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The Daily Dot

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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Culture

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

woman smiling(l) Airplane flying over airstrip(c) Man shares airport theory(r)

airport theory

A new ‘airport theory’ going viral on social media is making people miss their flights

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 image split. Blonde woman wearing headphones around neck explaining experience at airport on left. 2 luggage in airport on right.

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‘You have to tell the airline within 24 hours’: Flier lands at Georgia airport. Then she sees what the workers did to her luggage

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

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 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

Split image; woman looking upset looking directly into camera on the left, luggage at baggage claim on the right.

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‘I felt violated’: Airline passenger says stuff inside her suitcase was tampered with. Then she finds a note

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

Man gets asked to switch seats on airplane

‘The fact that he tapped you and woke you up’: Man gets asked to switch seats on airplane. Things take a dark turn when he refuses

2 panel image: on the left a person places a pair of boarding passes in a bag, and on the right a person explains while getting dressed for work.

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‘Please make sure to rip [it] up’: Flight attendant warns against leaving boarding passes on the plane’s seat pocket

woman sharing what her experience on TikTok Platform(l) American Airlines Plane(r)

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

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman using clear machine(l), Clear machine screen(c), Clear worker pointing to screen(r)

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‘This is a paid service’: Traveler shares why she’s canceling Clear membership after 3 trips

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

Delta customer says workers ‘abused’ their power, wouldn’t let her on flight

Delta Flight Cancer Story

‘My dad was dying of cancer any minute’: Delta customer says workers ‘abused’ their power, wouldn’t let her on flight

Woman with her dog(l), Spirit Airlines plane(c), Dog(r)

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‘We don’t even pay for carry on bags’: Spirit Airlines passenger doesn’t want to pay $125 fee to travel with her dog. So she does this instead

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She 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)

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

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A person looking at the camera next to an American Airlines flight. There is text that says main character of the week in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

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Main Character of the Week: Woman who had poor customer service on American Airlines 

Mike Hadge

rawdogging flights Woman talking(l), Man on flight(c), Woman on flight(r)

Flying