A South African mother travelling alone with a baby on a 15 hour flight has praised a flight attendant for her incredible act of kindness.

flight attendant takes baby on long flight

Credit: Kate Whalley-Hands

Kate Whalley-Hands was on a flight from New York to Johannesburg on April 25 when South African Airways flight attendant Mavis Xotongo did something she was not expecting.

“A 15 hour flight (between 2 transits) is never an easy task for a parent travelling on…