Would Air New Zealand’s Ad Fly in Your Country?

By Julie Schwietert On May 8, 2009 · 13 Comments

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Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.

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http://www.keepingpaceinjapan.com Turner Wright

Sweet as, but still weird.
jen

Oh HELL YA! That’s awesome!!
http://movingmontevideo.blogspot.com Dominic

Aw, those light-hearted Kiwis. Good stuff.

And no, I don’t think it would fly in the States!
http://andyhayes.com Andy Hayes

Hilarious!
http://www.bearshapedsphere.blogspot.com eileen

In the states, no way. In Chile if they put the women in tiny bikinis and heels then sure, but just like this, I seriously doubt it. Go NZ, what a fun ad campaign! Wonder if it will cause a tourism spike?
Melanie

Awesome! The ad looks like great fun. Good onya Kiwis. I’ve flown Air NZ long haul and it’s a great airline Not sure how it will be received in other countries as an Australian tourism campaign with the line “So, where the bloody hell are ya?” was banned in a couple of countries (England, I think, is one).
Tim

Does anyone know what the song is playing through this clip? I need it!

Shelly

Air NZ song is Gin Wigmore’s “Under My Skin”.Also check her out in ”Brother” by Smashproof

Christine

Wowsa, bold! Good thing so many Kiwis and Aussies (and apparently Air New Zealand staff) have ready made paint-an-outfit-on-me bodies…
http://mandjadventures.blogspot.com nzm

The silver-haired man being painted up as a luggage handler is Air NZ CEO Rob Fyfe!

The actual commercial is here:
http://erequest.airnz.co.nz/nz/nothing-to-hide/video-airnz.htm
Kate

Great Kiwi ingenuity to boldly go where no airline has gone before… bodypainting the Air New Zealand staff!

Really proud of my national carrier… they deserve the attention this ad will surely get!

Looking forward to my next Air New Zealand flight, hopefully the flight attendants will be just as buff!

Awesome!
http://www.jetsetsocialite.com JetSetSocialite

I absolutely love it. I mean its nothing compared to the Bluefly Ad where the women goes though security check with a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes and a magazine. I love the body paint.
http://shantiwallah.blogspot.com Marie

I hadn’t seen the ‘making of’ vid before, how cool! I have to admit that when the advert first came on TV I must’ve seen it three or four times before I paid attention enough to realise they were only wearing body paint. Way to go, Air NZ!

And Gin Wigmore is someone who is gaining in popularity down here. Here is a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2lcTwkzogE

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