The mother of a geography teacher killed during the Parkland school shooting has received a full refund for a charter flight she took to be by her son’s side.
Linda Schulman was originally billed more than $36,000 after calling on charter company Talon Air when no commercial flights were available to get her from New York to Florida.
Her son, Scott Beigel, is the hero geography teacher who lost his life trying to save students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas on February 14.
After unlocking his classroom door to let more students inside, he was one of 17 killed by gunman Nikolas Cruz.
Mother Linda Schulman (left) felt she had no choice but to book a charter flight on February 14, when her geography teacher son, Scott Beigel (right), was murdered by a school shooter
Ms Schulman had called all of the commercial airlines and there had been no flights available on the day, she told her Facebook friends
The grieving mother said while she knew the flight would be expensive, she was outraged to receive a bill asking for more than $36,000, and had tried desperately to have it lowered
Ms Shulman hired a Hawker 4000 jet (pictured) for her desperate dash to Florida to be with her son
Ms Shulman told friends on Facebook about the day she found out her son had been murdered – she wrote how she desperately called every airline, only to find there were no seats, before turning to a charter company as a last ditch effort.
‘Even though I had never chartered a plane before, I knew it was going to be super expensive,’ she wrote.
‘It didn’t matter what the cost – I had to get to my son!’
But when Ms Schulman received the bill, she was shocked to find the plane had cost her $18,229.56 – each way, even though she wasn’t in it on the way back.
After her post slamming the charter company went viral, Adam Katz, the owner of Talon Air called Ms Schulman and told her he would be refunding the $18,000 she had paid for the flight.
Mr Beigel, a geography teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, lost his life after unlocking his door to help students find safety while an active shooter was roaming the halls of the school
School shooter Nikolas Cruz (pictured) killed 17 people when he shot up the Parkland high school on February 14
Cruz faces 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, and could face the death penalty
Mr Katz also committed to donate a further $18,000 to the Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund.
‘Being that I’m a parent myself, I was shocked and heartsick when your Facebook post was brought to my attention, only last night at midnight,’ he wrote.
‘No parent should have to go through what you and so many other parents have endured.
‘My heart goes out to each and every one who has suffered so much pain, anguish, and loss by virtue of this senseless act of violence.’
Ms Schulman told social media followers she has accepted Talon Air’s offer.
Adam Katz, the founder of Talon Air, has offered Ms Schulman a full reprieve due to the devastating circumstances of her flight
Pictured: Adam Katz’s apology and refund offer