Today is a selection of a few different videos, but first, a special mention for all the Air Traffic Control staff who read the blog. I worked in Air Traffic Control for 23 years, and it is challenging as an Air Traffic Controller or Air Traffic Control Assistant or Engineer having to work at Christmas when you want to be with your family.
Here is a video from NATS who provide most of the air traffic services in the UK:
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NATS – Air Traffic Control
ATC is often depicted in a very unrealistic way in films and TV, but Die Hard 2 has some fairly realistic scenes as well as being Christmas-themed. In this video for NATS, Steven De Souza, the film’s writer, talks about the ATC and airport elements of Die Hard 2.
There is no Xmas video from NATS, but if you enjoyed BA’s winter operations video from Christmas Eve, you may also enjoy listening to this one about what happens on the air traffic control side. They are joined by the staff from Santa’s own airport in Lapland to talk about winter weather.
Heathrow Airport
The Heathrow bears seem to have disappeared for good sadly. I rather enjoyed this year’s video though. The effort they went to in singing in so many different languages was really something.
In 2021, Heathrow Airport recreated the famous monologue of one of my favourite Christmas films, Love Actually.
The new words reflected the challenges caused by the pandemic and the emotion of reuniting with friends and family as the world slowly opens back up. The scene was shot at Heathrow Terminal 3, the exact location it was filmed almost two decades ago. It featured footage of real-life passengers emerging in Arrivals and reuniting with loved ones in time for Christmas, after months and even years of being apart.
I’m off to fetch a tissue…
For 2022, Heathrow released a new video that also tugs at the heart strings.
Heathrow released another video in 2023 based around Love:
Air Canada – new video
There’s a great new video from Air Canada this year. To start off with I was wondering how this had anything to do with travel and Air Canada, but it soon becomes clear!
I also loved this very sweet video from 2o22.
Air Canada also released an animated video for 2023:
And finally…
This rather humorous fake Boeing Christmas video will give you a chuckle…
3 comments
Thanks for sharing Michelle, really appreciated.
Hi Michelle,
Merry Christmas!
Query –
I’ve booked a flight (World Economy class) a few months ago, departing late Jan 2023.
I currently have Silver status but will drop down to Bronze from beginning of Jan.
Will I still qualify for the Silver status luggage allowance?
Thanks
Unfortunately it’s the status you hold when you travel not when you book.
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