PASSENGERS aboard a Virgin flight from Brisbane to Sydney got a little more than a cup of tea or coffee with their fare as the cast of the Australian production of the Lion King decided to put on an impromptu performance.

media_camera The cast of the Lion King put on an inpromtu performance, singing "The Circle of Life" on a Virgin Flight from Brisbane to Sydney.

media_camera The cast were returning from a promo visit to Brisbane.

media_camera Was somebody trying to get forty winks up the back?

Returning from a promo visit to Brisbane where they officially launched the Queensland leg of the top-grossing stage musical on Monday, the eight-strong chorus — led by the female vocalist behind the lead tole of Rafiki — Buyi Zama, broke into an acapella version of the famed anthem Circle of Life.

A look of bemusement quickly turns into a sea of smiles among the passengers on Virgin flight 0970 as many quickly begin filming and clapping along — with one woman even carrying her toddler closer to the chorus for a better look.

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