An Edinburgh Jet2 customer has shared pictures of their flight from the capital to Greece being completely empty, apart from two other people.
Jak Scott was flying to Skiathos on Friday, September 30, and said he "thought it was a joke" when he was guided onto the plane and there were no other passengers in sight, after expecting to queue at the gate for a while until everyone funnelled onto the aircraft.
He said he couldn't see anybody going up to the gate and when a final call was announced over the tannoy, there was still no sign of anyone. Jak was then told by staff that there were just a few people on the flight, and took pictures of the deserted Jet2 plane.
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He said: "With today's rising costs etc I was pretty shocked when I got on my flight to Greece on Friday as it was only myself and two other passengers onboard.
"I got to the gate early was confused why no one else was going through, it wasn't until they did the final call I got up and went to the desk, and the service agent walked me to the aeroplane door and told me it's only me and two other people. I thought it was some sort of strange joke until I entered the plane.
"I travel regularly and have heard about this a couple of times before but this is the first time I've ever experienced a flight so empty myself. I got served pretty much after the seat belt sign went off after take off. Staff mentioned it could have been to do with holidays but I find it really bizarre though as the ticket was only £59."
Just six days ago, The Guardian reported how 5,000 flights since 2019 have left UK airports with no passengers at all. A staggering 35,000 'ghost flights' have operated almost empty since 2019 with fewer than ten per cent of seats filled, totalling about 40,000 flights.
The report cited how air travel is repeatedly mentioned by climate activists for resulting in more carbon emissions an hour than any other consumer activity. They also called the ghost flight revelation "shocking" and said a jet fuel tax was needed and airport expansion plans should be questioned. The UK government describes ghost flights as “environmentally damaging”.
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