Washington/London: This one came as a shocker for all personnel on the flight to London. Prince William was flying economy class.
This weekend he was spotted in economy class when he took an internal flight in the US after celebrating his friend Guy Pelly’s marriage, a report in the Mail Online said.
Prince William, who was in America with Prince Harry, took the American Airlines flight from Memphis to Dallas on Sunday, the report said.
The photo was taken by US television reporter Eli Ross who was on the flight and he posted the image on Twitter writing, “I am still amazed #Prince William flies COACH. That’s pretty humble/awesome. Who knew?”
Eli Ross is a reporter for Local 24 News and CW 30 News in Memphis — the station had already been covering the wedding extensively, the report added.
The cost of the trip itself is being met privately by both the princes and Prince William is understood to have changed planes at Dallas Fort Worth to return to the UK. On the American Airlines plane he took a window seat and is understood to have ordered water during the 1hour 30 domestic flight. A similar flight was on sale on Tuesday for £250.
Holding his hand luggage he boarded a plane separately to the rest of the passengers in Memphis, surrounded by security officers. The 31-year-old was then photographed at the Dallas airport wearing jeans, a pale blue shirt, white trainers and a baseball cap as he left the American Airlines Admiral Club.
