Qatar Airways Reveals Football-Fueled Safety Video with FC Barcelona Players
China Aviation Daily | Dec. 21, 2015
Qatar Airways (QR) has released a new football-fueled in-flight safety video that features famous athletes from Spanish football club FC Barcelona, in a bid to engage and entertain passengers as they travel with the airline.
A break from industry norms, this fresh and unique safety clip stars Barcelona's La Liga players -- Messi, Suarez, Neymar, Pique, Rakitic and Mascherano -- alongside fans and Qatar Airways crew as they demonstrate important safety information to passengers.
The four-minute Qatar Airways video takes passengers through the basic safety steps such as buckling up, finding emergency exits and not smoking onboard the aircraft.
Scenes from the new video show the players bringing important safety messages to life in a uniquely FC Barcelona way, including Suarez taking to the pitch in a life vest, Pique causing a stir as he arrives and also demonstrates the "brace position".
Filmed mainly at Camp Nou Stadium, the home of FC Barcelona, the video features many familiar sights for fans such as the pitch, the stands, the changing rooms and even the team bus.
Qatar Airways said in a statement that the new safety video will be aired on its aircraft from December 2015.