96-Year-Old Flies First Time in 15 Years and a Stranger Becomes Her ‘Flight Angel’

A kind man named Ben helped a 96-year-old woman on board from San Diego to Nashville. Courtesy of Megan Schofield

When a 96-year-old woman flew on a plane for the first time in 15 years on her birthday, a stranger on board came forward to support and comfort her throughout the entire flight. Their story went viral on Facebook with over 300,000 likes and over 78,000 shares.

Megan Ashley Schofield, an education consultant and a resident of San Diego, California who encountered the episode while flying from San Diego to Nashville.