© FacebookA complete stranger buys a plane ticket for a father who thought his 2-year-old could fly for free.
A father was left speechless when a complete stranger bought his young daughter a plane ticket on Wednesday. According to a Facebook
post that has now gone viral on the page 'Love What Matters', a man was travelling with his two-year-old daughter when he was told he had to buy her a plane ticket or she could not board.
The young father was under the impression that she was of the age where she could still fly for free, and was visibly shocked and confused. The
Facebook post, shared by Kevin Leslie, said that the man was hit by emotion, and mentioned that he would not be able to afford to re-book the flight or pay for the $749 ticket for his daughter.
He then stepped to the side and began to make some calls.
'Hugging his daughter and grabbing his head, you could tell he was heartbroken,' Leslie shared on the page. However, the woman standing next to the young father, at the check in counter overheard the entire conversation, and walked over to ask him what was wrong. After the two talked for a time, the woman, who was identified on the post as Debbie Bolton, walked up to the counter and asked to buy the girl's ticket.
Bolton is the co-Founder and Global Chief Sales officer at Norwex - a firm that sells home cleaning products. According to the Facebook post, the agent asked her: 'You know how much this ticket costs right?' Bolton responded that she did and that it was fine, and pulled out her credit card.
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