An Air India airhostess had her dream fulfilled after her daughter co-piloted the final flight on the last day of her service.
Pooja Chinchankar, who was the senior-most crew member in the Mumbai-bound flight, was overwhelmed with emotions when captain Paresh Nerurkar announced that she will retire on landing after 38 years of service. And that Pooja’s legacy will be carried forward by her daughter, Ashrrita, who was with him in the cockpit as co-pilot on the Airbus A-319 to Mumbai.
Taking to Twitter, Ashrrita said she is “happy and overwhelmed” to be able to fulfill her mother’s dream and carry on her legacy.
“It was my mom’s dream to have me pilot her last flight as an Air Hostess with Air India 🙂 As she retires after her glorious 38 years of service, I will be carrying on with her legacy,” she wrote, sharing a picture of her smiling mother surrounded by the flight crew.
So happy and honoured to be able to pilot the one flight that mattered. It was my mom’s dream to have me pilot her last flight as an Air Hostess with @airindiain 🙂 As she retires after her glorious 38 years of service, I will be carrying on with her legacy _ #grateful #proud pic.twitter.com/zcUTNCENzj
— Ashrrita (@caramelwings) July 31, 2018
The post went viral in no time and has been retweeted over 2000 times and liked by more than 10,000 people.
Scores of people responded to the heartwarming tweet and requested Ashrrita to share the video of the incident to which she soon obliged.
For all of you who asked 🙂 that’s mom on her last flight as an operating cabin crew for @airindiain what a lovely day and what amazing passengers! So many best wishes and hugs __ of course I was in the flight deck 🙂 #proud #grateful pic.twitter.com/eUL3Og4EBr
— Ashrrita (@caramelwings) July 31, 2018
