Dad 'makes' 5 month old baby apologise to passengers after flight

“She looked at everyone like 'and I’ll do it again.'" 

Fair to say she's forgiven! image: themumscrew/Instagram

A dad has turned a mid-air meltdown into a moment of pure adorableness.

Babies cry on planes. It’s a fact of life, but this creative apology is melting hearts across the internet.

The five-month-old’s mum, Hannah, shared a video of her baby watching fellow passengers disembark after a long-haul flight.

With her gummy grin and rosy cheeks, you’d never guess this tiny tot had caused any in-flight drama. But some of her fellow travellers might beg to differ.

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“We told her she had to apologise to everyone face-to-face" 

But, perhaps her fellow long-haul passengers might disagree. 

The cheeky clip, taken after their 8-hour journey from London to Atlanta, was posted to the Instagram page The Mum Crew, where it quickly racked up more than 4 million views.

Hannah captured the moment her daughter beamed at passengers passing by on the jet bridge as they waited for their pram and car seats to be returned by airline staff.

“We told her she had to apologise to everyone face-to-face for what she put them through on that flight,” the text overlay on the video read.

The baby wasn’t alone in stirring up mid-air mischief. Her twin sister had also joined in to bring a little double trouble to the cabin.

In the post caption, Hannah added: “She actually did surprisingly well on the flight."

"It's been so fun to see the video go viral. We never expected such a silly moment to reach so many people so quickly,” she told Newsweek.

Fair to say she's forgiven! image: themumscrew/Instagram

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"She’s such a little conniving little bundle of joy."

Reactions to the clip were mixed. Some commenters were less than charmed. 

“Fun fact... Not everyone feels the same about your kids as YOU do. I don't want to see you after the flight you antagonised me on,” one user snapped. 

Another scolded: “Dude. Take a hint. They’re not interested in you making yourself feel better. Move on. Leave them alone. You’ve done enough.” 

“And not one of them cared. They just wanted to get going to where they were going,” a third added

But most saw the humour, and the heart, in the moment.

“She just smiled that gummy little heart melting smile and everyone just forgave her. She’s such a little conniving little bundle of joy,” one person praised. 

“She looked at everyone like 'and I’ll do it again, watch this,'” a second joked. 

A third questioned how more people weren’t reacting: “How are all those people walking past without smiling at that beautiful baby?” 

Sometimes, a little charm really does go a long way. Even when delivered by a five-month-old in pink footie pyjamas.

Originally published as Dad 'makes' 5 month old baby apologise to passengers after flight