Returning to Gatwick from Gib on BA sceduled flight; explained to stewardess I was an ATCO and any chance of going forward (pre 9/11 of course).
After a few minutes seeking to impress the 'young lady' I had met in Gib, asked if she could come forward too; Captain said OK; told stewardess in forward galley what I was doing and collected my friend; stewardess thrusts drinks into our hands as we passed.
Explained what the control layout was then through a gap in the cloud, an island appears. Captain calls stewardess forward and asks her if it looked like Jersey to her; she said yes, captain says 'ah we must be on course then'
On returning to our seats, my new girlfried asks quietly 'err they were joking about checking with the stewardess to see where we were weren't they?'
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Last edited by chevvron; 24th Sep 2020 at 03:32.