If you've ever flown out of LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International or Philadelphia International Airport, you’ve likely encountered a growing scourge airlines are hoping to exterminate.

Per CNN, gate lice is “the industry term for passengers who attempt to cut the line and board their flights before they’re supposed to.” Currently, priority groups are assigned based on factors such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Contrary to the name, gate lice does not refer to an outbreak of parasitic insects that live on your scalp at airport boarding ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Anyone who has taken a flight knows the mayhem that ensues the second the plane gets to the gate as passengers crowd ...

No soup for you! And no cutting the line, either. Ahead of what is supposed to be a monstrous rush for the Thanksgiving holiday, American Airlines has expanded its program to crack down on gate lice.

A flight passenger came out in defense of a controversial travel trend, sparking an etiquette debate among flyers. The trend of “gate lice” was widely reported last year when American Airlines began ...

Just in time for the holiday travel season, American Airlines is expanding its crackdown on what are known as “gate lice”— air travelers who cut the line ahead of their assigned boarding time. The ...

American Airlines is expanding a new technology that aims to cut down on "gate lice," or when passengers try to cut the line during boarding. The technology alerts gate agents with an audible sound if ...

American Airlines is getting set to sound the alarm on San Antonio International Airport passengers who attempt to cut in line during boarding. Early next year, the airline will begin the rollout of ...

People who partake in the airport trend have been branded 'gate lice' and urged to stop.

The boarding process can be one of the least enjoyable aspects of air travel. Even if your flight starts boarding at the scheduled time, it tends to be a slow operation with long lines, confusing ...