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Delta flies Tulsa 5th graders to D.C. after American cancels their flight

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A group of Tulsa fifth graders taking a field trip to Washington D.C. were suddenly stranded at the airport in early June when their American Airlines flight was canceled.

The group, flying out of Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport, had been planning the trip for nearly a year, according to Fox News.

Two gate agents from Delta Airlines witnessed what happened and made a call to the Delta corporate office in Atlanta. Delta arranged for a private plane to fly the students to their Richmond, Va. destination.

A teacher tweeted her thanks to Delta.

Delta replied, saying it was a pleasure to help the students get to their destination.

Fox News received the following statement from Delta.

“This heartwarming story is a testament to our culture and heart of Delta people that if you see an opportunity to do right thing, you take it every time," Delta rep Drake Castañeda said. "Seeing people for who they are, and not just customers of one carrier or another is what really made this story possible."

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