A Scottish cook book author was treated to private jet treatment after she was the only passenger on a £46 flight from Glasgow to Crete.
Karon Grieve, 57, who lives in Dunlop, was given VIP treatment on the four-hour flight and had all 189 seats to herself.
She was told at check-in that only three people had booked onto the flight to Greece’s largest island.
But after the duo failed to show up she had the entire flight to herself and was given the choice of any seat on the aircraft.
Karon Grieve, 57, who lives in Dunlop, was given VIP treatment on the four-hour flight from Glasgow to Crete and had all 189 seats to herself
During the flight, the pilot gave her a personalised commentary, addressing her over the intercom by name and pointing out which countries they were flying over.
After touching down in Crete she managed to avoid long waiting times for her luggage as she handed her suitcase right from the plane.
Speaking today from Crete, Karon said: ‘When I went to the check in desk we were actually having a joke about how many people were on the flight because last year when I was away there was only eight people on the flight.
‘He asked me to guess so we started this guessing game, starting at ten and working our way down.
‘We then got down to three as there were another two people who were booked on the flight but they didn’t end up showing up.
‘So as soon as I got on the flight, it was just me, the cabin crew and the pilot.
‘They moved me to seat number one so I had all the leg room and everything, it was fantastic.
‘The pilot then came out and chatted to me before take off and throughout the flight was documenting we were doing and where we were going.
The cook book author is enjoying a month long vacation in Crete where she is working on her upcoming romantic crime novel A Cosy Crime
‘She would come over the tannoy saying ‘Hi Karon and the girls’ telling us when to look out the window and what to look out for.
‘At one point there was this incredible lightning storm so the pilot had us all watching that which was just fantastic.
‘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.
The Scottish author had all 189 seats on the Jet2 aircraft to herself for her flight on Sunday
‘I didn’t even have to wait for my luggage, It just got handed to me when I got off the plane.
‘Funnily enough, the same place going back was booked with 189 passengers heading back home.’
The cook book author is enjoying a month long vacation in Crete where she is working on her upcoming romantic crime novel A Cosy Crime.
A spokeswoman for JET2 said: ‘We’re delighted Karon got to experience our VIP customer service in style.
‘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.’