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American Airlines Hires Their First Flight Attendant with Special Needs

rguzman Posted on January 17, 2019 at 11:03 am

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 11: An American Airlines aricraft is prepared for flight at O'Hare International Airport on May 11, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Today American Airlines held a ceremony to mark the opening of five new gate at the airport. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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It’s 2019 and dreams really do come true!

This Saturday, American Airlines has hired their first flight attendant with Down Syndrome.

The airline granted South Carolina teen, Shantell “Princess” Pooser, the job as her 17th birthday wish. The wish was granted at her birthday party at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, her mother described it as “a dream come true”.

Shantell is battling a condition that obstructs over 87 percent of her airways. This requires her and her mother to travel to the children’s hospital in Cincinnati frequently and is where her love for flying came from.

Let’s keep this same energy ALL 2019!