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\"I have never flown on a true private jet,\" Peone told the Washington Post. \"But I have filmed on them before; I’ve physically been on them, but they were grounded. I think you should end the story with an invitation to a private jet for me. Invite anyone to actually fly me private.\"

The viral video Peone posted involved many crew members from Delta's regional carrier, SkyWest, which operates flights on behalf of Delta, American, United, and Alaska airlines.

SkyWest confirmed to ABC News that Peone did not fly on the plane.

The video starts with the gate agent asking the \"only passenger\" to board the plane.

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PHOTO: Last week, Vincent Peone was the only customer on his Delta flight from Aspen, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah. He chronicled what the pilot referred to as his "private jet" experience in a video he posted yesterday to Twitter.
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\"That's me,\" Peone whispers.

He captured the crew loading sandbags onto the aircraft to add weight due to the allegedly empty cabin.

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Vincent Peone/Twitter
PHOTO: Last week, Vincent Peone was the only customer on his Delta flight from Aspen, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah. He chronicled what the pilot referred to as his "private jet" experience in a video he posted yesterday to Twitter.
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\"We're just adding weight to the plane,\" Peone said. \"Because there are no people.\"

When it came time to go through the safety protocols, the flight attendant addressed him personally saying \"Good evening, Vincent,\" over the intercom.

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Vincent Peone/Twitter
PHOTO: Last week, Vincent Peone was the only customer on his Delta flight from Aspen, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah. He chronicled what the pilot referred to as his "private jet" experience in a video he posted yesterday to Twitter.
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The video even showed him greeting the pilots and shaking their hands.

\"Your private jet,\" one pilot joked.

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Vincent Peone/Twitter
PHOTO: Last week, Vincent Peone was the only customer on his Delta flight from Aspen, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah. He chronicled what the pilot referred to as his "private jet" experience in a video he posted yesterday to Twitter.
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Peone said they let him sit wherever he wanted.

\"I went first class, second row, so I didn’t have to be right up against a wall,\" Peone told ABC News prior to Delta's guidance.

ABC News' David Kerley and Liam Sabini contributed to this report.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story reported that Vincent Peone chronicled an experience on social media in which he said that he was the only passenger on a plane from Aspen, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah. Delta initially responded to Peone on Twitter that it looked like “an awesome experience!” A Delta spokesperson later told ABC News that this comment was not meant as confirmation, and that when the plane took off from Aspen, it was “completely empty.” This story has been updated to reflect that information.

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