Published on Feb 14, 2014
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"Forget about boring old dating apps like Hinge and Tinder that limit you to sexual encounters at sea level.
It's all about Wingman, a new app that promises to connect you "with attractive people on your flight, all before you touch down."
It's still in its beta stage, but its creator, 24-year-old Gabe Whaley, says development is well underway, the Daily Beast reports.
It works much like Tinder: users scroll through photos of potential "travel buddies" aboard their flight and swipe right or left to indicate "yes" or "no." The idea is that most planes nowadays offer in-flight wi-fi, but the app will also be bluetooth-ready.
In the meantime, you can sign up for notifications to stay informed about Wingman's process.
This could actually be a good idea in theory, but we do sense some problems."* John Iadarola, Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?!, and TYT Comedy) and Cara Santa Maria (co-host and producer, TakePart Live) break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from Samantha Grossman / Time:
newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/10/wingman-app-airline-hookups/
