Taylor Swift's Dad Had an Adorable Exchange with a Travel Agent Who Sat Next to Him on a Southwest Flight

A travel agent talks about the touching encounter she had with Taylor Swift’s dad on her recent Southwest flight.

The passenger, also named Taylor, took to TikTok on Wednesday, Oct. 30, to explain what she discussed with the “Karma” singer’s dad, Scott Swift, during the flight from New Orleans. She says she was sitting in the front row right next to Scott, who was traveling to an undisclosed destination after seeing his daughter perform at the Eras Tour stop in Louisiana.

A brief clip of their exchange captured by another passenger appears first in the video before it cuts to the travel agent, who says: “I’m the girl who sat next to Swift’s dad.”

Although she says she’s not “massive Swiss” and was just passing through New Orleans on her way to Mexico, she admits she had to address the “elephant in the room” and ask Scott, “Are you Taylor’s dad?”

The TikToker claims he replied, “Yes, I did,” and reached into his pocket to hand her guitar picks. He then gives the “story time” they discussed during their trip, describing Scott as “talkative” and “the sweetest man on planet earth.”

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Taylor Swift and her father Scott Swift in December 2023.

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“I didn’t even have to ask him questions and he was just talking about how proud he was of Taylor, a lot about his life — all the good stuff,” the TikToker shared.

She mentions that during most of the flight he showed her tapes of recent concerts. A third person in their line also eventually realized who Scott was and joined the conversation, followed by Southwest flight attendants who “texted him, gave him wristbands and hung out,” the poster said.

“He was showing us so many videos of shows in New Orleans,” she continues. “He highlighted his favorite roles in different shows. He was so proud, he said, ‘look how she’s doing this, I love this part.’ The sweetest thing in the world.”

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Taylor Swift and her father Scott Swift. Rick Diamond/ACMA2013/Getty Images

TikToker Taylor adds that they took pictures together “outside the plane, and we took one in our seat,” but politely asked her not to post them right away for privacy reasons.

“He told me how busy his lifestyle was between going to conferences, going to all her concerts, going to all the soccer games. He just kept saying he was running away.”

She claims Scott also told her he books all his own flights and hotels, “which I thought was super cool,” she says.

While discussing his daughter’s influence, he compared the Eras tour to the feelings Woodstock evoked in him in 1969 because it was “a big thing of its time,” the agent adds.

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The Grammy winner performed three sold-out concerts in New Orleans from October 25-27 as part of the final leg of her record-breaking tour, which kicks off in March 2023. She first hit the US before heading to Central and South America. Asia, Australia and Europe.

It will wrap up with a few final stops in Indianapolis, Toronto and Vancouver, officially ending on Sunday, December 8th.

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