Dad makes baby 'apologise' to plane passengers 'for what she put them through'

A dad made his five-month-old baby "apologise" to plane passengers "for what she put them through" on a long-haul flight.

Adorable footage shared on social media shows dad Joseph cradling baby Ava after leaving the aircraft when they landed in Atlanta, Georgia, from London, England. The little girl can be seen smiling as other passengers disembark and looks at them as they walk past with their luggage.

The clip, shared by Ava's mum Hannah Chestnut, went viral on Instagram. On top of the video, the mum wrote: "We told her she had to apologise for everyone face-to-face for what she put them through on that flight."

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But Hannah, who is originally from the UK, said Ava "actually did surprisingly well on the flight." The proud mum also has another daughter - Ava's twin - and said that she and Joseph have decided to travel with their babies instead of being "deterred" by their age.

Talking to Newsweek, Hannah said her daughters had not been "too fussy" on the plane, but since Ava "kept kept smiling at all the other passengers as they got off the plane" while the family waited for their pram, she decided to film it as if the girl was apologising to everyone who passed by. The mum said: "Ironically, on the flight right after the one we got off of in the video, Ava was super loud and upset, so that was the flight we actually should've filmed the video after!"

After she posted the video on her Instagram account The Mum Crew, where she has more than one million followers, Hannah received many encouraging comments from other people. "I'll never apologise for a baby being a baby," one wrote. Another joked: "She looked at everyone like 'and I'll do it again, watch this.'"

Someone else said: "With that cute face... No apologies needed." One more added: "I'll never be mad at a baby for crying. A kid that should know better is one thing, but an actual baby is gonna cry."

But others were less impressed as one person commented: "Saying this as a new mum of a 4-month-old… NOBODY cares about your baby. Let them board the plane without you bothering them for social media attention." A viewer said: "What is it with parents thinking everyone wants to look at their baby."

Responding to the reactions she received online, Hannah said: "It's been so fun to see the video go viral." She added: "We never expected such a silly moment to reach so many people so quickly."