Shocking: US Woman Found Napping in Plane's Overhead Bin

On social media, a video of a woman dozing off in an airplane’s overhead bin—where bags are kept—went extremely viral. The New York Post reports that the incident happened on a Southwest Airlines flight. When the video was first uploaded to TikTok, it received over five million views. Later, the video could be seen on additional social media sites. The outlet claims that while some of the other passengers were perplexed, those who took the video could be heard laughing uncontrollably at the strange spectacle.

In the luggage storage area, the woman is seen lying down in a comfortable position, almost like she is in bed.

It is not clear if the woman was a member of the crew, or a passenger but her behaviour has raised suspicions online. People also wondered how she managed to climb into the storage space.

“How did she get up there? And she’s just chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool,” one TikTok user wondered, as reported by the Post.

“When someone’s in my seat but I don’t wanna bother,” commented another. “Southwest does allow you to choose your own seat,” a third user joked.

The airline has not responded to the video.

However, this is not the first time that such an incident has taken place. In 2023, a passenger was found sleeping in the overhead storage bin on a Ryanair flight on its way to Ibiza, Spain.

As he descended from the overhead bin, the man was captured on camera chuckling.

2019 saw a flight attendant from Southwest Airlines ascend to the plane’s bin at Tennessee’s Nashville International Airport.

“Southwest Employees are known for demonstrating their sense of humor and unique personalities,” the airline said in a statement at the time. In this particular instance, one of our flight attendants tried to amuse the customers for a little while while they were boarding. Naturally, this is not how we normally operate, and our crews at Southwest Airlines always put safety first.”