ordinary park bench. Doesn’t do tricks © Michael Randall
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The extra cushy park bench should have been a tip-off.
Imagine finding a nicer than average bench during your lunchtime stroll, only to sit down and have a flight attend appear offering you a glass of champagne and your choice of entrees. Suddenly you get to experience Virgin Atlantic’s new inflight entertainment system, and you find yourself browsing the touch screen’s many options. The biggest surprise of all comes when you select your desired option, as suddenly a troupe of actors emerge from the shrubbery to re-enact the chosen program.
This was the scene in a Manhattan park as a normal bench was upgraded to an “Upper Class Bench” as Virgin Atlantic’s latest publicity stunt. Check it out on News.com.au