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Cart spins wildly near plane at airport. Man’s prompt action saves the day
The video shows the unmanned cart spinning quickly in circles on an airport tarmac and slowly approaching a nearby plane.
On Monday, a catering cart caused chaos in the Chicago airport and now the video of the incident is going viral. The situation, which started out as funny, was on its way to take a dangerous turn. However, the day was saved when a man intervened and stopped the cart.
The video shows the unmanned cart spinning quickly in circles on an airport tarmac and slowly approaching a nearby plane. A few men tries stoping the cart but fail. This goes on for some time before another worker hits it with a motorized vehicle and stops the “rouge” cart.
The incident was recorded and later shared on Twitter by a captivated passenger Dr. Kevin Klauer. Since being shared on October 1, the video has gathered over 16 million views. Further, it has also accumulated more than 2 lakh likes and close to 55,000 retweets.
The video quickly rocketed up to viral status on social media and several people started commenting on it. Here’s how they reacted:
“At first it was humorous to see this drive itself and not fall over, but then as it picked up speed it presented danger to people,” Klauer told CNN. “Everyone was actually really quietly watching this unfold. When it ended, the whole gatehouse erupted in applause,” he added.
The cart’s accelerator got stuck and caused the out-of-control spinning, reports CNN. The men seen in the video are employees of American Airlines and they issued a statement about the entire incident. “No American Airlines team members were injured and the incident resulted in one 10-minute flight delay. We appreciate the quick action of our team member who stopped the vehicle,” the company said.
