Delta Air Lines and Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound Head to the “North Pole”

Carolers greet families as they deboard the jet at the “North Pole”

The pilots for Delta flight 1225, service from Seattle to the North Pole, check emails before the flight.

At the gate inside SEA, this is our special flight to the North Pole

En route to meet her North Pole flight with Delta, a child passes through security at SeaTac International Airport on December 9, 2014. Delta teamed up with Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound to send 80 kids and their families on a trip to see Santa

One-year old Sebastian, from West Seattle, enjoys a moment with a crew member while his father Bernd looks on

Seattle Seahawks mascot Blitz escorts two children to gate A13 in SeaTac Airport for their Delta flight to the North Pole

The first child to board turns in her ticket to the gate agent to board the jet

Ready for the flight, a child runs down the jetway to the waiting Airbus A330 jet

The VIP Delta A330 sits at the gate

Passengers for the flight look for their seat assignments to settle in for the 90-minute flight

The pilots guide the giant Airbus A330 aircraft to the North Pole hangar after a successful flight

Families on board enjoyed a small dinner, even in economy, during the flight

Laughter and fun was the theme of the flight

Despite a windows-shut order to protect the secrecy of the route to the North Pole, a boy attempts to steal a look

Flight attendant Denise Foreman, who flew in from Kona, Hawaii to work flight 1225, monitors the situation outside as the jet pulls up

The flight complete, families deboard the jet into a Delta hangar / North Pole for an evening of games, gifts, and surprises

Children are excited to arrive to the North Pole

Each child received a secret Santa, aka Delta employee, who provided gifts for them