A fan sat next to Timothée Chalamet on a flight and he was extremely chill

He even offered to FaceTime Steve Carell.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Traveling by plane can be a nightmare filled with delays, turbulence, and not-so-great seatmates. But every once in a while a flight so good comes along to restore your faith in air travel.

Twitter user @alankruthahaha was recently blessed with a great plane experience, and live-tweeted it alongside GIFs from The Office for all of the internet to enjoy.

The story began when she was seated next to A Beautiful Boy on her three-hour flight, who just so happened to look a lot like actor Timothée Chalamet. After playing it cool for a half hour she struck up a conversation with him, saying, "Hey, you look exactly like Timothée Chalamet," to which the mystery man smiled and replied, "I get that a lot."

After respecting his personal space for a bit, @alankruthahaha finally cracked and talked to her seatmate again. She confidently expressed her belief that he was the Timothée Chalamet, and you know what? He confirmed!

After properly introducing himself, @alankruthahaha asked him a series of pressing questions, such as why he was sitting in economy, if he's met Beyoncé, and how is Steve Carell. According to the tweets, the actor answered the questions patiently and even offered to FaceTime Steve Carell. NO BIG DEAL.

Like any hardcore Timothée stan, @alankruthahaha fangirled a bit and talked about Lady Bird, his Wikipedia page, and her past Google search to determine his height. But the 23-year-old actor was interested in @alankruthahaha's life as well.

Before the flight ended the two thankfully managed to discuss their love for The Office. And when the plane eventually landed @alankruthahaha said they talked a bit about his upcoming films.

After he told @alankruthahaha she was the only person on his trip who recognized him. Timothee then asked if they could take a photograph together, and of course she said yes. Sadly the picture wasn't the best, but who even cares, it's the experience that counts.

After coming down from her literal high @alankruthahaha shared some additional details about the actor she'd forgotten to mention, such as his snack choice, and gave us all a sneak peak at the relatable texts she was sending to her friends during the flight.

The moral of the story? Basically that anything can happen, Timothée is very nice, and not all flights are absolute nightmares. Inspiring!

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Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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