QUIRKY WORLD...Airline makes it a family affair in the cockpit

England: A father and son pilot duo have taken to the skies together for the first time.

John and Luke Sharples, who both fly for Monarch Airlines, took their first flight together from Birmingham Airport to Turin.

Dad John told how almost 25 years ago to the day he was flying a Monarch 757 from Madrid to Gatwick when his wife went into labour with their son, Luke.