Man names Jet2 plane after wife
20.09.09
Jet2 unveiled a very special Boeing 737 aircraft yesterday. The plane named ‘Helen Normington’, was revealed to friends and family at Leeds Bradford Airport after local businessman Neil Normington – MD at IBOSS in Harrogate - secretly bid £3,000 in a charity auction arranged by Spofforth Cricket Club to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
After winning the auction, Neil decided to name the aircraft after his wife of 16 years who joined him at Leeds Bradford Airport for the unveiling of ‘Helen Normington’. She said: ‘I was so surprised when Neil told me where we were going this morning – to the airport to see an aircraft named after me! It’s a great honour and it’s certainly a gift I won’t forget in my lifetime!’
Neil said: ‘I knew Helen would never expect this – the look of surprise when I told her was classic. The money I paid is going to a fantastic cause and guys at the Yorkshire Air Ambulance do a great job day in and day out. I’d like to thank Jet2 and Spofforth Cricket Club for giving me the opportunity to present my wife with such a memorable and unique gift.’
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