On the occasion of its inaugural flight from Ho Chi Minh City to the southern coastal resort of Nha Trang, the budget carrier VietJet Air put on a bikini parade featuring beauty queens. Alas! They failed to obtain prior approval from the government and so were fined 20 million dong (US$960). (Insert joke about 20 million dongs here.)
Stoy here and here. More importantly, YouTube video here. Note all the guys with their cameras whipped out. I’m glad there was not a stampede that would have destabilized the flight. (But I’m wondering about the one following them after landing. What’s he up to?)
Wait, there’s an official procedure you have to follow to put on a midair swimsuit parade? Colour me dubious. I smell an official who’s just pissed off that he wasn’t on the flight.
I was wondering what kind of sexy bikini romp nets were fine for the carrier. The image was of a bevy of beauties on the beach hauling at nets made of bikinis…
No, VietJet Air was very responsible. A less conscientious airline would have only hired one or two bikini dancers. VietJet Air made sure there were enough bikini dancers that they could cover the whole plane and nobody would have to leave their seats to enjoy the show.