Spirit Airlines passenger brings their own parachute on flight: ‘Smartest idea I’ve ever seen’
Spirit in the sky-dive.
A Spirit Airlines passenger sparked guffaws galore after he was spotted wearing a parachute aboard a flight — with many viewers joking that it was a smart move given the seemingly chaos-prone budget carrier.
A video of the flyer’s seemingly overzealous measure has amassed over 1.6 million views on TikTok.
“Not my husband bringing his parachute on Spirit Airlines just in case [laughing emoji],” reads the text overlaying the video, which was uploaded by the apparent doomsday prepper’s wife Kagan Brooks.
Accompanying footage shows her other half, named Brandon, boarding the flight with his camouflage-patterned parachute pack strapped to his back.
He then nonchalantly shoves the parcel in the overhead bin, which surprisingly doesn’t elicit any reaction from his fellow flyers.
Brooks wrote in the caption that she was “laughing out loud the entire time.”
The TikTok commentariat was both bemused and surprisingly on board with her hubby’s choice of carry-on luggage.
“You know if they managed to open the door everybody be fighting for that parachute,” declared one armchair traveler.
Another wrote, “Probably the smartest idea I’ve ever seen. This would help me with any plane anxiety in a way.”
Many joked that Brandon was prepared to pull the ripcord should any shenanigans break out aboard the budget carrier, which is often seen as synonymous with unruly behavior, fights and other mile-high-jinks.
“Spirit airlines… checks out. Smart man,” quipped one TikTok wit, while another wrote, “You are on spirit. You need a parachute, a bible and a lot of hope.”
However, as several astute viewers suspected, her video was actually a joke: Her other half was not toting the parachute as a safeguard but rather so he could use it for recreational purposes at his destination.
“My husband was bringing his rig to Miami so he could go skydiving there,” Brooks clarified in a follow-up clip. “I thought people understood humor but the comment section says otherwise.”
Not only that, but as one commenter observed, “You can’t jump out of a commercial plane” with that setup.
Fortunately, this doesn’t mean people can’t bring these safety umbrellas aboard for other purposes like the aforementioned.
According to TSA guidelines, passengers are allowed to transport the rigs in either carry-on or checked luggage provided that they’re packed separately from other luggage.
However, the TSA recommends that chute-toting travelers arrive at the airport 30 minutes ahead of time as parachutes may be subject to additional screening.
