I like the Air France video from a couple of years ago:


It's the only one I've seen that warns you to call CC if you drop your smartphone into your seat, and to not "manipulate" your seat if you do.

I vaguely recall that LATAM's safety video also calls out on not moving your seat and calling the crew if electronic devices fall into the seat gaps. This is actually pretty important so maybe airlines are gradually catching up to it now.

Something else to add to the tedium, then. Perhaps adults should take care of their essential life-extensions? ;)

Yes it is a serious question! Is it saying when not being used, my iphone should be OFF rather than just on flight mode? My understanding is it could stay in flight mode throughout the flight! The old PA used to say "when not being used in flight all electronic devices should be disconnected from the seat power supply" - they seem to have added "switched off". I genuinely wondered if there had been a rule change.

It used to be in the SCCM after takeoff announcement. I think it's to avoid damaging the Li-ion battery :-)

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I believe IB has that too.

Also EK and QR.

My flight to DUS last week had a manual demo, so I still haven't seen it, although interestingly the person reading the autocue for the manual demo was obviously reading a "long haul" script because there were references to "First" and "Club World" etc and life vests being either under your seat or in a panel next to you. It did also mention phones and tablets falling into seat gaps.

Kind of related.. was told this morning that it's no longer allowed to hold an iPad or have headphones in the exit roe during take off or landing. The cabin crew waited to make sure I put everything away and folded up my headphones before walking away.

Have never had this before on BA or any other airline in fact.. Is it a new policy?

It must be and if so it's one that I don't understand. I always remove headphones (as requested) for the safety briefing and pay attention to the briefing (out of courtesy if nothing else) but once that's done I am not sure what the rationale would be for removing headphones during take off and landing??

I think it should have stayed on the BA YouTube channel...
 

...and not crossed over into the cabin. The Emma Bunton/David Walliams T5 Comic relief videos were just fine on the internet and this video would be great in the same place.

Having seen it for the first time this morning I agree with most who say it is too long and it is a bit uncomfortable mixing some really forced comedy and flight safety.

If you could cut it down to celebs talking heads and some simple visual gags then perhaps it could run for a bit. Alternatively Warwick and Sir Ian could do the whole thing together - they were the highlight.

Air France's video currently gets my vote for how to do it with style, warmth and in two languages....

Saw it for the first time this morning and my god was it cringeworthy. Made me feel embarrassed for all our overseas visitors who must wonder what the hell is going on.

They could have had an opportunity to do something classy like the QF video where they're featuring different domestic destinations.


Really feel sorry for the crew who have to endure that upwards of 4 times a day. I didn't realise there would be a video more annoying than the QR FC Barcelona one. Or AA's "going for great".

Saw it the first time last Friday. On our BSL-LHR leg the video didn't work and there was a manual demo. Then on the LHR-INV leg they played it.

I find it way too long, not funny and what annoys me most is to hear stuff about power sockets when I am on an A320. Surely they could have done several videos, which would be correct on the respective aircraft types.

Luckily QR have stopped the Barca one and now have a functional, fairly quick (although done in both languages) video. Hopefully they won't bring something back soon with PSG, but the 'new' BA one is certainly on a par. I simply don't get how it is so difficult for the guys who develop these to find a medium.