Passenger gets private jet experience with entire plane to herself after booking error
7 years, 2 months ago

Passenger gets private jet experience with entire plane to herself after booking error

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Identified only as Beth, the woman posted a selfie of the empty aircraft and uploaded it to Reddit on Tuesday 2 January with the caption: “I got a whole plane to myself when I was accidentally booked on a flight just meant for moving crew.” Beth was due to fly from Rochester, New York to Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C., at around 5pm when the flight was cancelled. I was never contacted about the flight change.” She didn’t realise she’d be getting the private jet experience until she arrived back at the airport for the 1am flight. “One of the airport agents came over while I was waiting and asked if that was the flight I was waiting for then said, ‘I knew this would happen.’” There were just three other people on board – two in the cockpit and one member of cabin crew. “Both captains and the flight attendant said they’ve never seen this happen before.” According to Beth the flight attendant still did the safety demonstration, albeit at “double the speed of the sound recording giving instructions,” and did offer refreshments.

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The same Boeing passenger plane keeps being diverted after take-off... what’s going on?
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Stowaway found on Delta flight from New York to Paris after evading security at JFK
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Drunk easyJet passenger attempts to run from security after being escorted off flight
1 year ago

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Jetstar flight delayed after ‘nervous’ passenger mentions Israel conflict and demands to be let off the plane
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Holidaymakers stuck in travel hell as UK flights grounded due to air traffic control fault
1 year, 6 months ago

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Man tackled by passenger after trying to open Ryanair plane door moments before take-off
1 year, 8 months ago

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Man banned from flying with easyJet for 10 years ‘because of his name’
1 year, 9 months ago

Man banned from flying with easyJet for 10 years ‘because of his name’

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Woman flew 900 miles in wrong direction due to last-minute gate change
1 year, 10 months ago

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Passenger opens plane door on runway at Los Angeles airport
2 years ago

Passenger opens plane door on runway at Los Angeles airport

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‘I’ll never forget the kindness’: Grieving passenger praises Delta flight attendant for touching gesture
2 years, 4 months ago

‘I’ll never forget the kindness’: Grieving passenger praises Delta flight attendant for touching gesture

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Passenger gets private jet experience for £59 when only two other people turn up for Greece flight
2 years, 5 months ago

Passenger gets private jet experience for £59 when only two other people turn up for Greece flight

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‘Your travel issues are not my problem’: Passenger praised for refusing to give up seat for family on flight
2 years, 6 months ago

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Pilot turns back plane before runway to pick up father and daughter who lost passport
2 years, 6 months ago

Pilot turns back plane before runway to pick up father and daughter who lost passport

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Flight cancellations: 8 questions answered by Simon Calder
2 years, 8 months ago

Flight cancellations: 8 questions answered by Simon Calder

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EasyJet passengers stranded in Germany overnight after emergency landing due to unwell passenger
2 years, 9 months ago

EasyJet passengers stranded in Germany overnight after emergency landing due to unwell passenger

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Jet2 passenger gets lifetime ban after forcing plane to divert
3 years ago

Jet2 passenger gets lifetime ban after forcing plane to divert

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Woman boards flight without a ticket
4 years, 4 months ago

Woman boards flight without a ticket

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YouTuber kicked off American Airlines flight after hiding in friend’s business class footwell
4 years, 4 months ago

YouTuber kicked off American Airlines flight after hiding in friend’s business class footwell

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Former airline worker admits to creating fake IDs to get free flights
4 years, 6 months ago

Former airline worker admits to creating fake IDs to get free flights

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Woman fakes illness to get bigger seat on plane, causing flight to make emergency landing
5 years, 3 months ago

Woman fakes illness to get bigger seat on plane, causing flight to make emergency landing

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Flight delayed by 11 hours after pilot loses passport
5 years, 6 months ago

Flight delayed by 11 hours after pilot loses passport

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American Airlines passenger kicked off flight after bashing boyfriend with laptop for ‘looking at another woman’
5 years, 8 months ago

American Airlines passenger kicked off flight after bashing boyfriend with laptop for ‘looking at another woman’

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Man boards plane to discover he is only passenger
5 years, 11 months ago

Man boards plane to discover he is only passenger

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Jetblue passenger kicked off flight after drunken rant calling travellers 'c***s'
6 years, 1 month ago

Jetblue passenger kicked off flight after drunken rant calling travellers 'c***s'

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EasyJet flight from Manchester diverted to offload ‘drunken’ passenger
6 years, 1 month ago

EasyJet flight from Manchester diverted to offload ‘drunken’ passenger

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Couple whose violent fight diverted Jet2 flight fined £3,000
6 years, 3 months ago

Couple whose violent fight diverted Jet2 flight fined £3,000

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Passenger gets private jet experience onboard flight to Koh Samui
6 years, 3 months ago

Passenger gets private jet experience onboard flight to Koh Samui

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Jet2 passenger who paid £46 for a flight from Glasgow to Crete gets whole plane to herself
7 years, 5 months ago

Jet2 passenger who paid £46 for a flight from Glasgow to Crete gets whole plane to herself

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British Airways apologises after passengers left 'covered' in bedbug bites
7 years, 5 months ago

British Airways apologises after passengers left 'covered' in bedbug bites

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Delta flight delayed by two hours after fight between pilot and crew member
7 years, 8 months ago

Delta flight delayed by two hours after fight between pilot and crew member

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EasyJet comes under fire for removing unaccompanied child from overbooked flight
7 years, 8 months ago

EasyJet comes under fire for removing unaccompanied child from overbooked flight

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Family kicked off plane when their toddler 'kicked the seat in front'
7 years, 8 months ago

Family kicked off plane when their toddler 'kicked the seat in front'

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BA tells stranded travellers who booked tickets on other airlines: you won’t get the cost back from us
7 years, 9 months ago

BA tells stranded travellers who booked tickets on other airlines: you won’t get the cost back from us

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Flight compensation: my airline changed flight times, can I claim anything?
8 years, 7 months ago

Flight compensation: my airline changed flight times, can I claim anything?

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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on getting an apology from an airline
8 years, 9 months ago

Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on getting an apology from an airline

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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on airline compensation
8 years, 9 months ago

Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on airline compensation

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Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on flight compensation claims without travel insurance
8 years, 10 months ago

Travel Question of the Day: Simon Calder on flight compensation claims without travel insurance

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How to insist on your travel rights
9 years, 4 months ago

How to insist on your travel rights

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