Oh, dear…
British Airways has removed a shot of Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson from the in-flight version of the James Bond movie Casino Royale.
Sir Richard was seen briefly in the original film, passing through an airport security scanner, but can only be seen from behind in the new edit.
Full article (via BoingBoing)
I’m sorry but what do BA foresee passengers thinking when they watch a movie with a Branson cameo? Personally, thoughts of “what a tool” spring to mind and surely BA would encourage that. It’s not like that by the time the in-flight movie starts you can suddenly change planes. Anyone who decides which airline to fly on based on a cameo of a jet and the chairman of the airline needs their head read.

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