Are you ready to “fa la la la la” in love with a cheesy festive rom-com? United Airlines is certainly hoping so.
The giant US carrier has unleashed onto the world Love in Plane Sight, a near six-minute meet-cute film featuring two protagonists thrown together under trying circumstances (a spilt cup of gingerbread latte!) who, spoiler, end up falling for each other after bonding over a crying baby (!!).
Your love of this may depend on how many times you have watched Love Actually and your enjoyment of puns (Miss Elle Towe, gettit?).
While it will not win any Oscars, the airline is hoping it will be charming enough for passengers, while also highlighting some of the best things about flying business with United. After all, this is an advert.
Don’t worry Kiwis, the video will be available on United’s international flights to and from Aotearoa, so you won’t miss out on watching this again.
UNITED AIRLINES
Falling in love in business class.
The airline recently launched a new seasonal direct flight between Los Angeles and Auckland, and will start flying Christchurch-San Francisco in December, making it the only airline to offer direct flights between the South Island and the US.
The services are part of a crowded field of operators linking New Zealand with the US.
Delta Air Lines recently made its long-awaited debut into the New Zealand market, with flights between Auckland and Los Angeles. American Airlines is also operating a seasonal service on the same route, while also flying Auckland-Dallas.
Fiji Airways, Air Tahiti Nui and Hawaiian Airlines currently offer services with stopovers, although the latter recently announced it will pause operations here during winter next year. Qantas flies the non-stop Auckland to New York route in direct competition with Air New Zealand. Our national carrier also flies to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Houston and Chicago.