1. One of only 8 passengers in total - on a Saudia 743 on the domestic leg of a LHR-JED-DHA itinerary in July 1993.
2. The only Business Class passenger - on an Emirates A300, LGW-DXB on 26 December 1990 (just before the start of the Gulf War) - in similar circumstances to Dr Dave, albeit some years earlier.