Stranded plane passengers sing ‘I Believe I Can Fly’

Passengers on board a plane that was stuck on the tarmac in Las Vegas chose the hugely ironic R Kelly song I Believe I Can Fly to while away the hours as they waited for the jet to take off.

An Allegiant Air flight from the US city to Phoenix was stuck due to both technical problems and medical emergencies, meaning the travellers on board spent four hours waiting on two different planes.

One man decided to lighten the mood by blasting out the R Kelly hit on a portable speaker, and his fellow passengers joined in by singing and swaying their arms.

Their ordeal was made all the more uncomfortable by the weather, with temperatures reported to be as high as 40 degrees C.

But there was at least laughter as those on board the plane joined forces to belt out the song, which includes the words: "I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky."