British Airways pilots are offering a secret freebie for parents and staff are dishing it out to children – as how to get one is revealed. British Airways former pilot Alexandra Lane, who flew with BA for nearly seven years, has explained the popular freebie.
On British Airways flights, children can enjoy a Skyflyers activity pack, which includes a fun eye mask and a postcard to send home. She told Sun Online Travel: “Usually, just ask the cabin crew: ‘Would you mind, would the pilots be happy for us to come in?’
“We usually always are, only very rarely, we might say we actually can’t at the moment.” Alex added: “I think it [the cockpit visit] works better at the end of the flight. We do quite a lot of prep at the beginning, so we can’t give you too much time.
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“If you come at the end, then we’re a lot more relaxed and we can show you some things.” Alexandra added: “It’s all very cool, but I would be looking at the controls personally, and the screens with the map on.” Alexandra added: “We can light up the dashboard quite well.
“We do this for little ones, we have a button and we can turn every single light on – and it lights up like a Christmas tree.” She added: “We love getting little ones, and you know people who are approaching adulthood and thinking about their first career.”
British Airways has a fleet of more than 280 aircraft, including the A380 and 787. The airline carries more than 40 million customers a year and serves those customers 35 million cups of tea, 36.5 million meals and 3.7 million bottles of wine.
BA flies multiple routes out of Birmingham Airport, as well as the likes of London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and more.
