Last week, Virgin flight attendant Leah Amy shared the heartwarming story on Facebook of a kindhearted passenger giving up his first class seat to an elderly woman he just met.

According to the New Zealand Herald, the two travelers, Jack and Violet, spontaneously struck up an “instant friendship” at an airport before boarding the plane.

It was reportedly the 88-year-old’s “dream” to sit at the front of the plane, Leah added, and the thoughtful Jack was inspired to make it come true “out of the kindness of his own heart.”

After boarding, Jack traded his upper-class cabin (Virgin’s equivalent of the traditional first-class section) for Violet’s economy seat, which was situated “directly next to the toilets” — but Jack reportedly kept the good deed quiet.

Here’s the story in Leah’s words:

Such a beautiful gesture. Thank you to this beautiful angel for making Ms. Violet’s dream come true.