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American Airlines Goes The Extra Mile To Reunite Passenger With Her Father Just Before He Passes
American Airlines has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, but here’s a positive story showing that there is still love within the airline. (www.gatechecked.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Way to go American...
Compassion still exists - Blessings to all who made this happen - God Bless !!!
Compassion never goes away.
Unfortunately, not all situations allow its expression. In those situations, the various methods of expression of *the wish to be compassionate* can still be the most compassionate thing to do. Although not as heartwarming as getting a daughter to her dying father's bedside, it is still compassion, compassionate, and worthy of—if I can drop an L-bomb, here—love.
Unfortunately, not all situations allow its expression. In those situations, the various methods of expression of *the wish to be compassionate* can still be the most compassionate thing to do. Although not as heartwarming as getting a daughter to her dying father's bedside, it is still compassion, compassionate, and worthy of—if I can drop an L-bomb, here—love.
Nice story American. Good job, we need positive stiries these days
Nice job American and compassionate crew. This is how a business should treat its customers. It is unfortunate in this day and age that this is more the exception than the rule.
I was on the exact same situation in December 2006. Unfortunately the outcome was very different with another airline, which will remain nameless. (My dad always told me, mention the sin not the sinner).
I was trying to get from MIA to PSP before my father passed away but my flight out of MIA got delayed 2 hours because of weather at HOU, my connecting airport. When we got there, the gate agent at the arriving gate told us our flight to PSP had already left and we were booked on the next flight 3 hours later.
When we got to the departing gate, my original flight was beginning to board. I explained the situation to the gate agent, but she said I was already booked on the next flight and she could put me on this one. She actually asked if I had proof my father was dying. My father passed away while I was boarding the next flight 3 hours later.
I am glad there are still a lot of people in the Airline industry that do compassionate things like what this AA crew did, and I am sure there are tons of beautiful acts of kindness like this one that we just don't hear of.
Thank you to this AA crew and for posting this story. It reassures me all I had was bad luck.
I was trying to get from MIA to PSP before my father passed away but my flight out of MIA got delayed 2 hours because of weather at HOU, my connecting airport. When we got there, the gate agent at the arriving gate told us our flight to PSP had already left and we were booked on the next flight 3 hours later.
When we got to the departing gate, my original flight was beginning to board. I explained the situation to the gate agent, but she said I was already booked on the next flight and she could put me on this one. She actually asked if I had proof my father was dying. My father passed away while I was boarding the next flight 3 hours later.
I am glad there are still a lot of people in the Airline industry that do compassionate things like what this AA crew did, and I am sure there are tons of beautiful acts of kindness like this one that we just don't hear of.
Thank you to this AA crew and for posting this story. It reassures me all I had was bad luck.