Deltalina is the nickname given to Katherine Lee-Hinton , a flight attendant by Delta Airlines since 2008, who has been the face of the on-board safety video presentation. The first video with Deltalina appeared in February 2008 and immediately gained popularity not only among Delta passengers, but also became the most requested video. [1] [2]
Lee immediately began to be compared with Angelina Jolie , thanks to her wide smile and face with pronounced cheekbones. Deltalin's nickname appeared in one of the comments on Youtube: “Will Deltalin force passengers to watch safety videos on board?” [3]
Content
Video
Videos with her participation were noted for the ability to attract the attention of passengers thanks to the following "secrets":
- the beauty of the Deltalines [3]
- unexpected twists in plot [2]
- humor (including the famous gesture around the lips forbidding passengers to smoke (“smoking is not allowed ”), [2] as well as the sparkling teeth of another participant in the filming - the Indonesian dwarf steward Perry de Flücht) [3]
Public Speaking
In September 2008, Deltalina starred in a series of commercials instructing how to behave in a stadium. These videos were shown on the huge screens of the Georgia Dome Stadium before each Atlanta Falcons home game. [4] [5]
In March 2009, Deltalina participated in the opening ceremony of a helipad on the roof of a W-hotel in Downtown Atlanta. [6]
Personal life
Lee continues to work as a flight attendant at Delta Airlines. She was born in Germany, her father is a native of Puerto Rico , her mother is German . My father was a soldier, so the family moved from place to place many times. [7]
Sources
Notes
- ↑ Official in-flight video, Delta Air Lines
- ↑ 1 2 3 “Deltalina, Hottest Video On YouTube”, Z107.7 FM (St. Louis), March 25, 2008 (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 3 “Will 'Deltalina' get passengers to watch airline safety video?”, USA Today , March 25, 2008
- ↑ DELTALINA WAGS HER FINGER AT THE DOME, Peach Buzz, Access Atlanta ( Atlanta Journal-Constitution ), September 24 2008 Archived January 17, 2010.
- ↑ Delta, Official Airline of the Atlanta Falcons, Delta Air Lines, September 26, 2008 Archived on March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Leon Stafford, “It's easier to get a lift downtown: New helipad provides way to beat traffic”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 2009-03-11
- ↑ Jennifer Brett, “'Deltalina,' a real Delta employee, is loving the safety spotlight”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution , March 25, 2008