Today is a selection of a few different videos, but first, a special mention for all the Air Traffic Control staff who read the blog. I worked in Air Traffic Control for 23 years, and it is challenging as an Air Traffic Controller or Air Traffic Control Assistant or Engineer having to work at Christmas when you want to be with your family.
Here is a video from NATS who provide most of the air traffic services in the UK:
In this post:
NATS – Air Traffic Control
ATC is often depicted in a very unrealistic way in films and TV, but Die Hard 2 has some fairly realistic scenes as well as being Christmas-themed. In this video for NATS, Steven De Souza, the film’s writer, talks about the ATC and airport elements of Die Hard 2.
There is no Xmas video from NATS, but if you missed this episode about Concorde, it is worth a listen.
Heathrow Airport
The Heathrow bears seem to have disappeared for good sadly.
In 2021, Heathrow Airport recreated the famous monologue of one of my favourite Christmas films, Love Actually.
The new words reflected the challenges caused by the pandemic and the emotion of reuniting with friends and family as the world slowly opens back up. The scene was eshot at Heathrow Terminal 3, the exact location it was filmed almost two decades ago. It featured footage of real-life passengers emerging in Arrivals and reuniting with loved ones in time for Christmas, after months and even years of being apart.
I’m off to fetch a tissue…
For 2022, Heathrow released a new video which also tugs at the heart strings.
Heathrow released a couple of videos this year, but neither were the usual full on Christmas tear jerker of previous years. First there was a video of the performances being put on by ballet dancers for Xmas.
Then there was one filmed in arrivals:
And another based on love:
Air Canada – new video
I loved this very sweet video from last year in 2o22.
Air Canada has released a new animated video for 2023:
And finally…
Not a Christmas one but one of my favourite airline videos in 2020 which maybe reminds us we’ve come a long way since 2020. This advert from Emirates is called “Do you remember”. It almost feels surreal now watching this.
3 comments
Thanks for sharing Michelle, really appreciated.
Hi Michelle,
Merry Christmas!
Query –
I’ve booked a flight (World Economy class) a few months ago, departing late Jan 2023.
I currently have Silver status but will drop down to Bronze from beginning of Jan.
Will I still qualify for the Silver status luggage allowance?
Thanks
Unfortunately it’s the status you hold when you travel not when you book.
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