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The Rudest Things You Can Do While Boarding A Plane

Filed 55m ago · Via HuffPost · The Buffoon Desk
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0
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HuffPost asked etiquette experts to catalog the worst boarding-process offenses, and 'gate lice' — passengers crowding the gate before their group is called — topped the list. Experts also flagged skipping ahead of your boarding group, pushing past people in the jetway or aisle, and being unprepared with boarding passes as common breaches.

One etiquette consultant noted that airlines' own baggage fees and overhead-bin scarcity have intensified the anxiety driving bad boarding behavior in the first place. The advice, in short: know your boarding group, wait your turn, and stop shoving.

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