A woman takes a plane to work every day and claims it cuts down on commuting costs.

Racheal Kaur, who lives in Malaysia, takes a 40-minute flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur every single day of the work week and says the early mornings are worth the work-life balance.

“With this arrangement, I’m able to go home every day, I’m able to see my kids at night and help out with any last-minute homework,” 

She wakes up around 4 a.m. and then showers, gets dressed and is out the door by 5 a.m. to catch her 30- to 40-minute flight, which boards at 5:55 a.m. Amazingly, she arrives at the office by 7:45 a.m. every morning.

Despite working for AirAsia, she doesn’t benefit from employee perks and is forced to pay her ticket costs, but Kaur claims the cost of commuting via plane is cheaper than it would be to rent an apartment in Kuala Lumpur, which she said would cost over $300 per month. Now, she can stay home and pay her mortgage, which is a monthly payment of approximately $223.