Haderer's skills as a caricaturist are absolutely on point here. Anybody who's had an uncomfortable time on a long-haul flight has either seen or pulled every single one of these facial expressions. Everything you recognize from flying is here. The surprising and unexpected conversation with a stranger a couple of rows back. The uncomfortable seating situation. The outright fatigue and obvious discomfort of the gentleman in front. Why do we put ourselves through it? Well, to travel of course.
We don't think there's a hidden meaning in this image. Haderer titled it 'Airports Suck', and it might just be the product of a bad journey he's had. Nobody likes to be stuck on a plane that's full of sweat and bad smells, they have nowhere to go and they just circulate around. If that's what prompted him to put pen to paper on this occasion, I think we can all relate to him.