Pilot pair are flying high on the wings of romance
IN ANY high-pressured profession, it is vital to know you have the support of your colleagues.
And for Hugo and Hannah Webb, the job of piloting British Airways flights together has been aided by the fact that they are able to take their work home with them.
The married couple have told how sharing a cockpit helps their relationship and maintained that it is “great fun” to fly side by side.
Speaking ahead of their latest joint flight, from London Heathrow to Milan yesterday, Mrs Webb, 34, said: “It certainly helps that we can discuss and understand each other’s jobs. We both appreciate the demands of the flying lifestyle. On an operational level, it’s no different from flying with anyone else.”
Mr Webb, 32, added: “We are both short-haul pilots and try to get home most nights of the month, although a few nights away can be a nice break from the daily commute.”
The couple, who are from Alresford in Hampshire and have two young children, fly together around once every few months. BA captain Mr Webb admitted that he does not tell passengers he is married to the first officer when they are both in the cockpit.
“Although I introduce Hannah at the beginning of the flight, I have never mentioned she is my wife,” he explained. “I suppose some customers may guess.”
They met at a flying school 12 years ago before joining BA in 2011 and getting married the following year. The couple operate Airbus A320 aircraft on routes across the UK and Europe.