Usually, the in-flight entertainment only begins when we’re well above the clouds. On this particular South African flight, however, passengers had front-row seats to a one-of-a-kind showdown between SAPS, the airline staff and an American couple.
A recent viral TikTok video of an American couple being escorted off a South African flight has been doing its rounds “all because of a Cello?,” as the caption reads.
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According to IOL, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair Kirby Gordon said: “These passengers wanted to travel with their instruments strapped in which is not something we permit for safety reasons. We offered to move it to the hold and strap it in. They refused and insisted that we fly them with the item in the chair.”
Take a look:
@tristanurwinAll because of a Cello ?♬ original sound – Tristan Urwin
“We cannot contravene safety rules so something had to happen. Our preference was to accommodate them with the item safely stowed in the hold. Another option would have been to offload the item to have it sent another way, or the third option was for them to stay behind with the item,” says Gordon.
In the video, the police appeared and a ‘graceful’ showdown between SAPS and the American man ensued while the American woman recorded.
She then proceeded in giving a full speech as to why the Cello needed to remain as a passenger on the flight.
After the flight was already delayed by an hour, the woman is heard apologising to which a local passenger very amusingly chirped in saying “no no no, you’re not sorry”.
The peanut gallery:
Of course, fellow Saffas took to the comment section and as usual, the responses will have you buckled over with laughter.
Even South Africa DJ, Uncle Waffles commented on the post, saying she shared a similar experience the day before.
- “Karens have arrived”
- “Karens meet Warren officer Ndlovu????”
- “?? Literally me rn. I’m confused that SAPS is on the right side. I NEED context.”
- “It’s the we played at the Kennedy Centre for me ?????? this is Mzansi wena. We don’t give AF. ????”
- ““No, for godsake man.” Is so South African ????”
- ““It’s not going to look good for you” sent me ???”
- “Story time my nou my ou”
- “the way she’s just standing there talking while her partner is struggling ??????????”
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