How Airlines Decide Where to Fly

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  • Опубликовано: 1 апр 2019
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Комментарии • 2,2 тыс.

  • @JustAnotherGamer014
    @JustAnotherGamer014 5 лет назад +2739

    It’s simple. I see Wendover Productions with a video involving aviation, I click like

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 5 лет назад +1

      same goes for my videos PRANK i only get dislikes

    • @flyhighpizzapie
      @flyhighpizzapie 5 лет назад +7

      Unoriginal comment.

    • @metcas
      @metcas 5 лет назад +2

      That's almost every Wendover video, holy shit

    • @BigbossASR
      @BigbossASR 5 лет назад +5

      So... You see a wendover productions video?

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 5 лет назад +1

      Normie

  • @erielgonzalez9541
    @erielgonzalez9541 5 лет назад +525

    @WendoverProductions is slowly becoming the ultimate How To Start An Airline guide.

    • @changyang1230
      @changyang1230 5 лет назад +8

      I wonder if that 10 year old in Australia who wrote to Qantas CEO about starting a new airline is one of the subscribers.

    • @slightlycrookedworkshop
      @slightlycrookedworkshop 5 лет назад +6

      I'm actually in the planning process of starting my own airline based off his videos...It's a slow process because not every video is about planes. Although, surveys show their isn't much interest in flying on "Slightly Crooked Airlines"

    • @Gypsytears-
      @Gypsytears- 4 года назад +1

      @@slightlycrookedworkshop SCW Airlines. you're welcome.

  • @darkdreamer921
    @darkdreamer921 4 года назад +920

    You should do a video on how Hartsfield Jackson ATL became the most busy airport in the world

  • @seiya880
    @seiya880 5 лет назад +104

    One thing that airlines also take into account when evaluating the successfulness of a route is the cargo traffic on that route. Sometimes the passenger cabin is half full, but the cargo hall is full of goods, and that makes it profitable

    • @frankfei9130
      @frankfei9130 10 месяцев назад +2

      Route like this is perfect for the passengers who fly economy , who can have more room to move around, i flew on a plane which less than half full, a lot of passengers get the full rows to themselves and lie down to can take a nap

  • @CosmicApiary
    @CosmicApiary 5 лет назад +562

    You mentioned Wow Air in this video, and now I'm wondering. Will we see a video about WOW's sudden collapse? I'd be interested in that

    • @9411ak
      @9411ak 5 лет назад +22

      Chloe Yurkovich Budget airlines that relied on tacking on fees to generate revenue and got hit with higher fuel prices and and reduced tourism to a specific location (Iceland)

    • @nrlooleegamingraw5303
      @nrlooleegamingraw5303 5 лет назад +1

      Chloe Watch bankrupt wow air

    • @OnTheFIyAviation
      @OnTheFIyAviation Год назад +1

      Wow Air collapsed?!? They will always have the coolest livery!

    • @Julian-tf6kl
      @Julian-tf6kl Год назад

      f

  • @theeel8981
    @theeel8981 5 лет назад +339

    They take a sheet of paper, write down random locations, and play spin the bottle. Wherever the bottle lands, they fly to.

    • @cyanidensadness
      @cyanidensadness 5 лет назад +2

      The eel seems like a really cool yes theory video

    • @cpufreak101
      @cpufreak101 5 лет назад +4

      Sounds like a good way to plan flight simulator routes

    • @elmurcis1
      @elmurcis1 5 лет назад +2

      Not the worst thing to do. Since any of location still has to be able to accept plane type company is going to use for that route etc., some of random route could actually be profitable. Now, were I can buy cheap 737-100? (I want stairs with me in plane so can land and let people out/in anywhere I want)

    • @totustuus5279
      @totustuus5279 5 лет назад +1

      The eel is this some sort of rich people joke I’m too poor to understand?

    • @Ghiaman1334
      @Ghiaman1334 5 лет назад +6

      "Alright, spin the starting airport bottle!"
      "It says... London Heathrow!"
      "Awesome, now the destination."
      "Er… Pyeongyang..."
      "Welp… you heard the bottles."

  • @aresef
    @aresef 5 лет назад +517

    I actually prefer to travel on foreign airlines when going to foreign destinations. It feels like your trip abroad is extended, if only in spirit.
    But Spirit, I’ll never fly on Spirit again.

    • @mr.whatever1492
      @mr.whatever1492 4 года назад +44

      Don't ever fly on Air India too if you wish to visit India.

    • @ShammahEmmanuelU
      @ShammahEmmanuelU 4 года назад +2

      @@mr.whatever1492 why

    • @mr.whatever1492
      @mr.whatever1492 4 года назад +33

      @@ShammahEmmanuelU dude, the flights are always late, food quality is really very bad and the flight attendants don't behave well many times.

    • @josejimtharayil1511
      @josejimtharayil1511 4 года назад +11

      ​@@mr.whatever1492 Yep, it does very horribly in showing indian culture.

    • @anvarshaambadan4031
      @anvarshaambadan4031 4 года назад +6

      @@mr.whatever1492 Am Indian. Can confirm.

  • @cadyshak95
    @cadyshak95 5 лет назад +496

    Ah yes! Southwest Oregon Regional Airport's famous move to Canada was updated on the map. Good looking out! 3:50

    • @rachaelconners6496
      @rachaelconners6496 5 лет назад +15

      Right!? I wasn't aware they moved to Canada. Thanks for the info.

    • @SulferDragon
      @SulferDragon 5 лет назад +3

      I was going to say the same thing, lol.

    • @SuperSMT
      @SuperSMT 5 лет назад +5

      Also London's move up to north-central England

    • @EyeshadI
      @EyeshadI 5 лет назад

      😒

    • @josephstalin7995
      @josephstalin7995 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for making my day.

  • @asneecrabbier3900
    @asneecrabbier3900 5 лет назад +799

    answer: they ask sam because he is an expert about airlines

    • @HaiMalonBodoh
      @HaiMalonBodoh 5 лет назад +11

      Jake L try search sam chui
      Very well known youtuber for aviation

    • @psgman41
      @psgman41 5 лет назад +11

      They ask sam to say good stuff about their airlines. Thats it

    • @theophrastusbombastus8019
      @theophrastusbombastus8019 5 лет назад +4

      Airlines spend a lot of money to know informations from aggregators of trips...
      So here are these info I'm giving you for free as I altrady control the whole industry.

    • @MarkoBuha
      @MarkoBuha 5 лет назад +5

      Sam is I think also Wendover’s real life first name

    • @tuggspeedman822
      @tuggspeedman822 5 лет назад +3

      Lol i thought you meant sam chui

  • @door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978
    @door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978 5 лет назад +463

    1000 years later: Planes can fly to the moon.
    *Wendover Productions: Heavy Breathing*

  • @EvanEscher
    @EvanEscher 5 лет назад +79

    3:48 "Southwest Oregon Regional Airport"
    Proceeds to show Chilliwack, BC

  • @mpacker
    @mpacker 4 года назад +191

    WOW: let's go to texas lol
    Icelandair: no
    American: did someone say texas

  • @helgi7672
    @helgi7672 5 лет назад +2486

    WOW Air just went bankrupt, lol.

    • @c_walker2333
      @c_walker2333 5 лет назад +83

      helgi ‘wow’. So many airlines are collapsing 😞

    • @TheMasterhomaster
      @TheMasterhomaster 5 лет назад +27

      2 world wars And one World Cup! Budget airlines you mean.

    • @Dafwog2013
      @Dafwog2013 5 лет назад +4

      Dammit beat me to it lol

    • @bryanb5132
      @bryanb5132 5 лет назад +75

      When he said that wow has stopped flying from Dallas to reykjavik I said well of course they have they're bankrupt

    • @cabanacat
      @cabanacat 5 лет назад +39

      F for WOW Air

  • @74gear
    @74gear 5 лет назад +2641

    I’m a 747 pilot would you be interested in doing a collaboration?

    • @chrisl8062
      @chrisl8062 5 лет назад +151

      I just finished watching your reactions/breakdown on Cast Away and Flight, good videos (y)

    • @74gear
      @74gear 5 лет назад +162

      Chris L wow Chris thanks so much for that. Glad you liked it. I’m actually filming another movie review today for later this month.

    • @BrandonBelokin
      @BrandonBelokin 5 лет назад +95

      My two favorite RUclips channels doing a colab? Please bestow this greatness for me

    • @luckyluke5638
      @luckyluke5638 5 лет назад +32

      @@BrandonBelokin What is this a crossover episode ?

    • @74gear
      @74gear 5 лет назад +32

      @@BrandonBelokin we will see if they're down to do one, maybe my channel is still too small for them to be interested 🤷‍♂️

  • @Demonetizedh8re
    @Demonetizedh8re 5 лет назад +882

    How HAVEN'T you been sponcered by an airline company yet?

    • @Samantha-so8tx
      @Samantha-so8tx 5 лет назад +101

      Conflict of interest. Not sure if that's actually why, but I don't want him being sponsored by an airline.

    • @joebowden4065
      @joebowden4065 5 лет назад +43

      Samantha what about a flight comparison site like skyscanner or something

    • @that1nerdyblackgirl736
      @that1nerdyblackgirl736 5 лет назад +8

      I don't know, you might be the reason why

    • @12gpm91
      @12gpm91 5 лет назад +4

      He probably is.

    • @Samantha-so8tx
      @Samantha-so8tx 5 лет назад +1

      @@joebowden4065 yeah, that sounds good to me!

  • @lesthodson2802
    @lesthodson2802 5 лет назад +725

    Dude...that's not southwest Oregon. XD
    That's Canada.

    • @jacobkraus7279
      @jacobkraus7279 5 лет назад +6

      no thats washington

    • @SimUmpSGC
      @SimUmpSGC 5 лет назад +53

      In either case, still not even close to southwest Oregon.

    • @chrisskuse2945
      @chrisskuse2945 5 лет назад +16

      Looks like Vancouver

    • @darioguerra3065
      @darioguerra3065 5 лет назад +45

      @@jacobkraus7279 No I live in Washington, that is firmly in British Columbia

    • @Vivek-zw3ex
      @Vivek-zw3ex 5 лет назад +13

      This video also mistakes Manchester for London.

  • @sandx
    @sandx 5 лет назад +719

    Hey it's a video about planes! Finally smth different from wendover production

    • @nullfunf4721
      @nullfunf4721 5 лет назад +19

      Everyone should stay on the topics they know and care about, that makes content qualitative and you know what you get.
      Imagine Wendover doing a game review or reacting to 6ix 9ine tracks
      Sounds weird eh? :P

    • @Anton-V
      @Anton-V 5 лет назад +3

      @@nullfunf4721 shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    • @nullfunf4721
      @nullfunf4721 5 лет назад +5

      @@Anton-V Would've been a nice April fool's if you asked me :D

    • @colewernette4601
      @colewernette4601 5 лет назад

      Null Fünf first of all of course he isn’t gonna do a music review or something like that. that was a dumb comment. but he bring up a seriously good point: Wendover has shied away from his earlier content when he made TWL, geography, politics, and history videos. however, and secondly he has a second channel, HAI, where he talks about all sorts of stuff. Would recommend. So you’re both right. He has shied away from other videos to make content on transportation. The video was great and thats why you’re here :)

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 лет назад +601

    So you're telling me they don't throw a dart onto a map while blindfolded?

    • @trout5434
      @trout5434 5 лет назад +7

      You got here quick today

    • @leroyyang4100
      @leroyyang4100 5 лет назад

      LOL you're quick

    • @redd_bbird
      @redd_bbird 5 лет назад

      you're back

    • @davidbergmann8948
      @davidbergmann8948 5 лет назад

      Hi Justin! Smoochie boochies! 💤

    • @sovietmuffin501
      @sovietmuffin501 5 лет назад

      Justin Y. I thought you were semi retired? I still see you between here and alpharad videos

  • @mirzaahmed6589
    @mirzaahmed6589 4 года назад +16

    9:24 WOW Air has stopped flying to everywhere else.

  • @makecba
    @makecba 5 лет назад +34

    I think you forgot to mention cargo. Even though paying passengers (and their luggage) contribute to a route, how much additional cargo an airline can ship between two places is also very important to a flight's continuation. There are routes out there that fly few passengers but a ton of cargo that make a lot of money for an airline.

  • @msuspartan2016
    @msuspartan2016 5 лет назад +239

    How do trains decide where to go.

    • @romanbaranovichi5375
      @romanbaranovichi5375 5 лет назад +170

      Dallas Conner generally where there’s tracks

    • @spencerjohnson7103
      @spencerjohnson7103 5 лет назад +44

      @@romanbaranovichi5375 thank you for this response

    • @sashingopaul3111
      @sashingopaul3111 5 лет назад +23

      afootineachworld generally where there’s roads

    • @bobjames4560
      @bobjames4560 5 лет назад +6

      How do people decide where to go?

    • @Nova3482
      @Nova3482 5 лет назад +14

      @@bobjames4560 where they want to go

  • @fahimrahman4723
    @fahimrahman4723 5 лет назад +835

    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    This guy loves planes
    And so do you ✈️

  • @lowellfinn
    @lowellfinn 2 года назад +7

    I just love seeing lines between cities.

  • @DuckOfRubber
    @DuckOfRubber 5 лет назад +14

    7:19 lol one of the biggest advantages of international flights is I can often fly on a non-American airline.

  • @m4kkillottu
    @m4kkillottu 5 лет назад +101

    Iceland's "WOW" just went bankrupt while you were working on the video production. LOL

    • @Jablicek
      @Jablicek 5 лет назад +1

      That had been on the cards for a while though.
      Who's next - Norwegian?

    • @m4kkillottu
      @m4kkillottu 5 лет назад +4

      @@Jablicek Too big to fail, just like Ryanair.

    • @Jablicek
      @Jablicek 5 лет назад +2

      @@m4kkillottu There's only so much of your fleet you can sell off before you no longer have an airline.

    • @jonathandpg6115
      @jonathandpg6115 5 лет назад

      lol yup some other carriers bought their planes

  • @Romanjelly
    @Romanjelly 5 лет назад +177

    Wendover and Airplanes
    Name a better duo, I'll wait 😉

  • @julianhong143
    @julianhong143 5 лет назад +125

    Wendover Productions: Planes. Planes Planes!
    Half as Interesting: Everything else...

  • @therealdave06
    @therealdave06 4 года назад +9

    "more uninteresting bureaucracy"
    *THIS ISN'T THE WENDOVER I SUBSCRIBED FOR!!!1!1!1!*

  • @siddharthbelwal8981
    @siddharthbelwal8981 5 лет назад +722

    AlternateHistoryHub video idea:
    What if Wendover Productions was not obsessed with planes

    • @Yapmanpac
      @Yapmanpac 5 лет назад +15

      Not planes, Trains and not automobiles

    • @StephanePare
      @StephanePare 5 лет назад +14

      Probably because it's what he knows best. his plane videos are clearly better researched, and enjoybetter, more obscure data about which airline flies where, or uses ehat as a hub. If you're making aseries of educational videos on the internet, it makes sense to spend more time on things you know, then branch out slowly

    • @mihan2d
      @mihan2d 5 лет назад +2

      Then the world as we know it would not have existed...

    • @TheMasterhomaster
      @TheMasterhomaster 5 лет назад

      @AlternateHistoryHub YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH! PLANES FOREVER!!!

    • @sadaesthetic724
      @sadaesthetic724 4 года назад

      @@StephanePare you have a typo your argument is invalid

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 5 лет назад +89

    I always thought they just flip a coin, like heads they go where they're supposed to, tails they go to some random place that the pilot wants to go.

  • @caesar7734
    @caesar7734 5 лет назад +18

    03:42 Isn’t Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in Oregon and not in British Columbia?

  • @willryan8475
    @willryan8475 5 лет назад +31

    3:42 uhhh that is definitely not Oregon....

  • @adenlloyd763
    @adenlloyd763 5 лет назад +249

    Can you do a video about the collapse of WOW Airlines, that would be pretty interesting.......and awesome

    • @atalyasigler8140
      @atalyasigler8140 5 лет назад +7

      There’s this smaller channel called company man that does videos like that, I highly recommend

    • @abhinav7216
      @abhinav7216 5 лет назад +8

      Djs aviation is actually lit , highly recommend it

    • @AlonsoRules
      @AlonsoRules 5 лет назад

      its pretty easy - they charged too low and were always losing money

    • @lachlankeddie7
      @lachlankeddie7 5 лет назад

      You mean it would be... *Half* as interesting...

  • @castsmith6783
    @castsmith6783 5 лет назад +121

    wendover production might as well considered plane as one of the 7 wonders of the world

  • @northMOFN
    @northMOFN 5 лет назад +18

    3:40 “Why does my luggage tag to Oregon say YXX - Abbotsford BC Canada?”

  • @iaghosh04
    @iaghosh04 5 лет назад +77

    You put SW Oregon Regional Airport in British Columbia (4:03), which is in a completely different country. You also put London in Manchester (1:46).

    • @luizmatthew1019
      @luizmatthew1019 5 лет назад +7

      Well, you know how Americans are with geography

    • @drpepperdrowner
      @drpepperdrowner 4 года назад +1

      wow I didn’t know I moved thanks

    • @ekvedrek
      @ekvedrek 2 года назад

      Cockney Corrie.

  • @celtonhenderson2
    @celtonhenderson2 5 лет назад +76

    As a pilot myself, I love the obvious amount of research you put into your videos.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 лет назад +403

    Air Koryo is the best airline. Why didn’t you mention it?

    • @Racko.
      @Racko. 5 лет назад +6

      lmao

    • @TonyP9279
      @TonyP9279 5 лет назад +25

      Because it's nowhere near as good as North Sentinelese Airlines.

    • @HenrysAviation
      @HenrysAviation 5 лет назад +13

      Air Crash Investigation no he’s not funny how DARE YOU think that someone would find Kim jung Un funny he is our supreme leader

    • @Infinity9_
      @Infinity9_ 5 лет назад +1

      Stay in Switzerland bruddah

    • @upendrapatil9892
      @upendrapatil9892 5 лет назад +1

      That’s a opinion

  • @hunterpadgett2347
    @hunterpadgett2347 5 лет назад +11

    i live in Dallas and I was thrilled when Wow Air announced it was coming to Dallas. I was looking forward to flying Wow Air but then they died

  • @Frontfootback
    @Frontfootback 5 лет назад +1

    I love the way you explain things so clearly. Highly stimulating. Wish you would go through more examples though

  • @wojciechmalinowski9428
    @wojciechmalinowski9428 5 лет назад +100

    WOW, since when Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is in Canada?! The map at 3:42 is waaay off

    • @trakmeng7056
      @trakmeng7056 5 лет назад

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    • @jamil2607
      @jamil2607 5 лет назад

      it's just to have an idea, man take it easy.
      maybe you're a proud native Oregon guy and you could be furious with him.
      but us, the rest of the word, we now have an idea where Oregon is.
      you should be proud of it.

    • @rileywags
      @rileywags 5 лет назад +6

      I was just about to comment this, like wtf, since when is Southwestern Oregon Regional Airport 100 miles east of Vancouver?

    • @Boffin55
      @Boffin55 5 лет назад +3

      Unless YXX renames itself to "Southwest Oregon Regional airport", the map is wrong

    • @FirstLastOne
      @FirstLastOne 5 лет назад

      The point marked for Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is way east of YXX and by road is 870km to the actual Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. To say that it's a tad off is most amusing considering it's in the wrong country as well.

  • @ventum7726
    @ventum7726 5 лет назад +108

    Can never wait to click when you upload! Especially when it’s about planes!
    Wendover was actually my inspiration to deep dive into the economical and strategic aspects of aviation and you therefore played a significant part in the planning of my career which has now eventually led me to management consulting in the field of aerospace and defense.
    Thank you so much for igniting that flame and the impact you’ve made, Sam! I truly wish you’ll do the same for many more of your viewers with your passion and expertise on otherwise overlooked topics that you manage to deliver so inspiringly on your channel(s)! Keep them coming, mate! Cheers

    • @adievalavanis
      @adievalavanis 5 лет назад +2

      that's awesome!!! i have a similar interest in the behind-the-scenes aspects of aviation, and it's so great that you're pursuing a career in it!! :^D

    • @ventum7726
      @ventum7726 5 лет назад

      @@adievalavanis thanks, man!

  • @shaunpierce4174
    @shaunpierce4174 3 года назад +20

    About direct flights: I actually enjoy catching a connecting flight, it gives me the opportunity to see another airport I'd otherwise miss, plus I like the challenge it sometimes brings eg short connecting times.

  • @juandiegoprado
    @juandiegoprado 5 лет назад +57

    Your locations in the map were really off this time buddy!

    • @somedude5422
      @somedude5422 4 года назад

      He was drunk, leave him alone lmao

    • @microwaveee7537
      @microwaveee7537 3 года назад

      Some Dude how do u know?

    • @masonmtb7
      @masonmtb7 2 года назад

      @@microwaveee7537 hes joking

  • @pegeonpera
    @pegeonpera 5 лет назад +169

    Imagine having to pay for going from one place to another....
    _This post was made by an advanced future civilization_

    • @bkbj8282
      @bkbj8282 5 лет назад +5

      Shut the fuck up.

    • @JoMiMi_h
      @JoMiMi_h 5 лет назад +11

      @@bkbj8282 r/woooosh

    • @antelopefx41
      @antelopefx41 5 лет назад +1

      that sounds like a BellCC meme

    • @De_Sam
      @De_Sam 5 лет назад +2

      Luxembourgers from March 2020 on

    • @Vandarte_translator
      @Vandarte_translator 5 лет назад +2

      Sid Meier's Civiliation IV wants to know your location.

  • @jackswanson6718
    @jackswanson6718 5 лет назад +26

    Hey Wendover, just want to say that I super appreciate the cited sources. As a pilot myself, I always find it hard to believe some RUclipsrs making videos like these because there just isn't a good sense of from where the information came. That's why I have really been enjoying the annotations in your recent videos; I'm always sure to leave a like. I know it must be a lot of extra work to include the sources, so I just want to ensure that you know they're very much appreciated.
    Keep up the amazing work!

  • @DeFlekkie
    @DeFlekkie 5 лет назад +1

    That is some exceptional grade of delivering on expectations, Wendover. It's what we want from you, and it's better than ever. Thanks!

  • @italiana626sc
    @italiana626sc 3 года назад +1

    This is one of the most data-driven videos I've ever seen, even for you. Excellent work!! Really enjoyed it.

  • @mimikyoo
    @mimikyoo 5 лет назад +23

    3:41 I didn't know Southwest Oregon RA was in British Columbia.

    • @g-wiz2953
      @g-wiz2953 5 лет назад +2

      Matt Smillie ehhh, close enough

  • @fergustaylor1100
    @fergustaylor1100 5 лет назад +237

    RyanAir just picks any airport and flies there as they know people will fly there as long as there prices are very cheap

    • @francescobogoni3267
      @francescobogoni3267 5 лет назад +20

      So they cut also on routes planning office😁

    • @Maserati7200
      @Maserati7200 4 года назад +4

      #doesntmattercheapflights

    • @lunarbeetlejuice9768
      @lunarbeetlejuice9768 4 года назад +7

      thats also why you'll often pay double the fare just to take a 20 kg suitcase with you.

    • @goinawol9447
      @goinawol9447 4 года назад +2

      Yeah

    • @villageonez4355
      @villageonez4355 4 года назад

      @@francescobogoni3267 No let them do some exercises.

  • @siddhantchatterjee1911
    @siddhantchatterjee1911 5 лет назад

    I was waiting for this subject! Thank you

  • @adityakiranhere
    @adityakiranhere 4 года назад +2

    Wonderful analysis. Nice video. Lot of knowledge from your channel about airline industry.

  • @vladadriano
    @vladadriano 5 лет назад +35

    The moto of this channel and HAI should be "when in doubt, fly one out" judging by the sheer number of airline related videos.

  • @farklemybrainsout
    @farklemybrainsout 5 лет назад +132

    3:52 You put Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in Canada and not Coos Bay.

    • @theamazingwhaleshark4478
      @theamazingwhaleshark4478 5 лет назад +4

      farklemybrainsout BC bought it out

    • @Pirateofskies
      @Pirateofskies 5 лет назад +5

      Also London was off at one part

    • @farklemybrainsout
      @farklemybrainsout 5 лет назад

      @@theamazingwhaleshark4478 Idk why BC would buy something so Shitty.

    • @zedramer
      @zedramer 5 лет назад +14

      Woof, that made my Oregonian eyes twitch.
      Also, Coos Bay: Come for the fish, stay because you're now addicted to meth.

    • @condorboss3339
      @condorboss3339 5 лет назад +3

      I think the airport is Abbotsford (YXX). Wonder how it got confused with Coos Bay (OTH).

  • @Quasihamster
    @Quasihamster 5 лет назад +93

    I think I've found a pattern there: They always go to places that have an airport! Coincidence? Nah don't think so!
    Also RIP WOW Air :(

    • @ratthew42
      @ratthew42 3 года назад +1

      Wow air is kil? No!

    • @Quasihamster
      @Quasihamster 3 года назад

      @@ratthew42 Yep, for 3 years now or something.

  • @pandersonnike
    @pandersonnike 5 лет назад +1

    I admit, I love every Wendover Productions on air travel. It's very informative, and explains why airlines make decisions. I think many people should watch these videos before they think the airline is purposely trying to screw them with the lack of a specific route to scheduling.

  • @roberttoepel2770
    @roberttoepel2770 5 лет назад +511

    When you’re from Oregon and you get triggered that he put your airport in Canada 😂😭
    Edit: I’m glad I’m not the only one that noticed.
    By the way America will gladly take any part of Canada it doesn’t want. Your Canadian brethren in the comments agree 😭🇺🇸

    • @stevenbaril5215
      @stevenbaril5215 5 лет назад +56

      I want to know how he got that so wrong lmao

    • @3DGEM3
      @3DGEM3 5 лет назад +28

      Hes in the area of 1000 miles off course.

    • @manooxi327
      @manooxi327 5 лет назад +42

      1:43 look at uk ;)

    • @grantstrother
      @grantstrother 5 лет назад

      lol

    • @filipnovak6230
      @filipnovak6230 5 лет назад +25

      I’m from Washington and I got triggered as well

  • @meeper1664
    @meeper1664 5 лет назад +25

    Wendover Productions: "United is good at route planning."
    Me: United is good at kicking people off planes.

    • @themightysovietunion7563
      @themightysovietunion7563 5 лет назад +1

      yes it is and Russian airline is good at flying

    • @CarlosCastro-gt3ir
      @CarlosCastro-gt3ir 4 года назад

      Kyle are you still butthurt from an event that happened 2 years ago? Grow up man, United is such a great airline.

    • @iStarWishGames
      @iStarWishGames 4 года назад +1

      Carlos Castro Something similar happened recently soooo lmao

  • @BLR_travel
    @BLR_travel 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the amazing video, as always!!

  • @sharedknowledge6640
    @sharedknowledge6640 5 лет назад

    Great video into more of the behind the scenes of the complex world of air travel.

  • @nooranik21
    @nooranik21 5 лет назад +13

    Dude, you put the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in northwestern Washington or southwestern BC. Ignore my nit picking, great video! I always get excited for Wendover releases

  • @itaybron
    @itaybron 5 лет назад +47

    Planes: *exist*
    Wendover: I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!

  • @jonashummel3330
    @jonashummel3330 5 лет назад

    Wow. Great Video. I really like your aviation content. Btw, loved the shot of Toronto City Airport you put in there!

  • @15early
    @15early 5 лет назад

    Great video as always! Keep the aviation vids coming please!

  • @louisdesroches
    @louisdesroches 5 лет назад +75

    Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is apparently on the Canadian border, according to the map......

    • @gcarsk
      @gcarsk 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah, that was a mistake by Wendover Productions. The airport is closer to California than Washington... and definitely not in Canada. It's also on the coast, not anywhere near as inland as shown in the video.

    • @shearod
      @shearod 5 лет назад +2

      Sharpen your pitchforks, boys!!

  • @pedrovasconcelos1237
    @pedrovasconcelos1237 5 лет назад +3

    please never stop making videos about planes and airlines, i love them so much

  • @issac2767
    @issac2767 5 лет назад +10

    Wow this guy really likes footage from Vancouverr International Airport YVR

    • @lowellfinn
      @lowellfinn 3 года назад

      And he hates Newark Airport

  • @jasutenliubo
    @jasutenliubo 5 лет назад

    So much video footage from YVR. Love it!

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 лет назад +26

    *looks out the window and sees Mars*
    Uh, which airline did I book with again?

  • @jacksonwilliams8971
    @jacksonwilliams8971 5 лет назад +13

    3:50 why is Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in Canada

  • @frodoswaggins3132
    @frodoswaggins3132 Год назад +1

    I reeeally appreciate how you draw your flight paths to account for the curvature of the earth instead of making a straight line between the two cities

  • @MrIansmitchell
    @MrIansmitchell 5 лет назад +25

    Between the US and Asia (e.g. LAX-Singapore), the issue isn't that competing airlines are merely cheaper, it's that competition is significantly better.
    United versus Cathay or Emirates? There's no comparison.

    • @MoneyFacep
      @MoneyFacep 4 года назад +1

      And at 5:27 what are they suggesting by placing a footage of AIR CHINA plane in their explanation of 'competition' issue for a SIN-LAX route which that airline doesn't covers?

    • @area352recs
      @area352recs 4 года назад +1

      100%
      US air carriers are absolutely terrible compared to asian air carriers.

    • @SkiDaBird
      @SkiDaBird 4 года назад +1

      Wen Jun Lee Air China flies to both LAX and Changi from Beijing though, meaning they absolutely are completion on that route.

  • @verdatum
    @verdatum 5 лет назад +5

    Iceland Air is seriously an amazing airline though. Best flight I've ever had was BWI to Reykjavik.

  • @BlaBlabla-lm7qq
    @BlaBlabla-lm7qq 5 лет назад +13

    I already thought you were ill because there was no plane video for such a long time.

  • @messin1000
    @messin1000 5 лет назад +1

    A lot of airlines tend to wet lease aircraft to test out a route.
    Basically hire a plane with its own staff and sell tickets to see if people book. After a few months they can see if it's successful and if so launch their own flights

  • @sirtic6880
    @sirtic6880 5 лет назад

    ty for including references. It's really easy to just say anything online without backing it up.

  • @ChandradyutPalsocial
    @ChandradyutPalsocial 5 лет назад +7

    Me: I need to exploit a topic as much as I can.
    Wendover Productions: Say no more.

  • @vievan2677
    @vievan2677 5 лет назад +13

    It would also be interesting if you made a video about the logistics of Flixbus in Europe!

  • @J_T_B
    @J_T_B 5 лет назад

    i just saw hat your a patreon of internet historian. that makes me love this channel even more!

  • @MrGdtait
    @MrGdtait 5 лет назад

    Good work including those animations to bookmark your references. I hope this is something more content creators will do in the future!

  • @abdullah764
    @abdullah764 5 лет назад +3

    9:57 was Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport on the Downtown Toronto Islands

  • @rmc9922
    @rmc9922 5 лет назад +5

    Can you discuss how alliance partners affect route planning? I'm curious about the dynamic regarding routes conceivably served by both members. An example that comes to mind is AA flying DFW-LHR and BA also flying that route. Who gets what and how is that decided?

  • @MrAsH412
    @MrAsH412 5 лет назад

    Love your aviation content!

  • @MicahMelnyk
    @MicahMelnyk 5 лет назад

    Loved the little peak at Toronto Island airport in there!

  • @harsh_adukia
    @harsh_adukia 5 лет назад +13

    Oh its another Wendover Airlines video ;
    Or is it Wendover Productions 😂😂😂

  • @edross9243
    @edross9243 5 лет назад +4

    Would be interesting to see how this differs to the process of budget airlines - looking at some of the really weird and obscure places Ryanair flies to these days

  • @roostercogburn3771
    @roostercogburn3771 3 года назад

    Thanks for sharing! I liked Delta's flight between Atlanta Ga. and Dubia UAE. At 16 hours heading west, it saved some time. I believe it was mainly used by contractors and state department folks. The flight was always full, east & west! It's a mystery why delta discontinued that flight, 07 & 08. The only problem, was a lot of jet-lag! When leaving America, I found it helped the jet-lag, to stop in Europe for a couple of days.
    And got to know the best stewardess, Miss Mona Bell!

  • @mywindowseat
    @mywindowseat 4 года назад +1

    One of your best videos yet!

  • @harryrachman3664
    @harryrachman3664 5 лет назад +42

    Your pronunciation of English cities kills me every time haha.
    Birming-HAM

    • @zappawoman5183
      @zappawoman5183 5 лет назад +6

      Arrr! 'E should've sed "Brummidgeum", shouldn't ee?

    • @kyledavis4202
      @kyledavis4202 5 лет назад +10

      That’s the way it’s pronounced in the US, for Birmingham, Alabama, but yes the Birmingham in England is pronounced “Birming-UM.” Not “Birming-HAM.”

    • @Zveebo
      @Zveebo 5 лет назад +7

      Whereas Sam is the first American ever to pronounce Edinburgh correctly…

    • @independentrecord1739
      @independentrecord1739 5 лет назад

      @@Zveebo That's probably because he lives in Edinburgh. (or did at one point).

    • @NashvilleUK
      @NashvilleUK 5 лет назад +1

      I'm sure he does it deliberately lol

  • @zauru192
    @zauru192 5 лет назад +4

    anyone: he-
    Wendover: HEY WANT TO SEE ANOTHER AVIATION VIDEO?

  • @Spinattitude
    @Spinattitude 5 лет назад

    Fantastic ans informative videos, keep them coming!

  • @UlasMT
    @UlasMT 5 лет назад

    Totally love your work!

  • @chugachwoodco
    @chugachwoodco 5 лет назад +10

    Why is "Southwest Oregon Regional Airport" in Northwest Washington?? 3:50

    • @robert1200
      @robert1200 5 лет назад

      Looks like it's in Canada when you look at the map, since it's far enough north of Vancouver island.

    • @desp8161
      @desp8161 5 лет назад

      Looks like it's in BC

  • @mitchellmotorsportsLLC
    @mitchellmotorsportsLLC 5 лет назад +3

    BTW. Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is not in Vancouver, Canada. It’s on the southwest coast of Oregon. So move that point at 3:55 down by several miles. Also, what about “paused routes.” For example: at PDX during the summer months, delta has nonstop service between Portland and London, but when the summer months end, the route stops... until next summer when they open it again. Iceland air does a similar thing on their Reykjavik to San Francisco and Los Angeles routes. And Condor also does it on their Frankfurt to Toronto, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, and Pittsburgh routes. What’s that about?

  • @wannacashmeoutside
    @wannacashmeoutside 3 года назад

    In the late 90s/early 2000s there were zero non stop flights between the US and Brasilia, Brazil. All flights had to connect in São Paulo or Rio.
    Now there are many direct routes to BSB from Dallas, Houston, Miami, NEwark, Atlanta

  • @apa182
    @apa182 5 лет назад

    Yes yes yes yes! More aviation! Thankssssss

  • @stormysamreen7062
    @stormysamreen7062 5 лет назад +28

    Aaaand we're back to planes.

  • @tql4849
    @tql4849 5 лет назад +6

    finally a plane video!

  • @josecarranza7555
    @josecarranza7555 5 лет назад +2

    Back to normal business. I clicked on like before even watching a second of the video.
    Life just got better and became meaningful again.

  • @itsjasontime8846
    @itsjasontime8846 5 лет назад +1

    8:03 Oh hey, my friend flew to Reykjavik from Dallas on Finnair a few months ago