Originally Posted by
squatch
like at LGA or DCA when you hear a US GA announce 'now boarding zone 1', then a few seconds later you hear another announce 'now boarding rows 15 and higher', then a few seconds later you hear a third GA announce for a shuttle flight 'now boarding all passengers, all rows'
sometimes even the most frequent of travelers have to resort to being gate lice in order to ensure overhead bin space. it can be chaos.
I had completely forgotten about this at DCA. The worst part is when the GAs all sound roughly the same and they forget to announce which flight they are boarding for which announcement. I've been a "Lice" more than once because of this