“I Keep Testing My Ancestors”: Man Shows Damaged Plane on Local Airline

• A man at Braam Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein joked that he was testing his ancestors when he boarded an airplane that looked as if it were falling apart
• The aircraft seemed to have dents, damaged overhead bins and seats that were in need of new covers
• The man did not name the airline, but many members of the online community shared they knew which airline he was travelling with and stated their thoughts in the comment section

A young man who thought he was risking his life on a return flight was surprised to see the airplane he travelled in looked as if it were falling apart. After not mentioning the name of the airline, many internet users felt they knew which one it was and hoped to avoid it.

On 24 July, TikTok user @langu_tani gave the online community a glimpse of the battered airplane he travelled on on his account. While the aircraft seemed to have a dent on the outside, the inside showed foam-exposed seats and damaged overhead bins.

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The man, who was at Braam Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein, jokingly said:

"I keep testing my ancestors."

Damaged airplane stuns SA

While the man did not share flight details or the airline he travelled with, many speculated that it was CemAir, which seems to have a bad reputations among air travellers.

The man confirmed it was CemAir in the comment section of another TikTok video.

With FlySafair pilots being on strike, many travellers are forced to use other airlines to reach their local destinations.

Here is what Mzansi had to say about the clip:

After seeing the aircraft, @mabubu33 shared:

"I would deliberately miss my flight."

@gradwell.chloe1 told the online community:

"Imagine paying so much money to fly in that."

@eljey000 added in the comments:

"Here, we are really testing God. I would have re-booked for the following flight."

@reubenbokaba stated their opinion to the public:

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"A lot of airlines have propeller airplanes. They are not bad at all, unless you’re flying in between mountains, in the morning, or if it’s very windy. The turbulence is not nice, but not bad."

@raqeepvermaak humorously referred to taxis and remarked:

"Quantum Airlines Association of Aviation."

@itts.phoebe, who had the opposite experience, wrote in the comment section:

"The CemAir flight I had was amazing. It was clean and looked like a potentially new aircraft."

Take a look at the airplane in the TikTok video below:

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Source: Briefly News