Filipino stewards dancing to pop star's hit song for in-flight safety demo a YouTube hit
Filipino Stewards dancing to pop star's hit song for in-flight safety demo a YouTube hitA unique way to keep bored and tired eyes locked on an airline's cabin crew during an in-flight safety demo has become the latest YouTube sensation from the Philippines.
Passengers travelling with budget carrier Cebu Pacific will soon be given safety instructions via flight safety dance routine to the Lady Gaga tune Just Dance.
A test flight for the new safety demo, filmed by a stunned passenger, has gone viral on YouTube with over seven million hits in a week.
At the end of the two minute clip, passengers give the orange-clad cabin crew a round of applause.
Candice Iyog, the airline's vice president for marketing, said it will roll out the dance on selected domestic and international flights later this month.
"We have always been a fun and very family-oriented company," she said. "The passengers did pay
attention."
But the Cebu Pacific dance moves have not gone down well.
Several legislators and the union for the country's flag carrier Philippine Airlines reacted in fury to the safety demo, saying it is demeaning to women.
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The women's political party Gabriela said the routine is "a cheap promotional gimmick."
