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Traveling by plane can be a real adventure. Or it can be a real pain in the behind. Your perspective probably depends on a lot of things that you can’t control, from the staff to the weather. If you need a laugh amidst this reality, a good vacation meme might lighten the mood and offer a humorous perspective on the situation. But most people can agree on one thing: that flying can be a good source of inspiration for jokes, memes, and comical incidents.

Here at Bored Panda, we love soaring through the clouds in our Panda Plane and we love all the memes that get created by people who fly. So we made this list for anyone and everyone who’s ever soared through the heavens on an airplane and has been to an airport at least once in their lives.

Get your scrolling wheel ready for takeoff, upvote your favorite memes, and be sure to share them with your friends who either love or loathe airports. And if you’ve got any funny or horrible airport and airplane stories, we’d love to hear them, so share them with everyone somewhere in the comments!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the same when I walk out of the store without buying anything, worrying that I've accidentally stolen something even though I haven't

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Bored Panda talked about air travel and the changing industry to one Redditor who uploaded an incredibly popular airport meme onto Reddit’s r/funny community. The meme was so good that it got over 56,500 upvotes in just 3 days and sparked over 1,100 comments.

According to the Redditor, “nothing beats flight in terms of speed and convenience, so it is understandable that airlines do not need to cater to every need of their customers — we have barely any other travel options available.”

“However, airlines are protected by the law far better than the passengers are. For instance, the airline can downgrade or cancel someone's ticket with no repercussions whatsoever,” they explained. “I've had this happen with United in the US and Lufthansa in the EU, and found no way to be reimbursed the money that I lost on those flights.”

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The Reddit user agreed that the quality of air travel has dropped along with the price, however, things aren’t all bad: “The quality goes down with the price, but it's not that bad. I mean, having an option to pay less, understandably, means lower quality of a service. However, when there are no options present, airlines will make you pay up even for the cheapest option. It's all supply and demand.”

According to the Redditor, there is a lot that airlines could do to make travel more comfortable for passengers. “But why would they?  Low cost airlines don't really earn much on each basic passenger, so they either have to fill their planes in a sardine-like fashion, or charge more.”

“Do not fly airlines that treat you like cattle. Pay extra, but pay to those who acknowledge your dignity,” they added.

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Lilian Della Rose
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when i was younger and flew with my parents, my dad called people who rush onto the plane last-minute "The Crushers Of Dreams"

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Beatrice Alighieri
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I booked a window seat right next to the lavatory in the last row of economy, thinking no one would be crazy enough to book the aisle seat, and I was correct. After the doors are shut I'm already getting all snuggly and preparing for a 10hrs flight all by myself, lifting the armrest and making me a cozy little economy bed when... A Flight Attendant comes over and sits another passenger on my happy seat. I will not lie to you, I actually cried. I cried real tears.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve been flying for 20 plus years and one day it finally happened. I was on an overseas flight and in the middle isle. There were four seats in a row and three of them empty. It was heaven.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was so excited to have a window seat with two empty seats next to me last week and then the woman in the aisle seat across from me decided to move to the aisle seat in my row and piled all of her carry-on luggage in the middle seat next to me after the plane started taxiing... I was not happy.

Terence Michael
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Until that lady asks to sit there to get away from her awful unruly child

Lira Mai
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When i went home to last year (Philippines), from NY to Singapore (the middle seat is empty. Me and the other passenger were grinning as they closed the door. And I guess I just got really lucky on my return trip, same thing happened.

Magic lady
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some how they just appear out of nowhere and take the seats. Now you’re trapped for the length of the ride. Heaven to betsy you need to go to the bathroom and have to climb over the stranger. All the time praying you don’t fall in there lap.

Tim Bijlsma
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had it last time with just my gf next to me and with extra leg room. Felt like heaven.

Donna Reynolds
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or the old 5 in the middle seat flights when all were empty and you could sleep reclined.

E Scott
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happened to me the plane was low key only a quarter full

Erla Zwingle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This will remain a dream. This is 2023. Those seats will never be empty again.

Bored_Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only hope no one sits in that empty seat beside my dad 🤞

Alatheia Eunomia
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flight attendants of major carriers don’t close aircraft doors. Gate agents do.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Duct tape fixes anything! That's why we call it Jesus tape in Finland

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope they unloaded it from the plane first, the most important piece of luggage!

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Sometimes, however, the most annoying things you encounter on your aerial adventures are your fellow passengers, not the airlines. CNN has compiled some of the most annoying things that other fliers do that really get on our nerves. Some of them are quite obvious. Others are much rarer.

For example, most of us can get behind the idea that people who compulsively shake their legs have no place on planes, let alone any form of transportation, aside from riding on horses. You know what, I changed my mind—horses don’t deserve leg-shakers either.

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People who loudly talk on their smartphones are also unwanted on airplanes: there’s no reason to yell into the receiver that you’ve just landed. Relax. Take a chill pill. Call your loved ones once you’re off the magical flying sky chariot.

One other thing that annoys a lot of travelers is when their companions kick off their shoes and take off their socks; there’s a place for bare feet and it’s not on what essentially is a more aerodynamic bus. You wouldn’t walk around barefooted on a city bus, would you? Reexamine your life if you’ve answered ‘yes’ to that question.

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Kaisu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You need to do this so you'll have taken all your liquids out of your luggage and the security people can see what's in them, as opposed to having them rolling around in your luggage and the security people having to open your luggage and rummage through it to find your nasal spray. Saves time for everyone

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Tessa
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never been to an airport with intention to fly but the thought of checking out gives me anxiety.

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Nagawa (Cofa) Kishiki
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The limit is not there because the plane can't carry it. The limit is there so that the one who pack your case into cargo won't break their back.

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Ben Smith
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get to the airport more than two hours before the flight they said..it’ll be fun they said....

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Pamela24
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As long as I feel like the guardian of the child is doing whatever they can to keep the child calm I'm fine with that. We were all babies once, some people just have to travel with them, let's be compassionate. (When the adults let the children run around without supervision and bother people that clearly don't want to be bothered - then I see an issue.)

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tuzdayschild
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't be looking like that. I'd be backing away cuz that's coming back up any second.

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Lenka Smetanová
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first travel by plane as a young girl.... I had a bag with realy, realy many pockets... In one of them was scissors. My mom and the security spent several minutes until they found one secret pocket in the bottom of the bag, where that scissors was. :D :D

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That top photo was taken when flying was only a luxury with the very wealthy. Today lot of normal people can afford it but you're lucky if you even get those pretzels. From my experience Spirit and Frontier doesn't supply those. I've only got them on American.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, there were zero passengers and they gutted the seats to lower the weight on board.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm fairly sure the universe will implode if I run out of underwear.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

duck: ''please let me in.... ive seen what happened to the others in the engine....''

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Kjorn
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

people who doesn't get this website should leave. it's like people read the onion and take it seriously :-)

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Katinka Min
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've done something similar when travelling with handluggage only and there was a really severe weight limit. Hurray for big coat pockets!

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wisdom evee
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i would love to see this. every single turn the plane makes and everyone's just like sliding uncontrollably

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Kaisu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And nice air conditioning too, it can get dry inside the plane

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Wil Vanderheijden
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard they are planning on skipping that because passengers are opening doors to get some fresh air during flight.

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Lucas
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jokes about guns/bombs etc will also get you arrested.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 4th one would be my brother, who was at his gate with plenty of time eating airport food for dinner, and still managed to miss his flight somehow.

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Mike Skeats
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the event of crashlanding in water, please accept the flotation device with our compliments.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Happens once when landing in extremely poor weather conditions in Genova (Windy, Snow by night) But when the plane is taxing; the pilot announced... "We are happy to get autopilot on this kind of weather." So true...

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i love radially blurred images cuz they're f*****g hilarious for no reason whatsoever

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Human #1,232,867
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dont' go to China; they are opening the luggage rack when the plane is still taxing..

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That might be funny if there was actually such a thing as "handling" a crying baby - did whoever made this ever meet one?!

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Kaisu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who recline their seats on public transport when there's someone sitting behind them are the worst

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TSA doesn't use this machine anymore. The one they use now uses millimeter wave technology and does not expose your private areas but displays an avatar instead.

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Lucas
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had a great convo with a cabin crew staff member once. Me pointing to screen playing a film: I can't see the film as it's pixelating. Her response was 'but it's playing'. Me: Screen is faulty, I can't see the image 'but it's playing'. Me: Yes, but it's not a clear image. 'but it's playing'. I tried many ways of saying it but it was bouncing off the side of her skull. Had to get a senior member of staff just so they could give me a DVD player as my screen was faulty. How can someone not understand that???

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great that they do though! So much unnecessary plastic on flights.

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Wil Vanderheijden
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just let them go ahead and join the people standing in the aisle while you sit back down and enjoy a nap.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, me when I learn about the cost of some snack at the airport.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, but if you are the idiot that payed it you are pretty F$#&$# suspicious to me.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Travelling mostly for conferences, there's few lounges or flights without a handful of people that I know... Kind of the opposite: Sometimes there's dozens on my plane --- so if it goes down, there will be a sudden (shortlived, natch) lack of some specialists!

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Alexandru Bucur
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, the tray thing is to stop you getting your ribs broken if the landing is a bit rough, but if you like to live dangerously, I say go right ahead... Don't mind if I film and put it on youtube as a cautionary tale though.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

* shoots every water droplet* GET EM BOYS- *gets rained on and starts screaming*

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You become the monster that you fear the most.

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