Most of the time when a pilot of a plane announces that they have a special passenger onboard a flight, it’s nothing you need to pay attention to. They might be referring to someone celebrating a birthday or a frequent flier.

This is the story of one special passenger announcement that everyone on board was glad they heard.

It was a heartwarming moment they all got to share.

This really was a special passenger.

A woman by the name of Michelle A posted video of the special announcement to YouTube. Her mother was the special passenger that was being referred to.

The woman had been a flight attendant with Capital Airlines some 60 years ago. The airline would eventually merge with United Airlines, the company she was flying with now. The woman left her job as a flight attendant to start a family, however.

Michelle wanted to surprise her mom.

Michelle wanted her mother to have a nice surprise on the flight. She made sure to record her mother’s reaction for posterity and for YouTube!

The pilot made an announcement asking for any former Capital Airlines stewardesses to raise their hand.

“If you were a Capital Airlines stewardess, would you mind raising your hand?”

The woman is surprised and can only let out an “Oh my God” before raising her hand. 60 years had passed since she’d been a Capital Airlines stewardess, what was this all about anyway?

“The greatest mom ever”

Everyone clapped when Michelle’s mom raised her hand but the announcement wasn’t yet finished. The pilot continued to praise the woman. He then had a very extra special surprise for her.

Michelle angles the camera toward the aisle where the pilot is walking towards them. The pilot is Michelle’s older brother and the woman’s son. As his mother had before him, he decided to work in the airline industry as well, becoming a pilot with United Airlines.

Mom becomes emotional.

The touching moment has the woman emotional and she tells her family that she might cry. Her son leans in and gives his mother a big hug and tells her he loves her. His mother responds that the man also had a very wonderful father, who was also a pilot. Flying really runs in this family!

The woman also had no idea that her son was flying the plane that they were on. This had all just been a wonderful surprise for her and something she will always remember.

The touching moment goes viral.

Michelle posted the video of this touching moment to YouTube and it promptly went viral. It has been viewed nearly 3 million times online. Many viewers have felt compelled to leave a comment on the video as well with one person writing:

“You know life’s too short not say how you feel about your parents. I have the upmost respect for this Captain/son to do this for your Mom. I lost my mom way too soon to cancer so this means everything to me. I have the upmost respect for the captain to do what he did.”

Someone else took the time to write:

“I LOVE HIM!!!!! HE is my favorite Captain on United… extremely professional and kind to passengers. When I started out as a flight attendant, he was patient unlike other pilots lol. His mom must be incredibly proud for raising a fine gentleman!! Beautiful video and heartwarming. Thank you for sharing. We need more Captains like him!!!

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Source: Michelle A/The BL