Fans have tried all sorts of things this summer to get to see Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour but nothing quite like this exactly — TikToker Samantha Meany had the gumption to go up to the pilot of her Southwest Airlines flight during a layover and ask if he'd be flying over Inglewood, California, so she could catch a glimpse of SoFi Stadium, where Taylor Swift would be performing one of her six LA concerts during the time of the flight.

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Not the pilot insulting me 😂 Did you guys know you can just walk up here???? #southwestairlines #taylorswift #flying #pilot

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The pilot, caught a bit off guard, told Meany that “it depends which runway they clear us to land on, but yes. Either way, we’re going to be close to being right over Inglewood.”

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The TikToker then responded, “OK, because the Taylor Swift concert’s happening right there, right now, and I think that’d be super cool if we fly over it.”

The pilot could have responded that following the flight plan and landing a crowded plane safely is also super cool, but instead just reiterated that the plane would fly over the area and wished Meany a happy birthday (she was wearing a headband that said “birthday girl”). He also invited her to see the flight deck and let her take a photo in the pilot seat. By Wednesday, the video had amassed around 7.7 million views.

Southwest issued a statement to USA Today for an article about the encounter, saying “We’re happy that the pre-planned flight path, coincidentally, passed over the venue and that our customer made a terrific memory while traveling with us.” Meanwhile, over at Spirit Airlines, they undoubtedly charge you just to listen to a Taylor Swift song on your own phone during a flight, so Samantha Meany should consider herself quite lucky.