Role reversal
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 4:47PM ;)
Leaving Terminal 5 this morning en route to Stockholm, we waited patiently as the plane was prepared and watched the crew board some fifteen or twenty minutes late. Though we said nothing, there was something familiar about the First Officer...
As the Captain introduced himself and the crew (in a jovial, Radio 2 fashion which brought a smile to quite a few faces around us) we immediately recognised the name of his colleague in the driving seat. The last time we'd been in his company, I'd been driving and he'd been in the back, for he was one of Edward's old schoolfriends. This time, the roles were reversed and I'm pleased to say that he and his Captain did a grand job of getting us here safely and comfortably.
During the flight, he came back to see us and it was great to see another fine young man doing well in his career. Sorry, Richard, we could see beyond that smart British Airways uniform - you haven't really changed at all from the impish eleven year old who sat in the back of my car giggling on the way home!
Sweden in fun, travelling
Reader Comments (2)
Isn't it good to see young people growing up to be wonderful adults. I remember a few years ago, when Steve was working away, I would fly up to see him every couple of weeks and some of the comments that came from the cock pit were hilarious, one pilot seemed to have no idea where he was going and another announcement said "and your captain today is Mr Rowan Atkinson" You should have seen the look on everyone's faces, just priceless
What fun, Tracey! I think that most of the crew stick closely to the script these days, what with security etc, so it makes it all the more funny when they slip up a little. We were once told to "keep seatbelts securely fastened until well inside the terminal building" which resulted in a few giggles. I hope, for your sake, it wasn't Mr Bean in charge!