Irish father’s shocked delight at first airplane flight caught on camera

An Irish woman has captured her 57-year-old father's adorable reaction to his first plane flight on camera, delighting the internet.

Michelle Carville filmed her father Patsy as their flight from Dublin to Liverpool left the tarmac.

Patsy laughs joyously as the plane taxis forward and climbs into the air, before dabbing tears from his eyes.

His surprise at the sensation of flying is evident thanks to a few choice curse words that escape his smiling mouth.

Ms Carville shared the video on her Facebook page.