World’s First “Gay Airline” Launches To Jet Athletes to 2012 Eurogames in Budapest

Milestones in gay aviation: First, Air New Zealand gave you its all-gay Pink Flightto Sydney’s Mardi Gras; then, SAS added coupling to the mix with its revolutionary Love Is In The Airsame-sex marriage flights to and from Stockholm in 2010.

Now Lufthansa has upped the ante, creating the world’s first-ever “gay airline” — FreshAir European Gaylines— in honor of the upcoming Eurogamesin Budapest.

Of course the solely-homophile carrier doesn’t really exist, but this week Lufthansarolled out a sassy queer-directed marketing campaign touting FreshAir’s intent “to fill the gap left by traditional, boring airlines.” FreshAir’s promo videopresents a gayified in-flight world filled with hugging homo passengers and a female pilot who’s far more interested in the air hostess’s derriere than in the control panel. The airline’s sporty motto: “We all play the same, no matter which team we belong to.”

For flight booking, Freshir’s website ultimately links over to Lufthansa, where special fares are rung up for those flying to and from Budapest between June 27 and July 1, the dates of this year’s Eurogames.  Read More