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Old 12th Jun 2001, 19:38
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Arrow Brianair?

OTT, or what?

"The employers of one Big Brother contestant today made it clear who they were backing to win the Channel 4 show.

Budget airline Ryanair launched a newly-painted plane emblazoned with the words Good Luck Brian in Big Brother, in support of its own housemate, air steward Brian Dowling.

The Boeing 737-800 was unveiled at Stansted Airport, complete with the show's emblem - an open eye - also painted on its side. Brian, who is 23 tomorrow, has worked for the airline for three years.

Ryanair director of operations Dave O'Brien said: "We are all behind Brian, he has been with us for a long time and is a valuable member of the operation. Everyone is rooting for Brian, not just us, but half the country it seems."

Christine Buchanan, 20, a fellow flight attendant, who works alongside Brian, said she believed he stood a good chance of winning. "He is the right personality for it. I hope he goes all the way. Every day with Brian you get a bit of a drama" she said.

She went on to reveal Brian's most embarrassing moment at work - a woman passenger pulled down her underwear in front of 200 other passengers. Miss Buchanan said: "Brian had never seen one of 'those' before in his life. He went white as a sheet. He got off the plane and took the rest of the day off."

The plane will fly from Stansted to European destinations, and will keep its new insignia for as long as Brian stays in the Big Brother house."