Dad flies plane himself after pilot doesn’t show so everyone can still go on vacation
- Mike Bradley was just trying to get to Spain for a family holiday
- By pure coincidence, not only was Mike Bradley an off-duty pilot, he was actually an EasyJet pilot
- Mike jokingly said he’d “putting some shoes on” rather than a pair of flip-fops
Published on Nov 13, 2023 at 1:18 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Nov 30, 2023 at 1:57 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Adam Gray
A man from the UK decided to step up and fix a major issue at a London airport.
Flights were being delayed and passengers were disgruntled, all because a pilot went missing.
Nothing dramatic about that, he just called in sick at the last minute.
Still, this left EasyJet red-faced because they didn’t have a replacement.
It was at that moment that one of the passengers stepped up.
The man in question is just a family guy who was trying to get to Alicante, Spain with his family.
But as luck would have it, he also happens to be a certified pilot who, by pure coincidence, was actually carrying his license with him.
This is the sort of story that might one day end up in a song that goes platinum.
YOU CAN WATCH THE HILARIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT THIS OFF-DUTY PILOT MADE IN THE VIDEO BELOW!
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