The holiday season evokes different feelings in everyone, and nowhere is this more evident than in any major airport around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Movies have been made about the chaos that ensues when flights get delayed due to extreme weather,

The company is expanding new technology to more than 100 airports in hopes of keeping passengers from attempting to board a flight before their assigned group is called.

American Airlines just expanded its new boarding process technology — which sounds an alarm if someone tries to board a flight before their group is called — to more airports. Why it matters: Richmond is not one of the more than 100 U.

American Airlines just expanded its new boarding process technology — which sounds an alarm if someone tries to board a flight before their group is called — to more airports, Axios' Karri Peifer reported.

The airline is expanding technology that will find people trying to sneak aboard airplanes before their group, so gate attendants can discreetly invite them to take their places in line.

You never know who you will see at the airport these days. University of Virginia travel experts offer tips on how to handle “gate lice” and passengers who play “check-in chicken.” (Illustration by John DiJulio, University Communications assisted by AI)

American Airlines has rolled out boarding technology that alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tries to scan a ticket ahead of their assigned group.

American Airlines has announced it is expanding its new technology to control “gate lice” – keen passengers with an itch to line up at the gate before they are called to board a flight.