“People Like You”: The Viral Flight That Changed Airline History

It began with a single sound — a slap that shattered the quiet hum of a Skylink Airways cabin. Within seconds, phones lifted, cameras rolled, and the world watched a flight attendant strike a young mother holding her baby.

That mother was Kesha Thompson, seated in first class, her infant Zoe in her arms. The attendant, Sandra Mitchell, accused her of “improper upgrades” and “disruptive behavior.” Passengers whispered judgments. Some even applauded the crew. No one knew who Kesha really was.

Moments later, calm and unshaken, Kesha called her husband — Marcus Thompson, CEO of Skylink Airways. His voice thundered through the cabin speakers: “Step back from my wife immediately.”

What followed became a viral reckoning seen by millions. Live-streams captured Mitchell’s dismissal, the captain’s suspension, and Marcus’s vow to overhaul the industry.

From that moment, The Thompson Standard was born — mandatory bias training, zero-tolerance for passenger mistreatment, and a new global motto: “Verify. Listen. Help.”

Months later, as Kesha reboarded another Skylink flight, her daughter smiled up at her.
“See, baby?” she whispered. “Sometimes the sky remembers.”