New British Airways safety video launched

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• Jordan D says:

  18 Apr18 April 03:14

  As a fan of the Flying Start Safety videos, I chuckled every time Chhabuddy G made his “don’t be so hard on yourself” joke at Jess Glynne.

  The new video is good, but it’s no #ThankYouGillian.

• Joe says:

  18 Apr18 April 03:47

  I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since I’ve had to sit through Chabuddy G. I feel so haunted by the cringe of it that it still feels I watched it on my last flight.

• Andrew J says:

  18 Apr18 April 04:50

  Although Oswald Boateng himself features in the video, his new uniforms do not, which surprised me as that will quickly date the video.

  • Lewis says:

    18 Apr18 April 05:57

    Read the article “The video will launch on flights from 1st May. A second version of this video will follow shortly afterwards, featuring the staff in the new uniforms unveiled in January.”

    • Andrew J says:

      18 Apr18 April 06:43

      Why wait until January when the new uniforms are being worn from this spring – will date the video by the summer.

      • Rhys says:

        18 Apr18 April 08:17

        I think you’re missing the point. The video with new uniforms will roll out once the new uniforms are being worn….

        • Andrew J says:

          18 Apr18 April 08:19

          Which will be from this spring, so January seems rather a long time away.

        • Rhys says:

          18 Apr18 April 08:27

          No, the uniforms were unveiled in January. The v2 video will come once the uniforms are rolled out (this summer supposedly)

        • Anouj says:

          18 Apr18 April 14:04

          for a airline that cuts corners a lot it does seem surprising they went to the effort and cost of making the video twice instead of just delaying the release till the new uniforms were rolled out..

  • Jack says:

    18 Apr18 April 16:39

    they have made another version of this video which will be released in the summer when the new uniforms come out

• Alex G says:

  18 Apr18 April 05:56

  ‘Oddly, Robert Peston’

  I will recognise Robert Preston, and would know it was him with my eyes closed.

  I’ve heard of Emma Raducanu, but haven’t a clue what she looks like.

  Never heard of Ncuti Gatwa.

  • The Original David says:

    18 Apr18 April 06:45

    Robert Peston was the only one I recognised! Either BA has gone down a notch on the “celebrities”, or I’m more out of touch than I used to be… At least that will keep the video interesting to watch dozens of times, as I try to figure out who’s who. Is the gang of giggling youths anyone special or just kids from the local council estate?

  • Rob says:

    18 Apr18 April 07:28

    Dr Who!

    • Alex G says:

      18 Apr18 April 08:08

      Doctor Who?

      Have they replaced William Hartnell then?

  • vlcnc says:

    18 Apr18 April 11:39

    I think some people are showing their age here 😛

• Scott says:

  18 Apr18 April 06:23

  Flicked through about 20secs of that, and that’s enough for me.
  Unfortunately got a BA flight on the 1st May, so may have to endure this.

  I would prefer it if thry could just show what needs to be be shown in a clear and consise manner rather than wheeling out “celebs” or making it Woke and gimmicky.

  • Nick says:

    18 Apr18 April 06:47

    +1

  • BSI1978 says:

    18 Apr18 April 07:02

    Having “flicked through about 20 secs” of the video, what was it in particular that makes you describe it as Woke and gimmicky?

  • Jeff says:

    18 Apr18 April 07:04

    Out of interest, what is the opposite of ‘woke’?

    • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

      18 Apr18 April 07:55

      Not woke = ignorant of social justice issues (which is far more than just racism)

      • Jeff says:

        18 Apr18 April 10:38

        ‘Not woke’ needs a proper adjective, though. “Snoozy” maybe? Thought there’d be one already.

        For the noun, I’ve heard the people referred to as ‘Me-mes’, as in “ME don’t like foreigners” and “there’s nothing wrong with Brexit and even if there was it’s nothing to do with ME”.

        I suppose “Personal Responsibility Duckers” is a bit too long?

  • Catalan says:

    18 Apr18 April 07:20

    @Scott. If it was shown in just a “clear and concise manner” you’d be the first to complain it was boring.
    And what exactly makes it “Woke”? Because it shows black people?

    • Paul says:

      18 Apr18 April 07:34

      Really don’t understand how the video is woke…

      • Rob says:

        18 Apr18 April 07:40

        Has people in it who are not middle aged white men.

        • Budva says:

          18 Apr18 April 07:43

          Goes overboard on flaunting the diversity angle

        • Rob says:

          18 Apr18 April 07:53

          The people in it are mainly on BA’s payroll – Tom, Emma, Ozwald. I think Stephen Bartlett does stuff for BA too.

          Ncuti isn’t but he will be world famous in 12 months once Dr Who launches.

        • vlcnc says:

          18 Apr18 April 11:41

          Ncuti is already world famous, especially in the US, thanks to his stint on a very successful Netlix series 😉

  • Jack says:

    18 Apr18 April 16:40

    what was it that made it gimmicky or woke . It features a range of people explaining in the video and is a great way of getting the key messages across

    • Kevin says:

      19 Apr19 April 10:24

      The Safety Cards are also very inclusive. At least the one on my aircraft this morning was. It shows a picture of 3 passengers, with 3 different skin colours. It also shows what is presumably a family; a male and female who are both white, with a child who is black. Perhaps it’s not their child. Perhaps the child is adopted. Perhaps the mother had the child to a man in a previous relationship. Perhaps she had an affair. Who knows!

      However, this morning I have made a more shocking discovery. The picture on the front of the safety card was of an A320neo but the aircraft was an A320ceo, NOT a neo. Unless of course it had sharklets retro-fitted, which on disembarking the aircraft, I checked, and it did not. I cannot believe BA would make such a mistake. Formal complaint has been lodged directly to Mr Doyle himself. I think I need a lie down.

• Phillip says:

  18 Apr18 April 06:30

  I like it!

• Lewis says:

  18 Apr18 April 06:51

  It’s not bad… but maybe I’ve been out of the UK for too long; a lot of the read seems quite condescending and not particularly friendly. Also the audio mixing is pretty wild. Some lines were super loud and others hard to hear. I wonder how that’ll work onboard.

• Andrew. says:

  18 Apr18 April 07:24

  Ryanair Safety Video – 2m24s
  BA Safety Video 5m03s

  Maybe if the video was shorter the turnaround would be 2 minutes quicker?

  • Paul says:

    18 Apr18 April 07:33

    Ryanair has a safety video? Didn’t know they had screens onboard!

    • Save East Coast Rewards says:

      18 Apr18 April 07:51

      I thought the same. It would be weird if Ryanair were installing screens in their aircraft when BA removed theirs from their shorthaul aircraft a few years ago.

      Means I don’t get to suffer/experience the safety video on most of my flights.

  • Andrew J says:

    18 Apr18 April 07:42

    Safety videos are usually played during the taxi anyway so don’t affect turnaround times.

    • Alex G says:

      18 Apr18 April 08:19

      Taxiing at Heathrow – 40 minutes.

      Taxiing at Stansted – 2 minutes.

      BA can have a longer video.

      Personally, I like to watch the crew do the safety demonstration, and always give them my undivided attention. It’s only polite, after all.

      On a flight to JFK on AA many years ago, my friend and I were in the middle row of 5 (in the days when I used to fly economy). A couple of guys at the other end of the same row were talking to each other through the safety demonstration. At the end of it, an FA came over and said to them “right, now we are going to do it all again and this time you are going to pay attention”. She gave them a personal briefing, and they paid attention.

      Got to love those mature FAs on AA. You don’t mess with them. And I would rather a mature experienced woman was in charge in an emergency than some young underpaid kid.

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