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Three Friends Take 200-Mile Plane Trip To Favourite Curry House

Three Friends Take 200-Mile Plane Trip To Favourite Curry House

They travelled the Isle of Wight to Lahore Spice curry house in north west London, also taking £200 of takeaway food home with them

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

Three friends were so desperate for a spice fix that they hopped on a plane to grab a curry, enjoying a 200-mile round trip in the process.

Danial Sabhani, 52, took his two mates Simon Ledger, 43, and Mike Figg, 39, out in his light aircraft, travelling from Sandown in the Isle of Wight to his favouite curry house, Lahore Spice near Harrow in north west London.

The brief trip took the trio less than an hour each way, flying at speeds of up to 120mph 120mph (104 knots) and at 5,000 feet in Danial's Cirrus SR22.

After leaving from Sandown Airport and arriving at Elstree Aerodrome, the friends jumped into a cab and drove 15 minutes to the curry house.

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Here they feasted on a £50 mixed menu for a sit-down meal to remember, before taking £200 worth of takeaway food home with them to the Isle of Wight.

With 40 minutes in the air and just a quarter-of-an-hour in the taxi, it took the adventurous group less than an hour to get there and less than an hour to get back.

All-in-all, the cost of plane fuel came to around £60, while the cabs set them back £40.

The curry at Lahore and the takeaway food then came to £250 in total - but the pals say their method was still cheaper than other options.

Thankfully, the 'incredible' food was also well worth it, while the journey gave them a good story for future pub visits.

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Simon said: "Danial just said 'Do you fancy a curry?'

"It was 2pm but I thought why not.

"But he surprised us by taking us by plane.

"It is Danial's favourite place. It was incredible."

Simon, a musician from Shanklin, continued: "Danial then wound me up saying that he couldn't fly.

"He kept saying 'Where is the manual?' as a joke."

They even went home with £200 of takeaway food.
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"It was cheaper and quicker than going by car and ferry.

"It would have taken us 40 minutes just to get the ferry, then an hour on the boat costing £100.

"It would then have been at least two hours from Portsmouth to drive to the capital."

He added: "The curry was very nice and we even took some back with us.

"When we got back it was still warm."

Daniel said he'd be popping the takeaway food in the freezer and eating it up over the next month or so.

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Topics: Food, UK News, News