VIDEO: 'Lucky blogger' has entire PAL plane to himself on flight to Boracay

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A lucky Austrian travel blogger had the entire plane to himself from Manila to Boracay flight as he was the only passenger who showed up, reports said.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFA5TLOhrcVepL2HB7a26MMfDeAteyJNaYQMgegRZ8Lj8kait_JBb8jBy4Qs8mKLBzU6Qd6QQbx1lfSconuDEyGjpwZYlFO7NDjXuERp92VEnqP-pSxXxCucZmylriz5WJb-XoeAx48PH/s1600/simon-solo-plane-boracay.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Austrian blogger boards PAL flight to Boracay alone" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFA5TLOhrcVepL2HB7a26MMfDeAteyJNaYQMgegRZ8Lj8kait_JBb8jBy4Qs8mKLBzU6Qd6QQbx1lfSconuDEyGjpwZYlFO7NDjXuERp92VEnqP-pSxXxCucZmylriz5WJb-XoeAx48PH/s640/simon-solo-plane-boracay.jpg" title="Austrian blogger Alex Simon boards PAL flight to Boracay alone" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian blogger Alex Simon boards PAL flight to Boracay alone</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3418876/Alex-Simon-passenger-board-Philippine-Airlines-flight.html?ito=embedded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MailOnlin</a>e shared that Alex Simon, 28, from Ischgl, Austria, was surprised when no one else boarded the Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight – leaving him alone with two attendants and two pilots.<br /><br />"When I arrived to the airport I just heard my name on the speaker, "Sir Alexander Simon, please come to the information."<br /><br />Simon get the chance to to enter the cockpit and talked to the pilots before the plane took off.<br /><br />"So the lady explained to me that I don’t need to wait two more hours on my connecting flight, we’re gonna start in 30 minutes because there are no more passengers except me," Simon said.<br /><br />"I was little bit surprised and I couldn't believe it. I thought I was dreaming. Later while boarding I just realised that it’s gonna be a special flight because this time I didn´t even need to line up," Simon added.<br /><br />He added: "I took my seat then I asked the flight attendant lady if I can sit next to the window. She just answered, “You can sit anywhere, because you’re the only one passenger”."<br /><br />He said that PAL staff member told him flights on the same route are usually packed.<br /><br />"It was an unforgettable feeling to take a flight to the one of the most beautiful islands of the world, but to be alone and feel like a superstar it made it more special."<br /><br />"I just had luck, I think, that no one else was interested on this day to fly to paradise."<br /><br />Simon posted the video of his rare experience on YouTube last February, but it went viral this week after being shared by some international websites.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2zH5o-pZ2CM" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Meanwhile, PAL management is yet to release statement on the said viral video.</div>

VIDEO: 'Lucky blogger' has entire PAL plane to himself on flight to Boracay

MANILA, Philippines - A lucky Austrian travel blogger had the entire plane to himself from Manila to Boracay flight as he was the only pass...

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