'Mom flight attendant' landed after 32 yrs of flying

He Suqin, 50, serves as an instructor of a flight attendant crew in China Southern Airlines' Hubei office. She began working as a flight attendant when she was 18 and was one of the first flight attendant recruits from Hubei Civil Aviation.

He Suqin's daughter, Lu Yan, became a flight attendant for China Southern Airlines on Aug 1, 2006. They were called the first "mother-and-daughter team" in China.

He Suqin retired from her 32 years of flying on Aug 14.

He Suqin (R) and her daughter, Lu Yan (C), serve passengers on a plane on Aug 14, 2012.

Out of respect for her work, a passenger (L) asks He Suqin to autograph his boarding pass on Aug 14, 2012. He Suqin shares a gift with daughter after her last shift before retirement on Aug 14, 2012. Colleagues hug He Suqin after her last shift before retirement on Aug 14, 2012. He Suqin and her daughter, Lu Yan, wave goodbye to passengers on a plane on Aug 14, 2012.  He Suqin watches her colleagues board a plane after she finishes her last shift before retirement on Aug 14, 2012