InflightExperience

My Qatar flight got cancelled and the only option available was Air India, so I ended up flying Bangkok to Mumbai and then Mumbai to Frankfurt with a 12 hour layover in between. Honestly I was surprised by how good the flights were. Both planes were very clean. The first flight...

Just had a frustrating experience with Southwest. Booked basic fare for me and my two kids. At check-in, seats were assigned and somehow my 4-year-old ended up 12 rows in front of me while my other kid and I were in the back of the plane. Tried calling support but sat on hold...

Had a strange moment on a Delta Premium Select flight (A330-300) recently. Cabin was maybe a little over half full. My fiancée and I were sitting in the right bulkhead seats. About three hours in, an older woman behind us needed help from a flight attendant to get to the...

Had a small but funny moment on a recent Southwest flight. I was assigned a middle seat, and when I boarded I saw a pretty large guy already sitting in the window seat. I figured it was just one of those flights and sat down anyway. Right after I sat down, a flight attendant...

Had a Southwest flight from Las Vegas to Denver last week where they made an announcement I’d never heard before. They told everyone not to put anything in the seatback pockets during takeoff or landing for safety reasons. They repeated it several times and even walked through...

Was on a LAS to MSP flight sitting in first class and noticed the seat next to me stayed empty the entire flight. There didn’t seem to be any equipment issues, and the flight was roughly 90% full overall. Even the flight attendant mentioned it’s pretty rare to see an empty first...

Recently flew Southwest for the first time in years and the experience was pretty rough. Had a drunk passenger on one side and on the other side a person coughing loudly and saying they were sick but didn’t care because they wanted to party at the destination. Before takeoff,...

Just flew Frankfurt → Dubai → Bangkok with Emirates and the trip was surprisingly normal despite all the recent news. Check-in in Frankfurt opened about 4 hours before departure, no special procedures and no real queues. The Frankfurt to Dubai flight was very empty, maybe around...

While waiting to board a long haul United flight to Rome, I saw a passenger suddenly vomit pretty badly right near the gate area. Boarding was supposed to start in about an hour, so it definitely caught my attention. Was debating whether to say something to the crew or just mind...

On a Southwest flight right now and the seating rules are honestly confusing. One guy was the only passenger in an emergency exit row and moved from the aisle to the window seat. A flight attendant made him move back to the original seat even though the row was otherwise empty....

On a flight to SFO right now and apparently someone vomited in the lav sink. The toilet is literally right there. The person in front of me told me about it but didn’t say anything to a flight attendant, which is wild to me. Why not just let the crew know so they can deal with...

Flew TPA to DCA yesterday. Not a full flight. Guy behind me was in a middle seat and, after boarding was complete, slid over to the empty aisle seat next to him to give a little space between himself and the window passenger. Seemed harmless. FA walks down the aisle with her...

On DL0885 into ATL today and it was wild. We tried landing twice. Wheels down, super close to the runway, then full power back up both times. The turbulence was unreal. Felt like we were a kite getting tossed around. Eventually we were low on fuel and diverted to Tennessee. A...

Flew out of Denver on an A319 and was surprised the captain left Channel 9 on the entire 2.5 hour flight. Heard everything. ATC calls, checklists, random chat between the pilots about their kids, terrain we were flying over, even a couple curse words. It was actually kind of...

Not really looking for advice, just need to vent because this was so weird. I was in 4D on an E175, already seated with headphones on. A guy comes up, opens the overhead next to me, pulls out my 40L duffel backpack and puts his bag in its place. I say excuse me but he either...

This might sound silly, but it meant a lot to us. I surprised my husband with Delta One from HNL to JFK for Valentine’s Day. It was our first time flying lay flat and he absolutely loved it. We’re pretty frugal, so this felt like a huge splurge and a really special memory. He...

That’s frustrating, especially when you saw it included at booking. With IndiGo, meals are usually tied to the PNR and show up under “SSR” or services on the boarding pass or in their device. If it’s not there, cabin crew generally won’t hand one out because catering is loaded...

I kind of love that idea. The worst part of landing is the instant aisle rush. Everyone pops up, opens bins, and then just stands there awkwardly for 10 minutes. If they actually call a few rows at a time and open the overhead bins for you, that would probably keep things way...

This would’ve rubbed me the wrong way too. If you were just trying to connect to WiFi and not on a call, that’s pretty normal once you’re allowed to use devices. Unless it was during taxi or some specific moment they told everyone to put devices away, I don’t see the big issue....

That’s one of those situations everyone dreads and no one wants to be the bad guy about. Airlines absolutely can deny boarding for hygiene reasons if a passenger’s condition causes a health or safety issue or seriously impacts other passengers. Extreme odor can fall under that,...

That announcement would’ve made me roll my eyes too. If the real reason is to keep the cabin dark so people can sleep, just say that. Most passengers get it on a long haul, especially on a daytime departure headed into night. Blaming “ultra violet rays” feels like someone...