While the skies have been anything but friendly recently for some travelers, one young passenger won over his flight this month with a simple request.

In a video originally posted on Facebook by Suzann Novak on July 22, a boy can be seen walking down the aisle of a Southwest Airlines plane, saying “hi” and asking for fist bumps from fellow passengers. Most travelers complied, amused by the request.

Southwest Airlines posted the cute video on its Facebook page Saturday morning, along with the caption, "Fist bumpin' for the weekend."

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Travelers walk around the baggage claim in the South Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Atlanta is among the airports where the FAA will reduce flights due to the shutdown, and airports are facing a shortage of air traffic controllers. 
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