‘I won’t be booking with you’: Spirit Airlines passenger goes viral after capturing an employee putting tape on the wing of the plane before takeoff
- TikTok user @myhoneysmacks filmed the repair from inside the plane
- The employee was using speed tape, which is designed for aircraft repairs
- The video has been viewed 1.6 million times in just two days
A woman has gone viral for swearing off Spirit Airlines after capturing an employee putting tape on the wing of her aircraft before takeoff.
TikTok user @myhoneysmacks, who is from Alabama, filmed the maintenance repair from her window seat while the plane was parked at the Nashville International Airport.
‘This is the exact reason why I don’t fly with Spirit. I don’t care if it is aviation airplane tape or nothing,’ she said at the start of the 37-second video.
Speed tape, which can sometimes be mistaken for duct tape, is an aluminum-based tape designed for temporary and minor aircraft repairs.
TikTok user @myhoneysmacks went viral after capturing a Spirit Airlines employee putting tape on the wing of her aircraft before takeoff
‘The fact that you even have to tape the plane together, and then you doing it while people are on the flight like we cannot see you? That’s the reason right there that I will not fly with Spirit,’ she said
Speed tape, which can sometimes be mistaken for duct tape, is an aluminum-based tape that airlines use for temporary and minor aircraft repairs
The material is able to withstand up to 600 mph winds and extreme environmental changes when properly applied an aviation safety consultant told the Washington Post last year.
Although speed tape is safe to use for certain repairs, the content creator was less than pleased to see it being used in real-time.
‘The fact that you even have to tape the plane together, and then you doing it while people are on the flight like we cannot see you? That’s the reason right there that I will not fly with Spirit,’ she said.
‘Now Southwest I can do. But Spirit? No sir,’ she continued. ‘That tape is going to lose its stickiness.
‘You flying all around the world and you got tape holding it together? Baby, no. Don’t even worry about it. I won’t be booking with you.’
‘I’m only flying Southwest now,’ she added in the caption.
The video has been viewed 1.6 million times and has received more than 10,000 comments since it was posted two days ago.
Many people got a kick out of the fact that she was saying that this is why she won’t fly Spirit Airlines — while seated on a Spirit Airlines flight.
Although speed tape is safe to use for certain repairs, the content creator vowed to never fly Spirit Airlines again
The video has been viewed 1.6 million times and has received more than 10,000 comments since it was posted two days ago – including plenty of jokes
‘”That’s why I don’t fly with Spirit” … while recording from inside the cabin,’ one person responded.
‘So what are you doing on board???’ another asked.
‘How you gone say “this why I’m not flying spirit” while on the plane?’ someone else chimed in.
‘I’m talking about EVER AGAIN!’ she hit back.
There were also plenty of TikTok users who couldn’t resist poking fun at the tape repair, despite it being a common airline practice.
‘He patted it down so it’s ok,’ one commenter joked, while another added, ‘Fly with Spirit and become a spirit.’
Others could see where she was coming from and admitted they would be freaked out too if they witnessed the repair.
‘This is called Speed Tape used to perform minor repairs on airplanes. Every airline uses it including Southwest,’ one user pointed out.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Spirit Airlines for comment.