Touching act: retiring pilot presented his badge to a boy with Down syndrome

The last flight of Captain Joe Weiss from American Airlines was special not only for the retiring civil aviation pilot. It became memorable for some of its passengers, in particular a young boy with Down syndrome and his mother.

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When the time of Captain Weiss in the air came to an end, he passed his distinctive sign with wings to a two-year-old baby with Down syndrome, who made his first flight, writes People. Already on the ground, the boy was given the opportunity to “steer” the plane, sitting him at the helm in his mother’s arms.

On October 2, while piloting an airplane flying to Miami, the wife of Weiss Wendy, who was also on board, learned that the two-year-old boy, Klitenik, who was sitting next to her, was traveling by plane for the first time.

“My last flight was special for many reasons,” Joe wrote on Facebook. “Since it was the last for me, and the first for the boy, we decided to make it special.”

Weiss invited Key and his mother into the cabin, where he handed the wings emblem to the baby. He smiled and said in sign language “thank you.”

“I will always remember this,” Joe admitted.

Ki's mother, Sarah Tamar Klitenik, touched the captain's act.

“What he did is amazing. “Everything was very great,” the woman said. She and her son were returning to Florida after a vacation in Madrid, where they were vacationing with family.

“Given the negativity in the world, it’s nice to see people doing such incredible things,” the boy’s mother said.

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“All of us at American are truly touched by the actions of Captain Joseph Weiss. Captain Weiss, who began working with American in March 1985, has always enjoyed interacting with his passengers,” American Airlines said in a statement.

“We are all proud of Captain Weiss. We wish him all the best in retirement. We also look forward to welcoming Key on future American flights with his wings,” they added.

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