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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.

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Culture

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

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

Laiken Neumann

Airplane in the sky, and spoon full of jello

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‘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.

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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"

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‘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.

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

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

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

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‘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.

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‘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?

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‘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."

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People are unhappy Southwest Airlines canceled their popular ‘two free bags’ policy: ‘This won’t last long’

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Woman gets on flight window

‘Um.. is this normal?’: Woman gets on flight. Then she looks out the window

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

Text "just walked past the cockpit on this delta flight and the pilot is a straight white dude in his 30s im gonna f***king die dawg"(l), Couple holding each other while woman cries and text "i have 2 flights coming up"(r)

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Memes

‘Many plane crash, no egg’: The internet is coping with plane crashes the only way it knows how…memes

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

Woman on plane with text "if you think you'er extra I *redacted* plane because the air con broke *redacted*"(l), Hand turning knob on airplane air nozzle(r)

Woman says planes air conditioning broke

‘When I did this I got put on a list’: Woman says plane’s air conditioning broke. Then she did this to combat the heat

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

Katherine Huggins

3 panel image: on the sides are stills from the crash video, and in the middle is a X post thatshows a photo of an all-woman flight crew.

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Resurfaced pic of ‘unmanned,’ all-female Delta flight fuels DEI claims after Toronto crash

free wifi logo on iphone display(l) American Airlines Logo(c) Woman shares what she saw at american airlines(r)

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