The Brief
- A United flight attendant quickly intervened to catch an infant who was slipping from the lap of an exhausted, sleeping new mother.
- She told the mother to go back to sleep while she held the baby to give her a much-needed break
- A fellow passenger praised the flight attendant as an “A+ employee” and a reminder of humanity in turbulent times.
NEWARK, N.J. – Air travel can be an exhausting ordeal, especially for new parents. But on a recent United Airlines flight, a watchful flight attendant turned a potentially scary moment into a heartwarming display of compassion.
What we know:
According to an Instagram post shared by a fellow passenger, an “exhausted” new mother had dozed off in her seat during a flight from Newark to Grand Rapids, Michigan.…