Thread: Very, very, very, very, very brave Emirates trolley dolley (sort of)

She's actually an extreme sports enthusiast, but still...

No CGI apparently.

UK-UAE travel: Emirates? celebration stunt on top of Burj Khalifa 'very, very real' - News | Khaleej Times

Something is unusual about how her scarf is blowing in the wind.

Emirates Really Put a Flight Attendant On Top of the World’s Tallest Building in Crazy Marketing Stunt

At 829.8 metres (2,722 feet) tall, the towering Burj Khalifa has dominated the Dubai skyline and held on to the title of the world’s tallest building for more than 12-years. And in that time, the iconic skyscraper has seen some pretty audacious stunts… But were any as hairraising as the crazy stunt that Emirates Airline just managed to pull off?
At first look, you would be forgiven for thinking that Emirates’ latest marketing campaign was a bit of CGI wizardry for it would seem impossible to actually pull off the trick in real life. But how wrong you would be.
Yes, Emirates really did put a flight attendant on top of the Burj Khalifa to celebrate the reopening on travel to and from the United Kingdom. Dressed in the classic Emirates cabin crew uniform, skydiver and stuntwoman Nicole Smith-Ludvik was helicoptered to the top of the skyscraper in scenes that not even Tom Cruise would try to pull off.
The campaign was brought to life by the helicopter and drone video company Choppershoot and produced by Prime Productions AMG and TECS Event Services who confirmed this wasn’t just staged in a ‘green screen’ studio.
“Being part of such a special project – not only for the fact that we were trusted to help bring this to life (yes, this is very very real), but also what it means for so many families who have been separated from their families between here in Dubai and the UK,” wrote TECS Event services in a social media post.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Smith-Ludvik said it was one of the “most amazing and exciting stunts I’ve ever done”.
The whole purpose of the stunt was to celebrate a decision by the United Kingdom to reopen travel with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The United Kingdom was one of Emirates’ most important markets before the pandemic but in January the British government threw the UAE onto its travel ‘Red List’. Since then, only British citizens have been allowed to travel from Dubai to the UK and even then they must quarantine in a hotel for 10-days.
By downgrading the UAE to an ‘amber list’ country, anyone can now travel and Emirates is already starting to reap the rewards.
“Since the UK’s announcement last evening, we’ve seen a huge surge in queries from customers desperate to travel to see their families, planning their kids’ return for the new school term, as well as their postponed business or holiday travel,” commented the airline’s chief operating officer Adnan Kazim.
“Emirates is reviewing our operations to various points in the UK and any service restart will be announced in the usual fashion,” Kazim continued.
Dubai was targeted with the Red List ban because government ministers were unhappy that so many Brits were choosing to holiday in the emirate in the midst of a pandemic. But now that restrictions are being lifted, pressure has been exerted to reopen international travel.
It’s pretty clear that Emirates is delighted with that decision and looking forward to welcoming back British passengers.

Emirates Really Put a Flight Attendant On Top of the World's Tallest Building in Crazy Marketing Stunt

Almost had some poo come out when I looked at that. Jesus!

Dear Christ. No. Just no.

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

Almost had some poo come out when I looked at that. Jesus!

https://teakdoor.com/the-teakdoor-lo...hlight=million (Wouldja do this for a million quid?)


Odd, the YT video was uploaded in 2009, but the music has changed since it was uploaded. Didn't know that YT videos can change their soundtrack (a long time) after it's been uploaded.

The first thing I care about when flying is the airline's attitude to safety. Whoever thought that was a fun idea should not be allowed within a thousand miles of an airline marketing dept.

Originally Posted by Lostandfound

The first thing I care about when flying is the airline's attitude to safety. Whoever thought that was a fun idea should not be allowed within a thousand miles of an airline marketing dept.

Exactly. Gave me the heebie jeebies. I'm shit scared of heights

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

Gave me the heebie jeebies. I'm shit scared of heights

That's nothing. Check these out...

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Dear Christ. No. Just no.

Exactly......

Originally Posted by Lostandfound

Whoever thought that was a fun idea should not be allowed within a thousand miles of an airline marketing dept.

A fair point, and one I don't believe they considered.

Naaah

Originally Posted by bsnub

Also naaah.

The OG.