The two helicopter pilots who died with billionaire Vichai were lovers.

Eric and Izabela worked together on the same flight.

The crash occurred on the evening of October 27 outside King Power Stadium, just over an hour after Leicester drew 1-1 with West Ham in the 10th round of the Premier League. Mr. Vichai was one of five people on the plane and all five died. The other four were two of Vichai's employees, Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, and two pilots, Eric Swaffer and Izabela Roza Lechowicz.

Friend of the two pilots, Lucie Morris-Marr, said Eric was "one of the funniest and funniest people I've ever met." "He was very generous, very dedicated, and very passionate and took his job very seriously. He was very good at flying a variety of helicopters, from private jets to commercial aircraft," Lucie said. Eric is known to have flown members of the British royal family, the Dalai Lama and worked forBig 4 Channel BreakfastandVirgin Radiothroughout his 20-year career.

Izabela moved from Poland to England in 1997.

Sharing about Eric's girlfriend - Izabela, 46 years old, who also died in the plane crash, Lucie said that the couple, who lived in Camberley (Surrey, England), loved to travel around the world together.

She added: "He said he was very happy flying around the world for private clients and was with his girlfriend - his colleague Izabela. Very few people get to work and travel with their partners, so they must have been very unusual and happy. It's tragic that they've both died. I'm not surprised to read initial reports that Eric may have steered the helicopter away from crowds and cars. He did everything in his power to save lives." According to The Sun, Eric tried to steer the helicopter away from crowds near the stadium, minimizing loss of life.

In an interview, Izabela spoke about moving from Poland to the UK in 1997 and starting her career as a pilot. "I never know what I'll be doing tomorrow because the phone could ring at any moment and I'll be flying to Switzerland, Russia, the Middle East or the Seychelles. For this reason, I rarely make any plans for the weekend because things can change at the last minute," Izabela said of her work.

Eric flies billionaire Vichai's plane at King Power Stadium.

“I love my job, plus I can fulfill my biggest dream, which is to travel,” Izabela told Polish news site Emito in July this year.

Neighbours described Eric and Izabela as a “lovely couple”. One said: “They were a jet-set couple, you never knew if they were home or not as they would be flying around the world.”

The Ngoc