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https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/airlines/2021/08/07/emirates-flight-attendant-stands-atop-burj-khalifa-to-celebrate-uk-travel-rules-change/

The "crew member" is in fact skydiver and stuntwoman Nicole Smith-Ludvik, who was enlisted for the ambitious shoot.

"This is, without a doubt, one of the most amazing and exciting stunts I've ever done," Smith-Ludvik wrote on Instagram. "A big shout out to Emirates Airlines for your creative marketing idea! It was a pleasure being a part of the team."

The shoot was carried out by helicopter and drones filming company Choppershoot, produced by Prime Productions AMG and TECS Event Services.

https://onemileatatime.com/news/emirates-burj-khalifa-stunt/

There was indeed someone standing 830 meters (~2,720 feet) up, on the tip of the Burj Khalifa. Specifically, skydiver Nicole Smith-Ludvik was the one seen in the video. And while she isn’t an Emirates flight attendant, she did really stand at the very top of the Burj Khalifa, and a helicopter and drone company did the filming.

As the skydiver describes her involvement:

“This is, without a doubt, one of the most amazing and exciting stunts I’ve ever done. A big shout out to Emirates Airlines for your creative marketing idea! It was a pleasure being a part of the team.”

Meanwhile here’s what the company behind the drones and helicopters had to say:

“Being part of such a special project – not only for the fact that we were trusted to help bring this to life (yes, this is very very real), but also what it means for so many families who have been separated from their families between here in Dubai and the UK. Definitely a project we’ll remember forever.”

This is simply unbelievable, and this video isn’t getting the attention it deserves given that it’s apparently real. I’m amazed the airline used this stunt just to announce the reopening of travel between the UK and UAE.

Now that I’ve learned that this is real, I’m having a bunch of new thoughts:

I’m getting severe anxiety watching this video over, and realizing it’s real
I’m still confused as to how she got to the very top of the Burj Khalifa? Did she climb, skydive, was she dropped off by a helicopter, or…?
Did she have other things on her when she got to the top, and if so, where did she store them?
Was she somehow secured while she was standing up there?
How long did it take to film all of this? How long was she up there for?