Spirit Airlines employee caught taping the wing of the plane, aviation community calls it speed tape and says it's totally normal

A viral video of a Spirit Airlines flight crew taping an engine went viral for all the wrong reasons, but the official explanation changed the game

Imagine you compete in a sudden breakdance competition at the airport to achieve first class treatment, become seated near a window, and look outside waiting for the flight to take off. But, apparently, there’s a crew member putting duct tape on your plane’s wing. Well, that would be absolutely horrific for anyone, and it looks like Spirit Airlines passengers have already encountered a similar situation. This terrifying moment has recently come …

Spirit Airlines employee caught taping the wing of the plane, aviation community calls it speed tape and says it's totally normal

There is a video going viral on social media showing a Spirit Airlines employee casually applying tape to the wing of a plane while passengers watch through a nearby window. Hand up. I would never fly Spirit Airlines. That’s American peasantry at it’s finest. It’s not often you’d find a man of my stature stooping to the lowest of levels by flying around in a yellow tin can when luxury or comfort is nonexistent. How anyone could settle for foldin…