‘She fully intended to fly first class for economy prices’: First-class airline passenger applauded after refusing to trade seats with an entitled mom

Have you ever flown first class? For those of us who don’t know what the luxurious cabins look like behind the curtain, it’s a fantastical mystery to imagine the wonders that would be worth paying another $1,000+ for your ticket. Budget travelers cringe and roll their eyes at the thought of hot towelettes, fizzing champagne, …
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‘Some people shouldn’t be allowed outside’: Woman brings light up charger on red-eye flight, enrages internet

Flight etiquette is a delicate thing, especially if you’re flying in economy. It’s no mean feat to spend several hours crammed like sardines at 40,000 feet and remain on civil terms with the people sat around you. Air rage is very real, and there are varying degrees of validity to whatever might set it off. …
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25+ Travel Memes for Flyers Already Late to Their Gate

It’s the holidays, which means a lot of travel and a lot to be grumpy about. Namely, being stuck in the airport for hours, flight delays, no leg room, screaming babies, and so much more. Once you land and get situated, it’s like the airport nightmares never even happened. But in the moment…oh boy. It’s …
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«What a bunch of babies»: Self-important couple blows through boarding to get on plane first, refuse to give up seats

Traveling can be exhausting. There’s so much rigamarole and to-do at airports from security to boarding you just hope that everyone complies so it can be done as quickly as possible. There’s a procedure for everything, and all you have to do is what you’re told. I’ve flown a lot in my lifetime, so I …
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Airline Workers Share Their Wildest Stories From the Skies

If I think about planes too hard while I’m on one, I start to get freaked out. They’re made and operated by humans, after all, and humans are fallible. My rational mind knows that air travel is much safer than car travel, but the being-in-the-air of it all gets me out of whack sometimes. Especially …
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‘Praise the positive:’ Internet pleasantly surprised with airline’s unusual empathetic dealing with a customer sleeping 2+ hours past his flight

Usually, the internet, and Reddit especially, is reserved for letting out a little steam. You go there to rant about an annoying situation you encountered or diss a person who really miffed you off. But sometimes, every now and then, someone decide to share a little light in the darkness of the internet and every …
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Globetrotters Give Out Their Most Controversial Opinions on Travel & Tourism

We only have to look at every other boring dating app bio to realize that travel has never been a more popular hobby. As a childless adult who does a lot of remote working, I’m a full-time meme collector and a part-time tourist (just to clarify, I’d never put something this tacky in a Hinge …
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Frontier Airlines is Getting Dragged For Their New Greedy Policy

Going on vacation is supposed to be fun and relaxing. When you start planning exciting new trips, you have the chance to narrow down options for everything you want to see while taking a break from the mundane reality of your everyday life. Traveling should be about creating memorable experiences with people you deeply care …
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Rowdy Airline Passenger Throws Tantrum Because of Crying Baby, Gets Arrested

There are very few places where adults are punished for acting a fool. You can’t scream and yell at work or the airport. That’s it. Technically, you can, but it can have incredibly dire consequences for your life. Everywhere else, yelling at people because you’re mildly irritated is not only common but often condoned. When …
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‘I found excuses to upgrade four other passengers’: Airline Worker Told to Upgrade Douchey Frequent Flyer Only ‘If There Is Room’

The only thing more stressful than using an airport is having to work in one. Dealing with the stressed, the jetlagged, and the customary entitled jerks that may well be some combination of the previous two is not something that everybody can cope with.  Nevertheless, some people out there have to do it. Even it …
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