A South African budget airline has pulled its tongue-in-cheek advert after a Fifa complaint that it infringed its trademark during the 2010 World Cup.
kulula.com’s ad described the firm as the “Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What”. It also had pictures of stadiums, vuvuzelas and national flags.
But Fifa said the airline could not use the symbols – even the word “South Africa”, kulula.com’s spokeswoman said.
Fifa, however, said the images taken together were “ambush marketing”.
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th March 2010 at 18:49
Yeah some guy tried to market a foot operated sideways flame thrower but the government prohibited it. They forget about the cannon that the hijacker blows you away with.
By: Bmused55 - 24th March 2010 at 18:45
When hiring a car in SA, go for the optional flamer pack.
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th March 2010 at 18:43
Any forumites going to the 2010 WCF in South Africa just as a matter of interest? I am South African, geographically the country is beautiful but I don’t have a lot of faith in the government, there is a lot of corruption and ineptitude in government circles to put it mildly. Most of the WCF stuff is not complete yet and who knows how well they will handle the crime problem. So far their track record is dismal. Hotels, airlines etc can hardly handle the Christmas holidays, but they go and threaten people who wish to rent out their houses for accommodation during that period with high taxation. So, we shall see after the world cup how well they shape up. Sorry guys I am not there otherwise I would have offered my house for free to my mates on the forum!:diablo:
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March 23, 2010 at 2:30 pm