An eight-year-old boy has captured hearts across the UK after his quick-thinking and kindness managed to calm an 'irate' passenger and stop a Jet2 flight from being diverted.
Phoenix Rose, eight, was travelling with his father James from Turkey to Manchester due to a family emergency. Shortly after takeoff, a fellow passenger who had been drinking whiskey at the gate became disruptive. The flight attendants confiscated her alcohol and warned her, but she continued shouting and swearing, leading the pilot to decide the flight would need to be diverted.
Desperate to get home, James pleaded with a flight attendant for 30 seconds to try to calm the situation. The attendant agreed, and James swapped seats with the woman, seating Phoenix next to her. For the next three and a half hours, Phoenix sang, talked about football and his YouTube channel, and asked about her children, successfully keeping her calm.
James praised his son's maturity, saying he showed skills learned from playing football as a goalkeeper. Jet2 has offered the family free flights and a goodie bag as thanks. Phoenix's simple reaction was, 'That's just us as a family, we'd do it again.'
