WATCH: Airline passenger’s DARING way to pass time at airport gate goes VIRAL
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES devised a bold way for flyers to wait it out at the airport gate, and one passenger took the task very seriously.
Man entertains whole airport lounge with incredible singing
Any trip through the airport requires a lot of waiting around.
Once you make it through all the security checks to find your gate, often it’s a case of watching the clock until boarding time.
While this would usually promote boredom, passengers at this departure gate found the opposite was true.
Southwest Airlines customers were waiting to board their plane at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.
Airport gate waits can be boring but this Southwest Airlines flight was well entertained
The Southwest Airlines passenger started belting out a song on the microphone
In the spirit of entertainment, gate agents joked any passengers with a question for gate staff must sing before it was answered.
One man took the task more seriously than most, and the whole performance was caught on camera.
Wearing a red t-shirt and shorts, the man got up in front of the whole audience to belt out a tune on the microphone.
He even added in some vigorous dance moves to coordinate his lively singing.
Airport gate karaoke: The Southwest Airlines passenger started belting out a song
Airport gate karaoke: The Southwest Airlines flyer dropped the microphone at the end of his song
Soon enough the whole gate was laughing, dancing, cheering and singing along with him.
His chosen song for the spontaneous karaoke performance was 1990s R&B classic No Diggity by Blackstreet.
The amusing video has gone viral since it was shared online by a fellow passenger.
It’s been viewed 15 million times on Facebook, with over 100,000 like and thousands of comments.
Airport gate karaoke: The Southwest Airlines passenger hugged staff after the performance
One viewer wrote: “This is amazing!!” while another shared: “He is LIVING!!”
One person said: “There should be more joy at airports like this!”
Another airport scene that went viral drew a much more negative response - but all was not as it seemed.
Since it was shared, the mum has defended her parenting skills, revealing the truth behind the photo.