For £4,500, you could have Sir Richard Branson as your flight attendant
This is simply hilarious. British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, who was lately in news for his Virgin Oceanic project, is now all ready to dress and serve as a flight attendant on Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia on May 1 after losing a Grand Prix bet with Tony Fernandes, the founder of the airline. If you would you like to have Sir Richard Branson as your stewardess in a sexy red skirt and blouse, you shouldn’t waste any time to book the ticket, which costs a cool £4,500 (about $7,320).
AirAsia is selling 130 tickets on the AirAsia X charity flight D7 08, from London to Kuala Lumpur. Sir Branson will serve coffee, tea or other beverages to Tony Fernandes and 250 other guests on the special 13-hour KL-bound flight. There is no return ticket. In case you opt for the cocktail evening and a hotel room, get ready to shell out an additional £700.
The Big Bet: Last year, Sir Richard Branson and AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes were promoting their Formula One racing teams - Virgin Racing for Branson and the Team Lotus for Fernandes respectively. They had made the deal that time that the owner of the team doing the worst in the F1 season would serve as a flight attendant on the other owner's airline. Branson lost the bet to Fernandes in November.
Tony Fernandes said…
Branson will have to serve and even clean the toilets throughout the flight while wearing the high heels and the red AirAsia stewardess uniform. Branson will also have to wear makeup and shave his legs as AirAsia does not permit "hairy stewardesses.”
Anyway, Fernandes said that Branson can keep his beard. On the other hand, the business-minded Branson commented…
The only positive thing is we own 20 pe cent of his company so I'll be able to get some promotion for a company I have a stake in.
Guests on the charity flight can look forward to enjoy performances by DJ Jarren C and DJ Dan Healy, who has done after-parties for names like Alexander McQueen, Matthew Williamson, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. For those who won’t be able to get the tickets have a chance to attend the charity cocktail evening in KL on May 2 for £350.
Proceeds from the one-of-a-kind flight will benefit Virgin Unite, the Virgin Group's non-profit charity arm.
