Coldplay frontman Chris Martin’s bizarre act before boarding a plane out of Australia bound for New Zealand

Chris Martin stunned onlookers at Sydney Airport on Monday when he performed one bizarre act before boarding a private jet to New Zealand.

The Coldplay frontman, 47, was all smiles as he spoke with fans in an impromptu meet and greet after he arrived.

But moments before he stepped onto the plane, the English rocker could be seen getting down on his hands and knees to kiss the tarmac.

Stunned by the move, airport workers watched on as the award-winning artist pressed his lips to the dirty ground before boarding his plane to Auckland. 

Garbed in a long-sleeved white shirt and black cargo slacks, the Fix You hitmaker didn’t seem to mind getting a bit dirty as he performed his pre-flight act. 

It seems kissing the tarmac before he flies and when he lands has become a common ritual for the musician.

He was also spotted pecking the ground when he landed in Malaysia last November ahead of his concert in the Southeast Asian country.

Chris had the same entrance in Indonesia during his previous tour.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Chris’ representatives for comment. 

While Chris has yet to reveal why he performs the gracious act on all his flights, the ritual may stem from a brush with death he had early on in his music career.

The Coldplay frontman, who formed his band in London in 1997, claimed in 2005 he nearly died when his plane hit a dust storm while flying over West Africa. 

He was on his way to Ghana with Oxfam earlier that year when disaster struck just as the rocker’s flight was coming into Tamale Airport.  

‘It was so terrifying, the plane was all over the place,’ Chris told Sun newspaper at the time.

‘Once a year, for a week, all this dust blows over from the Sahara Desert. You could not see a thing. I couldn’t see the ground and as it turns out, nor could the pilot.’ 

The Coldplay frontman was all smiles as he spoke with fans in an impromptu meet and greet after he arrived

But moments before he stepped onto the plane, the English rocker could be seen getting down on his hands and knees to kiss the tarmac

Stunned by the move, airport workers watched on as the award-winning artist pressed his lips to the dirty ground before boarding his plane to Auckland

He added: ‘The plane dropped off violently… It was lurching all over. But somehow the pilot pulled it off and landed. I don’t know how he did it.’

At the time, Chris was still married to American actress Gwyneth Paltrow, with whom he shares daughter Apple, 20, and son Moses, 18. 

The couple famously announced their split in 2014 by stating they were ‘consciously uncoupling’.

It comes after Chris made headlines recently when he saved a young boy from being crushed at Coldplay’s recent Sydney concert. 

The Grammy Award winning singer noticed the young boy struggling in the standing section of the crowd on Thursday night.

Chris is pictured boarding the plane after kissing the tarmac

Garbed in a long-sleeved white shirt and black cargo slacks, the Fix You hitmaker didn’t seem to mind getting a bit dirty as he performed his pre-flight act

Footage of the moment Chris saw the concertgoer was shared to TikTok shortly after it happened. 

The father-of-two pointed the boy out and offered the young fan a safer spot to watch the show.

‘You can sit right here, you don’t have to be squeezed,’ Chris said.

‘You don’t have to be squished by all these adults,’ he added, as the young fan was lifted over stage barriers to a spot next to the runway.

‘Sit right there my little brother… better? We’ll take care of you man,’ the British star said before continuing to perform.   

Before boarding his flight, Chris posed with fans for several photos

Chris was swarmed by fans during the impromptu meet and greet

The rocker took it all in his stride though and was happy to stop for a chat

Coldplay has a rocky start to their Australian stadium tour when their first show was derailed after one band member suffered a health emergency.

In a career first, lead singer Chris announced the band would play their first show in Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium without bassist Guy Berryman after he was struck down by an illness.

During the concert, Chris said: ‘We will have a slightly different show and we’ll do our best to make it amazing because we are in Melbourne with all you beautiful people.

‘If you see some mistakes and problems, it’s because we don’t have our bass player. You won’t see Guy tonight because he is vomiting.’

Taking to Instagram after the show, the band thanked their fans for understanding.

‘Tonight was the first time in our band’s history that we’ve played a show without all four members onstage. Guy was taken ill unexpectedly just before the show. Thank you for carrying us through it,’ they said.

Coldplay performed their final Australian concert on Sunday night and have now taken their Music of the Spheres tour to Auckland for three sold-out shows.