"Gate lice": The insulting nickname airline staff and premier flyers use for eager boarders
Boing Boing/Midjourney
Flight attendants don't like passengers who crowd around the airport gate before it's their turn to board the plane. Premier status members don't like them either. They call them "gate lice."
According to an article in Thrillist, passengers linger at the gate for several reasons:
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