A new system at American Airlines is meant to ensure so-called "gate jumpers" are put in their place, and it's not at the front of the line.
We have all witnessed people attempting to board the plane ahead of other groups when a certain section is called, but this device audibly weeds them out.
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When the crew scan a passenger's boarding pass and it's not their turn there will be a loud alert, and the crew will ask them to step aside until it's their turn.
It certainly has the image of being put in the corner to learn your lesson.
So far crew say they and other passengers are pleased because it's stops cue jumping.
According to a Reddit post many people have seen the system in action love it!
One person commented I saw this in action yesterday. It was great. I saw about 5 people get punted out of line for trying to board before their group was called. About time, one person wrote.
Others love seeing karma bite people.
Another person explained "I was waiting to board a flight out of BOS and another flight was boarding ahead of mine. Believe it was SAS and they have the system in place that prevents out-of-order boarding. Amazing the amount of out-of-order dings heads."
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