Another, who goes by @elizamartinx, echoed Ella's thoughts and shared a video of a seemingly endless line of passengers. Your plane seat isn't going to be taken,' she penned, sharing that she 'chills' until the queue goes down instead. 'Everyone stands up at once - even if the plane isn't there yet.' The software flags when a boarding pass is scanned early and makes a sound to let the gate worker know the passenger's group isn't boarding yet. The systems and technology advancements to tackle 'gate lice' will surely be welcomed by passengers who prefer to wait for their boarding group.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2026 05:57 UTC