After nearly an hour of listening to a baby crying, an enraged passenger exploded on a flight.
The viral incident occurred on a Southwest Airlines trip to Florida and was published on TikTok with the overlay text “Stuck in a holding pattern for weather and an SWA passenger loses his mind over a baby.”
The video shows a man, who is not recognized in the movie, yelling profanities at flight attendants and fellow passengers in response to an infant wailing.
“That child was crying for 40 minutes!” “I was sleeping with my headphones on,” the agitated man yelled at the personnel who were attempting to calm him down.
Watch the Baby Crying TikTok video below:
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At one point, it appears that one of the flight crew members had had enough and shouted to the agitated father, “You’re yelling,” to which he replied, “So is the baby!”
He even yelled at the baby during his rant, “Did that motherf***er pay extra to get on?” The individual is next to him was spotted appearing uncomfortable before burying their face in their hands.
When they saw the video, social media users did not support the passenger, with many criticizing him in the comments section.
One user wrote: “How do you think the baby’s parents feel? People need to get a grip, babies are a part of life. We were all babies once.”
If you can't handle the sound of a crying baby or toddler, maybe air travel or being in public isn't for you. Personally, I'd be embarrassed by my inability to cope with something so basic that happens all the time. But I just believe that's part of being a functioning adult.
— Melissa Ryan (@MelissaRyan) April 18, 2023
Why should the rest of us have to be subjected to thw crappy behavior of other people's kids?
Honestly, if a kid can't behave on a flight, it doesn't belong on it. Yravel is stressfull enough without having to to endure that kind of nerve grating noise.
— Ovis Aries (@Armadillidium45) April 18, 2023
If you can't take care of your child in public then maybe you shouldn't be in public either. People without kids don't need to be subject to bad parenting. Esp when it was clear those parents could've stopped that kid since they shut up mid-rant.
— BX Shady Lady (@bronxbomber4119) April 18, 2023
So lemme get this straight— 100+ people have to change the way THEY feel because one non-paying passenger is going to cry. Nah. pic.twitter.com/xq27sceJnR
— RiverReady (@BBludau130) April 18, 2023
According to Today, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson responded to the viral video, which has 3.4 million views on Twitter, with the following statement:
“We do not have details on this flight to share but commend our flight crew for their professionalism and offer our apologies to the other customers onboard.”
