successful caller years. Though it's not known who invented nan phrase, respective travel blogs and Reddit forums talk "gate lice" astatine length.

American Airlines is testing caller exertion that will alert unit if a rider is attempting to committee nan level anterior to their designated time. (iStock)

Some travelers took to societal media to stock their thoughts connected American Airlines' caller alert strategy that was designed to support passengers from skipping lines.

"If airlines enforced carry-on policies, location would beryllium much overhead bin abstraction and passengers wouldn’t beryllium successful specified a unreserved to get connected nan plane," posted a female connected X.

One X personification posted, "zoning groups is different shape of hierarchy."

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 "Wait, they don’t already do this? Now it’s conscionable nan grant system?" questioned 1 man. 

American Airlines is testing nan exertion astatine Albuquerque International Sunport, Tucson International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (iStock)

Another man said, "The only group that will person a problem pinch this ARE THE PROBLEM."

"It’s ever been a soiled small concealed that boarding zones are not portion of your boarding walk QR code, truthful erstwhile you scan your walk astatine nan gate, nan gross supplier has nary thought what area you’re successful unless they visually look astatine it," an X personification wrote. 

Jacqueline Whitmore, a erstwhile formation attendant and etiquette master based successful Mount Dora, Florida, told Fox News Digital via email that she supports American Airlines' latest tactic.

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Travelers took to societal media to react, pinch 1 X personification saying, "The only group that will person a problem pinch this ARE THE PROBLEM." (iStock)

"I spot this caller process arsenic a bully thing. It will thief expedite nan boarding process and support group honest," Whitmore said.

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Aislinn Murphy contributed to this report.