Qantas Changes Acknowledgement of Country arrival Announcement

[Daver6]

This repetition doesn't do anything to amplify the message, it just dilutes the significance of the message.

Does the same logic apply to the safety spiel then?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

This repetition doesn't do anything to amplify the message, it just dilutes the significance of the message.

That might be because you are a top tier frequent flyer.

Many pax fly no where near as often, and will only hear the message a couple times a year, at most.

But that is fairly moot now as the acknowledgement has been simplified to the place name only.

 

[N860CR]

What would maybe make more sense is actually bringing a bit of culture into the announcements? SAA says Sawubona rather than “howzit”, NZ Kia Ora rather than “choice bro”. It’s an actual acknowledgement of their culture, rather than a condescending statement that foreigners wouldn’t understand and Australians are sick of hearing multiple times a day.

 

[JessicaTam]

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How many times do people need reminding to stick to the thread topic?
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[serfty]

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This for many is an extremely sensitive issue.​

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As it does relate to travel, we would appreciate if members could restrict their posts to referencing the acknowledgment as now expressed.​

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Comments outside that narrow band will be deleted without warning and member(s) making such may be subject to further sanction.​

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It has become clear that some members can’t discuss this without veering away from the specific topic; which was the acknowledgement as articulated after landing.​

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The moderation team tried to define a narrow focus to avoid such but this has been in vain.​

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This post is numbered as 65 and is the last of the thread - since its genesis, various members have received sanctions and no less than 21 posts have been deleted.​

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Enough! This thread is now locked.​

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