The precocious child hit him with a fire torrent of questions:
"Why were you in London?"..."Do you live in New York?"..."How long are you staying?"..."Which Broadway show are you going to?"
Keanu responded to every one, with the patience of a saint (a prerequisite for collecting luggage from JFK).
"I saw online you were at the Grand Prix" said the child, pronouncing the x.
"Yes, the Grand Prix," replied Reeves, not missing a beat. "F1!"
"Do you drive?"
"Not F1, but I like riding motorcycles," the star responded, not drawing attention to his Arch motorcycle hat.
By this point the boy began running out of questions, so Keanu took the initiative. He started grilling the kid about his holidays:
"Why were you in Europe? What galleries did you go to in Paris? What was your favourite?"
Kimmel, who had been a fly on the wall for the exchange, was so impressed by the good-naturedness of the movie star he felt he had to share the moment.
"The man could not have been nicer, especially after an international flight," Kimmel tweeted. "I thought I'd share this because the dude is a class act and little moments like this can make such a big difference in people's lives."
Adding to the evidence of the actor's superhuman tolerance, Reeves agreed to a selfie with Kimmel, which he added to the twitter thread.
"I mean… had to. Have a happy 4th everyone!" said Kimmel. "We need more Keanus!"
While disruption eased slightly towards Monday US airports saw over 2,200 cancellations and 23,000 delays as the network struggled under a post-pandemic record high of 2.4 million travellers.
While tolerance was wearing thin, particularly on the East Coast, the actor's kind exchange was a lesson to all.
