Passenger weddings on EasyJet?

I know about flying, but i’m not sure that marrying two people together would be regarded as a proper reason for an airline pilot to leave the cockpit. Obviously they can leave the flightdeck for certain reasons (going to the toilet etc) but I dont think marrying people would be one of them.

I’ll have a look in my ATPL Air Law training manual and see if it states any rules or regs regarding to the operation of a commercial flight and circumstances of pilots leaving the cockpit. If not I’ll ask one of the flying instructors at my flying club as he flies airliners too.

I’m aware of the duties of a pilot, however, my question regarding the CAA was more towards the fact that you need 2 pilots for commercial operations. Of course there is some give and take in that some short flights (Islanders etc) can fly with one pilot, but airliners like B737’s have to have a crew of two pilots. Thats why I asked if they would require a third pilot specifically for the wedding.

It’s only like having a long break… Sure it wont be ‘classy’ but if that’s what they want…

Have you never seen a pilot walk down the cabin during the cruise? :diablo:
When LNAV/VNAV are in use (or similar – NAV) it only needs one pilot to monitor the systems and radio. A pilot leaving the flightdeck for 10 minutes isn’t going to make a big difference – if there was a urgent need for the Captain, I don’t think he’d continue to perform the ceremony. 🙂

It sounds like a publicity stunt to me!!!

abutcher1985,

Yeah, I didnt realise when I started flying training that I was doing so to be able to marry people. 😮 😀

Lord Ollswater,

I’m aware of the duties of a pilot, however, my question regarding the CAA was more towards the fact that you need 2 pilots for commercial operations. Of course there is some give and take in that some short flights (Islanders etc) can fly with one pilot, but airliners like B737’s have to have a crew of two pilots. Thats why I asked if they would require a third pilot specifically for the wedding.

Im just curious how they would go about it if they pulled it off (which they probably wont) Like, I wonder if they would carry a third pilot to ‘marry’ the couple, afterall, if one of the flying pilots were to do the job then the aircraft would be flown with one pilot in the cockpit which i’m not sure the CAA would be pleased about.

To be a legal wedding it would have to be the aircraft commander who performs the ceremony, much like the captain on a ship, from where the basic set of powers held by the a/c commander come from. Restraining people in their seat, having them arrested by the authorities, off-loading them on-route, refusing to carry a passenger/item and choosing exactly how much fuel to carry (in the UK at least, since I’ve heard the US carriers let the dispatchers decide this!!!!!!!:eek:) are some of the other well known powers we have.

Of course, currently the wedding part would only be able to take place in international airspace, where the regulations of the country of registration of the a/c hold sway. if you want to do it on the tarmac, you’d need to talk to the local authorities.

I’m guessing that they would be married by an actor in a pilots’ uniform…

Can you imagine? You spend £50,000 on your licence and you end up performing wedding ceremonies!

Im just curious how they would go about it if they pulled it off (which they probably wont) Like, I wonder if they would carry a third pilot to ‘marry’ the couple, afterall, if one of the flying pilots were to do the job then the aircraft would be flown with one pilot in the cockpit which i’m not sure the CAA would be pleased about.

Don’t the pilots have more important things to be doing at 35,000 feet?

Not really considering the aircraft is generally doing a fairly reasonable job of flying itself at FL350.

I don’t see what the fuss is all about to be honest. If people want to get married in the air then let them, and if easyJet want to be the ones to marry them, then why not? Each to their own! :rolleyes:

Paul

The wedding photo will be nice….

I can picture it now…. Groom and Bride stood there smiling for photos… and then in the background above the Bride the big orange words of “EASY” 😮

Classy….

Rick

I guess in this modern age, ‘Virgin’ won’t be offering this service ? :diablo:
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Very tacky indeed…it sounds like something the master of kitsch would do (Richard Branson )

I guess in this modern age, ‘Virgin’ won’t be offering this service ? :diablo:

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Are EasyJet taking a leaf from their down-market rivals book? This is clearly just marketing crap, the pilots wont be allowed to leave the cockpit unnatended. And SURELY it should be the FAs doing this, not the pilots?

Don’t the pilots have more important things to be doing at 35,000 feet?

How classy can you get ? This’ll be popular with the chavs where I live if it ever happens .