Top 5 in-flight safety videos

With all the competition between ads and celebrity endorsements, there’s a similar battle taking place in the sky—the battle for the best in-flight safety video. Most safety videos will put you to sleep before you exit the runway, but these airlines have upped the ante with celebrity cameos and high production values. Recline your seat and enjoy the ride.

Delta Airlines

Remember Rubik’s Cubes, Alf and scrunchies? They’re ba-aaaaack! Delta’s new 80’s themed safety video is totally bitchin’, in a mullet, acid-washed jeans sort of way. Stay tuned till the end for a gnarly cameo from the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabar.

Virgin America

When it comes to in-flight safety videos, Virgin America flies miles above the competition. Clever and catchy, Virgin sets a new standard for air safety videos with this VMA-worthy performance, filmed by Step Up 2: The Streets director Jon M. Chu.

Thomson AirwaysBy far the cutest safety video comes from Thomson Airways. Because what’s more adorable than 6-year-olds pretending to be grown-ups? Six-year-olds with British accents pretending to be grown-ups.

Air New Zealand

Fans of The Hobbit will dig this high-fantasy in-flight video from Middle Earth’s premiere airline. Air New Zealand has also managed to nab a few celebrity cameos from the modern era. Betty White puts on a golden performance—after all, we can never get enough of Betty White.

Another celeb-heavy video from Air NZ may have you sweating by the end. The first 10 seconds are standard safety video fare, and then it turns into mile-high madness, thanks to flamboyant fitness guru Richard Simmons. Get fit to fly!