r/Flights is a subreddit with 158k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses flight, airline, booking, baggage, and airlines, and they frequently recommend/review airline, luggage, and compression socks.
r/Flights is a part of the r/travel community primarily focusing on flights, airlines, airports, frequent flyers, and general flying information.
Popular Themes in r/Flights
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is 1hr 30min enough for a layover in Ashgabat? And is booking this through Kiwi sketchy?"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Air Asia seats - designed for your discomfort."
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Ryanair’s app wouldn’t let us check in and it cost my family £330 – has anyone successfully reclaimed these fees?"
7 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "$736, flying basic economy open jaw Texas-> London, then Barcelona -> Texas mid Oct."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Flights
#1
Flight
: "Flight had an ebola patient onboard"
131 posts
#2
Airline
: "What Is Every Major U.S. Airline's "Bad Place""
80 posts
#3
Booking
: "Is 1hr 30min enough for a layover in Ashgabat? And is Booking this through Kiwi sketchy?"
21 posts
#4
Baggage
: "Baggage allowance"
17 posts
#5
Airlines
: "Is this an Air Transat or Turkish Airlines flights?"
15 posts
#6
Worst
: "Flight had an ebola patient onboard"
14 posts
#7
Layover
: "Is 1hr 30min enough for a Layover in Ashgabat? And is booking this through Kiwi sketchy?"
14 posts
#8
Struggling
12 posts
#9
Compensation
: "Compensation Query - UK > Tokyo"
12 posts
#10
Cancellation
: "QATAR AIRWAYS cancelled my flight, rerouted me to Frankfurt instead of Warsaw, zero duty of care for 7 days."
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/Flights
Airline
29 reviews
#1
Vueling
3.3★ from 8 reviews
#2
Ryanair
3.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Singapore Airlines
4.8★ from 4 reviews
Luggage
11 reviews
#1
Samsonite
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Travelpro
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
The North Face
5.0★ from 1 review
Compression Socks
3 reviews
#1
Sockwell
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Bauerfeind
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Duluth Trading Company
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Flights
#1
Question
: "Woman wanted me to take her luggage"
64 posts
#2
Help Needed
: "Saudia Airlines moved my departure airport from LAX to JFK (2,500 miles away)"
49 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Air Asia seats - designed for your discomfort."
24 posts
#4
Complaint
: "Why are people so gross in airports and airplanes?"
20 posts
#5
Delays/Cancellations/Compensation
: "My connecting flight got delayed and I got delayed by 24 hours, and I got this email. Worth filing a claim through them?"
8 posts
#6
Trip Report
: "Turkish Airlines killing it with the amenities bag"
7 posts
#7
Booking/Itinerary/Ticketing
: "Are 5am flights tortures?"
6 posts
#8
Third Party Horror Story
: "Hard to feel sorry for you at this point"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Flights
Yearly
+42k members(36.4%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026