Deejays do a Branson
JJ and Lil’ Kev act as flight attendants too
Red FM duo find out what it is like to step out in British tycoon Sir Richard Branson’s shoes.
SEPANG: Red FM morning show The Red Breakfast WTF deejays JJ and Lil’ Kev now know what it is like to step out in British business tycoon Sir Richard Branson’s shoes.
Four months after Branson served food and beverage on board an AirAsia flight dressed up as a female flight attendant, the wacky duo followed in his footsteps when they, too, lost a bet to the airline’s group chief executive Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
The deejays turned heads as they served up hot steaming meals and beverages to passengers on board the 9.30am Kuala Lumpur-Kota Kinabalu flight (AK 5106) and the 12.30pm Kota Kinabalu-Kuala Lumpur flight (AK 5107) yesterday.
Many were surprised to see the two baldheaded Red FM deejays, sporting lipstick, stockings and heels as well as the iconic red AirAsia flight attendant skirt and jacket.
Besides serving passengers their food, the duo also conducted the airline’s safety demonstration, sold merchandise, cleaned the toilets, collected rubbish and generally everything else that was expected of a flight attendant.
Walking in the black pumps custom-made for Branson, JJ laughed: “Now I can say I’ve walked a mile in Sir Richard Branson’s shoes.”
Asked what was the best thing about their unusual stint, Lil’ Kev said: “Now that we’ve done this, we’ll get Tony to fly 20 underprivileged kids to Legoland next.”
They had lost a bet to Fernandes on air while talking about The Apprentice Asia. The bet was for the AirAsia boss to book a room for free at Tune Hotel in Penang just by introducing himself as Tony Fernandes.
The deejays even had to undergo a one-day intensive course to prepare themselves for the challenging job.
The Red Breakfast WTF deejays had hosted their show from 6am to 9am before boarding the flight. After that, Fernandes took over and helmed the show from 9am to 10am.
On board, the duo also entertained the passengers by playing games and even made a music video on board the plane with local electro-pop-rock band Paperplane Pursuit.
The music video will be available for viewing tomorrow. Listeners can visit http://www. red.fm/ for details.
Star Radio Group deputy group chief broadcasting officer Kudsia Kahar, who was on board both flights, said: “For us at Star Radio Group, it was a fun project and we hope it’s not a one-off. I’d like to thank AirAsia for allowing us to challenge our Red Breakfast WTF crew’s capabilities”
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