WATCH: WestJet Safety 'Video' Gets Real

by Rich Thomaselli
Last updated: 1:30 PM ET, Fri August 14, 2015

<p><em>Photo via <a href='https://www.facebook.com/tmzvetclinic/videos/1007923122574158/' target='_blank'>Facebook</a></em></p><p>While airlines have been busy refining their game on safety videos, one airline showed that the ubiquitous safety instructions can still be a funny, theatrical experience on board even without the elaborate - and sometimes expensive - video.</p><p>In a week that saw <a href='/news/airlines/watch-air-new-zealand-spoofs-men-in-black-in-safety-video.html' target='_self'>Air New Zealand spoof "Men In Black"</a> with another of its safety vids, and <a href='/news/airlines/watch-delta-introduces-latest-safety-video.html' target='_self'>another entry from Delta Air Lines</a> as well, it is this simple, passenger-shot video that is making the viral rounds.</p><p>As safety instructions are being conveyed via pre-recorded audio on a recent WestJet Airlines flight, a flight attendant decides to act out the procedures in hilarious fashion.</p><p>With over-the-top gestures and antics - and not a single word added to what is already being said in French - the FA brings a light moment to what is usually a monotonous part of the pre-flight experience and gets passengers to focus on the important instructions.</p><p>The video was shot by a passenger who works at a veterinary clinic in Saskatchewan and posted to Facebook.</p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class='fb-video' data-allowfullscreen='1' data-href='/tmzvetclinic/videos/vb.328829743816836/1007923122574158/?type=1'><div class='fb-xfbml-parse-ignore'><blockquote 1007923122574158='' cite='<a data-display=' data-sanitized='https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftmzvetclinic%2Fvideos%2F1007923122574158%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHS5BwWR_EiUIJLpB1zcOXVoxxDkQ' href='https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftmzvetclinic%2Fvideos%2F1007923122574158%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHS5BwWR_EiUIJLpB1zcOXVoxxDkQ' https:='' p='' target='_blank' tmzvetclinic='' videos='' www.facebook.com=''>Flying home from the fabulous TPLO conference.... We had the best in flight crew on West Jet. Laughed so hard. Only had a chance to video the French portion of the pre flight instructions ! Enjoy, we certainly did !Posted by <a href="<a data-display=" https:="" www.facebook.com="" tmzvetclinic'="" data-sanitized="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftmzvetclinic&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGI_MOChrP39xcsGH26bkMycr_UyQ" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftmzvetclinic&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGI_MOChrP39xcsGH26bkMycr_UyQ" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/tmzvetclinic'>TM'z Veterinary Clinic on Saturday, August 1, 2015</blockquote></div></div>