"Did you know that aapro (our) Freddie Mercury worked as a Heathrow baggage handler before he joined Queen in 1970? To pay tribute to the legend, British Airways and Heathrow baggage handlers teamed up with Strictly Come Dancing choreographer Lyndon Lloyd to bring the Mercury moves to Terminal 5 in celebration of Freddie’s 72nd birth anniversary on September 5,” noted a communiqué from Deboo.
Above: At the Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, baggage handlers replicate Freddie Mercury pizzazz
Photo: Media Centre, British Airways
As reported on Times Now Digital, "A group of British Airways staff members dressed up as Queen’s former frontman Freddie Mercury danced to the band’s hit song I want to break free. Dressed in bright yellow jackets, white trousers, the group danced to the hit track, leaving the passengers astonished, to say the least. The staff members also flaunted Mercury’s iconic moustache and copied his dance moves that were very famous during the ’70s and ’80s…The performance was an official promotion for the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (from Twentieth Century Fox due for release on October 24) and was planned for weeks.”
The report quoted British Airways baggage manager Adam Dewey, "Mercury is an undisputed rock legend and it has been an absolute blast planning his birthday celebrations at Heathrow… The new film Bohemian Rhapsody has proved a great inspiration for all of us and we can’t wait to be hot-stepping our way to the premiere.” Queen tributes were to continue at the airport with a display of special memorabilia in the subsequent month.