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A determined mother’s positive thinking got her daughter home when her flight was canceled by helping to organize other stranded passengers to pitch in for a rental car.
Alanah Story was set for a 7:00 PM flight from Orlando to Knoxville when like so many others this year, it was delayed, then canceled.
Alanah’s mother Renee tried to book them on another flight, but Frontier Airlines was unable to give them assurances that they will be able to fly out that night.
While at help desk, Renee met Carlos, a police officer who “doesn’t argue” and was also heading to Knoxville for a 10:00 AM appointment with his daughter the next morning at a university. The two agreed that they could rent a van to drive there.
“I was off to one side because I didn’t want to be involved, my mom just turned to me and said ‘we’re headed downstairs to get a van, come on people!’” said Alanah. “Like 15 people followed her, I was just wondering what was happening.”
What was happening was that Carlos and Renee had suggested the idea to several passengers and they were able to gather a group of 13.
Among the rest of the group were Johan and Adolf, from Mexico, Michelle, who was headed to a farming convention in Knoxville as a keynote speaker, and Q, who was simply trying to get home.
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What started as a journey of convenience, ended after 650 miles, paced over 10 hours, with some brand new friendships.
“We made our 10:00 AM appointment, all because of a community that came together,” said Carlos in a video he posted to his TikTok.
Seth, another traveler, added that he “tried to nap a good bit, but I’d like to think that I was good moral support to Carlos, the driver, so I’m gonna go with that.”
“It was not a quiet ride,” Alanah said, “no one was getting any sleep on that drive, I think I slept around 20 minutes. I really couldn’t have picked a better group of people to make the trip with.”
Alanah made friends with Q, who lives in Knoxville, and the two are planning on going out for karaoke soon. Carlos’ wife Lauren and Alanah’s mother Renee have also kept in touch.
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“The whole experience really confirmed my faith in humanity for a little bit, in the States right now we’re going through a period of division, so it was nice to see.”
In the end, all the passengers managed to keep their appointments, Carlos’ daughter made it to the university appointment and Michelle was able to deliver her speech as the keynote speaker.
ALANAH interviewed the whole gang, take a look!
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