Daniel Kaluuya and Tyriq Withers manage to give the internet something else to talk about following the FAA’s national ground shutdown.
The two actors, who were among the passengers stranded Friday night as planes were grounded in the United States, have since gone viral for a bizarre interview at the Eugene airport in Oregon.
Speaking to KVAL News as the airport descended into chaos, Kaluuya, 37, and Withers, 28, recounted how they were forced to disembark from their Los Angeles-bound flight.
“I just want to thank God and the FAA for protecting us, also after the blue wave,” Withers said, apparently referring to Democrats’ resounding victories in the midterm elections, which saw the party take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
“It really bothers me and my girlfriend because if you can’t go to the airport, where the hell can you go?” he added.
Withers appeared to be referencing a viral 2016 interview in which a partygoer said, “It bothers me and my girlfriend because we feel like, well, damn, if you can’t go to Bella Noche, where the hell can you go?”
The reporter interviewing Kaluuya and Withers couldn’t help but laugh before quickly turning the mic to Kaluuya, who said he was “grateful.”
“It’s obviously an inconvenience, but I’m grateful… Think about how many lives were probably saved because of this decision,” he added.
Kaluuya and Withers weren’t the only celebrities caught up in the nationwide ground stop, as “Baywatch” actress Brooks Nader also found herself stranded aboard a private jet amid the unusual travel disruptions.
The “Love Thy Nader” TV personality, 29, was “literally about to take off” from New York on a flight to Louisiana, where she was scheduled to attend an LSU football game, when the alert was sent, according to TMZ.
The outlet reported that she was “safe” but stranded on the tarmac, and that her flight was unlikely to take off that evening.
Earlier in the day, Nader shared a selfie on his Instagram Stories from what appeared to be the private jet.
Posing with a peace sign, she included a countdown to her appearance in Baton Rouge.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced an unprecedented nationwide shutdown just before 4 p.m. Friday, citing “extraordinary circumstances” and “safety reasons.”
The agency lifted the ground stop just before 8:30 p.m., about four hours after it was issued, following widespread flight delays and cancellations across the United States.
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