IN-FLIGHT safety announcements tend towards the dull, so it’s no great surprise that airlines should attempt to jazz them up. We’ve already seen Southwest’s rapping flight attendant; now Air New Zealand is offering its own wacky take on the safety video, with flight attendants and a pilot wearing nothing but body paint and smiles. The excitement almost gets too much for them as they demonstrate the oxygen masks (shades, indeed, of Gordon Brown’s gurning during his YouTube message about politicians’ expenses), but overall this gets a thumbs-up. The video does not distort the safety message it needs to convey, and its method should ensure a bit more attention from jaded flyers, who can always do with a refresher course. It's certainly more entertaining than the old versions.