After hours of delay, a Delta Airlines plane took off with just two passengers, the rest of which were booked onto an earlier flight.
ABC News reports that Chris O’Leary from Brooklyn, New York, thought he was the only passenger on the flight when he realized that everyone else were placed on an earlier flight.
“It was definitely the most memorable flight I’ve been on in recent memory if only for the sheer lack of passengers to become bothersome,” O’Leary told ABC News. “There were no screaming babies, no one listening to loud lyrics or reclining their seats or taking [off] their shoes.”
O’Leary’s previous flight at 7:15 am out of Cleveland had been cancelled, and he was re booked onto a later flight at 9:39 am. He received updates about the delay on his phone, so he stayed in his hotel until the time came close. When he got to the airport, he was told that all of the other passengers were booked on an earlier flight.
They rebooked everyone but me on another flight to LGA, so I am literally the only person on this plane. pic.twitter.com/ZZNPACUOfR
— Chris O’Leary (@ohhleary) January 12, 2015
However, O’Leary wasn’t alone for long. The plane circled back to pick up one more passenger, who spent the flight asleep.
“He took advantage of the fact the flight was empty and reclined his seat all the way (and slept),” O’Leary said.
Delta is not a stranger to delays. Back in October 2014, a Delta flight was delayed after a passenger was sick and precautions were taken to make sure it wasn’t Ebola.
Another incident took place in December 2014, when a Delta flight was delayed when a group of Ultra Orthodox Jews refuse to take off until all the women were removed from their rows.