Entitled passenger complains about missing flight after being late, gets dragged: ‘Is this your first time on vacation?’

Did the airport dad phenomenon teach us nothing? If there is one golden rule of being in the airport, it’s to leave as much time for everything as possible. Arriving two to three hours before you are meant to board the plane is generally the standard advice, but it doesn’t stop some people from thinking …
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Entitled passenger asks man to give up aisle seat 4.5 hours into flight, fights back when he refuses: ‘With that attitude? No way.’

One of the best feelings in the world is when you’re on a plane and you have an empty seat next to you, and you get the announcement that boarding is finished. It feels almost like winning the lottery. You get to stretch out a little more than usual, use your elbows to their fullest …
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25 Memes to Make Time Fly by When You’re at the Airport Three Hours Early

You never know what to expect when you get to the airport, especially if it’s one you’re not used to. One minute, you could be breezing through security, and the next minute, you’re stuck in a queue long enough to make you question the meaning of life. I remember one time I was flying out …
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Travelers debate whether you should book flights on a phone or laptop: ‘My most millennial trait is big purchases must happen in big laptop screen’

We can do just about anything on a phone these days. To add to the list of niche things that are beginning to age me, I remember when the idea of being able to open a PDF on a cell phone was almost unthinkable. Yet look at us now! The passage of time is relentless. …
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Male Karen criticizes eclipse-heads for flying to Little Rock to watch the eclipse, gets schooled on the natural beauty of the earth: ‘Experiencing a rare cosmic phenomenon is important’

I’m sure there are a lot of people reading this who wish they could’ve seen the recent solar eclipse in full. There’s only a small strip of the United States that’s part of the line of totality, and the people who live there are lucky ducks. But we live in a super post-industrial age! It’s …
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‘Why are we commuting for an office job?’: Journalist sparks uproar for weekly ‘supercommute’ from Ohio to New York

The horrors of the internet may be many, but it has its good points. One of the most practical of these is that for many jobs, companies no longer need every employee to be in the same place for things to get done. While the finer points of working from home are up for debate, …
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‘I turn into the biggest Karen if I hear someone’s tablet’: Flight attendant reveals ‘most diabolical’ things a passenger can do on a plane

Economy class air travel is enough to enrage even the most mild-mannered of individuals. Between the lack of space and lack of consideration that much of the general public has, it is a recipe for discomfort and annoyance at the best of times. All it takes is one outrageous passenger to make an uncomfortable traveling …
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‘Me and 5 other dudes had to wrestle him’: Passenger tries to open airplane door mid-flight, prompts Renaissance painting response

Can people be chill on domestic flights anymore? If the last year or so of viral plane freakouts is to be believed, the answer is no. Social media is a wash with instances of passengers suffering severe cases of air rage and/or insanity, and now we’ve got another example to add to the history books. …
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Person Gets Back at Passenger Who Ignored Airplane Etiquette, Taking Up 3 Seats During Flight

As you tiredly settle into your seat on the plane, the hum of the engines fills the cabin, creating a soothing backdrop for the long flight that awaits. Two seconds later, you notice the person who will occupy the seat next to yours… And you can already tell it won’t be a fun flight. Oblivious …
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‘It’s your problem, pay for it yourself’: Daughter left devastated after mom refuses to pay for school trip abroad that daughter failed to mention

Were you a good or bad student in school? I am not just asking whether you got good grades or not, because honestly, that says nothing about anything. What I want to know is if you did your homework, if were nice to the teachers, and if you took notes in classes. These things probably …
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