- published: 20 Feb 2008
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Deltalina is the nickname given to Katherine Lee, flight attendant for Delta Air Lines and since 2008, main presenter of Delta's onboard safety videos. The first Deltalina safety video was released in February 2008 and quickly became popular not only on board but also became one of the most-watched videos on YouTube soon after its release.
With her high cheeks, and broad, welcoming smile, Lee was soon compared to Angelina Jolie and the nickname Deltalina (from "Delta" + "-lina") appeared on blogs and YouTube comments.
The videos are praised for their ability to get passengers to pay attention to them, through several techniques:
The unorthodox videos made the news not only in the United States (USA Today, CNN, Wired, et al.) but also in the Netherlands (De Telegraaf) and Belgium (De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad).
The videos were criticized in the book How to Do Things With Videogames by Ian Bogost because, in Bogost's opinion, the attention that is paid to the videos is given to Deltalina and not to the actual safety instructions.
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Airline Safety Video (Featuring Weird Al and Deltalina)
Deltalina atop the W Downtown Atlanta
W Atlanta Downtown Residences Helipad Inaugural featuring Deltalina
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Deltalina Fox News Interview
Deltalina Team 1
Delta's YouTube Star