Friday 9 September 2022 04:10 PM Emotional moment British Airways pilot revealed Queen had died 40 minutes ... trends now
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An emotional British Airways air stewardess was left in floods of tears after the Queen's death was announced 40 minutes before a flight she was working on touched down in London.
The shocking announcement by the pilot can be heard over the plane tannoy in the footage, which also shows a female crew member and a passenger, both distraught and in disbelief.
Passenger Michael Capiraso, 60, captured the moment that the flight was given the devastating news of the Queen's death while they were travelling from JFK Airport, New York, to London Heathrow on BA Flight 178.
Mr Capiraso, from New York, who posted the video on social media, told MailOnline: 'It was so surreal, while flying to the UK to take our daughter to the University of Edinburgh, to hear the news from the pilot of the Queen’s passing, and to experience the emotions of the
