Emily Duprie
In a video with over 3 million likes, a woman explained that she was nervously waiting at her flight gate to board a plane that she seemed to be the only passenger on.
User meowkn posted the video as she was sitting in what appears to be a completely empty airport boarding area. She noted that she had found a discounted ticket for $100 through a company called “Flybe.”
We’ve all heard the horrors of discount airlines such as Spirit, and Flybe isn’t an apple too far from the tree. In the video she said, “Bitch, I’m flying with Flybe, what is Flybe, I’ve never heard of Flybe.” Well, most of us haven’t, and for good reason. Flybe is a UK discount airline that was declared bankrupt back in 2020, but had recently begun booking flights once more in April of 2022.
In the video, meowkn panned the camera to her flight number on a nearby screen and pleaded with her viewers to keep an eye on the flight, which was destined for London Heathrow, because she was “terrified.”
The TikTok was the first of a two-part story and racked up more than 20 million views
TikTokers in the comments were quick to make jokes at the woman’s expense, claiming that discounted airlines were a force to be reckoned with.
In a second TikTok posted by meowkn, she claimed that she thought the “plane was on fire.” after feeling a “burning sensation.”
Viewers with professional opinions on plane engineering speculated what could have been wrong…
In the follow-up video, the TikToker claimed that not only did the pilot not know where the flight was headed but that the airline didn’t have a gate. Despite the many issues and speculations, the woman seemed to make it from point A to point B, so how valid can her criticisms truly be?
