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Jul 21, 2017, 12:36 pm

#151

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Originally Posted by andset1191

I believe the film is only going on to long haul flights. Short haul flights will be going all manual from 01 September.

it will be going onto shorthaul.

Jul 21, 2017, 12:40 pm

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Curious [or not] that BA does the double-bow tapes, when AA and others just use clips.

Jul 21, 2017, 12:46 pm

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Originally Posted by doctoravios

This is the airline safety video you pretend you hate in front of all your friends but secretly love - the epitome of all things British!

How true! : ) Although I think some here would prefer to stand to the national anthem...

Jul 21, 2017, 12:57 pm

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Originally Posted by Littlegirl

it will be going onto shorthaul.

Poor shorthaul, thinking of always doing manual safety demonstrations so not to inflict this on our poor customers, I will give it a month before deciding.

Jul 21, 2017, 1:22 pm

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Originally Posted by Deltus

Very good point - I recall in this new BA one Rob says something like "of course, do not inflate it until you leave the aircraft", but for the casual passenger, there's no "of course" about it. If you haven't read any crash reports or thought about it in advance, people wouldn't necessarily realise they might need to swim down to get to a door. I often mention it to my own travelling companions, but I agree that this should always be better emphasised.

And IB mention it twice, very clearly.

Jul 21, 2017, 1:47 pm

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Poor shorthaul, thinking of always doing manual safety demonstrations so not to inflict this on our poor customers, I will give it a month before deciding.

I'm going to hope I'm on your flights if only for the novelty factor

Jul 21, 2017, 1:51 pm

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I am still waiting to meet any of the CC contributors here.

"HELLO" ... we're the nice quiet trouble-free older people in J, and I'm the one with the bright yellow back-pack with reflective stripes so that I can be seen in an emergency

Jul 21, 2017, 2:22 pm

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I'm going to hope I'm on your flights if only for the novelty factor

Well that is very unlikely to happen.

Jul 21, 2017, 2:32 pm

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No safety video beats the Air China cartoon panda, complete with great facial expressions https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MCuFhwi4hIM

Jul 21, 2017, 4:41 pm

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BA video: unfunny and cringely as hell. They could learn a lot from other airlines.

Jul 21, 2017, 5:10 pm

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What will be interesting is the crew's opinions on this once it's rolled out. Are they noticing laughs? More attention paid to the video? Or same old...

Jul 24, 2017, 10:38 am

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Originally Posted by Littlegirl

it will be going onto shorthaul.

Sure there will be many fun games of "will the safety video be finished by the time we reach the runway?"...!

Jul 24, 2017, 10:45 am

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How long is the onboard version of the new safety video? The existing one isn't exactly short at 4.5 minutes.

Jul 24, 2017, 10:48 am

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Originally Posted by KARFA

How long is the onboard version of the new safety video? The existing one isn't exactly short at 4.5 minutes.

~~It's unlikely to be longer than the current one but as with all things FT speculation runs wild.~~

I take that back given the insight from cabin crew.

Last edited by golfmad; Jul 24, 2017 at 11:03 am

Jul 24, 2017, 10:50 am

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It's over 6 minutes long but the crew can start securing the cabin when Gillian Anderson starts the Flying Start appeal as it is not considered to be safety related, the problem is we have to put the screens back while customers are still watching, someone hasn't thought this through!