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Looks like a c-17 but the tail has me thinking C-5

Alright, so this literally just happened, and I’m still trying to process the chaos. I was on a flight from Los Angeles to New York, and everything was fine at first. Typical stuff—boarding delays, cramped seats—but nothing too crazy. Then about halfway through, the flight attendants announced an unscheduled stop at O’Hare in Chicago.

Everyone was confused, but they didn’t say much at first. Then, the smell hit. It started subtle, like maybe someone had a bad burrito before the flight, but it got stronger. I noticed people a few rows ahead looking panicked and covering their noses. That’s when I saw it.

An older lady, sitting about two rows in front of me, had clearly had some kind of… accident. And I’m not talking about a little accident. It was liquid and literally streaming down the aisle. People were lifting their bags and feet off the floor as it slowly crept toward them. The flight attendants were trying to keep calm, but you could tell they were dying inside.

When we landed in Chicago, the woman was gently escorted off the plane (along with her seat cushion, I think?). The poor crew had to clean the mess while we all sat there in horrified silence, trying not to gag. I have no idea what happened to the woman afterward, but the whole plane smelled like bleach for the rest of the flight.

So, yeah. That was my day. How about yours?

Hello everyone!

I have an aunt who will soon travel in Avianca from the US to Central America, and she needs to bring both her personal and her work laptop, so we are wondering if she can bring both in the cabin or one should be in checked luggage. Anyone who has either traveled this way or works in avianca knows the answer to this?

Thanks!

Does my butt look big in this livery?

N634QX BOI - 2024-12-02

I had just landed, when a TAP plane also just landed, with this small door open. Does anyone know what it is?

Should I be worried?

I've never been on an airplane but just looking at them causes me massive anxiety, for context im autistic and critically impaired, so I have problems controlling my fear, I want to go to places like Japan one day but I'm so scared of planes, I know compared to driving it's safer and they don't crash nearly as much as movies and such make it seem, but it just takes one crash for it to be over, and I'm gone, it's so scary to me I feel like just being on a plane as it takes off would be enough to send me to tears, so could people who understand air travel way better than me, help me understand how it's not as scary or that I shouldnt worry about it nearly as much as I already am?

A massive 777 went from Gatwick to Heathrow for what? I’m so confused…

1990s: let’s make a stealth fighter! 1970s let’s make a 747 into a missile carrier!

This is my dad standing next to his plane he owned for a while before buying a jet. I was about 9-10 years old at the time. I’m not sure what kind this is but before he owned this plane, he owned several King Air’s. He loved King Airs.

Brandon Butler flying by Mt. Rainer, looks a little different from that angle.

I didn't get a chance to stop and read the sign as I was just passing through. It originally struck me as a Mirage F1, but I'm not sure now that I look at it.