A plane passenger is offering their praise after hearing a gate agent’s interesting proposal for potential line cutters.
The traveler detailed the airport worker’s solution to dissuade sneaky passengers from trying to board before their group is called (also known as “gate lice”) in a recent Reddit post.
“This is the best thing I’ve heard in a while,” the user, who goes by FAPietroKoch on Reddit, began the post. They then got into the details of the employee’s unconventional threat to rule breakers.
“Gate agent stated if he caught anyone trying to board before their zone was called, he was automatically confiscating and gate checking their carry-on bags,” the user wrote.
The punishment also applied to those who tried to sneak in multiple carry-ons, as most airlines only allow one carry-on and one personal item per passengers in Economy.
“Anyone with more than one large carry-on could also be subject to confiscation,” …