Mother-Daughter Duo Flies Plane Together
Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt are Southwest Airlines' first pair of mother-daughter pilots, according to a news release from Southwest Airlines.
In a dream come true moment, a mother and daughter duo teamed up to fly a Southwest Airlines flight. Photos from this heartwarming moment have gone viral on social media. Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt are Southwest Airlines' first pair of mother-daughter pilots. The airline has posted about them on its social media handles.
In the video which has now gone viral, both mother and daughter are seen carrying their luggage and wearing the same pilot's uniform. Together, they are also seen in the cockpit. As the video ends, they are seen waving to one another. Since being shared, the video has gained over 2.79 lakh views and more than 24,000 likes so far. Holly and Keely flew together on a flight from Denver to St Louis Airport on the 23rd July. The moment Captain Holly introduced her daughter to passengers on the flight was captured on camera and aired on Good Morning America on 2nd August. While making her announcement, the mother & Captain Holly Petitt said in a video, "Today is a special day for me. I would like to introduce to you your first officer, a brand new member of the Southwest team of pilots, and my daughter, Keely.” Later, in a statement, she said, "It's been a dream come true. First, I found this career and fell in love with it, and then one of my kids fell into this and was in love with this career too.”
According to the New York Post, Captain Holly began her aviation career as a flight attendant right after getting out of college. Later, she realised that she wanted to become a pilot. She took her flight lessons when Keely was just around 2 years old. She has two more children, but family pressure did not stop Captain Holly from pursuing her dream. She has been on the job for the past 18 years and has now been joined by her daughter too. Keely too fell in love with flying when she was 14 and followed in her mother's footsteps. After getting her pilot's licence, she got an internship with Southwest Airlines in 2017 and there was no looking back after that.
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