Move aside, “gate lice.” Flight passengers are now debating the ultimate travel annoyance that occurs on the current plane: “corridor lice.”
Gate lice grabbed headlines after American Airlines announced it was expanding new technology that drops when it encounters the phenomenon to more than 100 airports.
The term “gate lice” refers to passengers who cut lines in hopes of getting on an early flight. “Aisle lice,” on the other hand, refers to passengers pushing others in an attempt to get off the plane before everyone else.
On the r/delta Reddit forum, one flyer asked, “Who does [we] hate more? Gate lice or corridor lice?”
The user shared that he or she was on a flight from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport to LaGuardia Airport and witnessed “corridor lice” as soon as the plane landed.
“Not only did the two people next to me decide to stand up, but [somehow] the guy from the window seat pushes forward and is the first of us to get off the plane,” the user wrote.
Fox News Digital reached out to Delta for comment.
The user added that the passenger ended up going to the bathroom at the airport terminal.
Other flyers took to the comments section to share their thoughts.
“The line allowed. Gate lice don’t bother me as most people want to go for bin space first,” one user posted.
Another commented, “Aisle lice don’t bother me as much because if they get up in my row (I’m a window seater) I usually have more room to stretch out while I wait.”
Hallway lice are exponentially worse, imo. Who really cares who gets on the plane first, you all get on anyway. Hallway lice slow things down, delay people and cause a lot more headaches,” said one.
One user said: “Lice are lice.”
“The fact that we have to choose between these two is ridiculous. Neither is emblematic of proper adult behavior,” one person commented.
The same person added: “Yes, of course, there are exceptions. However, literally everyone does – look on your next flights. Everyone cannot be an exception.”
Brandon Blewett, the Texas-based author of “How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes,” told Fox News Digital that “corridor lice” are also known as “hungry exits.”
“[Aisle Lice] it’s those passengers who treat landing the plane like an Olympic sport. As soon as the seat belt sign goes off, they catapult out of their seats, throwing bags down the aisle like they’re looking for real estate,” Blewett told Fox News Digital.
He added, “They recount their travel woes with a level of self-deprecation usually reserved for royalty, all while beating past queues of patiently waiting passengers in a frantic attempt to shave off precious seconds .”
Blewett added, “It seems to stem from a mistaken belief that being first in line somehow grants a magical license to bypass everyone else who descends in an orderly fashion. Spoiler alert: There isn’t.”
He said it’s a travel habit he finds “most annoying” as it can disrupt the seating order and cause obstructions.
Blewett said it can sometimes be understandable for those in a rush if they have a short window to catch a connecting flight.
He said in those cases, flight staff should be made aware and, often, the crew will politely ask passengers to remain seated so others can exit first.
“Frankly, everyone would get off faster if we stuck to the unspoken rule of waiting in line,” Blewett said.
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