Boy Goes to Airport to Send Grandparents Off, but Tears Up on Seeing This on Phone

Boy Goes to Airport to Send Grandparents Off, but Tears Up on Seeing This on Phone
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Getting the chance to take an international vacation is the trip of a lifetime for any young child. While the trip itself is exciting enough, sometimes the element of surprise—unexpectedly discovering you’re headed for a fun, faraway land—can be just as exciting as the trip itself.

Sean McGrath found that out for himself at the very last possible minute back on April 5, 2017. The then-12-year-old boy had ridden along to the Shannon Airport in County Clare, Ireland, thinking that he was just in the car to see his grandparents off, as they left on their trip to Spain.