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Flight Descends Into ‘Nightmare’ as Passengers Worship at 40,000 Feet

PRAISE HIM

“It was fine while it lasted but it’s got it’s limit,” one person said.

British Airways Airbus A380 Superjumbo passenger aircraft, spotted flying on final approach for landing on London Heathrow Airport runway in the United Kingdom. The double decker wide body airliner is the world's largest jet. The BA A380 airplane has the registration tail number G-XLED and is powered by 4x RR Trent 970 engines. The pictured airplane is arriving from Johannesburg JNB International Airport in South Africa as Flight BA56. British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom with main hub at Heathrow Airport, operating a fleet of 244 planes and member of Oneworld aviation alliance group. Since 2011 BA merged with Iberia creating the International Airlines Group IAG, the third largest airline group in the world. September 11, 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Jamaica have sparked online debate after turning part of the journey into what some described as an airborne worship session. Videos circulating on TikTok show travelers singing, clapping and delivering sermons in the cabin, prompting criticism from viewers who found the behavior disruptive. The clips, which have collectively drawn hundreds of thousands of views, were uploaded by passenger Maxine Munroe, 56. She said the impromptu religious gathering began about an hour into the nine-hour trip and continued for roughly two and a half hours. One recording shows a woman standing in the aisle leading songs, while another captures a man preaching until crew members instructed him to sit when seatbelt signs were illuminated. Munroe, a nurse from Croydon, near London, who was travelling to visit family, said the atmosphere felt “like ‘being in church.’” Speaking about the experience, she added: “You will be on flights and people will pray before the flight takes off or if there’s turbulence you might hear somebody pray but not to that scale,” and later reflected, “It was fine while it lasted but it’s got its limit.” While she remained largely patient, many commenters were less forgiving. Reactions included, “Looks a nightmare” and “It’s inconsiderate. I would’ve been so cross.”

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