Ready for Take-Off (TV show)

[Kangol]

The surname of the guy cleaning the aircraft was Brighten
Interested that they don't teach the correct pronunciation of Sauvignon Blanc .. noticed that too when I was offered Taittinger in F

 

[VHOEJ]

I did love the Retro Roo footage.

But yes, some issues with that episode - the heart attack was staged. The passenger and all the medical assistance was carried out in a 330, not a 737. No widebodies operate on BNE-MEL.

I also didn't really like the managers statement about " I don't know why people who are unwell fly" or something to that effect. It just didn't come across too well.

I noted the J cabin family - surely they could have taken the extra 2 seats before upgrades were done. If there were only fare paying passengers, it would have been interesting to see who they bumped. If they downgraded two paying passengers or ones who had been upgraded, that wouldn't have been a good look either, as much as it was a nice story.

 

[Boof1]

The episodes are getting (sadly) worse when it comes to consistency and accuracy. I thought I read somewhere that QF were actively involved with this so I expected it to be a little more accurate and a little less dramatised as last nights was. I've lost count of how many times they've mentioned QF93 and then shown an A330 at the gate. Sure I don't expect the average punter to notice this stuff but if the airline is going to sanction it then at least make it factually correct.

As for the heart attack, there wasn't any part of that story line that I could believe. Sure he might have been crook on a flight but why make up the QF601 story to go with it and show a 738 landing?

The Retro Roo at LRE was good to see and I did think it was great that the pilots had a connection with the place.

Cheers
Boof

 

[ozbeachbabe]

My number one pet hate with tv/movies on aviation is lack of continuity ie 738 takes off and 332 lands etc etc and Channel Nine certainly didn't disappoint rising to the occasion numerous times - and that's just in this episode. I hadn't watched any episodes of RFTO in their entirety up until now as I still had quite a few episodes of Homicide Hunter to get through first.

The heart attack incident on QF601 BNE/MEL is first depicted as a 738 when it's on finals and generally always is a 738 as are all other BNE/MEL flights however when the man is taken off the flight the a/c has morphed into a twin aisle A330 which must be VH-EBV as you can see the purple One World livery on the fuselage. There may have been a one off flight BNE/MEL on the 332 when it was fresh out of the hangar in BNE with the new J suites but I think this was before RFTO started filming so wouldn't have been that flight.

Then when it shows the ambulances on the tarmac for the above QF601 scene you see winglets that are only found on 738's or some JQ 320's and what looks to be a JQ A320 in the background.

The A380 that needed an engine change prior to flying to DXB was "David Warren" (VH-OQI) when towed into the hangar but "Phyllis Arnott" (VH-OQL) when it was towed out but then reverted back to "David Warren" again.

Not sure if the child on her way to Disneyland was upgraded to J with her Dad or in J to begin with as I thought earlier in the show it said somebody had given/donated 2 business class seats. As medical clearance would have been needed for her to fly this would have been done ahead of time so she could be seated next to a medical power point, have oxygen fitted to those seats etc. You can't just do last minute upgrades for MEDA pax.

It's not clear to me whether the Mum and brother also got upgraded in the end and if this was the "executive decision" the ACEM made. She would have the authority to upgrade so I don't know why it showed her earlier ringing the Customer Journey department with that request only to be told "no."

It was actually more entertaining watching SO's (who's a LAME) reactions to terminology such as "roadworthy" when OQI/OQL was towed into the hangar, and the presenters voice saying that you basically just needed "a hammer and a wrench" for the engine change being a "major mechanical makeover" whereas it was replaced altogether.

 

[samh004]

I think I spotted the top of my head in a scene onboard the LRE flight, but there was footage taken that didn't make the final cut that I was waiting for. Oh well!

 

[blackcat20]

The A380 that needed an engine change prior to flying to DXB was "David Warren" (VH-OQI) when towed into the hangar but "Phyllis Arnott" (VH-OQL) when it was towed out but then reverted back to "David Warren" again.

I thought it changed as it was towed out but then I wasnt sure. Glad to see I'm not going crazy.

 

[UP4014]

I would prefer a 50th re run of Flying High.

 

[blackcat20]

I think I spotted the top of my head in a scene onboard the LRE flight, but there was footage taken that didn't make the final cut that I was waiting for. Oh well!

We kept an eye out for you!

 

[TheRealTMA]

I think I spotted the top of my head in a scene onboard the LRE flight, but there was footage taken that didn't make the final cut that I was waiting for. Oh well!

Next time you fly, wear one of those caps with the propeller on the top!

 

[RichardMEL]

I would prefer a 50th re run of Flying High.

Don't call me Shirley!

along similar lines - those who bothered to sit through BKK .... the bogan missing his flight due to being drunk etc then calls his mum thenjumps up and down "My mum's a LIFETIME GOLD!!!!" then when they say no he's "that's BS!" omg. kind of the feral version of DYKWIA... DYKWMMI? lol

hilarious.

yes the medical emergency bugged me. QF601 would never be a 332 yet the interior scenes were absolutely a 330.

the family upgraded - they prob bumped ppl to F. it was sweet enough

it is inaccurate but has human interest stories. Most people aren't interested in accuracy lol

 

[TheRealTMA]

Don't call me Shirley!

along similar lines - those who bothered to sit through BKK .... the bogan missing his flight due to being drunk etc then calls his mum thenjumps up and down "My mum's a LIFETIME GOLD!!!!" then when they say no he's "that's BS!" omg. kind of the feral version of DYKWIA... DYKWMMI? lol

Then, after effing this and that and "I'm not spending another effing night in Bangkok!", after paying for another flight next day, he heads off to the " entertainment" areas of the town to continue as before. I don't remember seeing if he actually caught the flight. But maybe I'd lost consciousness by then from the excitement.

 

[SpudOz]

Airport customer experience manager was concerned about calling a "parametic"?

Very cringe worthy moment. Up there with "Qannas". If you worked for Qantas, would you not learn to say QanTas?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Very cringe worthy moment. Up there with "Qannas". If you worked for Qantas, would you not learn to say QanTas?

Probably learned the pronunciation from a previous Victorian federal labor minister, Martin Ferguson, who couldn't pronounce the name of his ministry, or even the country he lived in.

 

[Himeno]

How many shows have there been like this now?
LHR
LTN/U2
DXB/EK
TT
and now QF and BKK.
anything else?

 

[samh004]

We kept an eye out for you!

Thank you!

Next time you fly, wear one of those caps with the propeller on the top!

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I'll be sure to do that for you

the family upgraded - they prob bumped ppl to F. it was sweet enough

That's what this household thought too in the end.

 

[BD1959]

How many shows have there been like this now?
LHR
LTN/U2
DXB/EK
TT
and now QF and BKK.
anything else?

Regards,

BD

 

[RichardMEL]

Then, after effing this and that and "I'm not spending another effing night in Bangkok!", after paying for another flight next day, he heads off to the " entertainment" areas of the town to continue as before. I don't remember seeing if he actually caught the flight. But maybe I'd lost consciousness by then from the excitement.

Yes he did, after wasting time buying noodles and stuff he did make his flight.

LIFETIME GOLD!!!! oh sorry, his mum was. LMAO

 

[RichardMEL]

How many shows have there been like this now?
LHR
LTN/U2
DXB/EK
TT
and now QF and BKK.
anything else?

There was also one in the US about Southwest I am pretty sure. Ah yes, Airline...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_(U.S._TV_series)

and there's a series about MIA too IIRC.

Yep Airport 24/7 Miami

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_24/7:_Miami

 

[ozbeachbabe]

How many shows have there been like this now?
LHR
LTN/U2
DXB/EK
TT
and now QF and BKK.
anything else?

Airport was at LHR & covered several airlines, Airline UK LTN U2, Airline USA MDW WN, Ultimate Airport Dubai EK, Airways TT.

Airport often showed clips of SU station manager Jeremy who always had an amusing anecdote.

Some people may remember the episode where they were auctioning off unclaimed baggage and Jeremy opened one suitcase displaying the contents which included a giant pair of Y fronts that would fit an elephant.

 

[RichardMEL]

Airport UK LHR had the papparazzi photographers in it too I htink.. Steve and someone and the manager for Cyprus Airways(?) and the guy from Gulf Air (I want to say Shakar, but I could be wrong there).

I loved that series specially because having been through LHR so many times myself it was almost like seeing "home" in a weird way.