Simple Plan, Hoobastank and The Used transform the southwest flight into a concert in the air

Hours before the FAA shut down departing flights across the United States on Friday, passengers on a southwest flight from Los Angeles to Orlando were treated to a much nicer change to their travel itinerary: an impromptu concert by Simple Plan, Hoobastank and The Used.

Videos shared from the flight show the bands making their way through the aisles for stripped-down renditions of some of their biggest songs from the 2000s. Hoobastank led the cabin through “The Reason,” Simple Plan broke out “Perfect” and “I’m Just a Kid,” and The Used offered “The Taste of Ink,” while passengers sang along from their seats. All three groups were heading to Orlando for the final stop of the 2026 Vans Warped Tour, scheduled for November 14-15 at Camping World Stadium.

The passengers were lucky in more ways than one. Jordan Orion, who shared several clips of the flight on TikTok, said he was among the last to leave LAX before the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop later Friday afternoon. The rare order halted departing flights across the country after a telecommunications outage affected air traffic control centers, making it the third such shutdown since 9/11.

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Watch clips from the flight below.