People can't believe terrifying video of airline worker taping up wing of Spirit plane before flight
A VIDEO of an airport worker taping the entire wing of a Spirit Airlines plane has left viewers shocked.
One passenger caught the alarming deed in a brief clip that she later posted to her TikTok account.
The TikToker (@myhoneysmacks) made it known that she was deeply concerned by the repair effort as she filmed the employee slowly rolling the silver tape over the yellow wing of the airplane.
"I don't even care if it is aviation airplane tape or nothing," she asserted. "The fact that you even have to tape the plane together."
The woman was flabbergasted that the plane was being patched up right in front of passengers.
"And you are even doing it while people are on the flight like we can not see you," she added.
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The TikToker added that she was done flying with Spirit Airlines after witnessing this incident.
"This is the reason right there that I will not fly with Spirit," she suggested. "Now Southwest, I can do. But Spirit, no sir."
The flier reiterated her fears just before signing off.
"You flying all around the world and you got tape holding it together. Don't even worry about it. I won't be booking with you," she concluded.
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In the comments section, many people shared the anxiety expressed by the video uploader.
"Baby I would’ve ran off the plane!" one person wrote. "And got my money back."
Another TikToker made a joke out of the brow-raising situation.
"He added another layer for extra protection y’all good," they teased.
One person pointed out that using tape on airplanes is not uncommon.
"This is called Speed Tape used to perform minor repairs on airplanes. Every airline uses it including Southwest," they noted.
The commenter appears to be correct.
Recently, another photo of a plane covered in what appeared to be duct tape went viral, stirring up loads of anxiety among fliers.
Experts have insisted it's nothing to worry about, and is only used for aesthetic repairs.
ABC's fact-checkers CheckMate looked at the photo and explained that it was "speed tape," which is often used to cover paint damage caused by UV rays.
"The tape pictured — known as speed tape — is used regularly in the aviation industry and, in this case, was likely applied to cover peeling paint," they said.
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As it turns out, the Spirit passenger likely did not need to worry too much about the plane's cosmetic makeover.
Spirit Airlines has not immediately responded to The U.S. Sun's request for comment.
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