Originally Posted by
gemac
I agree. The only known solution to the gate lice problem is flamethrowers. Even more fun is watching these same people when they get on the airplane. They always want to check the row numbers in first class, in case their seat (37F) is the first one on the plane, and somehow magically got much bigger. So I can easily see them thinking AA would start boarding with group 57.
This flame thrower idea definitely has merit; however, there is (a) the risk of collateral damage and (b) clean up issues. I still think it's worth considering.
I think a much simpler idea would be to issue chainsaws to GAs. For the first few weeks, they'd have to pull the chord and start it running in the boarding area--they might even have to menace a few passengers. I am sure that after a few months of threatening people, all they'd have to do is pull the thing out from under the counter and, in true Pavlovian fashion, the unworthy would meekly sidle away from the boarding area.