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Passenger Gets Entire Plane To Himself After Waiting Out 18-Hour Delay

According to WSOC-TV, on June 26, only one American Airlines passenger was on board the commercial plane after the flight was delayed for nearly 18 hours.

Phil Stringer was the lucky passenger to enjoy a flight to himself on Monday after waiting 17 hours and 52 minutes due to bad weather. according to to WSOC-TV. Stringer booked a flight on June 25, but the flight was postponed until the next day due to bad weather. By then, all other passengers had opted out or chosen to book another flight. (Related: Southwest Airlines passengers help land plane after pilot receives in-flight medical emergency)

“We thought we would cancel the flight after a series of delays, but we didn’t,” Stringer explained. according to to the Daily Dot. “I asked if there was any other option, but the only option was to leave the airport the next morning and go home.”

posted by stringer video I hit TikTok and enjoyed a flight on a plane to Charlotte, North Carolina.

@phil.stringer An 18 hour delay turned this flight into a private party. ✈️🥳 See how the amazing staff and I made the most of it! #American Airlines #flight attendant #airplane tiktok # private party #flight fan #Delayed flight #fyp # viral ♬ makeba

“If you buy all the plane tickets, you don’t have to interact with people,” Stringer joked in the video. The man also asked one of the baggage handlers how many suitcases he had on the plane, and the man held up his finger and answered.

All the flight attendants were having a blast, so Stringer wasn’t the only one having fun, so he snapped a selfie.

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