Flight attendant found hiding in overhead luggage bin: ‘I can’t get over how weird this is’
‘Please get it together,’ bemused passenger tells airline
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Your support makes all the difference.Flight attendants are typically the first port of call for passengers if anything goes wrong.
So it is was with some surprise that those on board a US flight discovered one member of cabin crew hiding in an overhead luggage bin.
Passenger Veronica Lloyd captured the bizarre moment on video, in which a Southwest Airlines flight attendant was spotted lying in an overhead locker during boarding – where passengers’ cabin bags are stored.
Lloyd, who was flying from Philadelphia to Nashville, captioned her video: “I can’t get over how weird I find this. @SouthwestAir please get it together.”
She also took a photo of the flight attendant looking down at passengers beneath, captured “Is this a dream @SouthwestAir?”
In a statement to the Daily Mail, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said: “Southwest Employees are known for demonstrating their sense of humour and unique personalities.
“In this instance, one of our flight attendants attempted to have a brief moment of fun with customers during boarding.
“Of course, this is not our normal procedure, and Southwest crews always maintain safety as their top priority.”
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