On the 19th of October 2016 Jetair Fly officially rebranded to TUI fly. As aviation enthusiasts, and tinkerers with photography, video, and new technologies, TUI fly invited Rudolf and I to the ceremony and first flight to Malaga (LEMG) and back to Brussels (EBBR).
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Plane on a string
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A pretty impressive way to pull the new TUI fly brand into action, 20 colleagues of TUI fly literally pulled the entire plane using a big rope, under the approving eye of the press, invitees and the passengers of flight TB1111 from within the gigantic TUI hanger.
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Bubbles and friends
The entire flight was treated to champagne and complimentary food, much to everyone’s delight.
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360 shots and blowing people’s minds
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Samsung was so nice as to give me a S7 to test for a few weeks, Tjoolaard provided me with a Gear VR, so getting a Gear 360 camera on this opportunity was a quick decision.Pretty amazing how fast you can pair, shoot pictures and video, transfer it to your phone, and look at it
in full 360 glory in just a matter of minutes. Very impressed, Samsung.
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We let the people on the row behind us, and the cabin crew take a look at a 360 of the cockpit, with jaws dropping on the floor every few seconds.
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Cockpit adventures
The cherry on the pie — a visit to the cockpit, and an invitation to join for the landing back at Brussels Airport. The aviator and boy in me jumped.
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