BA view from above

Choosing from more than 180 different routes, British Airways’ pilots have taken part in a special poll to select their top ten views from the air.

British Airways’ chief Boeing pilot, Captain Al Bridger, said: “We get some spectacular views from the cockpit but many of these can be seen by everyone on board. We always try to share our knowledge and point out some of the amazing sights that can be enjoyed from the air so that customers can begin sightseeing before they’ve even landed!” The Top Ten sights are:

1    Northern Lights – North America
2    Central London – Approach into Heathrow
3    Mont Blanc – Approach to Pisa
4     Sydney Harbour – Departure from Sydney
5    Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and bay – Approach into San Francisco
6    Greenland – North Atlantic flights
7    Venetian canals – Approach into Venice
8    Table Mountain – Approach into Cape Town
9    Dubrovnik – Approach into Dubrovnik
10     Mount Fuji – Approach or Departure from Tokyo (Narita)

….and finally the Soyuz 35S space craft! "While flying to Singapore I had the rare privilege of seeing the Soyuz 35S space craft returning to Earth,” says Captain Simon Wijker. “I later discovered that in addition to the three astronauts on board, it was also carrying the Olympic torch which it had just been taking for a spacewalk for the first time ever!"

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