Yorkshire Airlines, operated by BA
Oct 28, 2017, 5:31 am
#1
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,046
Yorkshire Airlines, operated by BA
The other day I flew from LHR to NCL in 1D on the aircraft G-EUPP and realised that this aircraft must have originally been delivered to Yorkshire Airlines.
To see why, imagine that the registration component EUPP is a word and compare it with the standard greeting used by the Air Dorises in the classic ad!
To see why, imagine that the registration component EUPP is a word and compare it with the standard greeting used by the Air Dorises in the classic ad!
Oct 28, 2017, 9:04 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: BA (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 1,256
The irony arises from two contrasting but equally stereotypical views of the fine English county of Yorkshire, namely:
a. To those from Yorkshire it is God's Own Country - as close to perfection as any mere piece of geography could be, and populated with the finest people who live in the most perfect society imaginable; but
b. To those from other parts of England it is a post-industrial grot hole whose towns are full of grime-stained derelict mills and vile concrete council estates, and whose insular people eat unappetising traditional English food and are clueless about all the wonders that the rest of the country/world has to offer.
Neither version is accurate but the contrast provides scope for humour, such as that provided by Hale and Pace, two giants of comedy who are responsible for the video that has been posted.
Oct 28, 2017, 9:17 am
#11
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,477
(I am sure many naturalised British would still appreciate the explanation despite being Northerner or Southerner)
Oct 28, 2017, 9:22 am
#14
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Taif, KSA
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,908