Have your picture taken with the pilots on British Airways flights

British Airways pilots have developed a new photo app for customers to take away a souvenir cockpit picture from their flight. All British Airways’ 4,000 pilots will have the ‘View From The Flight Deck’ app loaded onto their iPads from the start of August to take photos of customers visiting the cockpit before take-off or after landing. The app automatically sends this special photo, which includes a graphic showing facts from their flight, to customers.

The information on the photo includes the Captain’s name, route travelled and distance flown, as well as the aircraft type and registration. There is also an image of the aircraft.

Customers are encouraged to share their flight deck photos with the airline’s social media channels using the hashtag: #BAUpClose.

The airline’s pilots encourage customers of all ages to come forward to visit the flight deck whenever the opportunity permits before departure or after the plane has landed. Customers can ask crew on their flight about a visit to the cockpit, and they will advise whether it will be possible on that particular service (pre or post flight).

The special app was developed by one of British Airways’ own pilots.