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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' contains an exaggerated example, that takes up several paragraphs, in [[https://whateley.academy/index.php/story/ayla-and-the-late-trevor-james-goodkind Alya and the Late Trevor James Goodkind]]. It's Ayla's first time riding coach when she's used to private jets, and has nothing less than a miserable time. The cabin is crowded and stuffy, there's no space in the seats, Ayla is stuck sitting next to an overweight woman who won't stop talking to her, there's a strong, horrible smell of perfume, a ScreamingPlaneBaby, and of course, the food sucks. It doesn't get any better upon leaving the plane:

** Another short has the same weasel sharing a flight with a mother opossum and her entire litter. All of the babies are screaming and crying, and the one behind him is repeatedly kicking the back of his seat.

* The ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' episode "Jet Scream" has Rocko endure every bad plane flight cliche (before 9/11 and the resulting changes) known to man, from losing his luggage (it ended up on another ''planet'') to dealing with a bratty kid (the passengers cheer when an exasperated Rocko stuffs him in an overhead bin) to the plane going into a dive.

* ''WebAnimation/NaturalHabitatShorts'': One short features a weasel trading seats on a plane with a rabbit, only to end up sitting between two porcupines. When one of them turns to look out the window, there's a very traumatized gerbil stuck to his back who asks where the plane is going in French.

* ''Series/{{Bones}}'': In "The Passenger In The Oven", Bones can afford to pay for a first-class ticket to Shanghai. Booth can't, and gets stuck in the back, wedged between two old women, one of whom keeps falling asleep on his shoulder. And snoring. For eight hours.[[PulledFromYourDayOff The inevitable murder must have come as a relief.]]

* The ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials'' episode "Garfield in Paradise" opens with Jon, Garfield (and Odie stashed in a suitcase) taking a plane to a tropical island. It's not a pleasant flight, with everything from rude stewardesses (upon finding out Jon is flying third class: "your seat is in the rear with the rest of the slime!") to broken down seats, non functioning safety belts, and turbulence that sends them bouncing into the ceiling. Garfield's thoughts on the matter:

[[quoteright:350:[[Series/DrakeAndJosh https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bogm2zgjhmwutztq3zc00mzeyltkxotctmja0mzy0yzy1njlhxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynjcynjcxmzk_v1.jpg]]]] [-[[caption-width-right:350:Poor Josh, stuck with obnoxious other passengers and cramped seats while [[RunningGag Drake is off sitting with hot girls]].]]-]

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' contains an exaggerated example, that takes up several paragraphs, in [[https://whateley.academy/index.php/story/ayla-and-the-late-trevor-james-goodkind Alya and the Late Trevor James Goodkind]]. It's Ayla's first time riding coach when she's used to first class, and has nothing less than a miserable time. The cabin is crowded and stuffy, there's no space in the seats, Ayla is stuck sitting next to an overweight woman who won't stop talking to her, there's a strong, horrible smell of perfume, a ScreamingPlaneBaby, and of course, the food sucks. It doesn't get any better upon leaving the plane:

->'''Pilot:''' GET THE HELL OUT OF THE COCKPIT!!!
->'''Butthead:''' Huhuhuh, you said--
->'''Pilot:''' ''(throws Butthead off the control panel)'' NOW!!!

* On an episode of ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', Fraiser learns that Carla is afraid of flying. He offers to take Carla on a flight to help her overcome this fear. Realizing this would be a good opportunity to flex his psychology skills, Frasier gets a plane full of people who are afraid of flying. Pretty much every single thing that can go wrong on the flight does. In the end, Fraiser cures all of the previously phobic people, but gains a fear of flying himself.

Ah, airplanes. What could be better than flying through turbulent winds, with a ScreamingPlaneBaby down the aisle, a kid who won't stop kicking your seat, and getting stuck sitting with annoying strangers? Not to mention the food sucks ([-"[[StockShticks What's the deal with airline food?]]"-]), and the flight itself could take several hours — worse if there's a delay. Any of these factors can make a ride horrible, and it's even worse if there's a combination. Worse ''still'' if someone has a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes flight phobia]].

Ah, airplanes. What could be better than flying through turbulent winds, with a ScreamingPlaneBaby down the aisle, a kid who won't stop kicking your seat, and getting stuck sitting with annoying strangers? Not to mention the food sucks, and the flight itself could take several hours — worse if there's a delay. Any of these factors can make a ride horrible, and it's even worse if there's a combination. Worse ''still'' if someone has a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes flight phobia]].

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' contains an exaggerated example, that takes up several paragraphs, in [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content-menu/stories/163-ayla-and-the-late-trevor-james-goodkind Alya and the Late Trevor James Goodkind]]. It's Ayla's first time riding coach when she's used to first class, and has nothing less than a miserable time. The cabin is crowded and stuffy, there's no space in the seats, Ayla is stuck sitting next to an overweight woman who won't stop talking to her, there's a strong, horrible smell of perfume, a ScreamingPlaneBaby, and of course, the food sucks. It doesn't get any better upon leaving the plane: