WATCH: Airport staff entertain passengers stuck on plane for two hours
It’s not much, but it’s honest work.
There are few things as mentally, emotionally, and physically draining as airport delays.
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Very few people in this world will tell you they have experienced positive feelings when hearing that dreaded “your flight has been delayed” announcement.
But there might be something even worse – sitting on the actual plane, ready for takeoff, only to have the pilot tell you there is some issue, and you’ll have to sit tight for a while.
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Generally, these delays don’t last too long, but sometimes they can be lengthy.
One flight, which was recently grounded due to some mechanical errors that had to be sorted out before takeoff, had passengers stay on board for almost two hours.
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Lucky for them, two members of airport staff, known as ramp agents, took it upon themselves to entertain the passengers, to the best of their abilities, and tried to lighten the mood using their glowsticks.
TikTok user Quinten Moshy, @quintenmoshy, who is a pilot and ramp agent, shared the video on his page and explained that he and a co-worker decided to lift the passengers' spirits.
Watch the wholesome video below:
@quintenmoshy Put this in every ramp agent’s job description #airport #airplane #travel #rampagent #pilot #bayarea #california #london #787 #vacation #work #fyp #ymca #minions #starwars #lightsaber #happy #aviation #love ♬ Y.M.C.A. - The Minions
While their performance probably didn’t lift the spirits of all the airplane passengers, they hopefully provided quite a few smiles.
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Main image courtesy of @quintenmoshy/TikTok