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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

A two panel image from videos posted by TikTok user @johbidoo_official about their experience flying on American Airlines.

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Only Black first-class traveler says American Airlines “ran out” of meals before she could be served

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.

Charlotte Colombo

Screenshot of Tiktok user @real.danieb; Photo of several American Airlines planes.

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‘It wasn’t until I got to my Airbnb…’: American Airlines passenger falls asleep on plane. Then she wakes up with a braid in her hair

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

Photo of an American Airlines plane; Screenshot from Tiktok user @andreanotfromtrinidad with the Caption "Do better, @AmericanAirlines".

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‘Do better, American Airlines’: Customer spends $5,000 on first-class ticket to Honolulu. Then she sees her seat

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‘My face went white’: Woman boards American Airlines flight from Austin to Charlotte. Then she sees an alarming Wi-Fi network

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

‘I keep getting the feeling that it’s an inside job’: Psychic seems to have predicted the American Airlines plane crash

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

Katherine Huggins

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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

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

Chilling reaction to American Airlines helicopter crash heard in air traffic control audio

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Air traffic control audio captures chilling moment of D.C. plane and helicopter crash

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

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‘They kicked me off the flight’: American Airlines customer is asked to move her bag. Then a passenger steps in

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Man issues warning after saying he got a blood clot from traveling

‘Props to American Airlines for doing this’: Man issues warning after developing blood clot from travel. Here’s how to stay safe

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

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‘It’s not like he’s going to come back’: Woman calls out American Airlines for not immediately giving up dad’s 70,000 frequent flier miles after he passes

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Three panel design with panel one showing a man in a suit standing with a suitcase in what appears to be a plane terminal, the middle image shows a woman from the TikTok video with the caption "American Airlines WTF is this cry emoji cry emoji cry emoji". The final panel is a collections of suitcases in front on a bus

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‘Do THEY know it’s not a plane?’: American Airlines passenger gets to his gate. Then he sees a bus

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‘Now I have no way to feed my family’: Filmmaker flies home with American Airlines. He can’t believe what they did to his equipment

American Airlines customer books 2 flights separately to save money

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‘Learned the hard way’: American Airlines customer books 2 flights separately to save money. Does it work?

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘How is their plane ticket 200% more?’: Man catches American Airlines charging more for the same flight

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, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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