flytandegate
Flytandegate is a term used in aviation journalism and media studies to describe a pattern in which misinformation about airline safety, operations, or policy collects online and leads to widespread public concern. It is not tied to a single incident; rather, it denotes a recurring phenomenon of rapid information cascades centered on flight-related topics.
It is a neologism modeled on the -gate suffix that labels scandals, combining “fly” from flight with
Conversations around flytandegate typically involve miscaptioned or out-of-context videos, misreporting of safety practices, or unverified claims
In academic and professional contexts, flytandegate has been employed in hypothetical or case-study analyses to examine
See also Watergate, gatekeeping, misinformation, aviation safety, crisis communication.