Turkish Airlines has rolled out its first activation of its new
three-year deal with Premier League club Manchester United by launching a
worldwide advert.??
The advert features a host of first-team
stars including Edwin van Der Sar, Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra and
aims to push the airline’s new business class concept.
??Directed
by Marco Grandia the commercial, dubbed ‘Football on Air’, was filmed
in the ‘Manchester Studio’ at Media City’s Pie Factory.??
The
shoot involved building a full sized passenger jet and the production
crew spent a further three weeks preparing for the shoot which took two
days to film.??
More than 115 people were involved in creating the advert which will air in 80 countries around the world.?