It’s a moment of immense pride for a pilot when he gets to fly a successful flight. However, it’s also an even more special moment when they get to fly their family members. In one such heartwarming incident, an IndiGo pilot shared a video of flying his grandfather for the first time on a flight from Chennai to Coimbatore. Here’s all about it
IndiGo Pilot Flies His Grandfather For The First Time
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Taking to Instagram, Pradeep Krishnan, who is a pilot with IndiGo recently shared a reel of his snippet of the aviation journey. This was a special flight wherein he was seen making a special announcement before taking off, on an Instagram reel shared by him. In the video, he was seen telling the passengers that this was the first time his grandfather was flying with him. In the address, he mentioned that growing up, he would travel on the backseat of his grandfather’s TVS50 and now, it was his turn to give him a ride. During the announcement, he said that his thaatha, paati, and amma were sitting in the 29th row.
A Moment Of Immense Joy
The sentimental address spoken in Tamil and English, truly touched the hearts of the people, not just on the flight, but even on social media. At the time of writing the article, the video had already garnered 59.5 K likes. In fact, the comments section of this heart-warming video was filled with positive comments. And these comments relay how touched everybody felt happy about the sweet moment.
However, this isn’t the first time that a pilot is flying his family member, there have been many such instances of pilots, not just in India but even abroad flying their family members who have been supportive of their journey for the first time. Not just them, but even cabin crew members have time and again taken to social media to share their moments of first time servicing a flight on which their immediate family members are flying.
Such heartwarming videos remind us every moment is special in our lives and that, one should be grateful for their journey no matter what.
Cover Image Courtesy: Instagram/capt_pradeepkrishnan
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