Daniel Kaluuya and Tyriq Withers are managing to give the internet something else to talk about following the FAA’s nationwide ground stop.
The two actors, who were among the passengers stranded Friday night as planes were grounded across the US, have since gone viral for a bizarre interview inside Eugene Airport in Oregon.
Speaking with KVAL News as the airport descended into chaos, Kaluuya, 37, and Withers, 28, recounted how they were forced to deboard their Los Angeles-bound flight.
“I just want to thank God and the FAA for protecting us, post-blue wave as well,” Withers said, seemingly referring to Democrats’ sweeping victories in the midterm elections, which saw the party take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
“It’s really upsetting me and my homegirl, ’cause if you can’t go to the airport, where the hell can you go?” he added.
Withers appeared to be referencing a viral 2016 news interview in which a partygoer famously said, “It’s upsetting me and my homegirl, ’cause 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 microphone toward Kaluuya, who said he felt “grateful.”
“Obviously, it’s an inconvenience, but I feel grateful … Think about how many lives were probably saved because of that 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 disruption.
The “Love Thy Nader” television personality, 29, was “literally about to take off” from New York on a flight bound for Louisiana, where she was set to attend an LSU football game, when the alert was sent out, according to TMZ.
The outlet reported that she was “safe” but stranded on the tarmac, with her flight unlikely to depart that evening.
Earlier that day, Nader had shared a selfie to her 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 FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) announced the unprecedented nationwide ground stop just before 4 p.m. Friday, citing “extraordinary circumstances” and “reasons of safety.”
The agency lifted the ground stop just before 8:30 p.m., roughly four hours after it was issued, following widespread flight delays and cancellations across the U.S.
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