Etihad's latest commercial to sponsor the World Cup and...hawks on board!
Less than a month before the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off in Qatar, it will take place in the fall for [...]
Etihad Airways
It is less than a month until the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, will take place in the period autumn for the first time in the history of the competition. The choice was dictated by the fact that in Qatar in the summer, temperatures extreme Would not allow the healthy conduct of the games.
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Emirates and Qatar airlines are "battling it out" to grab more chances to sponsorship and monetization for the event. For its part, Etihad will operate you are daily flights to and from Doha starting Nov. 20, making it a key player in the event.
To sponsor the announcement, of course, Etihad did not mind. expenses and for the commercial he hired two VIPs of the caliber of Khabib Nurmagomedov, multiple undefeated lightweight champion in the UFC, and Clarence Seedorf, Who was one of the strongest midfielders in the world.
See the commercial:
Khabib Nurmagomedov is a huge soccer fan. He and his good friend, Dutch soccer genius Clarence Seedorf, a four-time UEFA Champions League winner and the only player to have won the tournament with three different clubs, joined a very special guest to film the video on flight EY399 from Abu Dhabi to Doha.
Etihad's 70-second video features the two sports stars in business class, overshadowed by the mystery celebrity who, to their surprise, is attracting more attention than they are.
The commercial continues, Khabib and Clarence's intrigue growing as they speculate on who this VIP might be. Their attempts to get a casual glimpse of the celebrity repeatedly fail.
Finally, they decide to take direct action to find out the identity of the host, but are left speechless when the soccer-loving frequent flyer is revealed.
Etihad ad plot
And who might the VIP frequent flyer be?
With Etihad you can travel with a hawk on board
To the amazement of the two champions, the VIP is a hawk perched in a perch in the shape of a soccer field. The commercial is to promote the possibility of bringing pets on board Etihad Airways flights, including. hawks.
Yes, because, as we know, hawks are very much birds. beloved by the emirs and it is not unusual to see some on board.
Sometimes there happened to be more than one hawk on board a flight....
There is rich, and there is I am so rich I am buying each of my 80 falcons a seat on this damn plane.
Over 30k falcons have a passport issued by the United Arab Emirates since 2002. pic.twitter.com/veShBapx2N
- Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) October 1, 2021
I mean, whether you have a hawk or a kitten, you can safely travel with Etihad, the important thing is that maybe Are not both on the same flight...
