A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane (cnn.com)

To be fair, the Cessna 208 is a significantly larger aircraft than your run-of-the-mill Cessna 172

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan

> If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.

I disagree. Jets are basically giant computers usually with far more capable autopilot and often even auto-landing capabilities. I imagine it would be far easier to talk a non-experienced pilot down in a jet by telling them what knobs to turn and switches to flip without them even needing to ever touch the yoke.