The company is expanding new technology to more than 100 airports in hopes of keeping passengers from attempting to board a flight before their assigned group is called.

The holiday season evokes different feelings in everyone, and nowhere is this more evident than in any major airport around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Movies have been made about the chaos that ensues when flights get delayed due to extreme weather,

American Airlines just expanded its new boarding process technology — which sounds an alarm if someone tries to board a flight before their group is called — to more airports, Axios' Karri Peifer reported.

The airline is expanding technology that will find people trying to sneak aboard airplanes before their group, so gate attendants can discreetly invite them to take their places in line.

Tired of gate lice? American Airlines’ new boarding tech ensures you’ll board on time – and it’s rolling out just in time for the holidays

American Airlines has announced it is expanding its new technology to control “gate lice” – keen passengers with an itch to line up at the gate before they are called to board a flight.More than 100 airports across the US will now use the boarding tech over the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas travel period after successful trials in Albuquerque,