Remember the photo of the Belavia flight attendant resting in the plane's turbine? The girl told its story
Memes featuring Belarusian Viktoria Nikolaenko are still circulating online today. The girl has already left Belavia. On Threads, she decided to tell the story of how she unexpectedly became a star.
That same photo
Here's what happened that day: "I was very tired on a connecting flight (when it's a round trip twice). It was my second flight, passengers were already on board, I was waiting for luggage from another flight. Belavia flight attendants have a duty to monitor luggage. My legs were giving out while I waited for the suitcases, so I decided to sit down."
Viktoria says that for safety reasons, cones are often placed near the turbine to avoid incidents. But the plane was parked, and she knew for sure that the engines would not be turned on.
One of the memes
Someone from the passengers on the plane photographed the tired girl and posted it online. Then this picture was published by the Russian-language entertainment site Pikabu — its users began generating memes.
Later, the topic was picked up on various English-language platforms. It's safe to say that the photo went global. And from time to time it reappears somewhere — three years ago, for example, it was mentioned on Reddit.
Viktoria says that people periodically write to her, interested in that photo. Of course, one of the most popular questions is whether the flight attendant was punished for resting in the turbine. Because the flight attendant indeed violated safety regulations.
Viktoria learned about her unexpected fame when colleagues started sending her various memes. She admits she was very worried about how the management would react. At that time, the girl had only recently joined the airline and was very afraid of being fired.
But in the end, her boss just joked: "Well, you're a star now?" And in the team, the story also became a meme.
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