'Looney' Landing at Midway Airport Thanks to Hilarious Flight Attendant

CHICAGO, IL — Be vewwy, vewwy quiet, passengers, for the in-flight entertainment is delightful. At least for those Southwest Airlines customers fortunate to be buckled in for a trip with Zach Haumesser as a flight attendant.

On Thursday, as a Southwest flight prepared to land at Midway Airport, Haumesser delivered the pre-landing intercom messages in the voices of Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny and other Warner Bros. "Looney Tunes" favorites.

His colleague, Jordy Elizabeth, posted a video to Facebook: "This is just one of the million reasons why I LOVE my job ... Zach is such a great guy to work with!" And she put another copy on YouTube, where it's been viewed 1.6 million times in the last four days.

Zaumesser, who's worked for Southwest Airlines the last two years, is also an actor and puppeteer. A fan of Jim Henson's Muppets and Fraggle Rock, Zaumesser co-created The Nimals Puppetry Troupe in Buffalo, New York.

“I was always shy and nervous,” Zaumesser told Loop Magazine in Buffalo a few years ago. “But when I put the puppet on I could be whatever I wanted. I could change my voice. And everybody loved it.”

Everyone sure does love his Southwest Airlines show, now likely to be seen by millions thanks to the virality of the internet.

Like what you hear? Here's a glimpse of Zaumesser's other work as a puppeteer.

photo: YouTube screengrab

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