Filipino flight safety demo is hit on YouTube
MANILA, Philippines — Flight attendants for a low-cost Philippine airline who dance to Lady Gaga to keep passengers from snoozing through an in-flight safety demonstration are the latest YouTube sensation.
A video of stewardesses performing a choreographed routine aboard a Cebu Pacific flight last week to demonstrate safety procedures has received more than 6.5 million hits after being posted on the popular video sharing website.
The Manila-based airline, known for holding party games and singing contests on its low-fare domestic and Asian flights, said Tuesday it resorted to dancing flight attendants to draw more passenger attention to its in-flight safety reminders.
"People hardly pay attention to the safety demo on the ground," Cebu Pacific Vice President for marketing Candice Iyog said. "The airline was very thrilled with the outcome."
Three flight attendants in pastel shirts and khaki skirts danced away to Lady Gaga's hit "Just Dance" along a narrow A-320 passenger cabin aisle last week to teach passengers emergency procedures in case of severe turbulence or a water landing.
A passenger on the one-hour flight from Manila to southern Butuan province recorded the spectacle and uploaded it to YouTube.
