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The Daily Dot

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

Braden Bjella

Spirit Airlines branded Plane(l) Woman shares issues experience with flying with Spirit Airlines(r)

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‘Kudos to the pilots’: Woman says her Spirit Airlines flight had to deplane. Then she learns the real reason why

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

3 panel image: a person explains, the tail of a Delta Airplane, and an online seating chart.

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‘A Corvette could never be mistaken for a Buick Skylark’: Woman books Delta flight. Then she discovers an unusual glitch when she goes to pick a seat

Split image; woman looking upset looking directly into camera on the left, luggage at baggage claim on the right.

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‘I felt violated’: Airline passenger says stuff inside her suitcase was tampered with. Then she finds a note

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

Katherine Huggins

Sean Duffy over airplane/helicopter explosion

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‘Not standard to have aircraft collide’: Trump’s reality TV star Transporation Sec doesn’t inspire confidence in post-crash presser

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

Melody Heald

3 panel image: in the middle are airline travelers, on the sides a person explains

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‘The timing of this is something’: Former Emirates flight attendant shares the real reason to wear pants on an airplane

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‘Stop buying those’: Flight attendant issues warning for travelers with these types of carry-on luggage

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Pilot holding hat(l) Southwest Airlines(r)

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‘I went to the bar 3 times’: Southwest Airlines pilot says what he really thinks about his flight attendants. Then he realizes it’s broadcasting

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image, one the left a plane files over a tropical landscape. On the right a person jokingly screams in frustration.

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‘I’ll be taking advantage’: Woman says Amazon customers can get $25 flights. There’s just one catch

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

2 panel image, on left a stuffed suitcase sits on a bed and on the right an airlines baggage handler explains.

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‘Your packages, too’: Airport worker issues warning for people who put their bags on their furniture

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Southwest airplane(l), Woman talking(c), Guitar on chair(r)

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‘I’d like something to be done about this immediately’: Passenger claims Southwest Airlines employee urinated on her guitar, mom’s ashes

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

Delta airplane(l), Woman crying and talking with text that says "Delta kicked me off my flight because I have food allergies"(c), Luggage(r)

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‘My bag is on the plane’: Passenger says Delta kicked her off her flight because she has food allergies

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

Woman talking(l+r), American airlines planes(c)

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‘I’m at $3,600 and counting’: Woman uses hack to try and get $15,000 in travel vouchers after American Airlines overbooked flight

Flight attendant puts the rumors about the airplane ice to bed

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‘I have avoided ice for years on flights’: Flight attendant puts the rumors about the airplane ice to bed

Mom blasts American Airlines for not letting her on plane with her kid, dividing viewers

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‘I’ve known this for 40+ years’: Mom blasts American Airlines for not letting her on plane with her own kid, dividing viewers

Spirit airplane(l), Couple together(c), airplane ticket(r)

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