Many Americans have traveled far from the US throughout 2024. Some travelers may participate in the hot travel debates that emerged in 2024.
As 2025 begins, here's a roundup of some of the biggest travel buzzwords trending on the internet.
Seat height in the middle of airplanes
The hack going viral shows a hacker buying multiple seats in an attempt to avoid an airline automatically offering a middle seat. (iStock)
The news producer shared a video explaining how to “avoid the middle seat when flying travel hack.”
Jorden Tually shared that when it comes to air travel and budget flights, travelers should stop checking and open another browser.
In an additional browser, click on the middle seats and pretend you typed them in random words on the information page.
“When you do this, the system will hold those seats for about 10 to 15 minutes, and that's when you put yours in,” Tually says in his video.
FLIGHT BOOKING COMPLETELY AVOIDED MIDDLE SEAT RISING CONTROVERSY.
Adam Duckworth, president and founder of Travelmation, told Fox News Digital in an email that “this centralized process will not save you enough money for the time it will take to do it.”
Arriving at the airport '6 and a half hours early'
The TikTok user (not pictured) says he arrives at the airport six and a half hours before his flight. Social media users have weight. (iStock)
A viral TikTok video posted by a comedian has caught the attention of social media users on the go.
In the video, the user says, “I arrive at the airport six and a half hours early.”
Some TikTok users took to the comments section to argue about the right time to arrive the airport before the flight.
“I've never felt so safe and understood,” one user wrote, seeming to agree with the video's message.
Someone said, “I came 40 minutes earlier the plane.”
“I'm late for everything EXCEPT the airport,” said one user.
“I'm a 2-3 hour early person,” one user commented.
A TSA spokesperson told Fox News Digital, “We recommend that travelers arrive at the checkpoint two hours before departure and three hours before departure. international flight.”
Airplane 'tash talk'
A Reddit user has shared tips to get other passengers to throw away their trash instead of putting it in the back pocket of an airplane seat. (iStock)
One passenger took to social media to discuss why his fellow passengers in airplanes they don't dispose of their trash properly and share how to fix the problem.
Posted in the “r/SouthwestAirlines” forum, the message was titled, “A favorite trick for people who put trash in seat pockets.”
“While we're at it waiting to dropI'll say, 'Hey, I think you left your AirPods in the back pocket,' forcing them to receive trash,” the person wrote.
The user added, “4 times I've done this, 2 times they took the trash, one time the guy said, 'I don't do that. your AirPods,' and the last guy said it's not his job.”
Users took to the comment section of the post to discuss the matter.
ON THE FLIGHT YOU CALL OTHER FLYER TRAVELERS FOR BAD MANNERS, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM.
“They need to pass the garbage collection as much as they collect the money in the church – for the same reason. People are guilty of filling it when it passes. Problem solved,” suggested someone.
“There will always be idiots/moons/lowlifes who don't care,” said another.
Gary Leff, a Texas based travel industry expert and author of the blog “View From the Wing,” told Fox News Digital that trash often spills into seat pockets and is left on the floor.
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“Increasingly, carriers spend less time cleaning between flights. They don't schedule flights with enough time on the ground to do it – and when a flight is delayed it's one of the first things that gets cut.” , “said Leff.
'seat' flights
There may be some situations in which it would be a little inconvenient to swap seats on an airplane, one fashion expert suggested. (iStock)
A viral post on Reddit sparked a heated debate about airline etiquette and personal boundaries after a passenger admitted to refusing to give up an aisle seat when another passenger requested one.
Posted in the “r/AITAH” forum on Reddit, the letter was titled, “I'm not giving up my seat on a 15hr flight for an elderly lady with mobility issues.”
The user said he believed the woman did not want to live with him assigned seat as the passenger next to him has spilled out of his seat.
Rejecting the “seat switch” caused people to be divided on the internet, some defending the passenger's decision and others showing concern for the old woman.
“I have to book two seats or fly first class because I have big frame … The old lady can do that too, she wanted to stay away and tried to sit on your seat,” the user said.
Pilots and travelers took to social media to share their hottest ideas, debating hacks and various topics. (iStock)
Someone suggested, “Look the flight attendant in the eye. Smile politely. And say, 'I'll switch seats if my choice is business class or better.'
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“Old cabin crew here: People with poor mobility should usually sit (in) the window seat for safety reasons,” said one user.
California based etiquette expert Rosalinda Randall told Fox News Digital that “nobody has an obligation to change their seat.”
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Randall says that making a polite request to change seats is fine, even if it can confuse other passengers.