Ashrrita Chinchankar is a happy woman for many reasons. Firstly, she was able to fulfill her air hostess mother's dream by piloting her final flight before retirement. And Secondly, the tweet that she shared on the eve of the flight has made her an instant celebrity.

Guys, tomorrow I will be flying with my mother on her retirement day, when she gracefully operates her last flight as an Air Hostess with @airindiain after 38 years of service privileged to be her first officer tomorrow! #proud #grateful #happy — Ashrrita (@caramelwings) July 30, 2018

She initially tweeted: "So happy and honoured to be able to pilot the one flight that mattered. It was my mum's dream to have me pilot her last flight as an air hostess with Air India. As she retires after her glorious 38 years of service, I will be carrying on with her legacy."

So happy and honoured to be able to pilot the one flight that mattered. It was my mom’s dream to have me pilot her last flight as an Air Hostess with @airindiain :) As she retires after her glorious 38 years of service, I will be carrying on with her legacy #grateful #proud pic.twitter.com/zcUTNCENzj — Ashrrita (@caramelwings) July 31, 2018

That post on Monday has proved popular on Twitter receiving almost 5,000 likes and 841 retweets so far.

Most people asked Chinchankar to share a video of her mother on her flight, which she happily obliged and shared a few hours after the first tweet was posted.

For all of you who asked :) that’s mom on her last flight as an operating cabin crew for @airindiain what a lovely day and what amazing passengers! So many best wishes and hugs of course I was in the flight deck :) #proud #grateful pic.twitter.com/eUL3Og4EBr — Ashrrita (@caramelwings) July 31, 2018

Air India, too, joined in the celebrations. "Our heartfelt wishes to your mother and you for this special flight when she passes the baton on to you to have the privilege of serving our passengers with dedication. The legacy lives on," the national carrier tweeted on Monday.

#FlyAI : @caramelwings Our heartfelt wishes to your mother and you for this special flight when she passes the baton on to you to have the privilege of serving our passengers with dedication. The legacy lives on. https://t.co/AxJiFllPbv — Air India (@airindiain) July 31, 2018

Former aviation minister Praful Patel shared the story on his Twitter timeline. "Some of the most heartwarming and pleasant stories are the ones that happen in real life".

Some of the most heart warming and pleasant stories are the ones that happen in real life. Make your mother proud @caramelwings, best wishes to both of you!@IndianExpress @airindiain #TuesdayThoughts #stories https://t.co/qFVESvDFMf — Praful Patel (@praful_patel) July 31, 2018

While speaking to BBC, she said that her mother had not decided what she wanted to do after retirement. "She plans to travel for a couple of months, after which she will decide what she wants to do. She does love to cook," she said.