Last night’s Saturday Night Live had a segment that aviation geeks may enjoy…
SNL creates parody ad for Alaska Airlines
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, SNL had a roughly 2min20sec video making fun of Alaska Airlines, following the carrier’s Boeing 737 MAX 9 incident a couple of weeks back. This comes is in the form of an ad, whereby Alaska “employees” (played by Jacob Elordi, Kenan Thompson, and Heidi Gardner) share the company’s new slogan, which is “Alaska Airlines: You didn’t die, and you got a cool story.”
Among other things, the ad includes the following tidbits:
- “On other airlines you can watch movies, but on Alaska, you’re in the movie”
- “If you think Alaska the state is cold, just wait till our plane’s roof rips off”
- “You know those bolts that, like, hold the plane together? We’re gonna go ahead and tighten some of those”
- “For extra precaution, we’ll now be taking off with the inflatable slide already deployed”
- “People ask me where the emergency exits are, and I’m like there, there, and in 10 minutes, probably there”
That was mostly pretty funny
Humor is highly subjective, and not everyone is going to have the same take. Of course SNL roasts just about everyone, but I almost feel bad for Alaska here, since really this should be an “ad” for Boeing rather than any airline.
Anyway, as far as the segment overall goes, at first I didn’t think it was that funny. The first 45 seconds are a bit much, especially since this incident was so close to having a very different outcome, as it was a miracle that some of the few empty seats on the plane just happened to be right where the fuselage ripped open.
But the rest of the segment is really funny, and I chuckled several times.
Bottom line
Saturday Night Live has targeted many airlines over the years, and the latest target is Alaska Airlines, following the recent incident involving a 737 MAX. If you’re an aviation geek, the clip is definitely worth watching.
What do you make of this SNL parody of Alaska Airlines?
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