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boygenius touch down at Austin International Airport for surprise SXSW set

'Are you allowed to say 'f*ck' at the airport?'

On Mar 14, 2023 by Laiken Neumann

Internet Culture

‘It’s a f*ck you to anyone who can’t get a bank account’: Customer says businesses that are cashless are classist

'I am in the middle of Texas, and you don't take universal American currency?'

On Mar 13, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

person speaking in airport hallway pointing to door (l) person speaking up close to camera (c) person speaking in hallway pointing to door (r)

‘Act distraught get some compensation’: Man gets trapped in hallway at airport for 2 hours, workers refuse to let him out (updated)

'They're lucky I'm a really chill guy because some other people would be panicking right now.'

On Mar 8, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

Trending

‘My new favorite hack for traveling’: Woman ships luggage for $28 instead of paying Spirit Airlines baggage fee

'I’ve had way too many packages lost to do this.'

On Feb 19, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

IRL

woman putting personal bag in Frontier Does Your Bag Fit box with caption 'how do you pull it off because they act like they're getting the money themselves or something When the Frontier gate agent told me to go to the counter because my bag cost $99 extra..' (l) Frontier plane with branding in blue sky with clouds (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over image of Frontier airlines Does Your Bag Fit box (r)

‘She said I would have to pay with so much confidence’: Frontier customer proves airline wrong after it tries to charge her $99 for bag

'You just gotta make sure they're arguing with someone at the desk and slide by.'

On Feb 7, 2023 by Braden Bjella

IRL

‘I’m saving $33 by walking across the street’: Woman shares why you shouldn’t have Uber drivers pick you up directly from the airport

'They're trying to rip you off.'

On Jan 30, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

man speaking (l) TSA at airport (c) man speaking (r)

‘If it’s always me, it’s not random’: Traveler calls out TSA for racial profiling after subjecting him to ‘random’ search for the 5th time

'They make sure you know you're brown.'

On Jan 14, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

Jimmy John's pickle with caption 'TSA is ALWAYS humbling me. My PICKLE got flagged. Had to spread er and show them there was nothing inside (see reenactment). Me:'Do I have to open it up?' (l) TSA sign in airport (c) woman holding Jimmy John's pickle with caption 'TSA is ALWAYS humbling me. My PICKLE got flagged. Had to spread er and show them there was nothing inside (see reenactment). Me:'Do I have to open it up?' (r)

‘My PICKLE got flagged’: TSA makes traveler open up pickle from Jimmy John’s

'TSA saves us all once again.'

On Jan 4, 2023 by Lauren Castro

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woman speaking in airport caption 'So we finally made it to Houston but the problem is I need to get my bag' (l) Southwest airline sign on wall with empty seating below (c) Southwest airline interior with luggage as far as the eye can see caption 'This is what the Houston airport looks like to retrieve your bag' (r)

‘I don’t anticipate ever seeing my things again’: Southwest customers struggle to find baggage amid airline chaos

'A never-ending SEA of bags.'

On Dec 29, 2022 by Allyson Waller

IRL

woman speaking at airport (l) woman reaching into purse at airport with bag on counter (c) woman speaking at airport (r)

‘What do I pay all this money for?’: Woman says she was asked to tip for checking in a bag at airport

'Literally EVERYONE wants a tip now.'

On Dec 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

woman grabs merchandise from back of the fridge at the airport hack tiktok

‘Don’t ever take the front food’: Food service worker shares how to pick the freshest food at airport

'People really need to figure out that this only works with milk.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

Pilot in plane looking left caption 'Gate agent looked me dead in the eye today asked if I was the flight attendant (Common occurrence) ' (l) Pilot in plane caption 'Gate agent looked me dead in the eye today asked if I was the flight attendant (Common occurrence) ' (c) Pilot in plane looking right caption 'Gate agent looked me dead in the eye today asked if I was the flight attendant (Common occurrence) ' (r)

‘You know what the pilot uniforms are’: Airport agent mistakes pilot for flight attendant because she’s a woman

'I had someone hand me their bag once.'

On Nov 1, 2022 by Natasha Dubash

IRL

Kremlin-aligned hackers claim responsibility for coordinated DDoS attacks on U.S. airport websites

14 were targeted.

On Oct 10, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

‘Don’t fly Air France’: TikToker slams Air France for putting her family in economy after paying $12,000 for premium seats

'I paid $12,000 so that I wouldn’t have to sit in economy with my baby on my lap for a 17-hour flight.'

On Sep 18, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

Starbucks machine with steam coming out of it caption 'that time i worked at an airport starbucks' (l) Starbucks barista eyes closed sucking in mouth caption 'that time i worked at an airport starbucks' (c) Starbucks sink full of dirty dishes caption 'that time i worked at an airport starbucks' (r)

‘They always look like a hot mess’: Barista shares what it’s like to work inside an airport Starbucks location

'I work at the airport and the girls that make my coffee are always telling me how hectic it is to work there.'

On Aug 18, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL