In plain English
It refers to the stage after the final boarding period has finished. At that point, the departure gate is no longer open for passengers to pass through and get onto the aircraft.
In context
Here, it reports that this departure gate has finished boarding and is no longer accepting passengers to pass through for this flight.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports that the gate is no longer accepting passengers
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say why boarding has ended or any other detail about the flight beyond the gate no longer allowing boarding passage.
Examples
“By the time the couple reached the departure gate, the gate was closed and they could no longer pass through to board.”
“Once the status changed to gate closed, the agent stopped admitting passengers from the queue.”