Just recently, a TikTok went viral amassing more than 3 million views, and this time, it made us all shed a tear. In the video, Jeff Fell, an American Airlines pilot, stands in front of all the passengers with a little note in his hand. His eyes are watery, and his voice is shaky.
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard. My name is Jeff Fell, I’m the captain on the flight going to Chicago tonight,” he says. “I normally don’t stand up in front of everybody like this, I usually just stay in the cockpit and talk on the PA.”Fell then proceeds to warn his audience. He might get a little emotional, and please forgive him for it. There is a reason-this is his retirement flight. “I’d like to acknowledge a group of very important people to me,” he says. “Most of them are in the back of the airplane and they’re the majority of my family who have come along with me on my retirement flight.”
On these last few words, Fell’s voice breaks, and passengers are heard clapping. As the pilot points out, he has been with American Airlines for 32 years, and wanted to take the time to thank all of his family members for supporting him throughout the journey. “Thank you all for coming along with me tonight and celebrating this very memorable time in my life. I love all of you,” he says in the video before ultimately acknowledging and deeply thanking his wife.
The comment section, in the meantime, is bawling its eyes out (just like us). “These pilot retirement videos always get me,” says one user. “As soon as he said retirement flight my tears came,” shares another one. And others, instead, wish Fell a cannon salute. “I still remember my Dad’s last flight, hopefully this captain got his cannon salute,” adds one user. “Well deserved sir!”Want more Thrillist? Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.
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Mexican restaurant chain Mad Mex has dropped a new protein, and it’s one of the most popular street foods in Mexico.
Enter, Chicken Al Pastor. It’s traditionally made with pork and grilled on a spinning rotisserie with a pineapple sitting a top, but Mad Mex has put its own spin on it, serving chicken bathed in an Al Pastor marinade with a touch of juicy pineapple.
You can order the protein-packed filling in your favourite burrito, bowl, quesadilla, nachos, or in a taco.
As always, these things are here for a good time, not a long time. Pop into your local Mad Mex restaurant, order delivery or through the Mad Mex app today.
