This Dad Booked Six Flights So He Could Spend the Holidays with His Flight Attendant Daughter

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Many people agree that Christmas is a time to spend with family and friends. 

Physicians, nurses, hospital staff, firefighters, first responders, police, military personnel, flight attendants, and others are among the professions where employees must make sacrifices for others, even if everyone deserves a pleasurable break from the stress of their daily work. 

Some people don't have the luxury of spending holidays with their families since they work in vital services.

Although it's unpleasant, it's a necessary task. A sacrifice must be made by someone.

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In December 2018, Pierce Vaughan, a flight attendant for Delta Air, had work commitments on Christmas Day and the following day. 

Additionally, she had six flights a day scheduled to work. Can a schedule get any more strict than this?

Peirce's father, Hal Vaughan, was determined to ensure that she spent Christmas Day with family.

The old man, in an amazing display of pure fatherly love, reserved a seat on every flight Pierce took just to spend time with her.

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Imagine the difficulty of sitting through six flights in a row if you can't even handle one. 

Mr. Vaughan was unconcerned. Nothing could stop him from being with his baby girl, even if he wasn't as strong and young as he once was.

Even though he had to spend his savings and spend the entire holiday season flying across the country, it was well worth it. Pierce would have to endure all of that once more.

Mike Levy told the touching tale while traveling in first class from Fort Myers, Florida, to Detroit, Michigan. 

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He started talking to Hal and was surprised to learn that the man was taking a plane to Detroit. 

His destination had not been Detroit. He was on that plane with his daughter, just where he was supposed to be.

Levy took a picture of Pierce and took a selfie with Hal. He posted their tale on Facebook with their consent, and after a few days, it became very popular. 

The loving relationship between the devoted father and his daughter amazed thousands of people.

“I had the pleasure of sitting next to Hal on my flight back home,” Levy captioned his post. 

“His daughter Pierce was our flight attendant who had to work over Christmas. Hal decided he would spend the holiday with her. So, he is flying on each of her flights today and tomorrow around the country to spend time with his daughter for Christmas. What a fantastic father! Wish you both a very Merry Christmas!”

Hal was still healing, according to Levy, from a severe injury he suffered earlier that year when he fell from a tree. He had to stand in line for so long at airports; it couldn't have been easy.

“He is still recovering from a neck injury from earlier in the year, which had left him quadriplegic for a period,” Levy wrote. “This was his first trip since the accident. I was amazed and thought he was such a phenomenal father for going well out of his way to be with his daughter.”

Hal clarified his reasons for not allowing his daughter to spend the holidays alone in another interview with the New York Times. “I just felt terrible thinking about her spending her first Christmas alone, even though she’s 25.” Pierce may be all grown up and independent, but she’s still his little girl.

Pierce was excited at how viral their story had gone so quickly. She shared Levy’s post with the caption: “Dad’s first trip using his benefits was a success! A special thanks to all of the patient, wonderful gate agents around the country, and my perfect crew. He made it on every flight and even got first class RSW-DTW (Christmas miracle). [Shout-out] to Mike Levy for being a great first-class passenger & helping us to understand how cool this actually is!”

It is right that during this time of love and family, everyone should be surrounded by those they care about.

This wonderful tale offers plenty of lessons. To be with his daughter, who was unable to leave her job, Hal was prepared to move mountains.

You can also do it for a loved one.