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GUIDE ON PAGES 24 - 28 ISSUE NO. 1772
20 - 26 June 2019
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Flying visit LAURA GIBSON, 23, one of TUI Airline’s youngest pilots, decided to give her grandparents a surprise and she knew just what to do. When Pat, 79, and Ray, 83, boarded their flight to Palma they did not have a clue that their pilot would also be their granddaughter. Video footage shows Pat’s expression of shock and surprise when she boards the plane to MAGALUF: Notorious for balconing cases (inset).
Caught on film A BRITISH tourist faces a €37,000 medical bill after a suspicious insurance company found video of him ‘balconing’ online. The young man is seen to clambe r o n t o a n e x t erio r s tair wa l l a n d t h e n j u mp with the intention of grabbing a tree.
H o w e v er, h e in s te a d crashed to the ground when th e tree g a v e w a y a n d he suffered several broken bones and urgent medical attention. Now it has been reported that the man had come up with a different story. With the alleged intention of get-
ting the hotel to pay for his treatment, he is claimed to have told the establishment he ha d “ s lippe d” by the pool. B os s e s a t the M a ga luf complex doubted his story a nd it took the ir ins ure rs just a few hours to find the online footage.
find Laura, resplendent in her pilot’s uniform, waiting for them with a broad smile. Pat said: “We are unbeliev-
ably proud of Laura’s career as a pilot. We just think she’s absolutely amazing.” Laura said: “My Granny didn’t even recognise me at first. She was very polite when she said hello, then realised it was me and gave me a huge hug!”