It would be a shame if an engineer on a recent Thomas Cook Airlines flight doesn’t get a complimentary first class upgrade every time he flies. He was on flight TCX9641 when it was announced that the trip would be delayed while a mechanic was flown in to fix a problem. He identified himself and was allowed to look at the fault. After about 35 minutes the man fixed the problem and the flight was on its way.

A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook said, “When they announced there was a technical problem he came forward and said who he was. We checked his licence and verified he was who he said he was, and he was able to fix the problem to avoid the delay. We are very grateful that he was on the flight that day.”

It was reassuring to know the person who had fixed it was still on the aeroplane.

Ahmen to that!!