How do you fly?

To answer my own questions.

I always do aisle unless I'm going to the west coast of America to see the terrain out the window, I'll try to get the window seat. But otherwise I'm a big going to the bathroom guy, you feel like a dick asking your whole aisle to get up "hey guys I gotta pee again for the 6th time" and if I'm stuck in a middle seat it's really not that bad usually.

I'm partial Delta. If you don't want to fuck around just do Delta if you can. IME.

I just get the cheapest ticket they always got my ass in the back.

I do love the folks that hang in the terminal for 4 hours and then once they board they gotta take dump.

For rough airports I've seen LAX and O'Hare get fucking crazy. I know they are working on them hopefully that get better. Airports I like as li g as it's new I enjoy checking new airports. Some cities put a lot of work in to make it all look good.

No middle seat! Used to love flying through Memphis on my way south for the Barbeque (Corky's?) in the Airport. Would prefer flying through Reagan on my jaunts North and South. One of my worst flights south (where we attempted to land at 4 different airports in Florida) was saved by a a landing and great night in New Orleans,

Adults that bump your seat beyond 5 times on one flight from behind you.

The legendary Muddy!

This man has been to all the good strip clubs across the country for those new to this site.

More impressively, Muddy has survived an excruciating number of visits to sub optimal clubs at their worst and lived to tell the tale.

Aisle, middle is a no. AA PHL is bad economy Hate checking luggage.

Window never fly into PHL or BWI or JFK or LGA (Westchester or Newark) Never make a connection in Denver or ORD

Wll post more later if I remember

1. Aisle on shorter flights, window on longer ones. Business class overseas.

2. I have my status through United/Star Alliance (used to make a lot of international Star Alliance flights for work) but they're no longer great in Boston, unless you're going to EWR, DIA, ORD, SFO, IAD, or LAX.

3. Most airlines have devalued their rewards enough that I just buy the cheapest and most direct flights. Loyalty isn't a two way street.

4. Because of the antiquated way we calculate credit scores, I can't close my United Airlines credit card that I've had 20 years without hurting my credit score, and since I'm about to buy (another) house, I can't do it. Since I expect to be in Boston awhile, if Delta matched my status/miles, I'd switch.

5. Airports I like? The one I can fly to directly.

Here's my advice - coming from someone who's flown a good amount due to my job. Keep in mind this is advice from me flying solo. Whole different game when flying with the wife or friends.

1. I don't give a shit about miles, status or airline. I will fly Spirit if it's a direct flight versus a first class ticket on Delta with a layover. I can survive any airline with a pair of noise cancelling headphones and my sunglasses to block light. A 2/3 hour flight goes quick if you have a book, movie(s) on your iPad and music.

2. I try not to drink much of anything before getting on a flight and always go to the restroom in the airport right before getting on the plane. Going to the restroom on a plane is the worst.

3. I will take a middle seat in row 4 over an aisle or window seat in row 20. I always try to get as close to the front of the plane as I can for a quick exit, especially if it's the leg on a layover flight. If I have a choice, I choose aisle.

4. If I have to have a layover I always allow at least 45 minutes. I can't tell you how many layovers I've missed due to delays. I also try to take flights early in the day. Those 10PM departing flights seem to get cancelled a lot more than those 10AM flights.

5. If I can't fit all my shit in a small duffel bag which I can fit under the seat in front of me, I always check my bag. In all my flights I have never lost luggage (luckily) but I have had the luggage not show up until the next day so many times I've lost count.

Lastly, if I can drive there in 6 or less hours, I usually just drive. After you factor in travel to the airport, checking in, boarding, deplaning, getting a rental car, I'm not saving much time with all those added hassles.

Direct as much as possible, coach, as little baggage as possible unless with family, then it’s easier to get on board with early boarding for select seats. Never buy their drinks or meals, as I am getting the fuck out of the airport ASAP to where I can get a good meal at preferred restaurant/grocery stores. Best airports are Phoenix, Sacramento, Dallas love, MSP terminal 2, JFK (for me). Don’t like John Wayne, Vegas, Atlanta, LA international, Sea-Tac, Denver (so far away)or La Guardia at least for me. Lots of airports I am indifferent but Salt Lake was beautiful when I landed for a connection.

Smaller international airports for quick security.

Direct flights.

JetBlue is preferred but not enough routes. Delta and United suck equally. Southwest and Spirit are like the Greyhound bus of the sky.

Window seat. Pop a Xanax and I either go straight to sleep or time flies without me noticing.

Hartsfield-Jackson is a god damn headache, but a necessary evil sometimes.

Good stuff. And you know thing that doesn't bother me but I just gotta wonder about those folks that walk to the bathroom with socks on or bare foot. Do you understand how much piss in that floor. Your socks are just mopping it up. I know this because I'm not always the most accurate pisser and I drip a good bit despite a good amount shaking

I have about 660K miles logged on UAL with about 425K t use someday from all the travel I did for business and dog shows from 1999-2009. That was just UAL.

I had a lot of miles on TWA, probably a good 150K that I used up over the years in the mid-1980s-mid-1990s for work. I've done some on Delta and AA. I tried to keep to one airline to clock the miles; I was 1K on UAL for about 4-5 years.

For dog shows the past 4 years, I drove. In 2025 I did 38K. I won't put my dog in cargo, previous to a Collie I had a Terrier that would just fit in a Sherpa bag under the seat in front of me. From 2001-2002 I was flying from COS-DEN-PHL to get to Cherry Hill, NJ on Monday, and home Friday night for 11 months. One trip home a guy a few rows behind me learned over and asked, "Where's you dog this week."

Back then, flying was easy. I've been up in the air like 5 times since 2009, and from what I've seen/heard since 2020 I do NOT want to be up there anymore.

People cant piss in a normal urinal at the office. Let alone a tiny toilet thousands of feet in the air going through turbulence.

Always direct, aisle>window>middle. dont care about much else

How do I fly? I start running and flap really, really fast.

@goldmongerATL I started to make a similar joke yesterday... :)

Frequent Flyer on AA and JetBlue. Jetblue out of tiny Worcester MA airport to Lauderdale is the only decent flying experience left. I try to fly business or first now. If I cannot, its an aisle. I can sleep on any plane sitting up. Lately for trips under 800 miles I just drive nd get high.

Window seat whenever possible. That way I can ensconce myself in place and not have to worry about being disturbed by people with small bladders or those who just feel the need to walk around. Hardly ever get up myself - taking care of business right before boarding almost always takes care of things. A bonus is that I have control of the actual window. I generally want the shade up unless I'm actively watching a movie.

I stand by my comment to never fly into LGA

What a tragedy You have to be on your A game as a pilot every moment

Frontier gets me where I want to go at half the price of any other airline.

LOL Frontier riff raff

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