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Due to staffing shortages for the Buffalo Bills at ticket gates, the team has suggested that those heading to Sunday’s season opener vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers should get there a bit earlier than usual.
In a message to season-ticket holders sent out via e-mail on Tuesday, the Bills said lines at gates might be a little longer than fans are used to. The reason cited was the prior mentioned staffing shortages.
The message reads:
We are so excited to be hosting fans at full capacity for our opening game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 12. We wanted to provide some information about gate entry so you can prepare ahead of time. Like many businesses right now, we are experiencing some staffing challenges and our game day personnel will need to operate even more efficiently than normal to make gate entry run smoothly. As a result, we recommend that you enter the stadium much earlier than you may be accustomed to in order to be in your seats for kickoff.
To help make sure you don’t miss kickoff, we are opening the gates 30 minutes earlier beginning at 11:00 a.m. We strongly recommend that you arrive at the gate entry area no later than 12:00pm. Anyone arriving to the gates after 12:00pm could be in jeopardy of missing kickoff.
Disappointing measure, but Bills fans, you have been warned.
And in saying that, remember one thing: Don’t take out any frustrations on employees at the gates who are there and working. It isn’t their fault, after all.
A final note: Masks are required at the stadium. Proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test result is not.
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