RichardMEL
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Remember, for actual use, this will be heavily edited down to the 3-4min mark for domestic, and a bit longer for international as is usually the case. They have released long form vids in the past, but actual use the fluff is cut out.
And there's a LOT of fluff.
Frankly, apart from dear Nestor, this is a snore fest and boring. It also doesn't highlight the safety info that well (but it's no worse than many of the previous ones). I mean it's so quick about where the life jacket is and doesn't show in context of the aircraft cabin you're in it could be confusing for some (for example).
For me though it's dull. Nobody really cares about the backstories of "Alex" (who looks way more like a hot actor than an apparent FF - though can be both of course) swimming with his kids, or why the Cabin Crew from LHR loves Morocco etc.
Just on the mix of destinations.. At first I thought Lapland Lachie was a nod to the AY wet lease
but I thought about it a bit, and perhap it's way too subtle notion of QF's partners' networks. Eg: AY to Lapland, Royal Air Maroc in OW to get there, AA to Cabo? (could be a stretch). I can't think of any other linking thread between them except to have a pretty (and expensive) video from all these places. QF of course flying to FCO, CDG, etc.
Sadly no real innovation or interesting things here. I don't have an issue with the indigenous elder welcome, but I know a lot of people will be angry and call it "woke" or whatever.. well that's their issue. Doesn't bother me either way, and it is beautiful up there.
The domestic edits of this will be interesting, but it will have to lose so much fluff that it will lose any cohesion with the idea of who is telling you things or why... and with that in mind, I personally think having it simpler and to the point, would be better for all rather than these hugs productions of extra "story" that we don't need (like the totally staged "surprise" in Rome).
Anyway, at least it's not "Double Shots Maaaate" or "Hello Captain, Hello Skipper" from the past so more forgettable than totally horrible for me.
I'll always smile at Nestor though.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
And there's a LOT of fluff.
Frankly, apart from dear Nestor, this is a snore fest and boring. It also doesn't highlight the safety info that well (but it's no worse than many of the previous ones). I mean it's so quick about where the life jacket is and doesn't show in context of the aircraft cabin you're in it could be confusing for some (for example).
For me though it's dull. Nobody really cares about the backstories of "Alex" (who looks way more like a hot actor than an apparent FF - though can be both of course) swimming with his kids, or why the Cabin Crew from LHR loves Morocco etc.
Just on the mix of destinations.. At first I thought Lapland Lachie was a nod to the AY wet lease
Sadly no real innovation or interesting things here. I don't have an issue with the indigenous elder welcome, but I know a lot of people will be angry and call it "woke" or whatever.. well that's their issue. Doesn't bother me either way, and it is beautiful up there.
The domestic edits of this will be interesting, but it will have to lose so much fluff that it will lose any cohesion with the idea of who is telling you things or why... and with that in mind, I personally think having it simpler and to the point, would be better for all rather than these hugs productions of extra "story" that we don't need (like the totally staged "surprise" in Rome).
Anyway, at least it's not "Double Shots Maaaate" or "Hello Captain, Hello Skipper" from the past so more forgettable than totally horrible for me.
I'll always smile at Nestor though.