A sultry, lipstick-wearing Sir Richard Branson finally earned his stripes as an AirAsia flight attendant, when he honored his friendly wager on board AirAsia X’s flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur.
The Virgin Group founder and chairman shaved his legs, slipped into a sexy red skirt and took to the skies as a female flight attendant on a special AirAsia X charity flight.
Sir Richard shaves his legs, if not his chin.
The event came more than two years after losing a bet to AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes. Sir Richard and Fernandes had wagered on which one of their Formula One racing teams would finish ahead of each other in their debut season of the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, and the stakes were that the loser would serve as a female flight attendant on board the winner’s airline. Fernandes’ team finished two spots above Sir Richard’s team in the final rankings.
The flamboyant entrepreneur spent the five and half hour journey pouring coffee or tea, serving meals, distributing goodies, entertaining and making in-flight announcements for the lucky guests and international media on the flight which helped to raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Fernandez said, “He is an entrepreneur, visionary, knight and adventurer, and Sir Richard can now also add AirAsia flight attendant to his long list of credentials.”
Sir Richard Branson said, “This has been a real first for me but I have enjoyed the experience and I have nothing but respect for what our fabulous flight attendants do every day to keep us safe.”
In preparation for his new role, Sir Richard had his legs publicly shaved during a cocktail event in Perth; however, I think our Thai transvestites are much better looking.
