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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.

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Denver International Airport seeks gift card donations for TSA agents without pay amid partial shutdown

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Left: Woman with painted fingernails gives herself an injection of weight loss drugs in her arm at home. Right: Delta Airlines aircraft in flight against a blue sky.

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“I personally don’t mind this”: Airline to start charging extra for the privilege of reclining your seat

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“Wasting their resources on these trivial issues”: British Airways reverses bizarre drink policy for its staff after outcry

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“That’s new”: Woman tries calling American Airlines. Then she gets scammed out of $5,250

2 panel image. Blurred photo of closed off seats and caption that reads: "When they say only 110 passengers can board and you get on the plane and see this" on left. Plane in air on right.

“What does INOP mean”: Passenger boards Vueling flight. Then they see the plane’s seats cordoned off

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Left; back half of Silver Airways plane. Right; man sits in airport with his hands over his face, visibly upset.

“It wasn’t unusual for Silver to leave people stranded in Bahamas”: Florida-based Silver Airways abruptly halts operations, tells passengers “do not come to the airport”

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“I thought you guys were lying”: Customer tries airport ticket hack. Then she scores 2 tickets to Miami for $100

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