Narrative:

During taxi in to the gate we were following dgs (docking guidance system) guidance and were 5-10 feet short of the parking spot when dgs displayed a red wait or stop indication followed shortly by an ECAM door open caution. One of the baggage doors had been opened. We stopped. It has been a few weeks since this flight so these are the events to the best of my recollection. The captain was looking at the ground personnel in the area to see if they were trying to communicate. I began looking for an ops freq. We considered shutting down. The door open indication went out. The dgs gave guidance again and we finished taxiing in the few feet to the gate and shutdown. Our initial thought was someone had opened the door as an attempt to stop the flight clock for improved on time performance metrics.on a trip later in the month with the same captain; he said after the return leg he had discussed the event with the chief pilot and video of the event was available. I assumed the ramp agent had been counseled on the incident. At the time I did not consider it notable for safety reporting purposes.I believe the event occurred because there is high pressure on numerous personnel to do whatever it takes to get an early block in time. I believe anyone working around moving aircraft should stay outside the footprint till movement stops; engines wind down and the beacon light stops. Probably complacency is another factor.

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Title: A321 First Officer described a taxi into the gate which was stopped by the automated parking system 10 feet short while a baggage door was opened then closed and the aircraft is allowed to continue taxiing. He believed that this may have been an attempt to stop the flight clock for improved on time performance.

Narrative: During taxi in to the gate we were following DGS (Docking Guidance System) guidance and were 5-10 feet short of the parking spot when DGS displayed a red wait or stop indication followed shortly by an ECAM door open caution. One of the baggage doors had been opened. We stopped. It has been a few weeks since this flight so these are the events to the best of my recollection. The captain was looking at the ground personnel in the area to see if they were trying to communicate. I began looking for an ops freq. We considered shutting down. The door open indication went out. The DGS gave guidance again and we finished taxiing in the few feet to the gate and shutdown. Our initial thought was someone had opened the door as an attempt to stop the flight clock for improved on time performance metrics.On a trip later in the month with the same Captain; he said after the return leg he had discussed the event with the chief pilot and video of the event was available. I assumed the ramp agent had been counseled on the incident. At the time I did not consider it notable for safety reporting purposes.I believe the event occurred because there is high pressure on numerous personnel to do whatever it takes to get an early block in time. I believe anyone working around moving aircraft should stay outside the footprint till movement stops; engines wind down and the beacon light stops. Probably complacency is another factor.

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