Pooja Chinchankar could not hold back her tears. Having served as Air India's crew member for 38 long years, she retired today from the service with her final flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
Passengers cheered as she walked down the isle one last time. An inflight announcement thanking her for her service was also made. But, what made her farewell memorable was that her send-off in the air was steered by her daughter Ashrrita, a pilot with the airline.
Ashrrita, who witnessed her mother's last stint as an air hostess from the flight deck, has been tweeting heartwarming messages about the "one flight that mattered" since yesterday.
The tweets went viral on social media as followers showered both the mother and daughter with love and goodwill messages.
"Guys, tomorrow I will be flying with my mother on her retirement day, when she gracefully operates her last flight as an Air Hostess with @airindiain after 38 years of service, privileged to be her first officer tomorrow! #proud #grateful #happy," Ashrrita tweeted yesterday.
In another tweet, she said, "So happy and honoured to be able to pilot the one flight that mattered."
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