A video about a passenger claiming that her flight was delayed because of another person attempting to film content for social media has gone viral on TikTok.
The clip was posted by TikTok user @alannacollinss and has amassed more than 2.8 million views since it was shared on February 20. The footage shows a woman sitting on a plane, appearing visibly unimpressed.
A note overlaid on the clip reads: “Pov [point of view] your flight is delayed cause you had to wait for an Irish TikToker to finish their ‘I almost missed my flight’ video.”
In the caption accompanying the post, the user added: “Not sure how I’ll explain this one to my dad as to why we got delayed.”
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