Jimmy Carter proved he's America's favourite president when he shook everyone's hands on a flight

The 39th president of the United States Jimmy Carter showed true class on a flight this week by shaking the hand of every single passenger on board.

In a video shared by Twitter user James Parker Sheffield, Carter can be seen approaching every row as he goes to his seat.

Jimmy Carter is on my plane to DC from ATL and just shook every hand of every passenger. #swoon #atl #delta pic.twitter.com/y6otolbhPj
— JamesParkerSheffield (@JayShef) June 8, 2017

In the heartwarming post, a happy woman can be heard saying: “I love you Jimmy Carter” as he moves down the aisle on the flight from Washington DC to Atlanta, accompanied by security.This isn’t the first time the classy former president has made this kind of gesture. From the looks of social media, he’s shaken hands with a fair few air passengers.

Jimmy Carter is on his way to DC for inauguration. A tipster just sent a pic of his flight from ATL. Says he shook hands w/ everyone. #gapol pic.twitter.com/sweVu4Upgy
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) January 19, 2017

What other #POTUS would come by and shake hands with everyone on his flight? pic.twitter.com/0TViw1fNXZ
— hari sreenivasan (@hari) January 13, 2015

He's been doing this for years. It happened to my husband about 15 years ago. Carter is a class act.
— LucysOnIt (@LucysOnIt) June 11, 2017

If people weren’t already in love with the man who founded the Carter Centre, an NGO which works for peace across the world, then this lovely video should seal the deal.