A letter written by a woman to the pilots of her flight has gone viral after one of their colleagues shared it on Twitter.
In the handwritten letter, the woman - identified only as ‘Bethanie’ - says that she was moved to reach out and thank the pilots for getting her home to her family safely by the aftermath of the Germanwings disaster.
A letter given to a colleague from a passenger onboard his aircraft.. Providing proof that we're all in this together pic.twitter.com/a0NrT3LAtT
— Jai Dillon (@jaidillon) March 30, 2015
She writes:
"In light of the very recent tragedy in the French Alps and the loss of those poor 150 people, I feel the need to reach out to you and extend a compassionate hand.
"At the end of the day, we are all humans just trying to live this rollercoaster of a life we have been handed.
"I understand an event so horrific as this one affects those with your responsibility more than others, and maybe sometimes a kind word, random but heartfelt, can make a difference."
The letter was shared by Jai Dillon from Cheshire - who is also a pilot - and it provoked a huge reaction online with many people moved by Bethanie’s words.
@jaidillon such an amazing thing for someone to go out their way to write and reach out to show comfort. Speaks volumes about human kindness
— kaz 💜 (@countrygal2207) March 30, 2015
@jaidillon Beautiful...Really Touching....
— banda srinivas (@banda_srinivas) March 31, 2015
@jaidillon this is so beautiful! You, guys, have one of the greatest, most noble and responsible jobs in the world! This shouldn't change!
— REBELLICCA (@rebellicca) March 31, 2015
The airline and the pilots in qyestion have not been identified for security reasons.
@lizziedearden unfortunately I can't provide airline or flight no etc as they would need to give permission for that. Security rules sorry.
— Jai Dillon (@jaidillon) March 31, 2015
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