Airline hookup app

There’s Now an App for Hooking up in Airports

The friendly skies are about to get a whole lot… friendlier, thanks to Wingman, a Tinder-like app set to drop next month that helps you hook up specifically with passengers on your flight. And in your gate area. And milling about the airport on your layover. How's it work? Here's a handy guide to your most immediate questions. Wait, so how is this different from Tinder? Wingman matches people exclusively by their airline and flight number -- so you're only skeeving on passengers who are actually on or about to board your plane. Which means you should definitely give the talent on your flight a quick once-over before signing up. Is it easy to use?

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Yet, the data suggests that there is plenty of romance available right at your gate. A study released by HSBC found that 1 in 50 passengers meet a romantic partner while in flight, and at least half of us befriend our seatmates. These apps have tapped into that allure, fostering huge communities of travelers after friendships, networking opportunities, and of course, on-the-go romance. Inflighto tracks all commercial itineraries and creates a dedicated chat room among passengers and crew for each individual flight. It requires no personal log-in information, so passengers can remain anonymous if they like and develop a personal connection with others at their own pace. The flight crew also jumps into the chat on occasion. If the plane is flying over a unique point of interest, the pilots notify the group, making the air travel experience more engaging.

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Oh wait…wrong tense. I dated someone. Last week.

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This app lets you join the Mile High Club

M aybe Delta had it right with those napkins after all. Along those same lines, App in the Air — a travel app designed to help frequent fliers do things like estimate TSA wait times and get real-time fight updates — is also getting into the in-flight hookup game. The seven-year-old app is promoting a feature allowing fliers to see who else is on their flight, in their airport, or at their destination. It allows said fliers to then message each other in hopes that they too will find a love connection while wandering aimlessly through the skies. But in theory, it seems like an inventive way to find love.

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