The Airport

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"The Airport"
Jerry shares a sundae with a model in first class.
Episode no.	52
Airdate	November 25, 1992
Writer(s)	Larry Charles
Director	Tom Cherones
Seinfeld - Season 4 August 1992 - May 1993
The Trip, Part 1 The Trip, Part 2 The Pitch The Ticket The Wallet The Watch The Bubble Boy The Cheever Letters The Opera The Virgin The Contest The Airport The Pick The Movie The Visa The Shoes The Outing The Old Man The Implant The Junior Mint The Smelly Car The Handicap Spot The Pilot, Part 1 The Pilot, Part 2
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The Airport is the 52nd episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 12th episode for the 4th season. It aired on November 25, 1992.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Jerry and Elaine are flying home from St. Louis to New York after Jerry has performed a show and Elaine has visited her sister. When their flight home gets canceled, Jerry and Elaine rebook on another flight with one seat left in first class and one in coach. After a brief tense moment during which Jerry explains that he cannot fly coach since he's flown first class before, Elaine gets cramped into coach and Jerry parties in first class with a model. Due to their having to rebook and a rerouting of their flight, George and Kramer go between JFK and LaGuardia to pick them up. When they settle on an airport George meets a convict and Kramer sees a former roommate of his who owes him $240 from twenty years ago. Kramer hatches a scheme to get the money back that involves him and George buying tickets for the man's flight and boarding it.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Trivia

Larry Charles is the passenger leaving the airplane toilet as Elaine enters.
Larry David can be heard off-screen claiming to have ordered the kosher meal.
Annie Korzen, who usually appears as Jack Klompus' wife, appeared as a passenger in this episode.
Jennifer Campbell plays the model in first class with Jerry.
Several exterior shots show the livery of the plane Jerry and Elaine are in. It is clearly Southwest Airlines. However, SWA does not fly into either LaGuardia or JFK, and SWA does not have first class.

[edit] Goofs

Jerry and Elaine are told by the ticket agent that there are only two seats available on the plane. One in first class, the other in Coach. However, during the flight Elaine sneaks into the First Class section and tries to sleep in two empty seats. Obviously there were more than just two seats available.