BA100 departing soon (Friday 1 February at 11.30 to be precise)
#76
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 778
#77
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sussex, UK
Programs: BA:Gold Amex:Green :IC Platinum Elite Amb
Posts: 660
#79
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 610
That - and a tailored email to say pretty much the same, plus how many miles you've flown with them. Truly exciting stuff.
"There will be wonderful things happening throughout the year. To start, we're making sure you're one of the first to see our fabulous new film. " - Thank you! Thank you so much!
"There will be wonderful things happening throughout the year. To start, we're making sure you're one of the first to see our fabulous new film. " - Thank you! Thank you so much!
#80
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London(ish)
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 564
What a load of rubbish.
British Airways should be embarrassed releasing this actual BS. Let alone building it up with a countdown timer over the past week.
I guess this is conclusive evidence they either don't read this website or don't care what people say...
British Airways should be embarrassed releasing this actual BS. Let alone building it up with a countdown timer over the past week.
I guess this is conclusive evidence they either don't read this website or don't care what people say...
#81
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 842
#82
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: BA Bronze SPG
Posts: 273
I thought it a well-produced video which does a reasonable job of representing the diversity and hopefully tolerance of today's Britain in the 90 seconds available. There's something of a warm fuzzy feeling around the use of a teddy bear - doesn't that take us all back to our childhood (or even just the non-celebrity safety video!)?
The negative reaction from some is, I suspect, because it perhaps doesn't meet the intensity of the build-up. With seemingly non-stop pushing of this for the last week, and a banner headline on BA.com, one might have expected something rather closer to a Hollywood blockbuster! In that sense, BA was only ever going to set itself up to disappoint, which is something of a shame - something launched with much less fanfare would have been a better ploy.
The negative reaction from some is, I suspect, because it perhaps doesn't meet the intensity of the build-up. With seemingly non-stop pushing of this for the last week, and a banner headline on BA.com, one might have expected something rather closer to a Hollywood blockbuster! In that sense, BA was only ever going to set itself up to disappoint, which is something of a shame - something launched with much less fanfare would have been a better ploy.
I may have only flown 30,574 miles but I am no less a customer than those that have done 20 million!
Rant over!
#85
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 8,721
#86
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: BMA
Programs: SAS Eurobonus Gold Card
Posts: 324
I don't know why BA keep on with these celeb videos. The last "To fly. To serve" ad was widely shared on social media after its launch but this one doesn't even seem to have been noticed. People don't fly with an airline because a celeb pretends to sit in WTP.
#87
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 282
I loved it
For someone who is only Blue, who got both 2018 and 2019 birthday Avios and whose miles flown didnt even get mentioned in their email (probably because its less that 100,000) - I loved it.
I thought it it was very engaging and will remind people who rarely fly, and those without status of our de facto national airline
Some subtleties might be missed when it flashes up on the telly but altogether a good job. Looking forward to seeing what else they have in the pipeline.
I thought it it was very engaging and will remind people who rarely fly, and those without status of our de facto national airline
Some subtleties might be missed when it flashes up on the telly but altogether a good job. Looking forward to seeing what else they have in the pipeline.
#89
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Bronze
Posts: 573
I thought it a well-produced video which does a reasonable job of representing the diversity and hopefully tolerance of today's Britain in the 90 seconds available. There's something of a warm fuzzy feeling around the use of a teddy bear - doesn't that take us all back to our childhood (or even just the non-celebrity safety video!)?
The negative reaction from some is, I suspect, because it perhaps doesn't meet the intensity of the build-up. With seemingly non-stop pushing of this for the last week, and a banner headline on BA.com, one might have expected something rather closer to a Hollywood blockbuster! In that sense, BA was only ever going to set itself up to disappoint, which is something of a shame - something launched with much less fanfare would have been a better ploy.
The negative reaction from some is, I suspect, because it perhaps doesn't meet the intensity of the build-up. With seemingly non-stop pushing of this for the last week, and a banner headline on BA.com, one might have expected something rather closer to a Hollywood blockbuster! In that sense, BA was only ever going to set itself up to disappoint, which is something of a shame - something launched with much less fanfare would have been a better ploy.
I liked the advert. But yes didn't need a countdown. Maybe they were feeling left out after Qatar's. Which also went down a treat with people on FT.
#90
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Somewhere in the Air
Programs: BA GGL, *A Silver, OW Emerald, HH Diamond, Karahi Express
Posts: 554
Nadda, Nicht, Nothing .... I crossed the 1 million mark on a flight before Christmas.... what did I get ... a 90 minute delay 😔