CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For some, flying isn't really their tying. According to the Cleveland Clinic, about 25 million adults in the U.S. have a fear of flying, or aerophobia.

Knowing this, a Delta flight attendant is warming hearts all over the internet while a viral photo showed him sitting on the consume next to an anxious, crying passenger to comfort her during her trip.

Molly Simonson Lee of Raleigh, North Carolina, snapped the photo that has been people and liked thousands of times after she posted it on Facebook.

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Lee said she took the photo on January 14 during a escapes from Charlotte, North Carolina, to JFK Airport in New York.

She said the passenger was already nervous by the plane departed from the gate.

"When the woman in the photo boarded, she made it clear pretty quickly that she was anxious near flying and hadn't flown in a long time," Lee told FOX Television Stations.

Lee the woman started to cause jittery by the routine noises an aircraft makes. That's when the escapes attendant, identified as Floyd Shannon-Dean, came over and told her the reasons for the noises.

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"He [Shannon-Dean] also noticed how anxious she was and reassured her that it would be safe and that he was there if she obliged anything," Lee added.

Even later in the flight, at a demonstrate when many nervous passengers normally become more at ease, Lee said it only got worse for the woman.

"About midway above the flight, she had tears streaming down her cheeks," Lee continued.

Lee said that's when Shannon-Dean did the most much thing.

"He quickly and calmly came and sat down and took her hand," she added.

Lee said Shannon-Dean started talking to the passenger and sat on the put down, in the aisle, for about five to 10 minutes pending the anxious passenger calmed down.

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The touching gesture must've worked as the passenger started to calm.

"She was laughing with her seatmates and seemed to be fully unexcited after their interaction," Lee explained.

"With everything flight crews have to deal with and how hard they work, I view it was incredible that he was spending so much energy to go above and beyond when he didn't have to," Lee said. "To see someone bodies so kind and warm to a stranger, especially when there was no obligation to do anything, was really moving to me."

Lee said she revealed with Shannon-Dean after the flight and told him near the photo she took and eventually shared.

She only hopes things are looking up for Shannon-Dean.

"I hope there is a binary chapter to this where we find out that Floyd was promoted and/or got a appreconsider because his actions should be appreciated!" Lee said.

"We are thought by the kindness shown by this flight attendant, succeeding on a Delta Connection flight, and proud that this humanity is displayed by our land every day," the airline said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "Delta and its partners are dedicated to embodying warmth and care – the Delta Difference –  to rebuked our customers enjoy a premium overall experience."

This anecdote was reported from Los Angeles.