India, Jan. 29 -- Following last year's popular neologism 'gate lice', a new travel trend is coming up that is 'aisle lice'.

The term 'aisle lice' follows other recent travel trends, such as 'raw dogging' and the 'check-in chicken'. Here's what you need to know about the growing buzz surrounding 'aisle lice' and how to deal with it:

'Gate lice' refers to passengers who crowd the boarding gate before their group is called. The phenomenon became so widespread that in 2024, American Airlines introduced technology to prevent passengers from boarding prematurely by rejecting boarding passes scanned out of turn.

Boarding a plane can be stressful, but exiting one shouldn't be. However, aisle lice disrupt the orderly process of deplaning by fo...