r/Flights is a subreddit with 167k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses flight, struggling, annoying, worst airline, and website, 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
Pain & Anger
: "Air Canada Left Us Stranded Overnight With a 9-Month-Old, Made Us Repurchase Her Ticket, Then Lost Our Bags and Stroller"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "A website that shows how busy airports are"
4 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Booked flights a few months ago now the dates got changed"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I got tired of claim agencies taking 35% of flight compensation, so I built a free tool that does the same thing"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Flights
#1
Flight
13 posts
#2
Struggling
7 posts
#3
Annoying
6 posts
#4
Worst Airline
6 posts
#5
Website
3 posts
#6
Airline Frustrations
3 posts
#7
Refund
2 posts
#8
Worst
2 posts
#9
Baggage
2 posts
#10
Cancellation
2 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
: "Korean Air keeping Asiana’s A380s"
58 posts
#2
Help Needed
: "Am I legit screwed out of $1600?"
36 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Business Class Flight Culture Disappearing?"
19 posts
#4
Complaint
: "Tigerair Taiwan doesn’t allow passengers to eat their own food on board — is this normal?"
10 posts
#5
Delays/Cancellations/Compensation
: "An overhead bin unlatched during take-off and a heavyweight bag containing a laptop and other belongings flew out and hit me right on the head."
9 posts
#6
Booking/Itinerary/Ticketing
: "Bid for an upgrade on TapAir, no meal"
5 posts
#7
Trip Report
: "Air Astana Business Class ALA to IST. Amazing experience"
2 posts
#8
Third Party Horror Story
: "Dollar Flight Club - Delete Account Immediately!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Flights
Yearly
+45k members(37.1%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026