White’s flight from Dallas, Texas, required a connection in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but because of “mechanical issues” her plane sat at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for over an hour, meaning she might miss her connecting flight and wasn’t sure if she’d be able to see her mother alive.
She then explained her predicament to one of the flight attendants, who told her she would not be able to make her flight in Minneapolis and was booked for a new flight the next day.
However, the pilot on the first flight called the pilot on White’s connecting flight, who agreed to hold the plane until she could get there.
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The flight crew also upgraded White’s seat to ensure that she could depart the plane faster and even made an announcement over the loudspeaker to make sure she was the first person off.
