"Name: Aisle lice. Age: Any age, as long as they're ambulatory. Appearance: A mere blur between seats C and D. Is this about a lack of hygiene in theatres? No, it's about a lack of etiquette on aeroplanes. Removing your shoes, commandeering the armrest, aggressively reclining your seat, that sort of thing? This behaviour only occurs at the very end of the journey."
"Those passengers who leap up as soon as the seatbelt sign goes off if not just before in order to race down the aisle and be first off the plane. It's the latest passenger trend infuriating people online. The first people off the plane should be the people in the front row. Not if this lot has anything to say about it."
Aisle-lice describes passengers who behave disrespectfully on planes, often removing shoes, taking armrests and reclining aggressively, with this conduct concentrated at the journey's end. Many passengers leap up when the seatbelt sign goes off to race down the aisle and be first off, provoking anger online. Flight attendants report that this behaviour can slow disembarking for everyone. Similar behaviours appear at gates and baggage carousels, where people try to board early to seize overhead locker space or crowd carousels and block others. Airline charges for priority services encourage competitive, selfish behaviour; some regulators have begun fining early standers.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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