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Get your game on
Passengers travelling through Dulles, Tacoma, Chicago O'hare and Dallas' Love Field airports this spring have been able to relax pre-flight at popup lounges by Nintendo. Travellers have been passing the time before boarding by playing some of the biggest games on the Nintendo Switch including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Party and Tetris 99.
@Nintendoamerica
share the love
When newly-engaged passenger Megan lost her engagement ring en route to Disneyland, she thought it was lost forever. However, Denver-based United customer service agents Cheryl and Nancy were there to save the day. The ring was found on Valentine's Day at Denver airport, and instead of waiting for Megan to fly home, Cheryl and Nancy flew to Disneyland to return the ring themselves. The pair worked with Disneyland to create a fairytale moment for Megan when her fiancé, Peter, reunited her with the ring by proposing for a second time. No that's what we call going above and beyond! How cute.
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Pre-flight forests
Sink your toes into moss, smell the scent of the forest and relax by sipping chaga tea. There is a bear calmly walking beside you and birds are singing up in the trees. But where are you? At Helsinki Airport, of course. More precisely, you’re in Metsä/skogen, a wellbeing centre that draws on the power of the Finnish forest. Helsinki Airport wants to reduce stress among air passengers with a unique forest experience. Metsä/ Skogen combines a shop, Mushroom Bar, experiences and a place to relax.
@Helsinkiairport
Gateway to hell?
A recent study by travel company Collinson has found that UK travellers spend more time in airports per trip than any other nation, even though the Brits claim to hate them! Apparently 70% of Brits arrive at the airport over two hours ahead of long-haul flights, despite only 52% of UK travellers finding the experience enjoyable.
collinsongroup.com
Feline fancy
British Airways played host to some roarsome passengers recently – two fully-grown big cats. The airline flew neglected lionesses, Alpha and Cora, from London to their new forever-home in South Africa. Initially rescued from a failed zoo in Spain, the lionesses were flown to a British Airways-funded sanctuary near Cape Town, opened in partnership with charity Born Free. Born Free’s animal welfare staff and IAG Cargo’s animal transport team ensured that Alpha and Cora received specialist care throughout the long journey.
@british_airways
on-trend KFC
Despite its wide recognition as the 'home of fried chicken', a Rotterdam branch of KFC went meatfree for week in March and replaced all meat products with plant-based protein from Quorn. Perhaps a testament to the rising demand for meat-free alternatives, the move could be a signal of intent of KFC’S position in the ever shifting food industry.
@KFC
Back to the future
Everyone's a fan of a novelty safety video. Unfortunately, we can't quite say the same about mullets! To celebrate its centenary, Qantas released a new time-hopping safety video looking back at the past 100 years of aviation. From 1920's propeller aircraft and 1940's flying boats, to 1970's moustaches and 1980's mullets, the video takes the passenger on a journey through time – with all the necessary safety information squeezed in too, of course.
@Qantas
eco warriors inflight
Air New Zealand has hatched its latest safety video entitled A Journey to Safety.
The video highlights the impact of New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis through the story of a young girl who transports a lost takahē bird to his new home with help from Air New Zealand and the Department of Conservation.
@Flyairnz