Originally Posted by superEGO
Although it doesn't really help with the congestion, I like the way they do it at some stations in Japan... They have the little handheld flip-board signs that say "Now boarding UGS/F" "Now boarding 1K/C" etc... They seem to do a fairly descent job of cutting down on the early boarding attempts.
NRT does a great job at this. Once the GA's send a couple of people back, the influx of premature boarders stops. It would be nice if they could do something about the "congestion" in the gate area.