A Delta crew member threatened to remove a passenger who repeatedly tried to sing her new gospel song on the flight
13.11.2023 - 09:49
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A Grammy-nominated singer was nearly booted from a Delta Air Lines flight after continuously attempting to sing her newly released song.
The passenger, Bobbi Storm, took to Instagram Saturday to share a video of the altercation between her and a Delta crew member. In the video, Storm walks up the aisle before being told to sit back down.
When she takes her seat, she turns to the people around her to tell them she just found out she was "up for two Grammys" and released a new single titled, "We Can't Forget Him."
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The Daily Mail reported that Storm is a featured vocalist on Maverick City Music's latest Grammy-nominated album, "The Maverick Way Complete." The band is a Christian singing group nominated in the best gospel album category and for best contemporary Christian music performance/song.
Storm did not respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside regular working hours.
"I sing for the Lord," Storm says in the video. Shortly after, the Delta crew member approaches Storm and tells her to "be quiet."
"I'm doing what the Lord is telling me to do," Storm continued.
The crew member repeatedly asks Storm if she can sit quietly during the flight in the clip.
"If you're not able to follow my instruction, you will not be able to take this flight," the employee continues. While Storm appears to concede at first, when the crew member walks away, she says she'll continue to "sing it on the low," then proceeds to.
On Sunday, a Delta representative confirmed to Insider that the company has been in touch with Storm but declined to comment further other than to say, "For the safety of our customers and crew, it's always important to follow crew instructions."
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In a follow-up video posted Saturday, Storm said that Delta reached out, but added that she didn't want the employee to be "reprimanded."
"I simply want us to keep in mind how to treat each other," she said.
Dozens of comments on Storm's posts called the singer out for being "out of order." Several commented that the employee was just "doing his job" and that some passengers may not want to listen to somebody singing while on their flight.
2023 has been a year of unruly passengers, with numerous people being kicked off flights for inappropriate behavior.
In June, a Delta flight had to make an unscheduled landing after a passenger became "unruly" and had to be restrained by other travelers. A United flight had to be diverted the following month after an economy passenger walked up to the business class section.