Major airline company American Airlines is introducing a new boarding procedure intended to cut down on the number of people who hover near the gate in an attempt to essentially cut the line, known as “gate lice.”

Last week, a Reddit user flying out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, said they noticed a change in how American Airlines was handling the boarding process.

“As usual, group 1 was flooded with people but several people ahead of me when trying to scan their boarding pass got an error beep. The gate agent proceeded to tell them ‘sir/mamm you are group 5, please step aside’,” the post read.

“Was awesome to see this enforced and looked like it was system driven vs gate agent having to make that call.”

American Airlines confirmed with USA TODAY it is implementing the new boarding system.

So far, the system has been implemented in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona.

The airline plans to try the new system in more airports soon, including Washington Reagan National Airport, according to USA TODAY.

“We are in the early phase of testing new technology used during the boarding process,” a spokesperson for American Airlines told USA TODAY.

“The new technology is designed to ensure customers receive the benefits of priority boarding with ease and helps improve the boarding experience by providing greater visibility into boarding progress for our team.”

Reddit users flooded the original post sharing their support of the new system.

One user said they saw its enforcement “in action” and “it was great,” adding they saw “about 5 people get punted out of line for trying to board before their group was called.”

Others shared their experiences of having been “rudely cut in front of” by other passengers claiming they were in earlier boarding groups than they actually were, adding one person claimed they were in group one though an agent confirmed the passenger was actually in group seven and sent them to the back of the line.

“We are always looking at ways to make the boarding experience easier for our customers and for our team members, too,” an American Airlines spokesperson told USA TODAY.

“There’s so much that a team member has to do at the gate, so we’re constantly looking at ways we can use technology to make that easier for both groups.”

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