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Airline Offering Plane Crash Survival Course to Frequent Flyers

Posted by samzenpus on from the survivor-class-seating dept.

British Airways is giving their best customers a competitive edge in the event of disaster by offering a course on surviving a plane crash. Beginning next year, members of the airline's Executive Club can cash in air miles to take the four-hour safety class. From the article: "Andy Clubb, the BA manager running the course, told the Independent: 'It makes passengers safer when travelling by giving additional skills and information, it dispels all those Internet theories about the brace position, and it just gives people so much more confidence in flying.'"

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  1. Related survival courses also available: by inviolet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Along these same lines, several additional survival courses are available:

    • Direct Meteor Strike Survival Course, offering tips on how to survive a massive meteorite landing on your city,
    • Ground Zero Nuclear Blast Survival Course, giving pointers and expert advice on surviving the nova-like heat and shock waves of a direct nuclear bomb hit, and
    • 16-Ton Weight Falls On Your Head Survival Course, dispelling the myths and misconceptions that are common among people raised on Saturday morning cartoons.

    Sign up now, spaces are limited!

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  2. Re:I'd do it by Qzukk · · Score: 4, Funny

    The final exam is a killer though.

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  3. Re:how long before plane crash is the next airline by JonySuede · · Score: 4, Funny

    in Canada we have the choice to pay a premium for the sleazy nickel-and-diming and not paying a premium and getting the twice the nickel-and-diming.

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