Familiar with the term 'gate lice' or is it I that's not on the cutting edge?

I love the constrast between people who travel too much and people who obviously don't travel often. As someone squarely in the middle work wise, it's can be equally entertaining.

As a family of three flying mostly Delta mainline jets out of MSP we always check (both have their card and status) and just wait to board because we don't need overhead space and don't disrupt anyone else has we usually have a whole row to ourselves.

Poster above is correct if you need bin space or are getting a PDB no need to rush on the plane.

bam02 said:

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My goal is to be the last person to board.

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I've had my name called many times.

When leaving Sydney, I used to time my last beer in the business lounge so I'd arrive at the gate about 21 minutes before scheduled departure.

When flying Internationally, I'm always checking luggage and there's always plenty of overhead bin space.
Being late also helps you avoid the extra gate screen when flying to the USA.

Garrelli 5000 said:

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A few things they could do - louder announcements and designated waiting areas. I.e. if you are not group x, stand over there.

Wouldn't end the problem but could remove some of the clueless.

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They already do that. It has zero effect.

bam02 said:

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My goal is to be the last person to board.

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This is me. I stay in the lounge until the last possible minute. I've never missed a flight, but I've cut it close a couple of times. Gate lice is my favorite airport term, and they make me irrationally annoyed, so I try to avoid seeing them at all costs.

I need to make up a similar term for the same exact people who stand inches from the bag carousel starting 20 minutes before even a single bag appears. Their bags are never priority, so all they're accomplishing is stopping me from getting to mine when it comes out first. Drives me insane.

NColoradoAG said:

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aglaohfour said:

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bam02 said:

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My goal is to be the last person to board.

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I need to make up a similar term for the same exact people who stand inches from the bag carousel starting 20 minutes before even a single bag appears. Their bags are never priority, so all they're accomplishing is stopping me from getting to mine when it comes out first. Drives me insane.

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Spot on. Why the hell can't people just stand 5 feet away from the carousel so everyone can easily grab their bag?

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Yep, and just as bad a family of 7 standing in the middle of a busy aisle, all staring at their phones.

Load from the back to the front. Keep the overhead bins closed in the front until the back fills. There is always someone standing in the aisle of the middle of the aircraft slowing down the loading process.

Those are the ones that I want to grab their bag and hand it to them in their actual seat.

I'm lowly silver status on United so I'm grouped with all the credit card holders in group 2. I try to wait until most or all of group 2 has gotten in line / group 2 boarding has started before getting up but the gate lice of groups 3-5 really make that hard because I often get stuck behind people in those groups and have to sort my way through them to board. This could also be solved if Americans knew how to queue like the British and if gate areas were large enough to actually have everyone queue. I flew back from Brussels earlier this year and an Air Canada flight had two perfectly orderly lines and it was a godsend. Americans queue like 4 year olds play soccer.

I know United makes a ton off their credit cards / selling miles so they likely care more about them than myself as a silver, but I really wish they would change their boarding to:

Preboards
Group 1: 1K + first / business class
Group 2: Other United Status (Silver, Gold, etc.) + Premier Access
Group 3: Credit Card Holders

You left out Global Service. That's who United really cares about.

Aggie71013 said:

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I'm got lowly silver status on United so I'm grouped with all the credit card holders in group 2.

Preboards
Group 1: 1K + first / business class
Group 2: Other United Status (Silver, Gold, etc.) + Premier Access
Group 3: Credit Card Holders

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It does not matter the boarding group. They will always push up to the front. And I don't believe all the ones that check in as GS are just that.

the worst are the people who immediately stand up when the plane gets to the gate. Serves zero ****ing purpose. It helps me easily spot the idiots.

Eff those people. I will block them if I'm in an aisle seat. I never saw anyone do that until the last couple of years. That's absolute selfish BS.

Recently started traveling more for work and seeing A LOT...people who clearly have traveled enough to be aware and then others that are complete idiots and act like this is their first time in an airport.

I was coming back from New Orleans last week. As soon as we stopped at the gate a woman stood up, collected her ****, and raced halfway down the aisle from the back of the plane. She looked at me (because I was staring) and she said, "Sorry". I said, "No you're not."

Other idiotic things that people do:

• Stop on the jetway to fix their bag, put on their jacket, etc. This is not the place to do this. Move out of the way.
• Leave their trash on the seat or in the back pocket of the seatback in front of them.
• Open up the overhead bin as the plane is taxiing. Some mouthbreather did this once and his ****ing cane fell out and hit me on the head.
• Grab the bins at security before they reach the tables. Cool...so now you're going to carry a bin until this line moves? Briliant.

Looks like we were posting at the same time. Yes people stopping on the jetway and/or the idiots that gaze around right after walking into the terminal.

AggieArchitect04 said:

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Open up the overhead bin as the plane is taxiing. Some mouthbreather did this once and his ****ing cane fell out and hit me on the head.

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You'd love flying Dragon Air in China.

I am guilty of opening an overhead bin in a 767 and having the guy's laptop fall out and hit him on the head. Luckily, it was only a 90 minute or so flight from Sydney to Melbourne. I will confess that I was hammered but.. that really didn't have anything to do with it.

The 767 bins were designed very poorly. They open up from the latch at the bottom so everything inside falls out. Shown in the upper photo in this tweet.

1980 vs 2019. Retro vs New. Beyond what the eye can see - our new A320neo cabins have more than 50% reduced noise, WiFi and are the most environmentally-friendly short to mid-range aircraft #flysas #TravelersOfTheFuture #aviation #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/9tVKhkxRaO

— SAS - Scandinavian Airlines (@SAS) June 6, 2019

Had a dude recently, I think it was when we got to Nashville, stood up when we parked and pushed his way through several rows cutting to get off. This is probably my biggest pet peeve and number one sign that you're A.) An inconsiderate dickwad and B.) Don't fly often.

I've seen occasionally where someone will politely ask to cut if they're chasing a connection or something. Not this guy...when I got off he was sitting down next to the gate waiting on someone else to deplane.

AustinCountyAg said:

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the worst are the people who immediately stand up when the plane gets to the gate. Serves zero ****ing purpose. It helps me easily spot the idiots.

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Last night we had one run from probably row 28 to the front the moment the plane stopped. Stewardess had to tell him to back away from the door.

akaggie05 said:

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You get on first to get a PDB and bin space. All other reasons are invalid.

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I pay more to board first solely to reduce the risk of having to gate check musical instruments. The riff raff always give me ****ty looks when they realize how much bin space a bass trombone is going to consume.