16 March 2023 , 16:48
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The cheer-spreading actions of some fiddle players has split opinions after they broke out into a tune on a flight.
The spontaneous music session took place on an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to JFK at the weekend, a week ahead of St Patrick's day.
The trad musicians broke into an Irish jig as passengers sat on the plane waiting to get off in New York.
One woman played the fiddle while a man worked his magic on an accordion.
After marketeer Adam Singer posted the on Twitter, the backlash against the jig began, with some failing to find the joy in the ditty.
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"Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to JFK yesterday," Adam posted.
"I mean, I understand it's done from a good place, but also feel like you don't play music (or much worse, sing) in an enclosed space there's no escape from."
One nay sayer wrote: "'Exactly. This is the reason I didn't let my kid sing in elevators or subway cars. Enclosed spaces where you can't just walk away from a performer are the worst.
"You don't know what people are going through or can tolerate. Just do it somewhere else, please. No captive audiences!"
Another simply said: "It's so rude."
There were those who managed to find the positive side of the musical intervention.
"So beautiful. That's what humanity is all about if you ask me," one man wrote.
Another added: "Fiddle is good anywhere. But it may be my roots. This kind of music makes ya happy."
The music didn't go down well with everyone (stock photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)Others questioned whether it was okay to impose such a jolly tune on people, given they may be in a different headspace.
"What about the woman who just goodbye to her sick mother she may not see again? Or the couple who just miscarried? Or the man with PTSD?" one person wrote.
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"Or the man on his way to bury his brother? Or the people sitting quietly in a tin can respecting your space assuming you'll do the same?"
Another jumped in: "I would be screaming at them. No. Why does anyone think this is okay?"
People taking it upon themselves to treat their fellow passengers to a tune seems to be an increasingly regular occurrence.
Last year passengers onboard a flight were stunned when a pastor took over a flight mid-air to sing gospel songs at 30,000ft.
A video posted on social media shows a man playing a guitar mid-flight as Christian singers sang songs about Jesus, with the video being viewed more than 200,000 times.
Jack Jensz, who according to Daily Dot is a pastor, posted the video and describes himself as the founder of religious organisation Kingdom Realm Ministries, based in Philadelphia, in the United States.
It is not confirmed whether the flight was on a commercial airline or if everyone travelling was of the same religious group, or whether permission was gained to sing onboard before the flight took off.
While some passengers onboard were pleasantly surprised, some were less than amused by the sudden in-flight entertainment.
However, reactions of the video have gone viral with one comment saying a man looks visibly annoyed as he looks directly into the camera in the short clip.
One comment said: "Poor guy in the green-and-blue plaid shirt: Figuratively, I am him. He is me."
Another added: "Blue shirt guy is two seconds away from jumping out of the plane."