Lighthearted moment Southwest Airlines flight attendant brightens the mood on almost-empty Dallas to Orlando flight by sliding snacks down the aisle during take-off
- The unnamed worker let the packet slide down the aisle past smiling passengers
- The heartwarming footage was posted online by Kady Carrougher on Monday
- She said there were 29 people on a plane for 175 passengers to Orlando
- ‘The humor was much appreciated given the circumstances,’ she tweeted
- On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned that the spread of coronavirus ‘is worse than 9/11’ for the airline industry
This is the lighthearted moment a Southwest Airlines flight attendant brightened the mood on almost-empty Dallas to Orlando flight by sliding snacks down the aisle during take-off.
The unnamed worker let the packet fall down the aisle past fliers, who smiled as the treats went passed them.
The heartwarming footage was posted online by traveler Kady Carrougher on Monday.
She wrote: ‘Today I flew @SouthwestAir only 29 people on a plane for 175 people.
‘Our flight attendant wanted to bring light to this trying time by sliding snacks down the isle during takeoff White heart it’s the little things.
‘Pay it forward and make someone laugh this week!’
The heartwarming footage was posted online by traveler Kady Carrougher
Responding to the video a spokesman for Southwest airlines wrote: ‘Looks like you were on a fun flight, Kady! Glad you enjoyed your time onboard with us, we Love sharing the skies with you!’
Kady added: ‘The humor was much appreciated given the circumstances.’
On Tuesday Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned that the spread of coronavirus ‘is worse than 9/11’ for the airline industry.
United, Delta and Virgin have already drastically slashed their flight schedule, taking other cost-cutting measures, and storing their large aircraft which will be out of use.
The airlines have also requested a bailout package from the government, ranging between $45 billion to $65 billion.
Industry group, Airlines for America, has estimated that the nation’s seven largest airlines will run out of money completely between June and the end of the year.
A gate area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is crowded with travelers awaiting Delta flight 1420 to Atlanta, Saturday
Passengers reunite with family members in the International arrivals zone at Dulles airport outside Washington on March 13
Mnuchin said Tuesday: ‘This is worse than 9/11. For the airline industry they are almost ground to a halt.’ Airspace in the US and Canada was forced to close for two days in the wake of the terror attack which killed more than 3,000 people.
The White House was asking Congress on Tuesday to approve a sweeping emergency stimulus package to help businesses and taxpayers cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the most far-reaching economic rescue package since the Great Recession of 2008.
Mnuchin planned to outline the roughly $850 billion package to Senate Republicans at a private lunch, with officials aiming to have Congress approve it this week.
