Video of Singapore Airlines flight attendant spoon-feeding child ‘old enough to feed himself’ sparks debate

The viral video showed the stewardess next to the child’s seat, scooping some food and guiding it to his mouth while the five-year-old was engrossed on his iPad

Viewers were split on the interaction, with some praising the ‘sweet’ stewardess and some saying bad parenting and entitled behaviour added to cabin crew’s workload

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A Singapore Airlines plane at Changi International Airport. Photo: AFP

Published: 8:18pm, 11 Dec 2023Updated: 9:10pm, 11 Dec 2023

Would you let service staff spoon-feed your child?

Netizens are split after a video showing a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight attendant feeding a child on a flight was posted by content creator Michael Rutherford last Tuesday on Instagram in what he thought was a heartwarming interaction between his son and an air stewardess.

The viral video showed the air stewardess crouched next to the child’s seat, scooping up some food before guiding it to his mouth, while the five-year-old seemed to be engrossed on his iPad, barely looking up from his screen.

Rutherford said he was on a business class flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo when the “amazing” moment happened.

Commending the flight attendant for going the extra mile, he said her impeccable service had made the flight “even more perfect”.