Staff at Jersey's Aviation Beauport are used to responding to last minute catering requests which can range from preparing four lobster salads with less than two hours' notice to sourcing a bottle of suitably-iced vintage Krug champagne.

Other members of the popular FBO's team are Maggie Barnes, financial director; Ian Louden, ops manager; Mark Rowlands, deputy ops manager; Bob Brown, handler; and linesmen Simon Roberts, Steve Bree and Harry Le Marquand.