Watch Southwest Airlines Crew Serenade Special Needs Birthday Girl
What is it about Southwest Airlines that makes us so happy? First, there was the rapping flight attendant David Holmes, who delighted passengers with his entertaining safety instructions. Then there was the comedienne Marty Cobb, whose safety routine was so funny she was featured on The Ellen DeDeneres Show.
The latest video gone viral is a heart-warming example of how an airline can really make a difference — by making a little girl smile.
Mazzy the birthday girl on a recent Southwest Airlines flight. (Photo: Brein Bjorson Marzano/Facebook)
On a recent flight from Tampa to Pittsburgh, 4-year-old Mazzy Marzano, who has spina bifida, was returning home from a vacation with her family. It also happened to be Mazzy’s birthday. Her sister Birkly suggested that their mother let the crew know, in the hopes that they would give Mazzy a wing pin.
Little did they know what the flight attendants had in store.
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Mazzy, wearing her crown of pretzels. (Photo: Brein Bjorson Marzano/Facebook)
The crew hacked together a birthday cake out of toilet paper and a crown out of pretzel bags. Just before landing, they asked everyone on the plane to close the shades over their windows, turn on the overhead lights (in lieu of candles), and serenade little Mazzy with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” that will bring tears to your eyes.
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Mazzy’s mother was overwhelmed with gratitude, writing on her Facebook page, “Thank you Southwest for giving our special girl such a special day!! I said [that] was that the coolest thing and she said ‘ever in mine whole life!’”
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