The captain was filmed on video by a passenger warning him to behave better on the plane, leading some to question his professional background.
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Viewers are divided over whether a Delta Airlines pilot’s speech that went viral online was appropriate or bizarre.
A video shared by Instagram users aflyguytravels and thecrewlounge on Tuesday shows the captain standing in front of the cabin, holding a telephone receiver and delivering a message over the intercom.
He begins his speech by identifying himself as the passenger’s “servant leader” and asking passengers to pay attention to his announcements.
“Today I’m going to be the captain of a ship… What does that mean?” he can be heard asking the captured audience. “That means I am responsible for the safety of the ship, crew, passengers, cargo, and above all the regulations.”
He went on to mention standard in-flight rules about smoking and wearing seatbelts, which he said were usually shared by flight attendants, before adding a particularly dramatic remark. command and instructions from the flight attendants. And finally, I ask that we all respect each other. Do you have any question? “
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Commenters were quick to react to his stoic demeanor in the video, which the author captioned with the question: “Will he run away or go to war?”
“Is this Captain Delta an ex-military man?” one user asked in the comments.
Another reacted: “Absolutely disgusting. I’m sure he’s having fun at parties.”
However, several others praised the captain’s words, with one commenting: “This is the energy I expect from every captain I fly with.”
Another person wrote: I love this…no one is immune to nonsense on this flight. ”
One person directly responded to the Instagram user’s caption: “I love this captain.” As a former Delta Air Lines employee, I love that there are so many pilots from the US Air Force. They may not have the best bedside manner, but they are qualified. ”
Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Accidents beyond passenger control are an ever-present problem in air travel. Earlier this month, a man on an American Airlines flight was restrained with duct tape by fellow passengers as he tried to open the emergency exit, forcing him to divert. A similar incident occurred on JetBlue, where a combative passenger had to be subdued after an altercation broke out on a flight from London to New York.
Between 2020 and 2021, incidents of passenger misconduct increased by 492%, with 5,973 incidents reported. (Much of that can be attributed to customers refusing to comply with federal mask mandates during the pandemic.) Thankfully, that number is now trending downward, according to Federal Aviation Administration data. It is located in Incidents decreased by 59% in 2022 and by a further 15% in 2023, with a total of 2,075 reported for the year.
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