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final call

It is the status in which a gate announcement gives the last request for passengers on a flight to go to the gate and board before boarding closes.

In plain English

This is the very last boarding notice for a flight. It means passengers are being asked to go to the gate and board now because boarding is about to close.

In context

Here, "final call" communicates a last-stage warning that passengers for the flight should go to the gate and board before boarding closes.

Situation
Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
What it communicates
issues a last-stage boarding warning

Meaning limits

The term itself does not indicate how much time remains before boarding closes.

Examples

“After the earlier boarding groups had gone through, the gate agent's final call for the flight brought the remaining passengers to the gate to board.”

Core meaning

“Hearing the final call, a family near the window grabbed their bags and joined the boarding line.”

In context