Chris S
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Does anybody else think it was a bad idea to use The Clash's 'London Calling' in the new British Airways ad? The lyrics "engines stop running" won't do much to calm nervous passengers!
London Calling - BA advert
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Durian
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- Chiang Mai. Thailand.
BA can advertise all they like but they won't be getting my business any time soon. Always the most expensive and the cabin crew (or whatever they like to be called these days) are far too up themselves.
is anybody surprised The Clash took the money? And what would Harraj Mann make of it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4879918.stm
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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It says at the end
'Don't fly'
So I wont.
A bit of mistake all round methinks.
'Don't fly'
So I wont.
A bit of mistake all round methinks.
Globalti
Legendary Member
I'm proud to say that I haven't used BA for about 15 years; they have the longest necks in the industry, they are the proof of the marketing adage that if you charge too much for a product or service you can fool the gullible into believing that it's somehow better. They also have the snottiest aircrew in the world.
(Good ad though - I wonder how much they paid to use that music? The agency must have been inspired by the Bond film where the baddie parachutes into The Mall.)
(Good ad though - I wonder how much they paid to use that music? The agency must have been inspired by the Bond film where the baddie parachutes into The Mall.)
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Just imagine what they will be like when they get their Whalebuses! (A380).
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I love the Clash, and London Calling is a great song.
I agree, Joe Strummer wouldn't be too chuffed about it being used in an ad.
I really wish I had been born earlier, so I could have seen the Clash live. I did get to see Joe Strummer at Glastonbury which was good, but not the same as the Clash.
I agree, Joe Strummer wouldn't be too chuffed about it being used in an ad.
I really wish I had been born earlier, so I could have seen the Clash live. I did get to see Joe Strummer at Glastonbury which was good, but not the same as the Clash.
Davidc
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- Somerset UK
BA are sometimes cheaper than everyone else, that's why I've occasionally used them.
A few years ago they tried landing a 757 at Heathrow when the engines stopped running. Didn't seem to be a great success though. (Fortunately no-one was hurt).
A few years ago they tried landing a 757 at Heathrow when the engines stopped running. Didn't seem to be a great success though. (Fortunately no-one was hurt).
Chromatic
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Landing a 757 with no engines running and no-one being hurt sounds like a success to me.
I did, 1978, Victoria Park, Rock Against Racism.
(although I was 5 years old at the time and don't remember a thing)
Davidc
Guru
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Don't think the 'plane ever took off again though.
Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
"A good landing is one you walk away from. A great landing, they can use the plane again".
My Dad did a lot of good landings, but rather fewer great ones!
