airplane
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The Best Way to Deal With Plane Turbulence, According to a Pilot
Aussie pilot Jimmy Nicholson has shared his tops tips for travellers who are nervous about turbulence during a flight.
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5 Conspiracy Theories About Flying, Debunked By Experts
Airplane travel has opened up a number of important avenues in terms of scientific research, business and consumer travel but it hasn’t stopped some of us being downright terrified of it. This fear has naturally led to a bunch of conspiracy theories, some more plausible than others. We asked an expert to clear up the…
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Is It Illegal To Book Back-to-Back Flights?
A few months ago, we here at Lifehacker HQ discussed the possible consequences of hidden city ticketing—when a traveller intentionally misses a connection because it’s cheaper to book a multi-stop flight over a direct itinerary to their destination. And while stories of travellers being “punished” by airlines for committing this act and other, similar strategies…
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You Never Have To Swap Seats On A Flight
On a recent Reddit thread, u/christontoast666 explained his moral dilemma when agreeing to switch seats on a flight with another passenger. “I booked an aisle seat on a 12-hour flight to Europe, and when I got on the plane, a woman asked me if I would mind switching with her so she could sit with…