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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

3 Panel: Left: Woman on the floor with a suitcase by her side. Middle: Woman standing upside down while wearing a red outfit with the shirt reading "psycho." Right: Woman in red outfit doing splits in an airport as a police officer escorts her.

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“We’re guilty for being ICONIC”: Two drunk OnlyFans models got arrested and pulled off a plane while doing splits

Left: An American Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the ramp at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Right: Birds eye view photo taken of passenger sitting in an airplane seat, his neighbor's bare feet nearly touching his thigh.

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“What would you have done???”: Passenger asked to switch plane seats, ends up next to the worst neighbor possible

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Man sitting in an airplane seat, his knees cramped against the seat in front of him. Middle: WestJet Boeing 737 flying through the air against a blue sky with clouds. Right: Couple sitting in airplane seats, their knes cramped in front of them.

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“You have to pay for the other leg”: WestJet’s new seating leaves flyers unable to straighten their legs

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Culture

“Barbaric and dehumanizing”: Wicked’s Marissa Bode speaks out about lack of accessible bathrooms on airplanes

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Be bored in the airport”: Travelers share the airport hacks they swear by for stress-free holiday flights

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Viral Politics

“A degradation in civility”: Travelers react to Sean Duffy’s suggestion to “dress a little better” on planes

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“We are being stripped of our identity”: Flight attendants say goodbye to Hawaiian Airlines after Alaska merger

Shattered windshield of a United Airlines flight.

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Internet sleuths say a weather balloon—not space junk—hit the United Airlines flight

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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“Bucket list experience”: Passenger shares footage from her flight on a Hello Kitty airplane

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“How does this happen?”: Travelers discover they’re flying to Tunisa, Africa—not “to Nice,” France—after boarding the plane

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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“He literally isn’t bothering anybody”: Man playing Nintendo Switch golf in  business class sparks discussion about  travel etiquette

Man with clown emoji hiding his face holding the airplane seats in front of him with both hands to prevent them from reclining.

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“Can’t work out whose side I’m on”: Man holds hands against seat for 8 hours to stop recliner. Some are calling him a hero, others, a villain

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“It fits, it fits”: Flyer who crammed her suitcase into the size checker cheered for beating the system

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Pilot explains what those mysterious double dings on planes actually mean

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“Name a more iconic duo”: Jess Glynne meets the “Jet2 holiday” commercial actress

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