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A flight attendant is being praised for the gorgeous way he comforted a crying baby.

Flying with a baby is tough on just about everyone.

The frightened infant will likely cry, their parents will inevitably fret and fellow passengers will curse having forgotten their ear plugs.

A mother with her two young girls was flying with America’s Southwest Airlines recently when she began living out the nightmare before a kind flight attendant saved the day.

“There was a mother and her two young girls in front of me on the plane and the baby suddenly had a very loud crying fit that wouldn’t stop,” Florida woman Carrie Jaboor wrote on popular Facebook page Love What Matters.

"My heart…there was a mother and her 2 young girls in front of me on the plane and the baby suddenly had a very loud…

Posted by Love What Matters on Sunday, 2 April 2017

“This Southwest employee asked the mother to come to the back of the plane with him. I looked back and saw him blowing bubbles for the little girl until she stopped crying as he was also giving tissues to the mother and consoling her as she was crying too. There are some seriously kind people in this world.”

“I looked back and saw him blowing bubbles for the little girl until she stopped crying as he was also giving tissues to the mother and consoling her as she was crying too. There are some seriously kind people in this world.”

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“There are some seriously kind people in this world.”

Jaboor’s post has been shared more than 2,200 times and elicited hundreds of comments.

Carrie Jaboor. Source: Instagram

One came from a Lyze Lynch, a fellow flight attendant, who praised the man wholeheartedly.

"Our job is hard, we work long hours, are constantly tired, and are far away from home. But I think I can speak for my sky brothers and sisters when I say that we genuinely try to make your travels better," she wrote.

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Another mum empathised with the "helpless" feeling of having a small one cry in public.

"Most of the times as a parent we try all the tricks in the bag, but nothing works. Sometimes we want to throw our hands in the air and cry too," Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen wrote.

"So, the next time you witness a toddler, an infant or baby having an epic meltdown, please don't roll your eyes and give the parent an attitude.

"Be kind to them instead. Offer your kind silence or a helping hand."

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