Plane passengers shocked by what they hear during landing: ‘Fever Dream’

A video capturing an unusual moment on a flight when passengers heard “loud and disorienting” music has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip, shared by user Kaylee on the account @kaypatthana, shows two women laughing hysterically as the energetic piano melody plays over the plane’s speakers.

The text overlaid on the video reads: “It’s 12pm and your flight has just landed and this is the song the airline decided to play while everyone is waking up and waiting to get off the plane.”

In the caption, Kaylee wrote, “It was so loud and disorienting after waking up that I almost peed my pants from laughing so hard.

News week reached out to the original poster for comment via TikTok. The video has not been independently verified.

The footage has racked up more than 553,000 views since it was first posted on July 22, with TikTok users weighing in on the strange in-flight experience. It was filmed on a United Airlines flight, according to a hashtag shared in the post.

The viral post comes as air travel continues to see strong growth in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.

In an October report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), total passenger demand in August was reported to have increased by 8.6 percent, compared to the same month last year.

Travel is forecast to reach “record highs” this year, with global tourism spending projected to reach $2 trillion, according to a December 2023 survey from market research firm Euromonitor International.

‘Lucid Dream’

In a later comment, Kaylee clarified that the song itself wasn’t the problem.

“The music itself wasn’t the problem, it’s the fact that we just woke up and they were playing on the speakers and it felt like a fever dream haha,” the poster said.

“I think the volume was really what sent us through. It would have been comforting to hear it in a quieter setting LOL,” Kaylee added in another comment.

Many TikTok users expressed how surreal the experience felt.

One of them, Dr. Mrs. Waffles, posted: “The way I would convince myself I was having a lucid dream.”

@zyla.janine was equally surprised and said: “that first one would send me into psychosis.” Oliver said, “The way I would dissociate in hell and beyond.”

Others appreciated the classic number, with Melissa Yankacy calling it “a masterpiece” and Nick saying “It’s a classic!!”

Laura posted: “This is my favorite song of all time, waking up to this would be a DREAM COME TRUEEE.”

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