Flight attendant lifts spirits on near-empty flight by sliding snacks down aisle

‘Pay it forward and make someone laugh this week,’ says passenger

The Southwest flight was nearly empty but cabin crew raised spirits (Twitter/Kady Carrougher )

A flight attendant tried to cheer up passengers on a near-empty flight by sliding snacks down the aisle during take-off.

The unnamed Southwest Airlines worker put packets of snacks on the floor of the aircraft and let the angle of the plane on its upward trajectory do the rest so that passengers could reach down and pick them up.

Video was shared on social media by a passenger who was touched by the stunt.

Kady Carrougher tweeted: “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 [sic] during takeoff. It’s the little things.”

She added: “Pay it forward and make someone laugh this week!”

A Southwest customer service agent responded: “Looks like you were on a fun flight, Kady! Glad you enjoyed your time onboard with us, we Love sharing the skies with you!”

Carrougher replied: “The humour was much appreciated given the circumstances.”

It comes as airlines are slashing flight schedules in response to an increasing number of countries entering “lock-down” and banning international travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump has banned all foreign nationals from China, Iran and most of Europe, including the UK, Ireland and all Schengen countries, from entering the US. Foreign nationals who have visited any of these countries 14 days before their trip to the US are also barred.

The UK’s Foreign Office has advised against all non-essential international travel, while the EU has stopped all travel into the passport-free Schengen zone by non-EU nationals for at least 30 days.