Delta flight attendant offers simple but comforting note to deaf teen on her first solo flight

A simple but caring gesture by a Delta flight attendant has gone viral after a teenage passenger’s mother shared it on Twitter. Back in July, Ashley Ober, a 16-year-old from Hagerstown, Maryland, was about to embark on her first flight alone from Baltimore to Rochester. While this may not have been a big deal for most, Ober was born deaf, and the experience was a bit nerve wrecking as she had to make a connection via John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. (www.gatechecked.com) More...