You’re probably getting ready for your next trip to Disney World right now, and if you’re traveling by air, we need to have a talk.

There have been all kinds of difficulties that flyers have been facing recently like “Gate Lice” and “Seat Squatters,” but now you’ve got to worry about “Aisle Lice” too. So let’s break it all down so that you can have a bit more relaxing of a trip flying into the Orlando International Airport on your way to and from Disney World.
What Are “Aisle Lice”?
The term “Aisle Lice” refers to the passengers who treat deplaning like a competitive sport.

The moment the seatbelt sign dings off, they spring up, grab their bags, and wedge themselves into the aisle, completely ignoring the fact that deplaning should happen row by row. Instead of waiting their turn, they shove forward, cutting people off in an attempt to be the first off the plane.

The “funny” thing is that this behavior doesn’t actually make deplaning any faster; in fact, it makes it slower. People trying to exit in an orderly fashion suddenly find their way blocked by a swarm of aisle lurkers who are inching forward even though the rows ahead of them are still full.

It’s frustrating, rude, and completely unnecessary especially considering that these same passengers end up lingering at baggage claim anyway.
“Gate Lice”
While “Aisle Lice” make the process of deplaning that much harder, “Gate Lice” are the ones making boarding a nightmare. “Gate Lice” refers to the travelers who hover around the boarding area long before their group is called.

Even though they know they’re in Group 5, they’ll edge forward when Group 1 is called, blocking actual priority passengers from getting through. Some even try to sneak on early, only to be sent back in shame when the gate agent checks their boarding pass.

Why do they do it? Mostly for overhead bin space. Airlines’ baggage policies have turned overhead compartments into a competitive free-for-all, and “Gate Lice” want to make sure they get prime real estate for their bags. But their hovering and premature line-cutting just add to the chaos of an already crowded boarding process.
“Seat Squatters”
Another contender in the travel annoyance category is the “Seat Squatter.” These are the passengers who take a seat they didn’t actually book, hoping the rightful occupant won’t show up or that they’ll get away with it.

Sometimes, they’re just trying to score a better spot without paying for it. For example, if a window seat looks like it isn’t taken, a Seat Squatter might plop down and pretend it’s theirs, only to act confused when confronted. Other times, they’ll attempt a swap on the spot, expecting the person who actually booked the seat to just go along with it. This can be especially frustrating when someone who clearly booked an aisle or window seat is asked instead to move to a middle seat “as a favor.”

And then there are possibly the worst offenders: people who grab an entire row, pretending it was an innocent mistake. “Oh, we just thought we could spread out!”
Why This Behavior Needs to Stop
Look, we all get it – air travel is stressful. But that doesn’t mean basic etiquette should go out the window. The reality is that “Aisle Lice,” “Gate Lice,” and “Seat Squatters” don’t actually gain much from their behavior. The plane isn’t leaving without you. Your seat is already assigned. Deplaning row by row is the fastest method. Yet, somehow, people continue to act like travel rules don’t apply to them.

So, the next time you fly, take a breath and resist the urge to jump up the second the plane lands, hover around the boarding gate, or steal someone else’s seat. Your fellow passengers will thank you.
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Have you ever come across “Aisle Lice?” Let us know what you did to handle the situation down in the comments!
Row by row deplaning takes longer than any other method.
The most efficient method is for aisle passengers to stand up and exit the plane without stopping to let anyone in. Then middle seat passengers. Then window passengers. If everyone acted like the so called “aisle lice”, the plane would empty in half the time.
All hail the “aisle lice”.!
Flight crew: Please stop gate lice at the gate. Please, if the seat number matches the passenger’s boarding pass, remove the seat squatter so that the legitimate passenger can sit in the seat that that person has paid extra for. And please make the statement before landing about remaining seated until deplaned by rows. Flight crew: if you do not do these things, then you are enabling the problems. So please for the safety of ALL your passengers, make and enforce these procedures.
I once had a seat squatter take my seat, refuse to move and said I could get different seat once the plane got in the air. The plane took off many of the people on the plane got up grabbed entire rows of 3 seats, leaving me stuck in an aisle seat that was not mine. Ok that was not cool but I could have lived with that. But them the seat squatter that took my seat stretched out on our row and proceeded to kick me with her smelly socks the entire flight, then to jump up force me out of my seat at landing to ditch everyone and get off of the plane before everyone else. Why? Well to be the first one at the luggage carousel, but no luggage came until the rest of us got there anyway. Don’t take other people’s seats and wait your turn to get off of the plane. I will never fly that airline again.
guys, my knees suck, and my back hurts. I book the aisle seat because as soon as that seat belt sign turns off, I am going to stand. I will stand respectfully and not grab things from the overhead bin until it’s time. and I make sure that everyone in the row in front has gotten out successfully before I deplane. I am certain that you will appreciate very much that I have stood up, and my knees have time to get used to moving again, so I can move quickly to exit the plane without everyone having to wait for me to hobble off the plane.
worry about yourself, and if you don’t want to stand then don’t, but don’t get all feisty about other people choosing to stand when they can, their reasons are there own.
I do hope some day that I can have so few problems in my own life that I can fret over people standing as soon as the seatbelt sign turns off.
Not sure why flight attendants don’t include this in their landing announcements.
I have a t-shirt I wear on flights that says “Stop Standing Up When The Plane Lands” for aisle lice. It’s not just aisle lice that make flying more of a pain than it needs to be. My biggest pet peeve might be the people who have an assigned seat at the back of the plane but still continuously search for an overhead bin at the front of the plane to place their bag. Everyone should put their bag above their own row. Use some logic and stop delaying the boarding process.
Airlines don’t help either. Southwest’s “cattle call” has always been an awful boarding system. Glad they are finally going to assigned seating this year. Airlines with assigned seating should also be boarding the plane from back to front. This would require common sense from passengers understanding that their bag goes above their row and not up front. Unfortunately, at least 50% of the population would never even attempt to have this level of common sense/common courtesy.
My goal now is to fly with an assigned seat and be the last person walking on the plane as close to them closing the jetway door on me as possible. That way I can avoid dealing with other passengers as much as possible. I’m at the point that I think people should have to take a boarding/deboarding 101 class before they’re allowed to fly.