I get on planes on a regular basis these days; before I met my Austrian girlfriend at a gig 18 months ago, I hadn’t been on a plane for years, but now I seem to spend more time in Manchester Airport than I do in my house. I’ve become a little lapse about listening to the safety announcements as I’ve heard them so many times, so when the announcement comes to remove my headphones for the announcement, I usually sink back into Pokémon Gold and wait for take off. Japanese airline ANA Air has just dropped a new safety announcement that would definitely take my attention away from Johto, however, because Pokémon are the stars of the show.
ANA and Pokémon are no strangers to one another. Pokémon is big the world over, but it will always reign supreme in Japan, so much so that ANA has even put Pokémon on the sides of its planes over the years. This video is one that, while still very informative, helps to add a little bit of interest to safety procedures and is sure to make big kids and actual kids alike smile on viewing.
Witness Mr. Mime showing how to put an oxygen mask on, Pikachu and Pichu celebrating at the sight of a life vest, Machoke putting on a seatbelt and also leading people to safety when the emergency escape slide is down, and Jigglypuff getting angry at a man who refuses to stop vaping in the safety video we discovered on Eurogamer which is just under 5 minutes long. I especially liked Farfetch’d putting his leek in the overhead compartment and Psyduck asking an attendant for help because (surprise surprise) he was confused.
If you want to see the Pokémon Plane safety video in situ on the amazing Pikachu of Eevee jets, then you’ll need to book to fly ANA Air to Japan, the USA, Australia, Asia, and London. Unfortunately, they don’t fly to Austria, so I’ll have to be content watching the YouTube video below over and over… and over again.
