Priority boarding is “basically the race to get our carry-on suitcases in the overhead bins,” Henry Harteveldt, founder of ...

I remember watching it roll away from the jet bridge and trying not to panic while the gate agent assured me this was necessary because there was “no more room in the overhead bins.” Except when I ...

Hate what a mess boarding an airplane can be? So do airlines. Many flights see dozens of passengers line up to board well before they should in order to snag limited overhead bin space.

“Don’t be gate lice!” said Jodi R.R. Smith, the president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting. “These are the people who crowd around the gate at the first pre-boarding announcement.

Starting Jan. 27, Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the ...

Boarding a plane is a patience-testing, stress-inducing exercise. At least it is for passengers such as Krista Betts, a travel adviser from Austin. She wonders why some passengers don’t know ...

Add gate-crashers to the long list of passengers that cabin crew can’t stand. Flight attendants are speaking out against “gate lice” who crowd the boarding area at the airport, saying the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — American Airlines says it has started testing new technology that will crack down on airplane boarding rules and prevent people from jumping ahead of their boarding ...