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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

‘My WORST nightmare’: Woman has disgusting experience with fellow Delta Airlines passenger. Then Delta offers her this

Sabrina McCrear was a trending intern for the Daily Dot. A senior at Howard University, she’s majoring in journalism with a minor in biology, combining her passions for storytelling and healthcare advocacy. As editor-in-chief of Howard’s 101 Magazine, McCrear leads the charge in producing dynamic, engaging content. She’s written consumer advice pieces on maternal health, fetal well-being, and preventive medicine. Dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, she’s paving the way for a future in healthcare communication and advocacy.

Sabrina McCrear

Cart on plane with text "pov you're flying spirit airlines and water costs $4.89 so the people in front of you have the genius idea *redacted*"(l), Woman talking(c), Spirit airplane(r)

‘Then everyone on the plane starts doing it’: Water on a Spirit Airlines flight costs $4.89. Then customers use this unique trick to get it for free

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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

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".

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

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

A photo of an airplane aisle next to a screenshot of @shannonella_ from their Tiktok.

‘I’m throwing hands’: Woman confronts ‘seat squatter’ on her flight. It’s becoming a big problem

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

3 panel image: in the middle are airline travelers, on the sides a person explains

‘The timing of this is something’: Former Emirates flight attendant shares the real reason to wear pants on an airplane

2 panel image, one the left a plane files over a tropical landscape. On the right a person jokingly screams in frustration.

‘I’ll be taking advantage’: Woman says Amazon customers can get $25 flights. There’s just one catch

Two panel design with a woman talking at the camera is one, and the view of a Spirit airline plane from the viewpoint of a passenger in the plane.

‘We are going to be removing all 4 of you’: Traveler says Spirit Airlines customers faced ‘repeated harassment’ over ‘inappropriate’ outfit

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

Woman walking down aisle with text that says "Woman takes my apple charger without asking and thought no one would notice"(l), Airplane in the sky(c), Woman handing apple charger with same text(r)

‘I don’t wanna get kicked off’: Woman takes man’s Apple charger on flight. Here’s why people are on her side

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Customer has to keep feet up for 9.5-hour flight after toilet overflows

‘This is insane’: Customer has to keep feet up for 9.5-hour flight after toilet overflows. She can’t believe Air Canada’s response

Mike Hadge

All Nippon Airways just launched a  Pokémon-themed flight safety video inside of their airplanes

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

Rachel Kiley

plane in sky (l) woman speaking with caption "you can stay home stay home if you have to go" (c) luggage in hotel room (r)

‘If you can stay home, stay home’: Flight attendant says not to fly right now. Here’s why

Air Canada signs (l) woman at airport with caption "Please help me blow this up and get my money back...for my flight, hotel and help me get home" (c) Air Canada plane (r)

‘They won’t let me go home’: Passenger says Air Canada ‘forcibly removed’ her from their flight. She can’t believe the reason why

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman talking(l+r), Delta App on phone(c)

‘This happens way more often than people realize’: Woman says Delta couldn’t find her ticket number, forced her to buy a new one

‘You better than me. I would’ve already been at the hotel’: Passenger considers getting off plane after hearing what airline is offering to give up seat

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