Building the Ultimate Misery Tour of Air Travel

What if you had unlimited money and wanted to deliberately experience the absolute worst commercial air travel has to offer — not accidentally, but on purpose? This episode explores the data-driven art of the misery tour. We break down the three layers that create true flying hell: the airline (from Spirit's pre-reclined seats to British Airways' premium betrayal), the airport (Tunis Carthage's threepeat as worst in the world), and the route (where delays compound). With European jet fuel stocks at three-year lows, Middle East airspace closures adding hour-plus detours, and the EU's new biometric Entry-Exit System creating three-hour immigration lines, 2026 is a uniquely good year to ask: what's the worst possible flying experience, and how do you find it deliberately? Episode #060518 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/060518