New Delhi, April 27 -- A man, aboard an early morning Delta flight on a Monday, was in for a pleasant surprise when the airline offered a whopping Rs.2.5 lakh to two lucky passengers just to deboard its "max-capacity" plane.

In a viral Reddit post, the man said, "Delta offered $3,000 to get off a flight after boarding. I didn't even think-I just threw my hand up!"

The man said he always thought "once you board, you're locked in and done," and shared the details of his lucky day.

The Redditor said the "unreal" incident was from April 21, the Monday after Easter. "I was booked on a Delta flight from Chicago O'Hare to Seattle, 7:50 AM departure. Monday after Easter-aka a max-capacity travel kinda day."

He said he had just boarded the fli...