American Airlines flights will start getting in 5 minutes in May in May

From May 1st, the airline will add five minutes to the total bordley time for all flights.

Five minutes does not seem to be much, but the spokesman for American Airlines, Rachel Warner, says: “This additional time will offer customers a smoother boarding experience by enabling breaks between boarding groups, alleviating traffic jet on the Jet bridge and stowing their bags and setting up before departure.”

“In addition, American's Gate Agents and flight attendants have more time to do their precedes and offer our customers a personalized service,” added Warner. “Flight attendants and gate agents have more time to monitor and confirm when overhead waste buckets are full, which contributes to reducing the number of involuntary pockets when a trash can still be available.”