A viral video captured a Delta Air Lines pilot calming “nervous” passengers with a heartwarming story of his promise to safely return home to buy his young daughter ice cream amid a spike in worrisome air travel chaos.

“I know we have probably quite a few nervous flyers today. It is perfectly understandable,” the pilot told passengers in a TikTok posted Saturday that has since racked up over 12 million views.

A viral video captured a Delta Air Lines pilot calming passengers with a story of his promise to return home safely to buy his young daughter ice cream. TikTok / @sisterhoodwomentravelers

“I want to emphasize this aircraft does not move a single inch unless both my co-captain, Michael, and myself are absolutely certain it is safe to do so,” he continued.

“Before I left the hou

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