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October 27, 2010 4:11:06 PM    View the profile of Aeos 
Its a local airline company here in S Africa, and I just thought I'd share some of their way of announcing to passangers, I've actually flown with them before, and they pretty much do say this. Just some random research I've doing on disruption branding

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Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight “safety lecture” and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
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On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced,

“People, people we’re not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!”

—o0o—

On another flight with a very “senior” flight attendant crew, the pilot said,

“Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants.”

—-o0o—

On landing, the stewardess said,

“Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it’s something we’d like to have.”

—-o0o—

“There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane.”

—o0o—

“Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”

—o0o—

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker:

“Whoa, big fella. WHOA!”

—o0o—

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo, a flight attendant on a flight announced,

“Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted.”

—o0o—

From a Kulula employee:

“Welcome aboard Kulula 271 to Port Elizabeth. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don’t know how to operate one, you probably shouldn’t be out in public unsupervised.”

—o0o—

“In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite.”

—o0o—

“Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we’ll try to have them fixed before we arrive.  Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines.”

—-o0o—

“Your seats cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.”

—o0o—

“As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.”

—o0o—

And from the pilot during his welcome message:

“Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!”

—o0o—

On Kulula flight 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town, the flight attendant came on the intercom and said,

“That was quite a bump and I know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the airline’s fault, it wasn’t the pilot’s fault, it wasn’t the flight attendant’s fault.  It was the asphalt.”

—o0o—

On a Kulula flight into Cape Town on a particularly windy and bumpy day, during the final approach the Captain really had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said,

“Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City.  Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what’s left of our airplane to the gate!”

—o0o—

Another flight attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing:

“We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.”

—o0o—

An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a “Thanks for flying our airline.” He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment.

Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said,

“Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?”

“Why, no Ma’am,” said the pilot. “What is it?”

The little old lady said,

“Did we land, or were we shot down?”

—o0o—

After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg , the attendant came on with,

“Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal..”

—o0o—

Part of a flight attendant’s arrival announcement:

“We’d like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you’ll think of Kulula Airways.”

—o0o—

Heard on a Kulula flight:

“Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing. If you can light ’em, you can smoke ‘em.”

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October 27, 2010 4:21:21 PM    View the profile of Hunter-Morrell 
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October 27, 2010 4:49:37 PM    View the profile of Rocketman1167 
that just made my day.
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October 27, 2010 5:31:29 PM    View the profile of Maroy 
Rocketman1167 wrote:that just made my day.

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October 27, 2010 5:40:51 PM    View the profile of Jegora 
That was epic. My new goal in life is to fly this airline...somewhere.
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October 27, 2010 6:12:26 PM    View the profile of Garryll Gates 
Jegora wrote:That was epic. My new goal in life is to fly this airline...somewhere.

Agree!
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October 27, 2010 8:15:10 PM    View the profile of Skarr 
Garryll Gates wrote:
Jegora wrote:That was epic. My new goal in life is to fly this airline...somewhere.

Agree!

Same here. This was absolutely amazing!
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October 27, 2010 8:19:34 PM    View the profile of Hunter-Morrell 
Skarr wrote:
Garryll Gates wrote:
Jegora wrote:That was epic. My new goal in life is to fly this airline...somewhere.

Agree!

Same here. This was absolutely amazing!

Multi-quote, sure, but I agree too!
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October 27, 2010 8:37:40 PM    View the profile of Jegora 
HAH! Who says I'm not a trend setter.
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October 27, 2010 9:22:21 PM    View the profile of Corvin 
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October 27, 2010 9:50:50 PM    View the profile of Luckystar 
I'm reminded of WestJet (a Canadian airline) save the jokes and what have you that the flight attendants use I find far from funny. This however, I like. Got any more?
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October 28, 2010 8:51:05 AM    View the profile of Sniping101 
Aeos, sometime after I get out I am going to come visit. I am flying this airline the whole way; I hope they have a first class; free booze always makes flying better.
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October 28, 2010 9:00:46 AM    View the profile of Kami 
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October 28, 2010 9:52:38 AM    View the profile of Zippy 
This just made my week a whole lot better haha!
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October 28, 2010 12:28:56 AM    View the profile of Aeos 
Haha, I don't think there are international flights on kulula Snipes but Im glad you guys found it entertaining.

kulula is a local zula word litterally meaning 'lightweight'.
but yeah, they are pretty entertaining, gave FIFA  headache during the world cup :P Anycase, I recommend the last video, I think Snipes might enjoy it:P Not sure whether you'll get the accents though,

Some extras I've found:

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"Please pay attention to the safety announcement, because you will be writing a test shortly".

"If you are caught smoking, you will be asked to leave the aircraft".

"Welcome to Johannesburg, if this is not where you were intending to go then you have a bit of a problem."






For those too lazy to listen :P


Here's a live recording of a Kulula inflight announcement. If you don't want to click through, the text is below:

"Now Ladies & Gentlemen, you know me and my wonderful team, so could you please introduce yourself to the person sitting next to you. Come on, don't be shy, they're not going to bite. Ladies & Gentlemen we are going to be taking you through our safety procedure on board this aircraft. We ask that you please pay attention. Before the touch down your tray tables need to be folded away, your armrest down, blinds must be opened with your lazyboys in their most uncomfortable upright position. And those seatbelts fastened low and tight around those gorgeous hips. Now unfortuanately due to load-shedding there is no aircon on board this aircraft so we have provided you with your own fanning device which shows pretty pictures on escape routes, oxygen masks and flotation devices as well as the all-important brace-position which you must use in the event of an emergency - that's just basically when we all bend over and kiss our arses goodbye.

Jammer om te hoor. There are 8 emergency exits on the aircraft and the crew will do the macarena and point them out to you now - there are 2 at the front 4 overwing exits and 2 at the back. Please take a moment to locate the nearest exit to you bearing in mind that it might be behind or on top of you at the time.

To guide you to the exit we've placed floor-lighting in the aisle - disco style. Now in the unlikely event of Julius Malema ever speaking sense or we do have a loss of cabin pressure, free oxygen will be provided - masks will drop from the right and left service panel above you. Scream softly and pull the mask down with a sharp downward jerk to activate the flow of oxygen, cover your nose and mouth and breath normally or just simply dial 911.

Now on our way to Slaapstad we should be flying over a few swimming pools, 4 rivers and a large sewerage pond, so in the case of a water-landing you have your own life-jacket under the seat. On instruction from the crew, fasten the life jacket tightly around your waist and pull down the red tags to give you that wonder-bra look.

There's a red whistle for survivors and a light to shine in the shark's eyes. We are a smoke-free flight and the toilets are monitored by smoke detectors & video-camera'd for the captain's entertainment. But if we do catch you smoking the Civil Aviation Authority can fine you up to R6000; and Kulula fans, for those prices you could have flown SAA today and got yourself a free bankie. All those fancy phones - those blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, iphones, uphones, mephones all interfere with the aircraft's system. We ask you now to relax and enjoy the ride."

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