57-year-old woman gets entire plane to herself
<p>While most of us will never know what it’s like to fly in first class or charter a private aircraft, Karon Grieve was given the next best thing on a recent Jet2 flight from Glasgow to Crete. The 57-year-old British author couldn’t believe her luck when she was told by check-in staff that she would be the only passenger onboard the 189-seat flight.</p>
<p>Apparently, only three people had booked the end-of-season flight, and when the other two passengers didn’t show, the red carpet was rolled out for Ms Grieve.</p>
<p>Jet2 pulled out all the stops for their solitary passenger, who had purchased the flight for just $78, where she received a free meal, her choice of seat, and a personalised commentary from the pilot in the cockpit who addressed her directly. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">😆 WEIRD NEWS 😆<br /><br />Karon Grieve took the Glasgow - Crete Jet 2 flight on Sunday.<br /><br />Remarkably she was the only customer on board! <a href="https://t.co/r5csJh98mf">pic.twitter.com/r5csJh98mf</a></p>
— 188BET (@188BET) <a href="https://twitter.com/188BET/status/923211803378749441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
<p>After landing in Crete, Ms Grieve was handed her suitcase directly from the plane, allowing her to skip the queue and avoid the lengthy lines at the luggage carousel.</p>
<p>“They moved me to seat number one so I had all the leg room and everything, it was fantastic,” Ms Grieve said.</p>
<p>“The crew were wandering around and said just to call if I needed anything. I even got a free meal, which was great. They said I could run up and down the plane if I wanted, I had all the space to myself. It was so peaceful and I got a lot of work done.</p>
<p>“I didn’t even have to wait for my luggage, It just got handed to me when I got off the plane.</p>
<p>“Funnily enough, the same plane going back was booked with 189 passengers heading back home.”</p>
<p>A spokeswoman for JET2 said: “We’re delighted Karon got to experience our VIP customer service in style.</p>
<p>“It is not unusual for the final outbound flight of the season to have fewer bookings than normal. We hope Karon has a fantastic time in Crete.”</p>
<p>Do you think you’d like to take a flight by yourself?</p>
<p><em>Hero image credit: Twitter / 188BET</em></p>
