American Airlines passengers. If you are one of those overager traveler who jumps the queue by boarding before your assigned group the carrier is coming for you.
American Airlines told media that is piloting technology alert gate agents when consumers attempt to board planes prematurely meaning before their assigned boarding group has been instructed to line up at the gate agent.
They will not be allowed to board and will instructed to wait their turns.
American Airlines did not that with new system gate agents still get some discretion over the boarding process.
If members of a family or a group is traveling together are in different boarding groups a gate agent can permit the customer in a later group to board with their companions.
Keyes said
“The most important perk you get with early boarding is access to overhead bin space” noting that passenger that board later often have no choice but to gate check their bags which can be inconvenient.
They do not have reach to their belonging in flight and wait for their luggage to be returned to them at their destinations.
“We are in the early phase of testing new technology used during the boarding process” the airline said in statement.
“The new technology is designed to ensure customers receive the benefits of priority boarding with ease and helps improve the boarding experience by providing greater visibility into boarding progress for our team”
“Some people are taking advantage”
The trial has been underway for several weeks at Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico, Tucson International Airport in Arizona and Ronald Reagan Washington National airport in Virginia so far the results have been positive an airline told media.
Customers pay for early boarding privileges or earn them by obtaining elite status with a particular airline.
Passenger who have not paid for the perks and cut line can anger others adding to frustration of flying.
Some person are taking advantage of the situation because there is no automated process and you can in theory board with any group.
Traveling is stressful. Flying can take stress to other level.
Many of us have experience of waiting for our boarding group to be called only to see other travelers skipping ahead and boarding flights early.
Those people are being called gate ice.
American Airline is going to call them out with new tech.
The system alerts gate agents with signal when someone attempts to board early.
This initiative is being trialed at three US airports:Albuquerque International, Tucson International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport American Airlines tells media.
The system alert gate agents with audible signal when someone try to board early.
The airline says its employee will ask the passenger to wait for their correct zone reveal.
American airline cracking down on people who cut boarding line.
The airline is testing new tech that will make it difficult for traveler to board before their group is called.
The software is tested at three airports Tucson International Airport, Albuquerque International Sunport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before holiday travel crowd.
If a passenger tries to board before their group is called the new software would alert gate agnes with a sound and permit them to direct passenger to wait.
The technology is supposed to assist the boarding process the rapid and more efficient.
“We are in early phase of testing new technology used during the boarding process designed to make sure consumer get priority boarding with ease and assist the boarding experience by providing greater visibility”
The new technology has been introduce a t Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico and Tucson International Airport in Arizona.
An audible signal will alert gate agents when travelers attempt to jump before others who have paid for position in line according to media.
Impatient people who skip other passengers ahead of their designated boarding time are sometime known as gate lice.
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