A SINGLE mum took her children out of school for four weeks after bagging a cheap holiday thanks to Covid travel deals.
Sasha Smolova and her sons Aleks, eight, and Andrey, six, jetted off to Malta for a month for just over £1,000.
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Sasha, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, told how the coronavirus pandemic meant it was the only time they would ever be able to afford to spend so long away from home in the sun.
She bagged bargain £150 return flights from RyanAir, and 28 nights in a range of four star hotels for half the price she says it would have cost her if it wasn’t for the virus.
It meant her children were out of the country for four weeks, followed by another two stuck at home self isolating, returning to school on November 16.
But she still says more single mums like her should take advantage of people’s current fear of flying to grab themselves a bargain break.
Sasha said: “I hadn’t got any bookings for October for work. I checked with my friends in Malta and the weather was great. I risked it. It was still scary to do so.
“But for us Corona was a bonus.”
Sasha told how she works three jobs to make ends meet - as a photographer, interpreter and as a sports instructor at an activity centre.
A SINGLE mum took her children out of school for four weeks after bagging a cheap holiday thanks to Covid travel deals.
Sasha Smolova and her sons Aleks, eight, and Andrey, six, jetted off to Malta for a month for just over £1,000.
⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
Sasha, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, told how the coronavirus pandemic meant it was the only time they would ever be able to afford to spend so long away from home in the sun.
She bagged bargain £150 return flights from RyanAir, and 28 nights in a range of four star hotels for half the price she says it would have cost her if it wasn’t for the virus.
It meant her children were out of the country for four weeks, followed by another two stuck at home self isolating, returning to school on November 16.
But she still says more single mums like her should take advantage of people’s current fear of flying to grab themselves a bargain break.
Sasha said: “I hadn’t got any bookings for October for work. I checked with my friends in Malta and the weather was great. I risked it. It was still scary to do so.
“But for us Corona was a bonus.”
Sasha told how she works three jobs to make ends meet - as a photographer, interpreter and as a sports instructor at an activity centre.