Hannah White has expressed heartfelt gratitude to Delta Airlines for holding a flight, allowing her to spend precious time with her mother before she passed away. When mechanical delays at Dallas Fort Worth Airport threatened to make her miss a connecting flight in Minneapolis, White shared her desperate situation with a flight attendant.
Moved by her story, the crew sprang into action. The pilot called ahead to hold her connecting flight, while the crew upgraded her seat and announced her priority disembarkation. A fellow passenger even mapped the Minneapolis airport for her.
The delayed flight gave White 24 hours with her mother before she passed the next day. White credited Delta with providing the gift of time to say a final “I love you.” Her TikTok recounting the story has touched millions, highlighting humanity’s capacity for kindness in life’s hardest moments.