Vincent Putrino, a college senior at RPI, is the captain of the cross country/track and field teams. He and his teammates had a week off from competitions which prompted the idea to get some Chick-fil-A for a team lunch.

The only problem was, the closest Chick-fil-A restaurant to the Capital Region is about an hour and a half away, other than the one located inside the Albany International Airport.

Putrino did not think it was worth the long three-hour round trip drive just to gather up some grub for a team lunch. Instead, he and his teammates figured if they had enough interest from all of the guys on the team, they could collectively purchase a single plane ticket, use it to get through airport security, and get everyone’s orders.

So, that is exactly what they did. Putrino ended up purchasing a one way airline ticket to Fort Lauderdale for $98 since it was the cheapest flight he and his teammates could find. The cost per person for the airline ticket was about $5.50.