Flyby Wire: August 4th, 2013
Editor’s Note: The Work This Week will go on a brief hiatus as I travel for work. It will return on Sunday, August 25th.
Welcome to the twelfth issue of The Work This Week, a weekly roundup of new advertising, identity, and brand experience work from around the airline industry. This week, Jat Airways flies into the history books, Virgin Australia knocks over the Eiffel Tower, and a son visits his mum in Mumbai.
Advertising
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LAN Airlines wants Peruvians to buy their plane tickets early. Agency: Y&R Peru. Source: Ads of the World.
Digital
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In a campaign aimed at Indian expats, British Airways produced a touching video about a mother in Mumbai and her son living in New York. Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, New York. Source: Creativity.
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Meanwhile, to promote service to Johannesburg on its brand-new A380, British Airways staged a not-entirely-convincing race between the superjumbo and South African rugby player Bryan Habana. The video leaves the outcome of this race rather ambiguous.
Identity
- As of October 1st, Jat Airways — the storied flag carrier of Serbia — will be no more. It will be replaced by Air Serbia, 51% owned by the Serbian government and 49% owned by Etihad Airways. The new airline will feature a livery designed by Tamara Maksimović, who came to Etihad’s attention as a result of her final graduation project redesigning Jat. So good news to all those people posting fantasy airline liveries: you never know! Source: USA Today.
Passenger experience
- Lufthansa opened new, family-friendly check-in counters with steps so children can watch the check-in process and special boarding passes for stuffed animals. They’ve also updated their meals for children and the kits they give to younger flyers. But what Branded Skies really wants to know is, will they bring back junior wings? Source: airlinetrends.com
Experiential
- Delta’s Air Transport Heritage Museum in Atlanta will be renovated and reopen next summer as the Delta Flight Museum.
- To promote Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program, a world-record-holding cardstacker built the Eiffel Tower out of Velocity cards, then knocked it over with the world’s most useless leaf blower.
Tips?
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Image credits: British Airways, Delta Air Lines