Logo_White

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

Logo_2a8517

The Daily Dot

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

Nina Hernandez

3 panel image of a flight attendant, a woman explaining why you shouldn't switch seats on a plane, and a credit card

switching-seats-on-a-plane-beware.png

You should never switch seats on a plane, flight attendant warns

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. Woman sitting on plane with thumbs-up and sarcastic smile on left. Jet 2 plane in sky on right.

woman_jet_2_airlines_seat_tik_tok.png

“I hope you got 99% off”: Woman books flight on Jet2 Airlines. Then she sees her seat

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image. Reddit post that reads: "In today's edition of things not to ask a flight attendant..." on left. Delta airplane on right.

delta_airlines_flight_attendant_question_reddit.png

“How to get on the no fly list”: Delta passenger in seat 1B asks flight attendant a question. Then he gets reported as suspicious

2 panel image. Woman sitting on plane, looking upset on left. Carry-on luggage in overhead compartment on right.

they_changed_rules_carry_on_luggage.png

“They changed the rules”: Passenger brings expandable carry-on bag aboard. Then a flight attendant intervenes

3 Panel Image of a male pilot and airplane taking off

Pilot_Details_Takesoff_At_Newark_airport.png

Pilot details mess at Newark airport, says there was a line of 26 planes taking off before him

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

Three panel image with young women seated in airplane on left, flight attendant talking to camera in center and woman pointing at high heeled shoe on right.

Flight_Attendant_Hidden_Dress_Code.png

Can your dress code delay your travel plans? Flight attendant shares the clothes you should never board a plane while wearing

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

2 panel image. Packed airport on left. Pilot with caption that reads: "What's going on with Newark airport?" on right.

newark_airport_pilot_tik_tok.png

Culture

What’s behind the chaos at Newark Airport? A pilot breaks it down

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Airplane in the sky, and spoon full of jello

Jello_Theory.png

‘Makes turbulence 100x more enjoyable’: Plane passenger experiences turbulence. Then they remember the ‘jello theory’

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: Screenshot of Tiktok user @donnitta_renee; Right: Screenshot from Tiktok user @donnitta_renee on an airplane with the caption "I would've screamed how she stabbed me....that'll get someone's attention quick"

child_stabbing_fork_plane_tiktok.jpg

‘Get up lady, and get your kids!’: Passenger loses it after kid stabs her with fork with no parents in sight

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

2 image split. Woman with overlayed text that reads: "Why is skiplagging so much cheaper?" on left. American Airlines airplane on right.

american_airlines_skip_lagging_cheaper.png

‘How is that legal?’: Woman tries to ‘skiplag’ her trip after seeing how expensive flights are

Sky Express Airline Plane cutout(r) Woman smiling sharing issues with her airline flight(r)

sky express delay

‘This is extremely dangerous’: Woman gets to airport with traveling partner. Then she gets ‘randomly chosen’ to stay behind

2 image split. Woman looking upset on left. Delta Airlines plane on right.

delta_airlines_send_text_during_safety.png

‘You don’t say that’: Delta Airlines passenger sends text during safety demonstration. Then the flight attendant says something shocking

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

2 panel image of a person rushing through an airport, and a person explaining. Text over: How many of you have tried this?

airport_traveler_test_tiktok.jpg

‘My anxiety would never let me’: Delta passenger tests ‘airport theory’ at Atlanta airport. Then TSA gets in her way

Rebecca Leib

A tweet over Southwest airplanes on the airport runway. Text reads, "That was a nasty move for Southwest Airlines. They even could have dropped the free bag allowance down to 1 . But snatching both free checked bags is just greed."

Airplanes