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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lucy Thackray

‘Captain Doug for the win’: Mum raves about pilot’s kind act after son flies solo

Instagram/@AlisonHardebeck

A US mum’s Instagram video has gone viral after she raved about “above and beyond” service from a flight crew looking after her son when he flew solo.

Alison Hardebeck had arranged for her 11-year-old son to fly as an unaccompanied minor from Washington State to Sacramento, California to visit family, but felt nervous at the prospect of putting him on a plane alone.

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