In South Africa we have various airlines that fly the skies with internal flights… one of them is Kulula… this airline is well known for their sense of humour. I have flown quite often with them, as the flights just seem so much more casual and friendly…
Please remember my love of things is in the following order… chocolate… birds.. animals… aeroplanes… flying in planes… these of course all come after my wife. (shoo nearly dropped myself in the dwang there..)
We have our National airline…
And there is the foreign airlines that fly internal routes….
And then the colour of a mango…
And then my favourite…..
Now if that doesn’t say something about their sense of humour, then let me show you a few more photos….
And their announcements by the cabin crew as well as their pilots are hilarious… here are a few that I found on a website….
On a flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said,
"Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."
On landing, the stewardess said,
"Please be sure to take all of your belongings.. If you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it ‘s something we’d like to have." and then this one…
"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses..we don’t want them either.."
And with the flight safety instructions…"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this aeroplane."
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo, a flight attendant on a flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
Heard on Kulula 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town : The flight attendant came on the intercom and said,
"That was quite a bump and I know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the airline’s fault, it wasn’t the pilot’s fault, it wasn’t the flight attendant’s fault, it was the asphalt."
Another flight attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
Part of a flight attendant’s arrival announcement:
"We’d like to thank you folks for flying with us today.. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you’ll think of Kulula Airways."
After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg, the attendant came on with,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.."
And from the pilot during his welcome message:
"Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
And then one I really enjoyed…I heard this on a Kulula flight:
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing.. If you can light ’em, you can smoke ’em."
What a fun airline!
That it is…
Good humour always gives us a lift. Thanks for the fun-flight Bulldog!
Thank you…
This is hilarious! If we had more like this I might want to fly again, thanks for the laughs bulldog, nice shots too!
They do make flying a little different…
I didn’t know such an airline existed as Kulula! I hope I’m able to fly with them sometime! Where have you been? I’m having a great time on the trip…but miss you!! 🙂
Been down to Durban.. unfortunately not on Kulula… but back again after a successful trip…
You certainly started my day with laughter. Love the way the plane is painted and the comments are hysterical.
Thank you Karen…. the laugh first thing in the morning is important…
Gotta love this … and cheers to Kulula for their sense of humor.
Thanks Frank … yes a good well thought out PRO…
Such a beautiful bird bulldog and so well captured. I must say that your posts are a real delight and always uplifting. I am just catching up on them now as I have been ill and unable to visit and blog. Looking forward to some more now! All my best to you, Ruth 🙂
Bulldog, I see that I have put my bird comment on your plane photos! Most amusing… the planes are good too but the comment was meant to be on ‘the lilac breasted roller’ – not sure how this happened. Maybe computer gremlins… 🙂
I’ve never flown Kulula, but now I really want to fly with Captain kangaroo. 😀 Hilarious post, bdt. Thanks for the laughs.
Thank you.. I think they only do internal, but they are well worth the tryout…. I love them…
Very funny, Bulldog. I only missed the flying chocolate… lol 😀
Thank you
I’m kind of a nervous “flyer” so maybe these bits of humor would help…or push me over the edge! LOL! Very funny!
I think they put you so at ease… you forget your flying…
Fortissimo questo tuo post, oltre a ridere io volo con la fantasia grazie alle tue foto 🙂
Molto strano non vedere animali, ma come sempre le foto sono molto belle
Ciao, Pat
Thanks Pat… I had to post this one…it just kept reminding me to smile…
Reading this over my morning coffee and laughing – what a great post! As one who is terrified of flying I loved the signs on the planes (particulalry “This Way Up”). I wish other airlines had this amazing sense of humour because it would make flying a lot more fun 😀
Thanks Dianne it is a great airline to travel with they do put you at ease…
This is terrific BD!!! I think the rest of the world should look to this company as an example of being able to provide a valuable service and have a blast doing it! What a great sense of humor these folks have. Thanks for the big smile!!!
I think so too… it is such a fun way to fly… the banter goes on the whole flight…
What a fun way to start my day!!! Still laughing.
Thank you… I actually hoped that is what would happen… start the day with a smile…
How hysterical these lines are!!! Such colorful shots of the aircraft too~~ a fun diverse post… featuring these birds of a different breed entirely. I used to work for the Airline ~ Eastern (do you recall?) ~ was my first job out of college … I was recruited for marketing management position. Wish I took more advantage of free flying benefit (first class too)… now not so able to sit for lengths of time – but still love that feeling of being airborne! Much Love bd ~ thanks for the entertaining post today!! x
A airline employee.. don’t you still get benefits.?? First class as well.. Once when I got onto the plane the air hostess came on the blower and said “please people take your seats, we’re not out shopping now..” they don’t have pre-booked seats unless special cases… it was hilarious with all the people milling around…Thanks for the nice comment…hugs…
Too bad we just booked our flight with British Airways. If I had known about Kulula, I would have rescheduled 😉
A fun post, Bulldog, thank you. And a wise thing to put your wife first hahaha.
Nearly slipped with the wife… it is a pleasure flying with them… but they are only internal flights in SA… unless you are on your way here.??
My brother and his wife have been to SA many times – they have fallen in love with your beautiful country – and probably have flown with Kulula. What does the word mean?
And no, we are flying out the USA next year 🙂
The name of Kulula means you are responsible, reserved, and dignified of nature… not quite all of it fits, but that’s the best I can do for you….
That is a noble word and brings balance to the lighter side. After all we need balance in an airplane.
That was too funny! I loved it!
Thank you.. glad you enjoyed…
These people should do training videos for other flight attendants ans pilots on every airline I’ve flown. My goodness they seem to enjoy their work or are comics waiting for their big break! 🙂 Thanks for the smiles today!
I have often wondered if they have got themselves script writers now… I’ve never heard a duplicate comment… but it is fun flying with them…
I bet it is!
Nothing like a little humor to sooth a hard time. Those comments were so refreshing, and not what anyone would expect to hear. Terrific!
I remember well the smoking one.. when the hostess started I though Oh good I can smoke on this plane… then realised I’d have to sit on the wing…
Wow, I would pay extra to fly on that airline!! This was a very entertaining post Bulldog – I loved it :). If only more people and companies could have a sense of humour like that, what a world this would be! Thanks for starting off my weekend with a laugh :).
It is a pleasure to fly with this airline… friendly happy and full of fun… just makes the trip so much shorter and enjoyable…
Thanks for my first laugh of the day Bulldog 🙂 🙂
That’s why I posted it… to get Mr Rogers off the hook and put a smile on your face again…
Very funny and I would be ‘scarified’ to fly with them.
It makes such a change from the pomp and ceremony of the others…
hilarious:) enjoyed all of them:) Thank you :))
Thank you
Nice Saturday chuckle … Well done. Laura
Thank you.. they’re a laugh..
LOL, loved this bulldog 🙂
Thank you… hope it brings a lot of smiles to faces today..
I think it will 🙂