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TransportationA heartwarming note a flight attendant wrote to a deaf passenger is going viral
- A note written by a flight attendant for Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, to a deaf passenger has attracted attention online after the passenger's mother tweeted a photo of it, the ABC News affiliate WJLA-TV reported.
- The passenger, Ashley Ober, was reportedly flying alone for the first time and was nervous about missing important information that would help her navigate to her connecting f…
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