Air bond between mother and daughter: United Airlines pilot makes heartwarming announcement that fulfills his lifelong dream of flying with his mother
- Brooke Patterson Van Howe announced at an airport that she will fly a plane with her mother, United Airlines captain Brenda Patterson
- Van Howe shared the exciting news in a TikTok video titled: ‘Like mother like daughter’
- The post was viewed more than 2,500 times, with many comments on the powerful, emotional and inspiring post
A United Airlines pilot made a heartwarming announcement before piloting a flight with her mother and fulfilling her lifelong mission.
Brooke Patterson Van Howe held the microphone as she stood at United Airlines Terminal Gate 76A and told passengers that she would be their first officer to take them to Newark this afternoon.
“Today is a very special flight for us, probably the most special in my aviation career,” Van Howe said in the announcement from an unknown airport.
She turned to the smiling woman standing next to her, who is dressed in a matching navy pilot’s uniform, and said, “You see, this is Captain Brenda Patterson…she’s not just my role model…she’s my mother .’
‘From the first day I received my very first flying lesson, it was my dream to fly with my mother and today that dream came true’, the applause sounds as mother and daughter pull their luggage across the terminal towards the plane.
Brooke Patterson Van Howe held the microphone as she stood with her old passengers that she will be their first officer on a United Airlines flight that will take them to Newark this afternoon
She turned to the woman next to her, who is dressed in a matching navy pilot’s uniform, she said. “See, this is Captain Brenda Patterson…she’s not just my role model…she’s my mother”
Mother and daughter pilots posing in the cockpit of the plane. The video went viral around Mother’s Day
Touching it touching tribute appeared on Van Howe’s TikTok a few days before Mother’s Day with the headline: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
The video shows a series of photos of a young Van Howe with her mother.
“She raised me to be the woman I am today and I’m super proud to call her my mother,” she said. “I’m very excited to share the experience with you.”
United Airlines re-shared the video and their post has more than 640,000 likes.
Van Howe’s feel-good post left plenty of comments about how powerful and inspiring the message was ahead of the duo’s flight to Newark, New Jersey.
United Airlines re-shared the video and their post has more than 640,000 likes.
“Why am I crying,” one wrote.
Another said: ‘Women pilots are the best’
“More women in aviation,” another wrote with applause emojis.
A throwback photo of the mother and daughter duo finally flying together on a United Airlines plane years later
Van Howe envisioned herself wearing a United Airlines sweatshirt when she was a youngster
Many of the men who participated were equally enamored with the mail.
‘How proud must mummy be???’, someone added, ‘This is very cool
“United here defines the definition of the motto ‘connecting people, uniting the world’ to a personal level!” said another.
Someone said, “That’s just a very special moment…congratulations.”
