We Were Wrong About Riyadh Air

Dan & Alex are back fresh from a whirlwind trip to Paris that had everything from a black-tie fashion week event; dinner with actors from The White Lotus; and a new tax-refund-related addiction for Dan. Alex surprises Dan with an upgrade from Business Class to First Class on the Airbus A380; Air France news with the Olympics; Emirates new “deliberately serious” safety video; and much, much more. Welcome to On-Air!
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Alex's Surprise
00:03:53 - The Beginning of Riyadh Air
00:07:16 - Exploring Paris and Shopping in Galeries Lafayette
00:10:45 - The Elegant Venue & Fashion Show
00:17:46 - Celebrities at the Event
00:25:05 - The Lack of Saudi Influence in the Brand Design
00:28:48 - The Branding of Riyadh
00:32:06 - Flight Experience and Paris Airport Tax Refund
00:35:48 - Cabin Crew in Tattoos and Sneakers?
00:39:15 - Chaos in Paris Ahead of Olympics - Air France Suffers
00:46:03 - Emirates new safety video
00:49:16 - Social Anxiety on a Plane - Should You Switch Seats?
00:52:50 - The Future of Bus Gates at Doha Airport
00:56:11 - The Importance of Voting

[@thisandthat871]

Love this podcast ❤ could listen for hours so informative and relaxed keep up the great work

[@ionut8256]

Regarding passengers that don't want to move out of the middle seat, maybe that's because they want to look out of the window 😅

[@petergoodger4809]

Thanks Dan and Alex

[@frankcg6731]

Dan! I found your channel and this podcast a few weeks ago and binged everything! Loved all of it! Are you planning on reviewing The Room from ANA? They seem near impossible to book and there's hardly any reviews online. Cheers

[@Normalaatsra]

The new Emirates safety video felt like it was shot in one day. Something tells me they were preparing a trendy safety video but all was quickly shelved after seeing how universally panned the new Qantas video received, given the JL516 incident last January.

[@30SECONDINTERNETNEWSUPDATE]

Another amazing podcast guys just got back from Paris a quick trip but soo much fun went shopping and a few restaurants and ur right it was tough bcs a lot blocking of certain sights so not really the time to Go but still fun and as far as Air France is concerned never liked them I normally fly Swiss or untied , KEEP up the amazing podcast guys

[@joeyjohn5277]

Couldn’t see the new outfits on your Instagram

[@yunuscurrie3410]

Sometimes airlines allow cockpit visits as a passenger if you request it after you land. How common is it that they let you visit the cockpit and does that depend on the airline, aircraft, the crew or region of the world.

[@Normalaatsra]

There's a greater chance if you're a parent as it serves as a demonstration for your children. An even bigger chance if you're a higher tier member of their miles program and traveling on first or business class during a less than busy flight with friendly cabin crew.

[@yuheilim8914]

Thank you for answering my 1st question so much loved it! Looking forward to my next question! Mabuhay!

[@farangtravels3956]

Nice one 👍

[@robertrawley1115]

People who FEAR a crash want to be able to be identified by the seat they were booked into, I'm guessing. NOT A GOOD REASON, just a reason some tik tok "You Should Fear Flying" vid suggested.. Dan, Alex you might add this type of video to a list of topics for future podcast. There are way too many of them...

[@c.t.8614]

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