Travelers have recently reported encountering “gate lice” and “seat squatters,” but there’s another controversial plane trend sparking fiery discussions on social media.<\/p>\n
Flyers are calling out fellow passengers who play music<\/a> or watch videos out loud not using earbuds.<\/p>\n In the “r\/unitedairlines” Reddit forum, one flyer titled a post “Anti-headphones,” asking, “Do we have a term for our fellow passengers that do not use headphones? This is getting out of hand.”<\/p>\n ‘GATE LICE’ RUN-INS HAVE FLYERS DEMANDING MORE AIRLINES ‘CRACK DOWN’ ON PESKY TRAVEL TREND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The user also addressed how travelers who cut lines when boarding<\/a> were given the name “gate lice.”<\/p>\n “Hadn\u2019t heard that before and made me laugh,” the user wrote.<\/p>\n Social media users are calling out flyers who skip using earbuds on their devices and choose to play audio out loud.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Users took to the comments section to discuss travelers who listen to audio on devices without headphones.<\/p>\n “Speaker scum,” more than one user wrote, suggesting a nickname to give the travelers.<\/p>\n Another posted, “I’m all for the upcoming free wifi but dreading everyone with free wifi streaming, on calls, blasting music.<\/a>“<\/p>\n ‘AISLE LICE’ IS LATEST AIR TRAVEL ANNOYANCE TO SPARK SOCIAL MEDIA DEBATE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “United has added to their announcements asking pax to silence device or use headphones,” said a flyer.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital reached out to United Airlines for comment.<\/p>\n A Reddit user (not pictured) asked other travelers how they feel about fellow passengers who do not use headphones.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “I keep several of the free airline headsets in my bag. Offering them to someone doing this usually gets the point across,” one person wrote.<\/p>\n “Unfortunately the people using their speakers are unable to hear the announcement over the sound of their speakers,” another user commented.<\/p>\n “Hundreds of flights<\/a> a year, I have never ran into it. Maybe it helps I wear headphones so I wouldn’t know either way. I know commenting this that [on] my next flight I will see it (hear it),” said one user.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “I\u2019ll just make it part of my \u2018welcome to the friendly skies\u2019 announcement. \u2018Please be courteous to your fellow passengers by silencing your personal devices<\/a> and using headphones or I\u2019ll instruct everyone to educate you on why headphones are important,\u2019” another person wrote.<\/p>\n “I keep several of the free airline headsets in my bag. Offering them to someone doing this usually gets the point across,” suggests one user.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “The amount of times it has happened to me in the last 4 months it\u2019s stupid. Longest time this occurred was with a passenger sitting next to me on a RED EYE for 6.5 hours STRAIGHT. No breaks. Nothing,” shared one user.<\/p>\n On United\u2019s website, listed under “Inflight Entertainment,” the airline shares a “Traveler pro tip.”<\/p>\n “Don’t worry if you forget your headphones for your flight. If they’re available, you can request free earbuds,” says the airline.<\/p>\n For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Brandon Blewett, the Texas-based<\/a> author of “How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes,” told Fox News Digital that he sees this all the time.<\/p>\n “Most of the time, it\u2019s people scrolling through Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok \u2014 or playing mobile games with the sound effects on,” he said.<\/p>\n Blewett said he has noticed a few airlines add a quiet cabin policy to the end of their pre-flight announcements.<\/p>\n “They now remind passengers that if they want to watch or play something on their device, the sound needs to go through headphones or be muted \u2014 even for kids,” he said.<\/p>\n![\"woman](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1200\/675\/headphonesflightistock.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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