In 2000 , the whole Ferry family were on British Airways Flight 2069 to Nairobi when a deranged passenger forced his way into the cockpit , attacked the pilot and caused the plane to lurch downward . A crash was prevented when the assailant eventually was overcome . The pilot was given a bravery award for recovering from a descent 12,000 feet in 25 seconds – the fastest rate of descent any civil aircraft has ever recovered from
British Airways Flight 2069
British Airways Flight 2069
Bryan Ferry