Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways (ANA) and The Pokémon Company have teamed up to make Pokémon-themed in-flight safety and disembarkation videos that are running now on ANA’s Pikachu Jet NH, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, and Evee Jet NH, a Boeing 777.
The videos feature a charming assortment of familiar Pokémon characters helping the flight crew guide passengers through the safety instructions.
Take a look.
Here’s ANA’s disembarkation video. Also with the Pokémon theme.
And here are the two jets in the ‘set’ that that will are running these videos:
Are you a fan of the historical romance TV series Bridgerton, or just bored with staid, straightforward airline safety videos?
Then taketh a look at this new genre entry from British Airways titled May We Haveth One’s Attention.
The charming, entertaining and, most importantly, educational, video is a wee bit over 5 minutes long and features more than 40 British Airlines staff. The video will run on the airline’s long-haul flights starting August 1 – but you can enjoy it right here.
And while we’re on the topic of safety videos, let’s take a moment to remember fitness instructor, TV personality and imp, Richard Simmons who starred in this Air New Zealand “Fit to Fly” safety video more than a dozen years ago.
The new video is filled with important safety information, of course.
But Hawaiian Airlines’ new safety video also features scenes from all four major Hawaiian islands – Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi.
The new video also features 57 new and original cast members, including teenagers or adults who were keiki (children) in the airline’s 2015 safety video.
A good sign that we’re moving back to ‘normal’ in the travel world is the introduction of fresh airline safety videos that use a bit of wit and whimsey to get passeners to pay attention to the important safety instructions.
British Airways has a new safety video that will roll out on the carrier’s long-haul aircraft starting May 1, 2023.
The five-minute video features British Airways staff in key roles as well as as a cameo by British rapper, Little Simz, who takes off her headphones, and remarks ‘What?!’ in response to one of the instructions.
Elsewhere, a real-life farmer and two fishermen are shown inflating their life jackets.
In addition to drawing attention to the safety instructions, “we also wanted to inject some wit and showcase Britishness, and all the quirks that put us on the map by shining a light on real life people – from fishermen and chip shop workers to friends hanging out, as well as some well known faces who help put Britain on a stage,” said Calum Laming, British Airways’ Chief Customer Officer.
Take a look at the new safety video and let us know what you think.
And just for fun, here are some great airline safety videos from the past
Right about now everything – including the safety videos we’ve seen 100 times – are among the things we miss about flying.
We especially miss the fun safety videos that airlines offer up in an effort to get us to pay attention when we’re on the planes – or off.
So if France on your list of places you’ll go as soon as the coast is clear, then take a look at this new safety video out from Air France.
In it, two flight attendants lay out all the important instructions that you’ll see in any safety video, but while also visiting iconic French landmarks such as the Opéra Garnier, the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, and the sunny French Riviera. The virtual tour continues through the vineyards of Provence, past museums, a fashion show, a typical French café terrace, and along the banks of the Seine and its famous booksellers.
The safety briefing ends where you might expect: at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
