Three Chinese
businessmen who flew from Hong Kong to Dallas on a work trip only to have their
final connecting flight to Nashville cancelled have embarked on what is known
as the longest Uber ride in history.
The stranded group
had to make a meeting the next day and after repeated delays and an eventual
cancellation they took the decision to call upon Uber, and part-time driver Brent Pfieffer
came to their rescue. The result was a mad 11.5 hour, 650 mile dash across
country to Nashville, Tennessee that ended up
costing approximately $1100
(£850), according to local news network WFAA.
Pfieffer got the
request from an Uber operator at 11:45pm the night before and initially thought
it was a joke but was soon picking up the passengers from Dallas Fort Worth
airport.
"We had a few
stops on the way," he told WFAA. "They spoke enough broken English we
could converse. They were in a good mood. They were upset they didn't have
their bags and didn't get the flight, but other than that it was a fun
ride."
Once Uber has
processed the fare it's believed Pfieffer will pocket around $800 for his
efforts from his Uber XL.
A check on Uber's
fare estimator showed that fares could have soared to over $3000 had the group
chosen to ride with the more premium UberBlack or UberSUV offering.
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