The world is a better place because of people like this pilot

April 12, 2016 13:55

A pilot who turned back a plane preparing to take off at Manchester Airport so a couple could say goodbye to their dying grandson has been praised as "truly amazing". Becky Stephenson, a travel agent, said her two customers were preparing to set off for Australia via Abu Dhabi when they received the news that the boy was seriously ill. Read more

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