Lufthansa’s dodgy taste in muzak

Callers left hanging on the telephone are frequently subjected to an endless loop of dreadful “muzak” which can be irritating at the best of times.

But imagine, if you will, the alarm caused to an unsuspecting punter when he dialled the German call centre of Lufthansa airlines.

The choice of tune could well have lost Lufthansa a good many sales that day – it was none other than the husky tones of old rocker Rod Stewart crooning “We are sailing…”