NEWS'Aguaman': Jason Momoa Serves Water During Hawaiian Airlines Flight
Aug. 4 2022, Published 6:01 p.m. ET
From the water to the skies!
Aquaman star Jason Momoa proved that he isn’t just a man of the seas, serving as a stand-in stewardess during the beverage service on a recent Hawaiian Airways voyage.
On Tuesday, August 2, the star surprised passengers on a flight from Los Angeles, Calif. to Hawaii as he emerged with a flower in his hair and a cart full of his plastic-free water bottles, distributing drinks in honor of the airline’s partnership with his eco-conscious water brand, Mananalu.
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The sweet moment quickly went viral down on Earth after TikTok user @livinglikekylee posted a clip of the DC Comics staple walking down the aircraft’s aisle.
“When Jason Momoa is your flight attendant,” reads the on-screen text during the 11-second clip, which garnered more than 6 million views and earned the actor punny monikers like “Jason Mimosa” and “Aguaman” among commenters.
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But it wasn’t just TikTok. Momoa, who was born in Honolulu and attended the University of Hawaii, also took to his Instagram page to share a behind-the-scenes clip of the viral moment, sharing the significance of his in-flight appearance — and what inspired him to launch an aluminum-packaged water company.
“This is how it all started,” Momoa recalled in the video. “Sitting on a plane, constantly going back and forth from job to job.”
“Seeing the little, silliest plastic bottles, I was like ‘Why can't we have aluminum?” the actor recalled thinking at the time. “There's sparkling water, there's sparkling beer, there's Coca-Cola, soft drinks. I’m like, 'Why do I have to have this little single tiny water?'”
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In the caption, the star shared a heartfelt message for Hawaiian Airlines, thanking them for helping facilitate his vision for plastic-free in-flight water offerings.
“Mahalo @hawaiianairlines for allowing me and my team to capture this special moment,” he wrote alongside the clip, describing the experience as a “dream come true.”
