28/01/2016
A 'private jet' for the price of economy! Holidaymaker has ENTIRE plane to himself on flight to idyllic island after no one else booked a ticket.
A lucky holidaymaker didn’t have to worry about annoying seatmates, crying babies or a lack of space on his flight to an idyllic island – he had the entire plane to himself.
Alex Simon, 28, basically had his own private jet, as he was the only passenger who showed up for a Philippine Airlines flight from Manila to Boracay.
The travel blogger, who lives in Ischgl, Austria, was stunned when no one else boarded the twin turboprop – leaving him alone with two flight attendants and two pilots.
Simon shot footage on board the domestic flight and even had a chance to enter the cockpit and chat with the pilots before the plane took off.
Simon told MailOnline Travel: ‘When I arrived to the airport I just heard my name on the speaker, "Sir Alexander Simon, please come to the information."
‘So the lady explained to me that I don’t need to wait two more hours on my connecting flight, we’re gonna start in 30 minutes because there are no more passengers except me.
He said: 'It was an unforgettable feeling to take a flight to the one of the most beautiful islands of the world, but to be alone and feel like a superstar it made it more special.'
Alex Simon, from Ischgl, Austria, was stunned when no one else arrived for a Philippine Airlines flight from Manila to Boracay. Flight attendants shot video showing him stretched out in his seat.