A passenger caught the heartwarming moment when a pilot gave an emotional speech on his last flight after 32 years with American Airlines.
Before his retirement flight took off to Chicago last week, Jeff Fell stood at the front of the cabin to give his final farewell.
At first, Jeff welcomed passengers on-board, introduced himself, informed them of the flight time and weather, but then acknowledged it was odd for him to be giving the update from outside the cockpit.
“I normally don’t stand up in front of everybody like this, I usually just stay in the cockpit and talk on the PA. If I get a little emotional please forgive me for that,” he said.
With passengers still unaware of what was to come, he pointed out a group of “very important people” to him sitting at the back of the plane.
“They’re the majority of my family who have come along with me on my retirement flight,” Fell said.
He pointed out a group of “very important people” to him sitting at the back of the plane.
Thousands of comments have been posted on social media, with many people confessing the whole moment brought them to tears.