Man Upgrades Mum’s SIA Seat To Suite Cabin, Surprises Her Upon Boarding Flight

Man Surprises Mum By Upgrading Seat On SIA Flight To Suite Cabin

Many children hope to be able to shower their parents with special treats to express their gratitude.

For TikTok user @adrieltjokro aka Adriel, he accomplished this when he upgraded his mother’s Business Class seat to a Suite on her flight from London to Singapore.

The thoughtful gesture came as a pleasant surprise to Adriel’s mother, who only found out about the upgrade when an attendant escorted her up a flight of stairs aboard the plane.

Man surprises mum with SIA Suite upgrade

In a TikTok clip posted on 5 Jan, Adriel documented his mother’s reaction upon learning about the surprise seat upgrade.

The pair was on a 12.5-hour Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from London Heathrow airport to Singapore.

Needless to say, she was delighted.

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In a follow-up video, Adriel shared that he upgraded his seat using his KrisFlyer miles, a rewards programme by the Singapore Airlines Group.

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Later, he secretly swapped his seat for hers so she could enjoy the Suite on the flight.

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Although initially puzzled, Adriel’s mother quickly made sense of the situation and broke into a broad smile after realising what was happening.

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He then took his seat in Business Class, the seat which he had originally redeemed his points for.

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Replying to a comment, Adriel shared that this was not the first time his mother travelled in Suites on an SIA flight.

Nevertheless, she was still pleasantly surprised by the upgrade as she was completely unaware that he had leftover KrisFlyer miles to redeem.

SIA commended for their “legendary” service

Towards the end of the video, Adriel shared that the cabin crew allowed him to sit in an empty Suite so he could disembark with his mum.

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Impressed by the thoughtfulness and hospitality of the cabin crew, Adriel ended off by dubbing SIA’s service “legendary”.

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Gesture inspires TikTok viewers

Lavishness aside, many viewers commended Adriel for giving his mother such a wonderful experience.

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Several TikTok users expressed their wish to surprise their own parents in such a manner someday too.

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All in all, Adriel’s gesture clearly moved countless people who viewed his videos.

Wanted to make first trip in 3 years together special

In response to MS News’  queries, Adriel said that he wanted to make this flight special as it marked the end of the first trip that he and his mother had taken together in three years.

They had been separated due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as Adriel worked in Hong Kong while his mother stayed in their hometown in Indonesia.

He also wanted to make sure that she could have a good rest on the flight as she was down with a bad throat infection from the winter cold in London.

Kudos to Adriel for planning such a thoughtful surprise for his mother and to SIA for going the extra mile in their service.

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Featured image adapted from @adrieltjokro on TikTok and TikTok.