Bollywood on board: Finnair cabin crew become YouTube sensation with dance routine

By SARAH GORDON

We've all seen those iconic dances from famous Bollywood films, but not many of us will have been treated to a live performance on board a flight. So passengers aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi, were pleasantly surprised when the plane's staff put on a routine to celebrate India's 63rd Republic Day. And a video, showing the smiling staff treating passengers to the choreographed routine, has become a hit on YouTube, receiving more than half-a-million hits in just one day.

Making a song and dance: Crew aboard the Finnair flight perform a Bollywood routine for passengers on a flight from Helsinki to New Delhi

Helena Kaartinen, the flight attendant who came up with the idea, coordinated rehearsals and even enlisted the help of a former flight attendant friend in Mumbai, who is now a Bollywood teacher.
She uploaded videos of the team practising and expert Manish Gawde corrected the choreography ahead of the performance.
Ms Kaartinen told the New York Times: 'It was a good way to show respect.'

Hands up! The inflight crew have become a hit after a video of their routine was posted on YouTube

She said she was keen to show Indian passengers that the airline did know something about their culture.
The performance took place on a flight on January 17 and was uploaded to Finnair's YouTube channel on January 26 to mark Republic Day.
So far it has received more than 540,000 viewings.



source: dailymail