The guys over at IHateRyanair.co.uk have suggested a new logo for Ryanair, the low-cost airline, that will better reflect the way they do business. The airline paid a top Dublin based branding consultancy 5 pounds for this artwork.
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Category Archives: Offbeat news
Airplane Food that Doesn’t Suck
We don’t think there’s many people out there that enjoy airplane food. In fact, it’s probably worse than hospital or jail food. But when you get that once in a lifetime opportunity to sample the most challenging cuisine presented by the United fleet of Culinary geniuses you have to take it and make the best of it. Here’s a quick look through some offbeat airplane menus that would probably eave a place on any decent restaurant’s list.
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Turkish Airlines fail
Airlines have to be particularly careful about their advertising methods. If they make a little mistake positioning their ad, it might give off the wrong impression. Take Turkish Airlines’s ad that suggests the plane will crash into an escalator.
New look for Lufthansa’s A380
Today, we’re having a look at a new and shiny Airbus A380. It’s being painted and scheduled to be finished this week. Looking forward to seeing more of it!
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Transylvania Airlines safety card
What if vampires were among us, just like in the movies Twilight or Tru Blood? In a world were vampires exist, this is probably how an airline safety card would look like.
Two Flight Attendants Sue Weather Forcasting Service
Yes, two flight attendants are, indeed, suing a national weather forecasting service for an incorrect guess on the day’s weather. I say “guess,” because that’s all it really ever is.
Two Alaska Airlines flight attendants who were injured when a 2007 flight from Seattle to California encountered turbulent air have filed a legal claim against a national weather forecasting service and against the U.S. government.
Donna Dacko and Inga Isakson were working on the flight to Ontario, Calif., on Dec. 25, 2007, when the aircraft hit “previously unreported severe turbulence” before landing, according to the claim filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Here’s what’s going to happen. Their claim is going to make it through the legal system, because with our legal system, a monkey could file a claim, and their going to get paid to go away. One of the biggest flaws in our legal system is that it’s cheaper to pay someone to go away than it is to prove how stupid they are.
I’m not saying these two attendants weren’t seriously injured or that what happened didn’t completely ruin their day. But really? You’re suing someone for not being able to predict turbulence? I have a feeling an ambulance chaser of a lawyer was involved in this one.
Despite what I said before about how they’ll probably get paid to go away, part of me hopes this claim gets fought. Otherwise, it will set a precedent that whenever you hurt yourself in unreported weather, you can sue someone. It’s just like when people started shoving 20 Big Macs down their throat a day, and later sued because there was no warning that said “Eating 20 Big Macs a day might result in obesity and then all the good things that come with obesity.” Now our legal system is filled with claims like the above, hypothetical scenario.
When I take my flight to Denver in March, now I know I should think of a new way to file a frivolous claim that can get me paid off. How about leaving my knee out in the aisle and let it get banged when the flight attendants go down the aisle with their cart to pass out drinks? NOBODY WARNED ME!
[via BND]
Sir Richard Branson’s stewardess wager
What do you do when you’re a billionaire with a new car in Formula 1? You raise the stakes early on.
AirAsia founder and group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes has accepted Sir Richard Branson’s challenge that the loser of the F1 race between Lotus F1 Racing and Virgin Racing dress up as a flight attendant on the winner’s airline.
This wager, straight out of a bad, nineties sitcom, will more than likely result in some good YouTube videos and Twitter pictures via the passengers of the winning flight.
Apparently the idea came as an alternative to Mr. Fernandes’ original promise.
Fernandes recently quipped that his only target in the new F1 season was to beat Branson; otherwise, he would retire and kill himself.
Yes, the latter is probably a better bet. Less of a mess to clean up, too.
While some might find reason to get angry with these two millionaires, having some fun in the midst of a recession (because everyone should be miserable if one person is), others will appreciate the stunt for what it is; a playful wager between friends. Two very wealthy friends, indeed.
My money is on Branson. The guy doesn’t seem to lose at anything. Period.
[via NST]