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Zwick said American Airlines got word of her post and connected her with Kunselman.

\"She came up [in line to board] and had the normal roller board luggage and also which I found out later, was an oxygen concentrator,\" Kunselman told \"GMA.\" \"I went up and asked the flight attendant if she thought she would be more comfortable sitting up in my seat and I would take the one in the back.\"

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PHOTO: Kelsey Zwick found Jason Kunselman, the mystery man who offered his first class seat to her, via social media.
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Kunselman went on, \"The next thing I know she came walking up crying and said thank you and I said you're welcome and headed back towards the back of the plane. It just seemed like the right thing to do.\"

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