Airline vs Airline UK
I’ve been watching a lot of Airline and Airline UK on A & E lately because it’s consistently entertaining. The only other show that makes me laugh more is Spike TV’s MXC, which is another story altogether.
I find it rather amusing how different the two shows are. I don’t mean the premise of the two shows; that is basically the same. Both shows follow a discount airline’s employees around as they handle various issues, ranging from weather problems to drunk passengers. The difference between the shows is the level to which people get out of control, mostly relating to alcohol. It’s almost as it’s acceptable to a point in the UK to be drunk when flying. On Airline, 9 times out of 10 you don’t get past the gate if there’s even a hint of alcohol on your breath. On the UK version, it’s the complete opposite; and they’ll only kick you off the plane once you’re on the aircraft if you really misbehave. In one episode, there is some large group going to mainland Europe for a stag or something and they are all drunk, yelling at each other and grabbing at the flight attendants. And all this while the safety demonstration is going on. I can’t even imagine this happening in North America, on any airline whatsoever.
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 21:49 Posted in Flying
