REPUBLIC757

I miss these, A LOT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDM3iohdixQ

Underrated. Up there with the 2008 Deltalina safety video.

787fan

I still grin everytime when I watch the safety video and the guy says "welcome onboard" in Thai

mh3265a

Hahahahaha....me too! I feel like claiming false advertising on that part of the video

goodeats21

^

I guess that is out with the new video? Or did they keep the same, multiple language intro piece?

eng3

Jokes and humor in a safety video? I recall WN FAs making jokes during their announcement. All that tells me is that the airline doesn't take safety seriously. I can understand jokes while they are talking about MP or when they say friendly skies, but not during a safety video.

If anything, I think the videos should be more serious/realistic. For example, when they grab for the oxygen mask or put on a life vest, they shouldn't be smiling. They should have somewhat of a serious face but be calm.

Xyzzy

Does anyone actually pay any attention to these videos any more? I certainly don't. I think UA deserves credit for coming up with something that at least draws attention. That said, unless they change it up fairly frequently, my eyes will be rolling back in my head just as much from the new vide as with all of the old ones.

JOSECONLSCREW28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEspepU22O0

I miss these kind of videos. CO used to have safety videos ala UA with the FAs from different bases in the video. I would take those with the CO style narration.

REPUBLIC757

Actually once you get past Larry introduction, most of the footage is quite old and dated. Much of it was re-used from previous CO safety videos during the 1990s -- from 1:17 onwards.

The slow narration and garageband music makes the video feel even more dated.

channa

If the took safety seriously, they wouldn't distract customers with a CEO message before the video.


I think you're being a bit too harsh on the video. Since practically nothing about CO changed after 1991, the old-school feel seems appropriate.

Mats

I really prefer it if they do not use humor. Safety isn't a laughing matter. But, with that in mind, so many carriers have switched to at least some humor, so United is just doing what the neighbors are doing.

I dearly miss the formerly United 747-400 video because the flight attendant had an unthinkably thick Midwestern accent. It was endearing, but it made me crack up every time. I'm sure she was ready to talk about the Cubs or deep dish pizza at any moment.

Those videos, including the famous Dulles-based "Maurice," who passed away, were great. They were warm, inviting, but made it clear that United took our safety seriously.

The current one, misleading Thai welcome aside, is just fine. I quite like the calm and inviting African American flight attendant at the beginning and the Japanese at the end. I'm actually sorry to see them go.

A friend just flew on Condor, and he commented that the safety video was dreadful. He's not a plane junkie of any kind, neither were my friends who were here that night. But we all looked at it on YouTube and found it to be a bizarre humor that did not resonate with us. He said it made him a bit concerned about flying on Condor. Their video involves an Elvis impersonator, among other curiosities. It captures one's attention in a disturbing way.

I am firmly against Air New Zealand's bizarre use of celebrities, the various dance versions, and other "shows." The message needs to be about what to do in the event of an emergency, not how to dance.

The cool ones, in my opinion, are Icelandair, TAP, and El Al. Icelandair's is amazing because it encompasses all of the information in the setting of Iceland's beauty. El Al has a sort of "Tinkerbell" character. There's a bit of whimsy--she goes crazy when someone smokes in the washroom. TAP uses passengers, not employees, and they're just great. It ends with TAP's endearing slogan, "de braços abertos." But all of these airlines are more somber than Condor or Air New Zealand in their approach; each makes it clear that safety is the focal point.

united4

Love the PMUA videos. Thought they were very classy without being boring. If anything, I always thought the DL videos copied them. Now it seems UA copies everything DL does, but somehow manages to do it terribly.

TennisNoob

I really like Eva Air's safety video. It was one I actually watched though there screens are so small on business, it was hard to see with the light contrast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu9btTrqwVA

tuolumne

Here's one for the 747-400, back when UAL spent the money to make individual videos for individual fleets.

http://youtu.be/D6-pvtPXr9A

Wonderful music, modern visuals, actual flight attendants.

char777

I actually thought the last PMUA safety videos were pretty boring and looked cheap. My favorites are either the first one after the merger (yes, really) for looking slick and for being pretty short, or the one in the 90s when it gave off a "We're Such A Big International Airline That Flies Everywhere And We Don't Give A ****" vibe.

halls120

I find it interesting that in early 2012 Jeff was touting their intent to merge "two great airlines into one" and 2 years later, it's still not a combined entity, and he's publicly trashing pmUA employees.