# Daniel Kaluuya and Tyriq Withers go viral for bizarre airport interview amid nationwide flight chaos

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/daniel-kaluuya-and-tyriq-withers-go-viral-for-bizarre-airport-interview-amid-nationwide-flight-chaos/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:19:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:27:08+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/14/celebrity-news/daniel-kaluuya-tyriq-withers-go-viral-for-airport-interview-amid-nationwide-faa-ground-stop/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Offbeat, Travel, Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Actors Daniel Kaluuya and Tyriq Withers went viral while stranded at Eugene Airport.
- The FAA’s nationwide ground stop lasted about four hours.
- Brooks Nader was also stranded as flights were disrupted.

## Summary

Daniel Kaluuya and Tyriq Withers went viral after giving a humorous, unusual interview while stranded at Eugene Airport in Oregon during a nationwide FAA ground stop. Their comments offered a lighter moment amid widespread travel disruption, while Kaluuya also said he felt grateful that the safety decision may have saved lives.

Withers appeared to reference a well-known viral interview and joked about being unable to travel after the midterm elections. Kaluuya called the disruption an inconvenience but said he was grateful. The FAA issued the stop shortly before 4pm on Friday, citing safety and “extraordinary circumstances”, then lifted it just before 8.30pm, about four hours later; actress Brooks Nader was also stranded on a private jet in New York.

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