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Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Delta passenger tries getting pilot’s secret trading card. The flight attendant’s response shocks her

Delta Cards

‘Just now learning pilot trading cards are a thing?’: Delta passenger tries getting pilot’s secret trading card. The flight attendant’s response shocks her

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman says she found ‘proof’ that Frontier Airlines secretly made its bag-check bins smaller so that your personal bag won’t fit

Frontier Luggage Scam

‘You can clearly see the size difference’: Woman says she found ‘proof’ that Frontier Airlines secretly made its bag-check bins smaller so that your personal bag won’t fit

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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Charlie Kirk says he’s afraid to fly on planes with Black pilots

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

United Airlines passengers miss connecting flight

united airlines delay

‘That’s the gate’: Viewers divided after United Airlines passengers miss connecting flight. Whose fault is this?

Traveler shares way they sneak alcohol into airport

Drinking at Airport

‘Cause who trying to pay $30 for a drink at the airport?’: Traveler shares way they sneak alcohol into airport

Traveler says Alaska Airlines changed her flight—to leave from a different city on the opposite coast

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‘I still don’t know how it happened’: Traveler says Alaska Airlines changed her flight—to leave from a different city on the opposite coast

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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airplane peanuts

‘I love this job… but it is NOT easy’: Flight attendant reveals why airlines no longer serve peanuts on flight

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Flight attendant says housekeeper got 'super creepy' with and knew about her profession’s special checkout times

Flight attendant layover

‘I don’t know if you’re cool with getting compliments’: Flight attendant says housekeeper got ‘super creepy’ with and knew about her profession’s special checkout times

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘We definitely wouldn’t leave your bag there’: Traveler says airline worker gaslit passenger who put an AirTag in their lost bag

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Woman talking(l+r), Alaska airline plane(c)

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‘This whole incident was avoidable’: Woman calls out Alaska Airlines, Boeing for knowing there was an issue with plug door, flying plane anyway

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘Meanwhile I crack my iPhone dropping it from the couch to the carpet’: Man finds phone that fell 16,000 feet out of Alaska Airlines flight that lost door plug mid-flight

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Passenger stranded at airport after airline stopped checking people in due to short staffing

Lynx Air Short Staff

‘I don’t think anyone’s getting their money back’: Passenger stranded at airport after airline stopped taking bags due to short staffing

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Pilot 'speedrunner' says he landed an hour early

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‘Pilot speedrunning community????’: Delta pilot says he landed an hour early

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

Kiwi user with caption "PSA: if you are ever booking a flight, do NOT do it using Kiwi. I was stopped when boarding today and was told there was giant "FRAUD" on my boarding pass. Everyone around me let out a collective gasp. The agent said Kiwi never paid the airline for my ticket. They took my money, gave me a boarding pass, and never actually paid the airline. I almost got kicked off the flight. Luckily they let me pay $130 at the gate, but Kiwi just up and ran with my money according to them (and they said Kiwi does this often)." (l) Kiwi.com logo in front of green background (c) Kiwi user with caption "PSA: if you are ever booking a flight, do NOT do it using Kiwi. I was stopped when boarding today and was told there was giant "FRAUD" on my boarding pass. Everyone around me let out a collective gasp. The agent said Kiwi never paid the airline for my ticket. They took my money, gave me a boarding pass, and never actually paid the airline. I almost got kicked off the flight. Luckily they let me pay $130 at the gate, but Kiwi just up and ran with my money according to them (and they said Kiwi does this often)." (r)

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‘Kiwi once booked me on an airline that doesn’t exist’: Traveler says she booked flight through Kiwi—her boarding pass said ‘FRAUD’ (updated)

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Passenger ends up being the only person on the flight after 18-hour delay. Everyone else gave up

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