Flight attendant’s animated safety demonstration goes viral
Sitting through the safety demonstration on an aeroplane can be tedious, but it is essential and necessary for every flight, so one flight attendant has gone the extra mile to make sure people are paying attention.
On board a JetBlue flight from Newark to Tampa in the US, the flight attendant was captured performing his theatrical “mime routine” which attracted millions of views worldwide.
The video uploaded to TikTok, which raked in more than 2 million views, showed the flight attendant theatrically gesturing along to the safety demonstration.
Users took note of his micro-expressions as he showed passengers how to blow into the whistle before he dramatically “whipped” out of view as he mimed where the emergency exits on the plane were.
The person who uploaded the video to TikTok, Joey MacNeer, called for viewers to "Fly Jet Blue [and] also give this guy a raise.”
Commenters agreed with MacNeer’s message.
"How did people not laugh? I'd be hollering," one wrote.
"Bro thinks he's in a play [on] Broadway," another said.
Some pointed out the routine would save them in an emergency.
"That's the only way I'd be able to pay attention and remember the instructions," one said.
"I actually understand what the pilot was saying with this guy," added another.
However, some had the opposite reaction.
"I'm drowning [because] I will not remember that," teased one user about the distracting but good “routine".
"I definitely didn't even listen to the instructions lol, I'm distracted by his behaviour," said another.
"If this don't work out he'd have a great gig as a mime," one commented.
The flight attendant Peter Echevarria spotted the TikTok of himself and commented, "It was a pleasure working your [flight] today... hope to see you again on my next flight!”
Image credit: TikTok