“Go on ahead you guys. I’ll stay here with the bags,” said Ferguson, distributing backpacks and jackets to claim all the chairs around him. “Just get me a burger, and I’ll eat when you get back.”

“You heard what the speaker said: ‘please don’t leave any luggage unattended.’ We can’t break that rule,” continued Ferguson, securing a foam travel pillow around his neck and kicking his legs up on a carry-on. “I know you guys are hungry, so I can stay.”

Half an hour later, Ferguson’s family returned to find their dad fast asleep with his mouth agape, leaning on a tower of backpacks.