An off-duty pilot was called a "legend" after stepping in to fly a plane himself to stop the flight being cancelled.
Michael Bradley, a（n） 1 easyJet pilot, had a holiday when he 2 flying a plane that was delayed by two hours. He told passengers on board the Manchester Airport flight to Alicante that he was 3 his services as there was no pilot available. Mr. Bradley was filmed by passenger Michelle Potts making the 4 and Ms. Potts posted the video on Facebook.
Mr. Bradley said, "My wife was then with my little boy. She 5 and complained ‘Our flight's delayed by two hours because there's no 6 for the flight.' So just before we went through security I 7 if this is worth a phone call. I think it is because I'd like to go on holiday."
Mr. Bradley phoned up easyJet and said, "I'm standing in the 8 doing nothing. I have got my 9 with me and I'd very much like to go on holiday and if you need a（n） 10 , I'm standing here ready to go." And his bosses called him back in less than a minute to give him the go-ahead, saying, "Please, please, can you fly the airplane to Alicante?" Then he said to the passengers, "If you're alright for one of your pilots to 11 this today, we'll go to Alicante. " This was 12 with cheers from the passengers.
An easyJet spokesman said the flight's delay was due to the knock-on effects（连锁反应）of the French Air Traffic Control 13 on Sunday. He added, "We are 14 to one of our pilots who was 15 on holiday from Manchester to Alicante on 2nd, September with his family and 16 to operate the flight. This 17 customers could get to their destination and shows the 18 of our crew（全体机组人员）. This is 19 in line with regulations as he had his license and ID with him. Safety is always our 20 priority（优先事项）."
