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Haryana man takes grandparents on their first-ever flight to Dubai; video goes viral

In the video, the man’s grandparents share that it was not just their first time on an aeroplane, but also their first trip outside India.

2 min readNew DelhiJan 17, 2026 05:29 PM IST

Haryana man takes grandparents first-ever flight

As the video unfolds, viewers see small, tender moments from their journey

A heartwarming video from Haryana has struck a chord online after a man surprised his grandparents with something they had never experienced before, their first flight, and that too to Dubai.

The viral clip was posted on Instagram by Ankit, who titled it “Dadi Ji’s First Flight.” It begins outside the airport, where his grandparents excitedly share that this was not just their first time on an aeroplane, but also their first trip outside India.

As the video unfolds, viewers see small, tender moments from their journey, the elderly couple walking through the airport hand in hand, smiling with curiosity and wonder as they look around. Inside the aircraft, they sit by the window, quietly taking in the view, their expressions reflecting pure amazement.

The video then cuts to their arrival in Dubai. Seated in a taxi, the grandparents continue smiling, clearly overwhelmed and happy as they step into a country they had likely only heard about before.

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Social media users were quick to shower Ankit with praise, calling the gesture thoughtful and deeply moving. One comment read, “Love you bhai aaj ki generation te bahut alag hai tu, good work” (Love you brother, you are very different from today’s generation, good work). Another user wrote, “Blessed Are The Children Who Can Make Their Parents Happy.”

Others echoed similar emotions. “This is the real joy of life ….. you are blessed,” one person commented, while another added, “God bless beautiful soul.”

Interestingly, this isn’t an isolated moment. Similar videos have been winning hearts online lately. Not long ago, another reel shared by a man named Vishnu went viral after he documented his parents’ first-ever flight — a quiet dream many middle-class families carry for years.

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That clip showed Vishnu posing with his parents in front of an IndiGo aircraft, followed by glimpses of them navigating the airport, their faces filled with disbelief and joy as they experienced air travel for the very first time.