The Airport
Aired Wednesday, November 25, 1992 · 30 min

Jerry and Elaine fly back to New York. Jerry travels on first class while Elaine on coach. George and Kramer run into trouble while trying to arrive on time to pick up Jerry and Elaine at the airport.
Posts per day after the first airing
The morning after
Thread discusses apparent editing inconsistency in The Airport episode where meal service occurs after landing rather than during the flight, though viewers still enjoyed the episode.
Viewers debate whether the actress who played George's mother on Seinfeld also appeared on Mad About You in a different role, with most agreeing it's the same actress in separate characters.
Fans praise the airport episode for its humor and relatable scenes, particularly the first-class versus coach class contrast and characters' reactions to the airplane bathroom.
Viewers discuss regional broadcast differences, with some NBC affiliates preempting Seinfeld for Mary Poppins while others aired the new Airport episode about airplane travel.
Fans praise the episode for its great lines and comedy, with discussion of specific memorable quotes from the show.
Viewers discuss Jerry's face-touching gesture during a Barbara Walters interview segment in the episode, interpreting it as a nervous tell indicating he was lying about relationship issues.
Best of the morning after
“In the our local newspaper TV listing of Seinfeld for that night, it described the show as "Elaine sits next to a Corpse".”
“Everybody knows it's the Grand Central to the Van Wyck dammit!”
“I don't think it could be George's mom - the woman said that her son wasn't as *round-shouldered* as Paul's Ob/Gyn friend.”
“And did I ever feel cosmicly connected with the show when my wife and I took the uncomfortable sofa bed!”
“Thanks to 'Unsolved Mysteries' a fella can't commit a decent crime anymore.”
“The only thing that probably kept Jerry from going into rag city was that 'Babs' is an american institution (,who should be institutionalized).”
Over the years
Fans discuss why an episode set at an airport might have been chosen for rerun, with a brief derailment into unrelated discussion.
Viewers nitpick continuity errors in The Airport episode, including incorrect airport locations and Southwest Airlines not flying to New York, with mixed reactions ranging from outrage to dismissal.
Fans discuss off-camera voice appearances by Larry David throughout the series, including in "The Airport" episode and other episodes like "The Chinese Restaurant" and "The Marine Biologist."
Fans praise The Airport episode for its hilarious comedy, particularly Elaine's attempts to sneak into first class and her cookie line.
Fans discuss whether Elaine is genuinely laughing or acting during a scene in "The Airport" where she responds to Jerry's joke about a cheap hooker with a quip asking for ten bucks.
Fans debate whether George's "Blanche" line references A Streetcar Named Desire or What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, with one correcting the original poster to identify the latter as the actual source.
Fans discuss appropriate tipping amounts for skycaps after the Airport episode, with most suggesting $1 per bag rather than the $5 the character demanded.
Viewers discuss the destination of the flight in The Airport episode, noting the episode never reveals where the prisoner transport plane is actually headed.
Fans make light references to airport and travel experiences from the episode, joking about being picked up and ordering meals.
Viewers debate whether Kramer or George started the duty-free shop song in "The Airport", with one noting Kramer said it first but George put it into song.
Fans confirm that Larry David voiced the unseen man on the plane who ordered the kosher meal in "The Airport" episode.
Fans discuss whether they recognize Larry David's voice as the person ordering a kosher meal in The Airport episode.
Fans confirm that 'The Airport' episode aired on November 25, 1992, not fall 1994 as one poster initially believed.
Fans praise The Airport episode for its perfect comedic structure where everything goes right for Jerry in first class and everything goes wrong for Elaine in coach.
Fans discuss where George quotes "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and determine it occurs in "The Airport" when he taunts a handcuffed prisoner over a Time magazine.