7-Year-Old With Autism Boards Plane Alone—Then He Hands a Stranger a Note from His Mom

“This is what I just received…” she shared before posting the note written by her son’s seat neighbor, Ben:

“Alexa,

My name is Ben. I was Landon’s seat neighbor for his flight to Portland. He did ask if we were there yet several times, but he was a great travel buddy. We had a great time and played several rounds of Rock-Paper-Scissors. He’s a great kid and you’re a lucky mom.

Overwhelmed and heart-warmed by the gracious response, Alexa shouted her praises for the man who made her son feel at home at 40,000 feet in the sky.

“I am so grateful to this individual, and that there are still kind people in the world who make a difference like I try myself to do as well,” wrote Alexa. “Thank you so much Ben!”

Her post quickly ignited a viral storm of response and has now been shared on Facebook over 137,000 times by others inspired by the feel-good story that took flight.

“This is truly refreshing as we all are in desperate need for genuine good news,” wrote Facebook user Juanita Garcia Lopez. 

“Oh my. This made me cry. Thank you God for the good human beings you put on earth,” added another commenter. “Good to know that good people still exist.” 

As for Alexa, the emotional mama is still soaking up the overwhelmingly positive impact that Landon and Ben’s story has made far and wide:

“I am beyond emotional about the affect our post has already made,” she wrote. “Thank you so much to all of you who took the time to share and comment on Landon’s solo flight yesterday and Ben, the kind man who helped him get through the flight. I would love to get this out there so in the future maybe passengers will start keeping an eye out for these children to help them on their flights and to show them compassion and a helping hand. Thank you everyone, whoever has reached out, shared, commented, or even just showed your own friends and family, your heart is showing for sure.”