Man Realizes What He Accidentally Packed on Miami Flight: 'So Embarrassing'

A man on a flight to Miami, Florida, was left shocked when his phone charger turned into something completely unexpected.

Jeremy Franco posted a video of the mistake he made on TikTok via @jezbreezy, garnering more than 7.7 million views and thousands of comments from amused viewers. In the clip, Franco says that he brought what he thought was just a regular phone charger but, when he plugged it in, it had intense flashing lights.

"I got the charger from Kmart in a rush because planes don't have USB C, so I needed a USB charger quick!" Franco told Newsweek. "I grabbed the first white one I could see and ripped it open instantly to shove into my suitcase."

Jeremy Franco films himself on a flight to Miami. He made a shocking discovery about the phone charger he had just bought. @jezbreezy/TikTok

He continued: "It was dark on the plane when I plugged it in innocently, and when I saw what happened, I pulled it out so quick.

"I spent about 40 minutes trying to decide what to do because I needed to charge my phone as I had a four-hour bus ride directly after I landed, so I had to wrap the cord in my blanket and charge it under the covers."

Franco says in the video: "Look at it. It's clear, it's white, it's very unassuming."

"Imagine the shock horror on my face when this happened," he adds, revealing the flashing lights that come on when he pulled it into the port under the screen in front of him on his flight.

"I literally had no other option," Franco wrote in the caption of the video.

Jeremy Franco's phone charger lighting up on his flight after he plugs it in. He had to cover it with his blanket for the journey. @jezbreezy/TikTok

Phone charging facilities have been introduced by a number of airlines in recent years as domestic air travel in the U.S. reaches new highs. According to Statista, 819 million passengers flew between U.S. airports in 2023.

Franco's video received more than 1 million likes, as well as a slew of comments from people sharing their reactions.

Jess commented: "This makes me forgive someone across the aisle from me 4 months ago so thank you for the closure."

"The charger said MIAMI," posted Kiara.

Dani wrote: "The cable knew it was going to go to Miami and started pre partying!"

"I would immediately be asking a flight attendant if they had duck tape or something like that," added @user5221490213855.

"I was just on a flight and I saw this lady with headphones that lit up like that and it literally looked like a police was pulling us over the whole flight cause it was a night flight," @Cheesy_gordita_slayer365 shared.

Kylee wrote: "This literally happened to me on Hawaiian Air after buying the cord at the terminal. It was night time and all the lights were off."

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