A dad booked himself onto a Christmas Eve flight just so he could spend time with his daughter.
Mike Levy shared the sweet gesture after finding himself sat next to Hal Vaughan, who opened up about the unusual motivations he had for taking the holiday trip.
The devoted dad had booked himself onto six flights so daughter Pierce Vaughan was surrounded by her family on the big day.
Pierce was scheduled to work as a flight attendant on the aircraft over the Christmas season, meaning she'd miss the festivities.
“I had the pleasure of sitting next to Hal on my flight back home,” Mike said in the post that has been shared more than 27,000 times.
“His daughter Pierce was our flight attendant who had to work over Christmas.
“Hal decided he would spend the holiday with her. So, he is flying on each of her flights today and tomorrow around the country to spend time with his daughter for Christmas.
“What a fantastic father! Wish you both a very Merry Christmas!”
Included in the post - which was first made in 2018 but has been re-circulated this Christmas - was a sweet photo of Mike and Hal, as well as Pierce in her uniform.
Happily for the dad and daughter, Pierce is not working this Christmas.
"I am still a flight attendant but I'm actually (for the first time!) off for Christmas," Pierce told Fox. "I'm so very grateful to have the chance to spend quality time with both of my parents in south Mississippi this month."
Her dad added: "I'm happy in the air or on the ground if I'm with my daughter."
Back in 2018 she shared Levy's post and opened up about her dad’s trip, writing: “Look ma we made it.
“A special thanks to all of the patient, wonderful gate agents around the country and my perfect crew. He made it on every flight and even got first class RSW-DTW (Christmas miracle).
“Shoutout to Mike Levy for being a great first class passenger & helping us to understand how cool this actually is!”
