Flight Attendant Current
Physiological - Other; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Human Factors; Company Policy; Environment - Non Weather Related
The aircraft was late arriving. There were fumes and a very strong smell coming out of door 1L from the sanitizing spray while we were standing out on the jetway. The training that all FAs are required to complete; states we must wait at least XX minutes before entering the aircraft after spraying is completed. The agents started boarding while we were still on jetway and the customers told the agents. So the gate agents came down to ask what the problem was and we stated the fumes are too strong for us to board. We were pressured to start boarding as to not cause a delay!
Flight Attendant reported the gate agents tried to board the passengers right after the aircraft was sanitized; disregarding the mandatory wait time.