Delta Air Lines pilot flies his toddler for the first time and the Internet can’t get enough

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The first time I ever flew on a plane, I was four or five years old. I can still remember how the people, cars and houses quickly looked like toys as we started to ascend through the sky. A dozen years later, I became afraid to fly but I got over it after researching how much safer it was to fly than drive, and asking pilots and flight attendants all sorts of questions. I can pretty much guarantee that if my dad had been a pilot, I never would have let my phobia get the better of me, especially if my father was the pilot and if we flew regularly, which we did not.

A Delta Air Lines pilot flies his toddler for the first time. I think that’s one reason why @jenn.cassandra’s Instagram post went viral. The 7-second video, embedded below, of her toddler waddling down the airplane aisle once the flight landed to her father, the pilot, is so cute. Jenn’s caption was: “We were in the very best hands. ❤️✈️ Our first family flight with John up front was a success with the sweetest reunion.”

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The text on the video that has been seen more than two million times reads: “When flying is scary, but daddy was your pilot.” The comments reflect what everyone is thinking:

@tamikalynn.fit: I can’t imagine how he felt knowing he had his cargo on that plane ?
@hollingsworth.nicole: That waddle is the cutest
@jkmuril51: All she needed as her daddy to make all things better. Sweet video. ❤️
@seattlegrandma: My husband flew for Delta airlines. Retired now but I always felt very safe with him in the cockpit. ✈️
@wojotwo: Safest flight to be on when daddy’s little girl is on the plane!
@u_madson: Stop it!! So cute ????
@liveloveprayforever: I remember flying somewhere with my mom and brother as a kid and my dad was our pilot it was the coolest thing ever.