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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

Left: Woman with painted fingernails gives herself an injection of weight loss drugs in her arm at home. Right: Delta Airlines aircraft in flight against a blue sky.

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Ozempic’s unexpected side effect: saving airlines $580 million a year on fuel

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Brunette woman in a wedding dress walking down the aisle of a Southwest Airlines airplane. Right: Man in an orange shirt holding hands with a brunette woman in a wedding dress, a flight attendant stands behind them.

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“Wedding hostage situation”: Southwest passengers forced to attend surprise mid-flight wedding at 30,000 feet

3 Panel: Left: Woman on the floor with a suitcase by her side. Middle: Woman standing upside down while wearing a red outfit with the shirt reading "psycho." Right: Woman in red outfit doing splits in an airport as a police officer escorts her.

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“We’re guilty for being ICONIC”: Two drunk OnlyFans models got arrested and pulled off a plane while doing splits

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

Left: Woman wearing glasses looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Story about how my passport was marked lost/stolen mysteriously." Middle: Woman looking into the camera wearing earrings and a scarf on her head, text overlay reads "American passports have been marked lost/stolen while traveling abroad!" Right: Brunette woman speaking into the camera, text overlay reads "Somebody else voided my passport without me knowing."

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“3rd voided passport video I’ve seen”: Americans are landing abroad only to learn their passports were quietly canceled

Left: An American Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the ramp at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Right: Birds eye view photo taken of passenger sitting in an airplane seat, his neighbor's bare feet nearly touching his thigh.

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“What would you have done???”: Passenger asked to switch plane seats, ends up next to the worst neighbor possible

Left: Man sitting in an airplane seat, his knees cramped against the seat in front of him. Middle: WestJet Boeing 737 flying through the air against a blue sky with clouds. Right: Couple sitting in airplane seats, their knes cramped in front of them.

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“You have to pay for the other leg”: WestJet’s new seating leaves flyers unable to straighten their legs

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Culture

“Barbaric and dehumanizing”: Wicked’s Marissa Bode speaks out about lack of accessible bathrooms on airplanes

Left: Woman wearing hoop earrings, airpods and a gray hoodie, looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Trippin with Tarte. Off to a bad start."

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“So out of touch”: Influencer slammed over response after missing flight for luxury Tarte brand trip

Left: man sitting in an airplane seat, caption overlay reads, "Do we ask for a refund? I only recorded 20 seconds of a 45 minute torture." Right: Little Girl Sitting Next To Mother Screaming On Airplane.

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“Do we ask for a refund?”: Man films crying infant mid-flight and the internet drags him

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Be bored in the airport”: Travelers share the airport hacks they swear by for stress-free holiday flights

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Viral Politics

“A degradation in civility”: Travelers react to Sean Duffy’s suggestion to “dress a little better” on planes

Left: Delta Airlines Captain Christopher Pennington speaking into a headset on an airplane. Right: Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 passenger plane taking off from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport.

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“Nothing unsafe comes between that little girl and her ice cream”: Delta captain comforts nervous flyers amid travel chaos

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“We are being stripped of our identity”: Flight attendants say goodbye to Hawaiian Airlines after Alaska merger

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