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Jun 27, 2018, 1:24 pm

#631

rossmacd

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Originally Posted by MFCC

The new new video has just been released to crew. It included David Williams, Michael Caine, Joanna Lumley and a few other faces. It’s broadly the same but slightly shorter at around 5min 50secs.

Is it as bad as the current one?

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Jun 27, 2018, 1:35 pm

#632

MFCC

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Originally Posted by rossmacd

Is it as bad as the current one?

I mean it’s not great let’s put it that way.

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Jun 27, 2018, 3:11 pm

#633

ppp909

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Will it be played at full volume like the current one seems to be most of the time? There have been a few occasions where I've had to cover my ears to save them.

Jun 27, 2018, 4:43 pm

#634

fruitcage

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David Williams?

Jun 27, 2018, 4:49 pm

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Originally Posted by fruitcage

David Williams?

Whilst that is his real name, he is known professionally as David Walliams.

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Jun 27, 2018, 5:18 pm

#636

Ancient Observer

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Not a lot of people know that, you know.

Jun 27, 2018, 6:41 pm

#637

highexpectations

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Originally Posted by MFCC

The new new video has just been released to crew. It included David Williams, Michael Caine, Joanna Lumley and a few other faces. It’s broadly the same but slightly shorter at around 5min 50secs.

Oh no! Why can’t BA just bin the never-ending, insanely boring and way too long safety video and just stick with the simple manual demonstration that takes a couple of minutes?

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Jun 28, 2018, 5:48 am

#638

bioblot

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Imagine if Cathay produced such a video, featuring actors and in-jokes from Cantonese soap operas. But no, strangely their video is direct and to the point and appropriate for an international airline.

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Jun 28, 2018, 6:58 am

#639

1010101

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Originally Posted by bioblot

Well to be fair, people the world over know actors like Ian McKellen. Most people's knowledge of Cantonese stars starts and ends with Jackie Chan.

That said i get your point. It's an awful attempt at humour. It would be much better if they got the actors to just read out the instructions without the stupid jokes.

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Jun 28, 2018, 8:55 am

#640

Tiffywren

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They could always do it on the cheap and just film an actual BA crew doing a demonstration in the cabin of the same type of aircraft you’re sitting in...

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Jun 28, 2018, 10:25 am

#641

adrianlondon

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I'm no doubt opening myself up as a not-very-frequent flyer, but are there many seats that passengers sit on that don't have emergency exits both in front and behind them? And are there many locations, apart from down by the floor, that floor-level lighting might be at?

I wonder why cabin crew need to flail their arms around twice (facing you then facing away from you) and then point out the aisle floor, during the video. It seems to be compulsory to do this, but why?

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Last edited by adrianlondon; Jun 28, 2018 at 3:03 pm Reason: exits, not exists! I'm sure things exist all around me.