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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

Man with clown emoji hiding his face holding the airplane seats in front of him with both hands to prevent them from reclining.

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“Can’t work out whose side I’m on”: Man holds hands against seat for 8 hours to stop recliner. Some are calling him a hero, others, a villain

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Left: Airplane wing Middle: Man looking out an airplane window under caption reading: "Pilot exposes ungrateful passenger after emergency" Right: Same man looking shocked

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“Normalize pilots being gossips”: Pilot makes emergency stop for passenger, then roasts her in shady play-by-play

Airplane pilot in uniform speaking into the camera

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Pilot explains what those mysterious double dings on planes actually mean

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

woman stuck in airplane bathroom delays flight

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“Death was knocking”: Woman reveals horrific story of being stuck in United  airplane bathroom with food poisoning—and delaying the flight afterwards

Left: Brunette woman speaking into camera Right: Woman crawling up American Airlines plane aisle under caption reading, "The aisle chair never came, so our special needs daughter had to crawl off the plane."

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“So unacceptable”: American Airlines passenger forced to crawl off plane after wheelchair never arrives

Passengers on an airplane lifting their hands in the air doing plane yoga

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“Definitely a Spirit thing”: People are doing plane yoga now—and yes, there’s a catch

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

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Travelers are stuck in 130-degree heat on airplane with no air conditioning. The flight attendant tells them to “meditate”

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Lindsey Weedston

Man holding baby under caption reading: "We told her she had to apologize to everyone face-to-face for what she put them through on that flight"

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“Stop filming”: Video of baby “apologizing” to flight passengers catches backlash

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“This is up there with that girl singing on the flight”: Couple’s elaborate pregnancy announcement on flight goes viral. Viewers have mixed feelings about it

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

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“Imagine having to throw your phone away”: Man waits in airport security line. Then he spots a sign

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

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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.

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

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“Without realising, they said their final goodbyes”: Couple makes video from airport, right before getting on doomed Air India plane

india air plane crash videos before take off

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“Nothing is working”: Man films Air India Boeing tech issues hours before plane crashed, killing more than 240

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

3 panel image of a person explaining and the American Airline logo on an airplane.

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“Not netflix swooping in to save the day”: American Airlines passenger accidentally leaves iPad on plane. He gets Netflix involved when the employee responds like this

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“We appreciate the customer sharing her talents”: Delta Airlines finally responds to child’s viral “Moana” performance

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