Cockpit Visits on ANA
Feb 20, 2024, 4:04 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 340
Same. My most treasured inflight memory is visiting the flight deck on a JAL transpacific 747 flight back in the 1990s. Was very quick but what a delightful visit.
Feb 20, 2024, 8:39 am
#17
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: KUL
Programs: Salaryman One World Sapphire
Posts: 236
I did try to attempt ask for cockpit visit onboard jal and ana in 2019 as well post covid either by asking prior to arrival and willing to be the absolutely last pax to leave the airplane.
All my request was declined politely citing safety rules, in one of the flight I was told that the pilot was not allowed to leave the cockpit until the last pax have left the plane.
Not sure how true was this? Maybe there is some sort of regulation that prohibited such visits.
Unlike the cockpit crew of Malaysia Airlines (as well other Malaysian based airlines) casually invite me into the cockpit after all pax have left and I am the last pax onboard.
I guess chances of cockpit visit happening is dependent on each country civil aviation authority rules in which airline was from.
All my request was declined politely citing safety rules, in one of the flight I was told that the pilot was not allowed to leave the cockpit until the last pax have left the plane.
Not sure how true was this? Maybe there is some sort of regulation that prohibited such visits.
Unlike the cockpit crew of Malaysia Airlines (as well other Malaysian based airlines) casually invite me into the cockpit after all pax have left and I am the last pax onboard.
I guess chances of cockpit visit happening is dependent on each country civil aviation authority rules in which airline was from.
Feb 20, 2024, 12:18 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2001
Location: exUA1K, UA MM, lifetime UA1P, AA MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,731
I did try to attempt ask for cockpit visit onboard jal and ana in 2019 as well post covid either by asking prior to arrival and willing to be the absolutely last pax to leave the airplane.
All my request was declined politely citing safety rules, in one of the flight I was told that the pilot was not allowed to leave the cockpit until the last pax have left the plane.
Not sure how true was this? Maybe there is some sort of regulation that prohibited such visits.
Unlike the cockpit crew of Malaysia Airlines (as well other Malaysian based airlines) casually invite me into the cockpit after all pax have left and I am the last pax onboard.
I guess chances of cockpit visit happening is dependent on each country civil aviation authority rules in which airline was from.
All my request was declined politely citing safety rules, in one of the flight I was told that the pilot was not allowed to leave the cockpit until the last pax have left the plane.
Not sure how true was this? Maybe there is some sort of regulation that prohibited such visits.
Unlike the cockpit crew of Malaysia Airlines (as well other Malaysian based airlines) casually invite me into the cockpit after all pax have left and I am the last pax onboard.
I guess chances of cockpit visit happening is dependent on each country civil aviation authority rules in which airline was from.
Since 9/11 I have always seen the flight deck door locked the entire time that PAX are on board (except for crew lav breaks or transit to/from the crew rest area above row 1 on the 777-300.
Don't bother asking for permission.