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Three British Airways passengers got upgraded to Business Class and glugged champagne as they were the ONLY passengers on a flight for 150 people. CREDIT: Mega
Three lucky passengers got upgraded because they were the only people on a plane. Picture: SWNS
THREE women who found themselves alone on a British Airways flight on Saturday have told how they were treated like ‘rock stars’.
Instead of carrying 150 passengers, the commercial flight was empty save for three friends: Laura Stevens, 34, Sarah Hunt, 35, and Laurie-Lin Waller, 33.
As a result, the women were upgraded to business class where they drank champagne and took selfies in the cockpit with the captain on the two-and-a-half-hour flight from Gibraltar to London Heathrow, reports The Sun.
On discovering their flight was delayed, the trio — who paid just £80 (A$136) each for an economy return ticket — turned up late to the airport, only to find that the other passengers who arrived on time had been squeezed onto an earlier flight.
The girls got to see the cockpit and talk to the pilot.Source:Mega
In addition, Laura and Laurie, who are television producers, and Sarah, a lawyer, were even treated to a complimentary three-course meal.
Laura, who is from Sutton, South West London, says: “It was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience that we’ll never forget.
“We felt like celebrities, especially when we were given champagne — it was the best Christmas present ever, we couldn’t believe how kind and lovely everyone was.”
The pals had enjoyed a three-day break in Gibraltar and were due to fly on the 17.20 flight from Gibraltar to London Heathrow on December 18.
Having checked in online and seen that the flight was delayed by three hours, they turned up to the airport late, in order to ‘stretch out’ their three-day holiday.
But the girls were the only passengers left for the original flight when it finally departed at 20.27.
They roamed around the plane and joked about feeling like a girl band.Source:Mega
They were the only passengers on a flight from Spain to England.Source:Mega
Laura recalled: “We were the only people in the departure lounge so staff let us use the executive suite, which is usually reserved for business flight passengers.
“Then we mentioned how we’d hoped to buy our family gifts at the airport, and staff opened shops so we could browse.
“It was as though we’d hired out the place just for us.”
When they boarded the flight, Laura says they ‘felt like A-listers’ as cabin crew ushered them into business class seats.
She explained: “The celebrity treatment continued on board when we were given front row seats and a private safety talk.”
“The plane took off really quickly because it was so light, it felt like we were on a private jet.
“The cabin crew were laughing and even the pilot made an announcement stating he’d never flown a commercial flight with so few people.”
On board, the women were given unlimited champagne — and say they got through ten mini-bottles between them.
Unlimited champagne was a real perk.Source:Mega
They were upgraded to business class.Source:Mega
They took videos and selfies on board as well as tucking into a sumptuous meal of breaded chicken and potato salad with cheese, hot crusty rolls and chocolate pudding.
Laura recalled: “We put on our shades and had a great time partying on board. We joked about being a girl band and took videos of us strolling up and down the aisles.”
“Cabin crew warned us that the fog meant it could take a while to land but we were having such a fantastic time we told them to take their time — we wanted the flight to go on forever.”
When the flight landed, Laura, Laurie-Lin and Sarah, who is from Gibraltar, took selfies in the cockpit and say ground staff “couldn’t believe” there were just three passengers aboard.
Laura says: “Even strolling through passport control we felt like celebs, as there were no queues.
“The whole thing was so surreal.
“People pay thousands for the kind of experience we had but we got it all for the cost of an economy ticket — it was a real one-off.
“We can’t thank BA enough — they made our Christmas!”
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.