Bird Chirping on Arrival
Dec 29, 2012 | 4:10 am
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Bird Chirping on Arrival
Not really worth a thread, but didn't know where to post it elsewhere.
I arrived last night from HAM in DXB and we were woken up around 40 minutes prior to arrival by a really noisy, high-pitched bird chirping which lasted for almost 10 minutes and didn't stop.
Wasn't like this few days earlier.
According to the FA it's new "wake up entertainment". Was extremely annoying in my opinion. Anyone else had it?
Cheers,
w00t
I arrived last night from HAM in DXB and we were woken up around 40 minutes prior to arrival by a really noisy, high-pitched bird chirping which lasted for almost 10 minutes and didn't stop.
Wasn't like this few days earlier.
According to the FA it's new "wake up entertainment". Was extremely annoying in my opinion. Anyone else had it?
Cheers,
w00t
Dec 29, 2012 | 6:11 am
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There is sometimes a glitch in the IFE which means this plays upon takeoff and also landing. This hasn't been part of the formal IFE programme for some time now.
Nearly as annoying as that bloody arrival into Dubai video. Awful.
Nearly as annoying as that bloody arrival into Dubai video. Awful.
Dec 29, 2012 | 7:44 am
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Call me crazy, but I actually like the welcome to Dubai video! It's not that bad. The song got annoying after about 4 times but I still like it because Dubai is one of my favorite cities, so it sort of gets met excited to be flying in!
Dec 29, 2012 | 1:38 pm
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Dec 29, 2012 | 3:39 pm
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There was a 'Too many announcements' thread a while back...
As far as I am concerned the PA should be for a quick welcome message and thereafter for safety announcements and the captain's updates only.
I would be impressed if any airline managed to serve a decent Yorkshire pudding.
As far as I am concerned the PA should be for a quick welcome message and thereafter for safety announcements and the captain's updates only.
I would be impressed if any airline managed to serve a decent Yorkshire pudding.
Dec 29, 2012 | 3:49 pm
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I would happily scrap everything other than safety announcements or announcements to detail issues ( e.g. flight departure delayed ). No need to intrude with multi language "welcomes" nor for the pilot to say anything
Dec 29, 2012 | 4:09 pm
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Giant Yorkshire pudding with medium rare striploin (with the fat on) and gravy poured over with a beer to wash it down. Proper man food, for the ladies a salad drizzeled with some balsamic wotnot and a hint of something you cant see or taste with a pan seared something.
Any airline that manages that. I am on dont even really care where they fly to.
The birds are annoying though and I have been lucky only to have encounterd them a few times.
Any airline that manages that. I am on dont even really care where they fly to.
The birds are annoying though and I have been lucky only to have encounterd them a few times.
Last edited by ayeaway; Dec 29, 2012 at 4:15 pm