Over the past decade, airline safety presentations have mostly moved from live demonstrations to video. As a ploy to make people pay attention to the videos, airlines have introduced more zany versions. From fashionable videos like Air France, to Virgin America’s catchy pre-flight video, these creative shorts definitely had their day. Some airlines continue to have unique videos to this day.
Take a look at a few of the trendsetters:
Virgin America Safety Video
This video kicked off a trend that many airlines adopted. Virgin America’s diddy was so popular that people sung the song on Virgin America’s last flight back in 2018.
Air France Safety Video
The Air France safety video from 2015 has a focus on fashion as well as buckling your seat belt.
American Airlines Safety Video
The American Airlines video seems to be a Virgin America-redux with less dancing but very little focus on an in-aircraft safety presentation. Instead, much of the demonstration takes place on a soundstage.
Emirates Continues To Buck The Trend
Emirates has never really been part of this trend though. They have always kept their videos professional. Emirates introduced a much more straight forward and formal safety video. This video clearly demonstrates how to operate safety equipment and how to find the nearest exit in case of evacuation. While some people might say that the new video is boring, conveying the important aspects of safety before a flight is a lifesaving endeavor. Incidents like the Japan Airlines evacuation last year show the importance of evacuating efficiently once the call to do so is given. Kudos to Emirates for keeping the focus where it should be.
