Passenger live-tweets 60-year-old woman's amazement as she flies for the first ever time

Publish date: Thursday, 15 Dec 2016, 9:51AM

A Twitter user reminded those who find flying tedious just how incredible it actually is - by live-tweeting a woman's amazement at her first experience of air travel.

Elaine Filadelfo, from Washington DC, found herself sitting next to Sue, a woman in her 60s, on her flight from Los Angles to San Francisco and discovered that she'd never been in a plane before.

The woman's childlike excitement was palpable - she couldn't stop looking out of the window - so she decided to live tweet the entire 90-minute journey.

Sitting next to a 60+ yr old woman who's taking her first flight ever. She's so excited. Her daughter moved so she's flying to SURPRISE her!
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

It's so fun to see someone gleeful & mesmerized about the idea of flying - or anything, really - and not complaining about details.
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

She tweeted: "She's so excited. Her daughter moved so she's flying to SURPRISE her!

"It's so fun to see someone so gleeful and mesmerised about the idea of flying - or anything, really - and not complaining about the details."

The beginning of the journey gave Sue a few shocks.

Aww she's so nervous. Pulled away from the gate and there was a random thud, as happens, and she's grubbing armrest. Trying to reassure her.
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

Filadelfo tweeted: "Aww she's so nervous. Pulled away from the gate and there was a random thud, as happens, and she's grabbing armrest. Trying to reassure her."

Sue gripped my hand for takeoff. We are in the air! pic.twitter.com/aAzFeQjiQ2
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

But once the plane was airborne, it was nothing but sheer joy.

She can't stop looking out the window. "We are above the clouds! They look like they're on the water!" pic.twitter.com/rwFDBTRH9E
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

Filadelfo wrote: "She can't stop looking out the window. "We are above the clouds! They look like they're on the water [Sue said]!"

"She keeps waving out the window, because "I used to always see planes up there and wonder what the people are like and if they're waving"."

She keeps waving out the window, because "I used to always see planes up there and wonder what the people are like and if they're waving."
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

Her excitement spread quickly and the airline was so touched by the story that the pilot came to meet her, and they upgraded her ticket.

In the end, the plane touched down safely.

Filadelfo posted: "Landed! Sue did it! "That's it? It's over now? Wow! That was fast [Sue said]!"'

Landed! Sue did it! "That's it? It's over now? Wow! That was fast!"
— Elaine Filadelfo (@ElaineF) December 5, 2016

Sue's daughter, who she was flying to as a surprise, has never flown either.

According to Feladelfo, she said: "Now I can take her and show her it's ok!"

Ms Filadelfo told MailOnline Travel: "I just wanted to be able to share some heartwarming news, since it's been a stressful few months for most people I know on Twitter (myself included).

"You always see people using Twitter to complain about a flight, so I loved a chance to share a heartwarming reminder that it can be a really special experience - I think that's why people seem to be enjoying Sue's story."

- Daily Mail