18hrs on a MONGOLIAN Airline: How Bad Can It Be?
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2022
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I took a flight on a Mongolian airline for an 18 hour trek across Mongolia to Korea!
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Legend has it that Genghis Khan flew Air Mongolia when he visited Birmingham in 1235, but on the return journey to Ulan Bataar , he flew Air Lufthansa due to the loo review
LOL, 😂
He transferred through Frankfurt, and is still looking for the exit.
😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He was a very angry man, so I would think he flew RyanAir. I think he died in the late 1220s, so must've been the ghost of Genghis Khan. Either or, doesn't really matter. Very angry, he was.
"Checking-in please" (said to a check In agent) Agent: "PARDON ME???" lol
Germany :D
German culture is rude in that way
My father, who was not Mongolian, was a Professor of Mongolian and Tibetan languages and literature here in California. We lived all over the world, from Turkey to Sweden and Costa Rica when I was a child; however, our home base was always in California. When he flew to Ulaanbaatar to receive a special award, I think he flew a Chinese airline for that flight in the late 1960s or early 1970s (?), he loved to tell the story of that flight. I was a young child, but I remember him telling me that people put live chickens in the overhead bins during the flight and one person brought a sheep on the flight! How cool is that? I love Mongolian people and the culture. In fact, my godfather, Unensechen, was Mongolian, and my middle name is a Mongolian name. My father has passed away, and I miss my daddy a lot.
Hello. Your history is very amazing. From Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
It’s very interesting. God bless you
Bet you thought you would get loads of likes for that essay ha😂
HEJJ
82 times U! 🤣@@Porch.monkey.slayer
Randomly getting taken to the secure area of the airport for no apparent reason and then just being allowed to leave like that with no action taken was very odd.
A certifiable 'The fuck?'-moment
happens more often than you think in 3rd world countries.
It’s a scare tactic. And it doesn’t only happen in 3rd world countries. It’s standard and absolutely disgusting government procedure and is just there to intimidate and show the peasants who’s the boss in a lot of places, including the US, the EU and others.
Ulaanbaatar has a population of around 1.4 million and is the coldest capital city in the world. It is home to roughly half of the country's population.
alsointeresting toknowthat this flight canuse Russian airspace the European airlines cannot and Aeroflot can'tuse European Or North american airspace
It’s sounds wonderful for a vacation 😂
..And is one of the most polluted cities in the world
Thank you Wikipedia
Correct: the coldest capital in the world. And if you happen to stroll into a bar or club: some of the hottest women in the world. Be advised, looking only! Mongolian men tend to drink alot and then think all the women are their girlfriend. So if you chat one up, they will take it that you are trying to steal their woman. And react accordingly. Even if she don't know that guy. Still, a sight for sore eyes.
16:30 gray piece of beef: ”it’s very nice. A little bit chewy, but very nice 👍”
This is the most British guy who ever existed.
MIAT looked like an splendid airline. Nothing like I would have imagined. The airport looked very nice as well. The things I learn watching your RUclips channel!
I had a chance to travel to Mongolia in December 1998. I transited through Beijing and flew on MIAT on a 727. Wonderful people who totally ignored the standard flight safety rules. Plane was old. Seats did stay upright, overhead bins wouldn’t shut. Bags piled high on seats. As soon as we started descent into Ulaanbaatar, half the plane got up to get their carryons from overhead bins or seats where it was piled up. While the FA frantically tried to get everyone to sit down, many did not. Amazing to see them standing as we landed and then it was a mad dash as they all rushed to get off the plane. I wisely sat back and watched them. Safer. Lovely people and amazing visit, but definitely a different airline experience. 😂
Cool!😄
Have things change since? If you’ve recently travel to Mongolia I would love to know. Thanks
@@JeanClaudeCOCO I wish I had been able to return. I would say it has definitely improved based on the report from Noel. When I visited, it was just coming out from its decades long Russian rule. It’s been 24 years and I would imagine Mongolia has made leaps and bounds. The airport alone looks amazing. It didn’t look like that when I was there.
@@marichan62 great to hear.
Chances are that the people who ignored the rules were Chinese. I have flown in China and it happens there.
Hi Noel, I go through Düsseldorf every weekend, also an horrendous nightmare for queues and security. Perhaps you should do a video about your worst airport experiences?
I visited Mongolia in 2008. All the yurts I visited had rugs/carpets to cover the ground. Mongolia was/is still a place with a nomadic culture. I suspect this is the reason for the special carpet check. Beautiful place, btw. It’s worth getting out onto the steppe.
Green willies 😂
Great trip report, Noel!! I could feel the anxiety rising as you were in queue to check-in @ FRA. Glad it all worked out and you had a nice trip! thanks for sharing 😃
Hey im from Mongolia I WAITED FOR THIS MY ENTIRE LIFE THANK U FOR FLYING MIAT!
I worked at FRA Airport, and from my experience, I can tell you that last summer was terrible as we lacked staff in all sections. There are multiple reasons, primarily because of Covid restrictions; Noel, you should be happy that the lady at the counter simply verifies the documents from you verbally and does not check ALL of them personally because we were told by Airlines to check each and every Covid related document. And it should be done within an already very tight time window.
Unfortunately, it will not get better till the middle of next year when you have enough trained people who can join the workforce and contribute. So Yeah, my personal advice is to take either direct flight whenever possible and, regardless of stories you hear, come early at the Airport and be the first at the counter. 😉
or better avoid Germany completely, you will get a better experience even in the most desolated airport anywhere in the world 🤪🤔😁😂🤣
@@t.fahrmann9757You don’t.
I had an interesting experience where for some reason MIAT pilots and crew were contracted in to Czech low-cost carrier Travel Service a few years ago, flew on quite a few TS flights operated by the MIAT crew around Europe- they were always extremely friendly and always had their MIAT lanyards on show
B767 was one of my favorite aircraft to fly on. One of the attractive features is their spacious loo and on a really long flight, that's a must.
got to love seat 1A, i was lucky enough to have seat 1A on a Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner from Las Vegas to Heathrow, my 1st and only ever flight in upper class..it was amazing!
Wow, this felt very exotic. Thank u for taking us along Noel.
Good to see you supporting Mongolia's fishing industry Noel. Prawns on the first flight, fish on the second. I may never fly on MIAT but it was nice to see you pleasantly surprised.
Mongolia is landlocked, seafood...haha.
@@peterfreeman9369 Exactly.
@@peterfreeman9369 It has many lakes, infact there is a region called "The great lakes" region which has over 300+ lakes and has a large variety of fish
@@joshmcgregor4839 Interesting point, thanks Josh. We unexpectedly had fish in northern India about 1000 km from the sea. It was river or lake fish but it was very good.
@@rais1953 I know, I had a similar experience in Siberia when I visited Olkhon island. It was caught locally in lake Baikal, very delicious fish. I'm actually quite interested to know what type of fish are in the lakes in Mongolia.
Glad to see real tableware on the flight(s) - looks like a good adventure/trip too!
I was wondering when you’d eventually get to have a go at our national flag carrier, so I am happy to have come across your video on my feed. So far, my flights with MIAT has always been economy, but one thing I tend to enjoy is the food they offer (as long as it isn’t seafood, somehow they tend to have it if you’re on a flight to/from Korea)
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the flight!
What a coincidence. Just came back from a trip to Korea. Keep up the good work, Noel.
Thanks! Will do!
@@noelphilips hi
Love your reports about those random carriers. Looks like it was quite good on all aspects! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
LEGEND! As always mate, great video! 40mins... I love the long ones!!! Already can't wait for the next one!
Great vlog as always! The food looked Great, the seat as well! Keep on flying. Be safe!
Thank you! Will do!
Fantastic video. It's always nice to get more than what you expected. Safe travels!
You got that right!
Yay to a 40 minute video! Keep up the awesome work Noel ✈️
Frankfurt was a nightmare experience for me too this summer, flight delayed 3hrs as they lost the plane on the ground, plane we was meant to have been on came in the night before but the tug got lost twice so they switched it to a dirty plane that came in that evening. Found out during the pandemic Frankfurt laid off 10k staff and couldn’t rehire that many back.
I'm a new subscriber binge watching your videos since I found your channel a week ago. You're definitely one of the best flight reviewers on RUclips and I really enjoy your honest down to earth style. Keep up the good work and greetings from Miami
Thank you!
Aren’t these videos awesome?
Frankfurt can really be a nightmare to connect sometimes.
Love seeing something new all the time on your channel. Great work Noel! ✈
Thanks for watching!
I never had a good experience connecting through Frankfurt either. Good to see that I am not the only one.
Another great video!!! Noel always comes in clutch!!
Noel. Why do you just give them your passport and boarding pass?
There is no way that I’m giving up my passport, just transiting. Consider the problems one would have as a Dominican or Kenyan. No Embassy in Mongolia and these guys loose it!
Holy cow Noel eating airplane shrimp, fish and salmon after the bad fish experience? You are a warrior! It would take me years to recover from that lol
This is why i hate traveling
Same flight from FRA to UBN but wildly different experiences 😂 if you are up to it, you should give Economy a go. But I will agree, the cabin crew was fantastic- even dealing with a medical emergency on my flight. Thanks for the review Noel!
hi, me and a friend are planning to do the same trip as he did in the video but in economy class. may i ask why you had a bad experience?:)
Love traveling with you Noel! 🎉👏🏼
This was a fantastic trip.
Great video as always.
Keep it up.
Thanks a ton!
@@noelphilips You're welcome.
We've all been there, the absolute stress of getting that connection! Fab video as per mate
Hell yeah! Been waiting for a Mongolia episode for years :D
Hi Noel, Ulaanbaatar looks very inviting indeed. I’ve been reading many novels lately and a good few of them have various parts of Mongolia in them so it has become one of my ‘places of interest to visit’.
Stay safe and greetings from Cumbria in the U.K.
Having delivered and trained crews in UB, out of Chingas Hahn airport, on the first B737-800 for MIAT (MEE-YOTT), I spent a lot of time with their government safety personnel. Great experience and great people; albeit cold into the fall. The old airport was one way in and one way out due to a small mountain directly off the departure end of runway 14. The predominant wind was from the west so delay was often encountered. The 738 had a 15-knot tailwind supplement so that helped.
Thank you sir for the info ❤
Hi Noel, the carpet is for Muslims to use for prayer, maybe on the flight if it covers the regular praying times and also for the same after landing as many Muslims like their own praying mat. I lived in Indonesia for 3 years and it is normal everyday practice. May peace be with you.
what a dumb assumption. Mongolians love carpets culturally and would take the chance to buy one when overseas. Muslims use prayer mats. Not prayer carpets. Zzzz
Great video. I love being able to see places and airlines that I never will be able to visit or fly through your videos. Wow didn't even realize it was a 40 minute video, time flew watching it.
Thanks for watching!
Coming to Japan soon? Hope to see you try the Fuji Dream challenge - taking as many different colours of their great livery as you can in a day!
I'm stationed in Korea currently. I have seen the Incheon Airport many, many times. Looks like your time there was quick and easy.
Noel another enjoyable video . MIAT looked impressive to fly with . I felt for you with your walk of shame in the terminal at Ulan Bator ! 😀
Thanks 👍
Another Sunday, another great Noel adventure! Looking forward to your Asian tour the coming weeks!
I spent a few months in Mongolia in 1992. In those days Mongolian Airasys flew from Paris. On arrival at UB Airport the mist striking thing was the large number of AN 2s scattered around the airfield - left behind by the departing Soviet Air Force. UB was very underdeveloped, the people were brilliant. Stayed at The Bayangol Hotel, famous from the book "The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia". A great time.👍
Sounds like an interesting book. Nick Middleton.
Ay I've stayed at the Bayangol too for a night. Great hotel. Mongolia is much more developed know when I went in 2017. Great country with great people.
@@ganaa1608 The book is called The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia.......... I'm well aware the country is called 🇲🇳 Mongolia but in "the old days" it was often referred to as Outer Mongolia ..... that is separate from Inner Mongolia which was part of China.
@@ganaa1608 Read what I said....... I'm simply relaying what was once a very common situation - Mongolia was referred to as Outer Mongolia. I'm not suggesting it was part of China. Notwithstanding that ...... the book was called "The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia" ...... if you want to object to the title, I suggest you contact the author - that's not me! I KNOW IT IS MONGOLIA 🇲🇳
@@ganaa1608 Read what I have written. I am NOT calling it Outer Mongolia. Your abusive remarks are pointless. Having lived in Ulan Baatar for 9 months, I'm very pro-Mongolia and its position as an independent state.
For 18 hours I wondered if I should expect a horrific experience, but it turns out it was just a nice but long trip!
We currently live in Korea, and I am hoping to explore Mongolia next spring through a steppes voyage, living with nomads and experiencing their traditional way of life. The emptiness of Chinggis Kahn Airport is alarming, though!
From one office fan to another, love the video and the t-shirt!
I don’t know why but I love to see this videos. Even the music is refreshing…
Your Frankfurt experience is why post-Covid I have no desire to go anywhere unless absolutely essential PS I flew on a MIAT 767 from Abu Dhabi to Dhaka via Chittagong op for Biman, very pleasant it was too! Rolls-Royce powered 767s are very rare
Looks like you've gotten over your fear of seafood 🐟
Another interesting flight - Thanks for bringing us along!
Can't beat freshly caught prawns from the shores of Mongolia!
@@noelphilips The Mongolian Navy needs to defend something...
@@noelphilips only one thing I would suggest is close your mouth when chewing and do not talk while chewing food. Its rude and frankly gross to watch. The rest of your videos are fantastic.
That's probably for the best. I doubt fermented mare's milk and horse are all that appealing to the Western palate.
@@microwavedsoda who?
the oddest seat configuration I've ever seen!, and yet the 767 has always been my favourite aircraft; nice video as usual Noel 👍
Noel hasn't seen the movie Airplane -- you never get the fish on a plane.
I have to agree with you Noel, only been to Frankfurt a couple of times and both times were a nightmare!!
For me it’s never a nightmare but probably because I start there and not connect
Hi Mr. Philips, great video as per usual, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, ok, well not what I was expecting either, the B767 is a cool plane for sure, I remember when our national Airline had those, got the chance to set foot on it but not flown on our national airline, however I did get the chance to fly Condor's B767 and before that time a long ways back in 1997 Qantas B767, Anyway the MIAT business class looks ok in the B767 even better than their B737 which looked older and a bit old fashion. Looking forward for your next flight and to get a small glimpse of Asia, I will definitely be looking forward for your video down under also.
Noel. You are the best/warrior. Keep it going!
Great experience! I will definitely plan to fly with MIAT some time soon.Thank you for sharing this amazing video.
You should!
@@noelphilips MIAT should give you a discount 😂
I miss these regular Noel Phillips videos haha. Just a trip report 🎉🎉🎉 love your work man. 😊
Thanks a ton!
I was watching the part where you mentioned 'carry a carpet' and laughed that hard someone came in the room to ask what I was laughing at oh my god. I cannot stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣
I was in the Frankfart Airport Casino,near my departing gate.I got ahead and quit
and looked and saw my flight gate had been changed as far away as it could get,
my 4 hour layover took a lot of hustle too.
Thanks great man for this lovely video
3 years since I flew to Frankfurt. Flying there in just over a fortnight. Only ever done it as the destination rather than for a connection. The Lufthansa luggage drop off desk at the rail terminal makes such a big difference. Return flight leaves 10:20 - I'm not looking forward to Frankfurt airport for a mid morning flight. I'm expecting it to be absolutely mobbed.
The "we'll take your passport and boarding pass and give them back to you before you leave" thing is a HARD PASS for me. Won't be through Mongolia anytime soon, I guess...
Great review Noel! Always wanted to see MIAT featured
I think it’s fine that Ulaan Baatar airport does security screening on bags in transfer. They are quite thorough. I worked in Mongolia for two years. On one occasion I checked in. My bag had got through initial security screening, but it was checked again, and I had the call to go downstairs where I had to open it. There was nothing untoward. So fine. On your flights you did not try Mongolian vodka. Some of the best in the world. You missed out on that.
I never laughed harder when you brought up that carpet bit . Lololol 😂
I bet you were pleased to get on that plane..Great watch 😊
Another amazing review from Noel Philips!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video - I'd never have thought that Miat would have been that good either!
Glad you liked it!
I’m glad you and me had the same reaction of Peppa Pig being considered a drama Noel lol 😂. Great video
😁
Brilliant explanation on why you need to hold the mic up close to your gob. I had been wondering, but it makes perfect sense!
thanks again for the great video Noel!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I had the same issue with my checked baggage at 2am at Quito/ Ecuador airport. It was nerve-recking as no one could speak English, they searched everything in my bag (without telling me why) and the whole action was senseless as later on the drug dog showed that the bag was totally fine 🤷🏼♀️
Frankfurt is terrible to change at due to in and outing but hard to avoid if you are transiting via Germany.
Noel you are almost always happy with each meal. I see you are back to trusting the seafood.
Noel, you're just the best. I loved you on the LoveFly podcast and that segment with the carpet had me snorting my beer on the keyboard. Hilarious. Keep it up mate.
Noel, you are by far the funniest travel vlogger on youtube! The crickets, the wolf howling, and poor Peppa Pig! I was laughing too hard to drink my coffee! I was afraid id snort it up my nose!
Always avoid Frankfurt and Amsterdam if I can! Even with same operator connections it can be a nightmare just doing security never mind bags! Great video!
Finally, someone who agrees. I dislike flying through these two cities too. I'll put Frankfurt on the "always avoid" list while I put Amsterdam as "I'll guess I'll take it (if I have to)."
To be fair, I only flew through Amsterdam during the beginning of the Pandemic in 2020, so everyone was just a mess. Still left a bad impression on me though.
As a Dutchie, I avoid London Heathrow as a connection. Amsterdam is a fifty/fifty chance. Frankfurt I don't know, only had a stop over there once, years ago.
I love living vicariously through your trips around the world. I personally love your "Loo Reviews"! LOL! Some of those airlines have really good and comfy seats!
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your amazing travels. I love your opinion Noel. You are a incredible you tuber
I appreciate that!
When airports treat you like that it is just so confusing. Why make it more difficult for passengers? Who is going to want to transit through there if they take your passport off you and then take you down into some random area for no reason. Strange.
Incredible unfriendly check in staff in Frankfurt 😳
Typical interaction with Germans. They are not a friendly bunch
Really enjoy your videos Noel. Very interesting to see all the different planes and airports. Thx.
Glad you like them!
FRA was a hassle for us too, but the tomato and mozzarella sandwiches (on freshly baked bread) we had there were amazing. Remarkably good for anywhere, but an airport?!?! One of the best things I ate during my 2 weeks in Germany.
I've never even heard of this airline - they actually look decent, so thanks for sharing this one!
My pleasure!
the MIAT flies Boeing, 737-700, 800, MAX, 767 and 787
finally, noel and i have had a common travel experience: being stressed out in the frankfurt airport
Frankfurt Airport is a disaster. Every time the stress is just too much. The range and choice of food services is also very poor. If I can avoid FRA, I do.
I rarely take connecting/transiting flights but in future I will always allow 5 or 6 hours after a panic with Aer Lingus at Dublin. Traveling London-USA with supposedly comfy 3.5 hour stop in Dublin. Inbound for Gatwick an hour late then no stand free meant I entered the terminal and USA immigration with an hour till boarding and the painful slow US immigration meant a run to the already boarding plane. Not nice preparation for the next 8 hours over to States! Great video Noel
Wow a 40 minute vlog today Noel you've treated us today ,Thanks 👍
Enjoy!
The look on your face in the thumbnail made this video worth an immediate watch. Either you were scared, confused, or the toilet was unserviceable. 😂
Travelled to Ulan Bataar in 2006 on the Trans Mongolian from Moscow to Beijing. Spent 3 nights there. Wonderful city to visit. Great food, lovely people.
Yes! Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
I'm glad I'm no the only one to have that experience at Frankfurt airport!
"can I cut in line"
"what passport? German?"
"UK"
* gets ignored*
I'm impressed at the maritime power Mongolia is, especially for a landlocked country basically made up of deserts and arid steppes a very long way from any sea. Lots of seafood on MIAT, and I hear that (believe it or not) Ulanbaataar is a very much sought-after ship registration "port" as a flag of convenience...
They have no maritime power
@@ThatSB, do you know what a dictionary is? (This is a serious question. I've been asked more than once what a dictionary is when I mentioned it on RUclips to people who didn't know it...) Then look up the word "sarcasm" and then re-read my comment above (the part about the ship registration "port" is true, though).
@@goytabr do you know what a dictionary is? Then lookup the word pompous and re-read your comment above.
They do have very large lakes though
@24:55. Love the wolf's howl!
So agreed, FRA is a massive pain even for a standard LONDON TO FRA hop.
Thanks! So yeah, what was it like in economy? The food, seats, service, loos? Hope to see more of that in the future.