New Safety Video
Jul 19, 2017, 4:34 am
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Jul 19, 2017, 4:40 am
#93
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I was surprised to read that Gillian Anderson was now British.
However, given that she appears on the FCO's list of Honorary British awards to foreign nationals - 2016 I guess that she is not British!
(And which of actor/comedian is Gordon Ramsay?
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However, given that she appears on the FCO's list of Honorary British awards to foreign nationals - 2016 I guess that she is not British!
(And which of actor/comedian is Gordon Ramsay?
)
Jul 19, 2017, 5:09 am
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No, Safety and comedy. As has been said umpteen times, the finished safety video will have a lot of the fluff removed. So it will be an entertaining yet still informative safety brief.
The tie up with comic relief is just a further development. It does not mean Comic Relief will be mentioned in the on board safety video.
The tie up with comic relief is just a further development. It does not mean Comic Relief will be mentioned in the on board safety video.
Jul 19, 2017, 5:14 am
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If it does away with the interruptions at the end of the flight I'm happy for it to be included at the end of the briefing. I am fed up of having that Flying Start video shoved in my face at the end of every flight.
Jul 19, 2017, 5:20 am
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It also currently elongates the landing brief which, when I'm still sleepy on an east coast flight is, frankly, annoying to hear it for the x hundredth time.
I'm awake for the safety brief. Give me the overview there - remind me where the envelope is and move on.
Jul 19, 2017, 5:27 am
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No, Safety and comedy. As has been said umpteen times, the finished safety video will have a lot of the fluff removed. So it will be an entertaining yet still informative safety brief.
The tie up with comic relief is just a further development. It does not mean Comic Relief will be mentioned in the on board safety video.
The tie up with comic relief is just a further development. It does not mean Comic Relief will be mentioned in the on board safety video.
I have nothing against comedy when used appropriately.
Jul 19, 2017, 5:28 am
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I would prefer for it to to be shoved in your face at all but sadly the shoving continues.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:47 am
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I too await the final onboard version with interest, but what concerns me about what we've seen so far is the lack of aircraft-specific info, principally with respect to the doors. The current one says "there are eight emergency exits on this aircraft, two at the rear, and two at the front of each cabin section", accompanied by an animation showing them all and followed by the crew pointing out your nearest. This richness I fear will be lost, possibly in the name of cost-cutting as I guess it must be expensive to make several versions, which is very sad and potentially dangerous. I hope I'm wrong.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:50 am
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The unrelenting negativity on this board continues unabated, I see.
BA do something decent (and how many of us on here were fed up of the old, out date one) and give us a preview of the finalised one ... and people just complain, complain, complain.
BA do something decent (and how many of us on here were fed up of the old, out date one) and give us a preview of the finalised one ... and people just complain, complain, complain.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:51 am
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Until they get rebuked by the relevant safety authority for burying the safety message and adding too much extraneous "fluff".
Jul 19, 2017, 6:55 am
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Aside from the fact that anything featuring Thandie Newton will have me paying very close attention, I like the fact that BA have gone in this direction and I enjoyed the new video. However, I say that having watched it just the once. Whether I retain that view 300 flights down the road when I can recite the entire script word-for-word in my sleep is a whole different question!
Jul 19, 2017, 6:57 am
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Good i really couldn't stand that freaking rabbit anymore!!!
Jul 19, 2017, 7:06 am
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Agree - too many on here seem to have overlooked (or chosen to ignore) that this is just the promotional video to highlight the comic relief connection. The actual video will be shorter and comments concerning its length etc should wait until the actual video is available for us all to see.