I've worked for an airline for 16 years and #1 thing when flying should be to bring cleaning wipes and wipe everything. Window shade, IFE controller, IFE screen if its touch. Planes are not cleaned well. I'm not a germ phob it just makes sense.
Dave Schwartz my moms in charge of that whenever we go for a trip she brings wipes and says "don't touch anything let me clean everything before touching" you should also clean the tray table in front of you so yea Ik always bring wipes
@@luneelyn She's on it then. Thats a good mom. And yes... without a doubt tray table. The dirtiest place believe or not is the head rest. I watch alot of trip reports and wonder if they do this. Especially the ones that a have big following.
The fact that this neglected airplane is still flying in such ill repair speaks volumes about the reliability of the 747. It will always be my favourite to fly.
The inside of the plane never indicates the "safety" or "ability to perform" of an aircraft. The inside may be worn down but I highly doubt this aircraft has ignored the required safety checks.
Ikr......it is the most mismanaged institution here in India, the situation is so bad that fuel suppliers in half a dozen airports have started cutting off fuel supplies
The revive of Air India due to this Covid19 and should take this opportunity to operate all domestic and internatinal routes. Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderbad to SFO in US more revenue than operating from Delhi as these cities are more I T
Contrary to what reputation it had in the 60s and early 70s. My grandfather was a ground mechanic for this airline , when it was still owned by the tata group. But after the acquisition by the government, the quality diminished and the expulsion of the Tatas from the board of directors was the final blow. He described to me that before the acquisition everybody seemed enthusiastic about serving the airline , but later as the gov jobs became gauranteed , all the employees stopped caring bout the airline. The service engineers rarely followed the checklists, the crew got free flights for the entire family, planes rarely got cleaned , the ministers got to travel for free along with their family etc. He soon left the airline after the acquisition or to correctly put it was forced to resign as he got into an argument with a minister who wanted to charter an entire plane for his entire family for free 😂. Btw he still did ! Years of neglect and corruption brought it here. Thankgod the Tatas have again gotten into the airline business with Singapore airlines and that's the only airline I use in India .
This review reminds me the flights of the 80's... Before vloggers invaded the internet and being soo picky on service.... Back then only singapore airlines was the exception in terms of service but the rest was like what you see in this video!!! Love it! And the 747... Still THE queen ! Thanks simply aviation
spdf_AtomicStructure the Queen will never be dethroned. She is and will always be the Queen of the Skies. The 777 787 and A350 are nice but none will ever touch as many hearts are the 747 has done
@Ram Adithyan R N You're clearly an Indian and you know that for the most part Indians are not good about cleanliness in general, maybe some exceptions but most are not. Any Indian owned business I have ever been to has been generally in a filthy condition, that's a fact.
youcometome9 nah doesn’t work really does it. A petty comment would be commenting on your space before the comma in your comment. I was merely commenting on dust.
This same plane is flying between jeddah and kochi as AI964..happened to travel in this one..its a 5.30hrs journey ...most of time over Arabian sea...i saw water leakage from ac vents inside cabin, seats were damaged (almost all of them), almost all the infotainment systems were either not working or damaged, no cleaning or vacuuming done for months, bad smell etc etc.. The plane type is air india Boeing 747-400 code named ajanta.this purticular plane has been acquired by air india 23 years ago..still in service...ridiculous...without any maintenance of the passenger section.. The cabin crew, the guys were very helpful but the grandmas were very rude,arrogant and impatient... I personally want to request air india to withdraw this plane from service...or we will be playing with the life of innocent..the government or air india don't care unless something happens...please withdraw this plane from service..its a request..
I have gone to Chatrapatti Shivaji airport and in real it is a smaller version of Paris CDG. Very crowded and horrible staff. I had a 2 hour delay for an Air India flight. The staff are absolutely useless. The Infrastructure is very old.
This interior reminds me of a time when flying had more unconditional love and peace attached to it. Now it’s just cost cutting, unfriendliness, no frills, no smiles, cramped seats, etc.
Can't imagine this beauty (VT-ESO) is scheduled for a repaint and will be departing from india very soon🥺 it was dream to fly on one of the Air India 747 and I guess it'll forever remain a dream💔
Dear simply, i just wanna say that u make the best tripreports of all. I luv u and ur vids, ur vids are somehow asmr to me making me liking ur vids since march 2018, the way u showcase ur food is very detailed and job well done.
I flew air india 747 before they had the inflight entertainment. the seats in economy were so much better than what they replaced them with. this was in 06. Also the food was really good
You really didn't even thought you are some of the last people who had travelled in the Queen Boing 747...now, Air India has stopped the operations....End of the great era❤🫠
Love from India bro , i watch each and every video of your and i suggest u to visit Bhubaneswar too 😊 even m so disappointed with the dusty seats of the plane
Thank you for flying to India again 'aapka bhi din shubh ho' meaning 'may your day be also good .Mumbai is the 9th best terminal in the world by skytrax
Great report. Thanks for that. Typical air india maintenance of aircrafts. Such a shame though. Beautiful looking aircraft though. Truly the queen of the skies.
Hellow .. I am a regular viewer of your channel .. please do come to Cochin a city in India ... You can catch flights from Delhi Mumbai .etc to come to this place ...this airport is well connected to the Gulf and Far east ...
Great video as always David! Pretty cool to fly on such a classic. Watching you hit that seat with all the dust sums it up pretty much 😅 the snack box doesn’t look too bad! Regards, Brendan
They haven't flown Caribbean Airlines yet, but they have done Air Antilles ATR-42 from Guadeloupe to Martinique, complete with a landing gear problem that made the plane return to the airport. (Felix, the group's explorer, as usual when they report more exotic places and airlines.) They have also been on a special Paris-Toulouse press flight to present Air Caraïbes' new A350. I would like them to try LIAT, though. LIAT is unavoidable if you want to reach some smaller islands and it has a horrendous reputation.
Wow, this stirred up some memories! I recall am Air India flight from JFK to London (onward to Delhi). We opted for the AI flight since it was dirt cheap - this would have been late 70's? Very cool video.
I did the same flight in First Class in 1974, both ways. They had a $199 round trip fare JFK-BOM, and European based (mainly Austrians on my flights) flight attendants. 747-200 was very nice going over; the return flight was on a plane that was absolutely filthy - I remember to this day that I was wearing a white shirt, which brushed against the window by my seat, and when I looked, it was black from the filth. Apparently they only cleaned the plane in New York and Mumbai back then :-(
There is no IFE on any Air India Domestic (within India) routes. For all international routes IFE works. Looks like an Old plane used for a short flight instead of letting it rot in the hangar.
Where did you book it's ticket. Bcoz it's my dream to travel by a 747. But couldn't find it. Only normal a321 ticket available all time. I wana travel with it before it's retire...
I've worked for an airline for 16 years and #1 thing when flying should be to bring cleaning wipes and wipe everything. Window shade, IFE controller, IFE screen if its touch. Planes are not cleaned well. I'm not a germ phob it just makes sense.
Dave Schwartz my moms in charge of that whenever we go for a trip she brings wipes and says "don't touch anything let me clean everything before touching" you should also clean the tray table in front of you so yea Ik always bring wipes
@@luneelyn She's on it then. Thats a good mom. And yes... without a doubt tray table. The dirtiest place believe or not is the head rest. I watch alot of trip reports and wonder if they do this. Especially the ones that a have big following.
No wipe will help that.
@@daveschwartz5893 Ya,tray tables and window shields if put against the light a massive layer of dust can always be seen
Speaks the german have you seen how your "5star" lufthans is? Ots a shithole plane especially the a340s and the 747s eith old ife systems
The fact that this neglected airplane is still flying in such ill repair speaks volumes about the reliability of the 747. It will always be my favourite to fly.
But it's only an hour journey, how would it fly longhaul?
villaloyal the 747 is strong enough to withstand any conditions. Brilliant airplane
The inside of the plane never indicates the "safety" or "ability to perform" of an aircraft. The inside may be worn down but I highly doubt this aircraft has ignored the required safety checks.
From a safety point of view, they do good maintenance. From a commercial point of view, it's a different story.
@@villaloyal the same flight goes to Jeddah, although not that long haul but still....
Wow! built in '93! just imagine how many flights its done. What a piece of engineering. simply mesmerising!
3:36 seats havent been vacuumed since 1993😵
IKR Dirty People Yuk
That's 26 years old plane soon to be replaced
Ikr......it is the most mismanaged institution here in India, the situation is so bad that fuel suppliers in half a dozen airports have started cutting off fuel supplies
Omh
Ikr
747 is still so amazing. It was way ahead of its time.
Yeah 40 years ago
Yeah 40 years ago and will still be used now for a loooooong time for cargo service
Then that means we can’t ride them anymore
The revive of Air India due to this Covid19 and should take this opportunity to operate all domestic and internatinal routes. Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderbad to SFO in US more revenue than operating from Delhi as these cities are more I T
The airplane looked so dirty. Those carpets need to be washed or replaced.
You need to know that it's a very old plane, it will soon be replaced
Indian’s style 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
Thanks for the racist comments
Varun Solanki it’s the truth tho
@@WilliamK-nu6uc doesn't give anyone the right to comment "Indians"
I have always loved the livery of Air India. The way they do the windows is so unique and great.
Reed Campbell problem is they’re considered one of the shittiest airlines in the world
The way they clean their planes is also unique
@@gustavpeter840 laughing my head off lol
Well bad taste cannot kill
Contrary to what reputation it had in the 60s and early 70s. My grandfather was a ground mechanic for this airline , when it was still owned by the tata group. But after the acquisition by the government, the quality diminished and the expulsion of the Tatas from the board of directors was the final blow. He described to me that before the acquisition everybody seemed enthusiastic about serving the airline , but later as the gov jobs became gauranteed , all the employees stopped caring bout the airline. The service engineers rarely followed the checklists, the crew got free flights for the entire family, planes rarely got cleaned , the ministers got to travel for free along with their family etc. He soon left the airline after the acquisition or to correctly put it was forced to resign as he got into an argument with a minister who wanted to charter an entire plane for his entire family for free 😂. Btw he still did ! Years of neglect and corruption brought it here. Thankgod the Tatas have again gotten into the airline business with Singapore airlines and that's the only airline I use in India .
This review reminds me the flights of the 80's... Before vloggers invaded the internet and being soo picky on service.... Back then only singapore airlines was the exception in terms of service but the rest was like what you see in this video!!! Love it! And the 747... Still THE queen ! Thanks simply aviation
eplatel1 unfortunately it won’t be long before the Queen is dethroned, as the 787 and A350 increasingly dominate the industry
spdf_AtomicStructure the Queen will never be dethroned. She is and will always be the Queen of the Skies. The 777 787 and A350 are nice but none will ever touch as many hearts are the 747 has done
Jay Deshpande the 777x planes would dwarf the 747 planes now
Just watching you hit the seat like that makes feel sick already!
I hate indian airline wost staff in world you right
Yrp
Yep
@@sauce1v9 lol I think you mean Snickers
@Ram Adithyan R N
You're clearly an Indian and you know that for the most part Indians are not good about cleanliness in general, maybe some exceptions but most are not. Any Indian owned business I have ever been to has been generally in a filthy condition, that's a fact.
1993 called, it wants it’s dust back.
Best comment 👍
youcometome9 nah doesn’t work really does it. A petty comment would be commenting on your space before the comma in your comment. I was merely commenting on dust.
*its
Glad u flew on air India! My grandfather was a cabin crew on air India’s 747 in a long
Time back
Edit: I used to live in Mumbai!
LOL
Is it just me or why are some people expecting that there should be diamonds on the seats well it’s just some dust it’s not stupid or something
The aircraft is 595 seats
That dust from that seat came to me through my screen
Lol
LIAR!
youcometome9 yes this Airline is a trash as you also trash it flow to you as well
ttbdrummer believe me ☹️
@@mohshehri he is saying you a trash fool
This same plane is flying between jeddah and kochi as AI964..happened to travel in this one..its a 5.30hrs journey ...most of time over Arabian sea...i
saw water leakage from ac vents inside cabin, seats were damaged (almost all of them), almost all the infotainment systems were either not working or damaged, no cleaning or vacuuming done for months, bad smell etc etc..
The plane type is air india Boeing 747-400 code named ajanta.this purticular plane has been acquired by air india 23 years ago..still in service...ridiculous...without any maintenance of the passenger section..
The cabin crew, the guys were very helpful but the grandmas were very rude,arrogant and impatient...
I personally want to request air india to withdraw this plane from service...or we will be playing with the life of innocent..the government or air india don't care unless something happens...please withdraw this plane from service..its a request..
Air India used to be better than Qantas when a certain J.R.D Tata was in charge of Air India. Once he died, so did Air India.😞
At that instant moment when you came out of the flight, I was waiting near the departures for my Chennai flight 😂
That movie is old as the plane is !!
Truer words have never been spoken.
Ikr
PoV: when you want to see the replies but accidentally dislike the comment. Sorry
😂😂😂😂😂😂👍 yes
Wow, I’m suprised that Mumbai airport is a good airport
I have gone to Chatrapatti Shivaji airport and in real it is a smaller version of Paris CDG. Very crowded and horrible staff. I had a 2 hour delay for an Air India flight. The staff are absolutely useless. The Infrastructure is very old.
I meant the design
@@omar.5827 Actually the design is the only thing that's good, and also the large duty free.
I can't believe that air India was once world's finest airline..😨😨
When I saw Hyderabad, I just imagined Sully saying “birds”, lol! Love that movie.
Montreal and Ottawa are misplaced by an incredible margin on their route map.
Bruh
@@dmann5938if India’s margin wasn’t accurate then everyone would spam in the comments and you would be tired of replying “bruh”:to all of them
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰♥️.. PIA retired it's 747 fleet due to financial issues but I'm glad that Air India is still using it.
Why you guys hate Indians?
@@pranaygurnule2733 exactly
RIP air india 747, you will be missed forever (except when it comes back)
I love indian culture so much. I need to go to India 😩.
i live in india
This interior reminds me of a time when flying had more unconditional love and peace attached to it. Now it’s just cost cutting, unfriendliness, no frills, no smiles, cramped seats, etc.
8:12 Butter 🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈
VT-ESO is used by President and Prime Minister for their foreign visits.
Its seats would be clean😅
Maybe that's why it is so dirty
I once spent 20 hours in the check-in area at Mumbai... It is very beautiful, however
Can you please elaborate your experience?
Yes, i am always glad to join you on every flight :)
Can't imagine this beauty (VT-ESO) is scheduled for a repaint and will be departing from india very soon🥺 it was dream to fly on one of the Air India 747 and I guess it'll forever remain a dream💔
Dear simply, i just wanna say that u make the best tripreports of all. I luv u and ur vids, ur vids are somehow asmr to me making me liking ur vids since march 2018, the way u showcase ur food is very detailed and job well done.
No wonder why they r in such losses , flying this mammoth on short hauls . Why would they evn do that 😏
Its a service to Jeddha with stopover in Hyderabad.
alivefrom88 in that case it makes sense
Thai airways flies a Boeing 747 between Bangkok & Phuket several times a day
l pattabhiraman will check that out sounds amazing , was in phuket a few months back .
Some airlines do. I flew on 747 400 D from phuket to BkK.
Now this flight goes to Jeddah from Hyderabad
When will you fly *Biman Bangladesh Airlines?*
Are u bangali Bhai
Idk but he will be flying that airline...hopefully
Never in my life
@@not.tahseen its better than air india at least
@@aadi2258 its good
Flying a 747 on such a short route? Must be crazy high demand to warrant that.
It flies to Jeddah from Hyderabad.
It has a route from Mumbai to Hyderabad and then to jeddah.
U r in my city...am so glad David. Hope u’d like to meet ur long time fan👋
Right now when Im watching I am gonna says congratulations for exactly 368 000 Subscribers!
And 3 222 likes on this video +1 more from me.
Cleanliness = negative infinity 😂
I SPOTTED YOUR AIRCRFT FROM OUTSIDE 😍😍
I flew air india 747 before they had the inflight entertainment. the seats in economy were so much better than what they replaced them with. this was in 06. Also the food was really good
LOL
You really didn't even thought you are some of the last people who had travelled in the Queen Boing 747...now, Air India has stopped the operations....End of the great era❤🫠
Usually AI’s 744s fly from BOM-JED and HYD-JED
Ultra smooth landing!!
Best airplane vlogger
I love mumbai airport, I went there too, the columns are so beautiful.
The fact Mumbai takes good care of their airport but not their city
That is not what I call a queen of the skies…
Try Air India's long-haul flight economy..it may be far better then this..
Yes 777 or 787 economy
Than
Still the same tbh
*worse
Can you do Vistara and SpiceJet sometime
Yesss
I almost started to sneeze ,when those dust came off...
Today every Indian avgeek missing them 🥺
You must try vistara
Seu canal é incrível... parabéns 🤓
Love from India bro , i watch each and every video of your and i suggest u to visit Bhubaneswar too 😊 even m so disappointed with the dusty seats of the plane
yea
The seats were dirt cuz it and old plane the queen of skies❤
Butter cookie and Ketchup.........Yummmmyyyy
I encountered that in Spice Jet during my flight from Sri Nagar to Delhi in February 2017. An old aircraft with very dusty seats.
3:36 OMG..😮
I like checking origin of drinks & foodstuffs too!
Thank you for flying to India again 'aapka bhi din shubh ho' meaning 'may your day be also good .Mumbai is the 9th best terminal in the world by skytrax
This red carpet is so fancy.. i love this color
The bad part was the dust on the seat... cleaning always should be the first priority after every flight.
IFE should have been working...
I couldn’t stop laughing when you slapped the seat cushion 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
DR Golfs not trying to be sassy or nosy but what's funny about David hitting the cussion
Dawid planespotting he smacked it and a truckload of dust just shot out
how they are flying a jumbo on a domestic route ?
It goes to Jeddah from Hyderabad.
2:09 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂👍👍
YOU LOVE INDIA
Can you make a review video of Air Asia India and Vistara please...
Air India operates 747s on domestic routes?
Great report. Thanks for that.
Typical air india maintenance of aircrafts. Such a shame though.
Beautiful looking aircraft though. Truly the queen of the skies.
Hellow .. I am a regular viewer of your channel .. please do come to Cochin a city in India ... You can catch flights from Delhi Mumbai .etc to come to this place ...this airport is well connected to the Gulf and Far east ...
Harigeeth Poduval nammada kochi firstatha solar powered airport elle
@@Slicer400 Yes it is
I am also a normal viewer I live in Pune still my age is 10
Super report!
Great video as always David! Pretty cool to fly on such a classic. Watching you hit that seat with all the dust sums it up pretty much 😅 the snack box doesn’t look too bad!
Regards,
Brendan
Lol. That's a kid snack box
Must try all the airlines regardless of class, for science!
Try AI long haul flights. They are far better. Even this flight was better than Indigo and Spicejet.
Ever thought about flying to the Caribbean? If so, try Caribbean Airlines and their Caribbean Plus seats.
They haven't flown Caribbean Airlines yet, but they have done Air Antilles ATR-42 from Guadeloupe to Martinique, complete with a landing gear problem that made the plane return to the airport. (Felix, the group's explorer, as usual when they report more exotic places and airlines.) They have also been on a special Paris-Toulouse press flight to present Air Caraïbes' new A350. I would like them to try LIAT, though. LIAT is unavoidable if you want to reach some smaller islands and it has a horrendous reputation.
If by back in the day you mean the old old colours and appearance then for sure! Yipes :)
Ugh that dust! I’m still jealous that you got to fly on Air India’s 747. I’ll be flying on their 787 in a few weeks and I’m pretty excited!
NYC Flyer oh. from where are you flying : )
I’m taking it from Mumbai to Delhi 🙂
@@nycflyertravel soon gonna be replaced
@siddhartha bhowmik
There is NO excuse for such filth on a plane that is serving passengers. Ever.
Wow, this stirred up some memories! I recall am Air India flight from JFK to London (onward to Delhi). We opted for the AI flight since it was dirt cheap - this would have been late 70's? Very cool video.
@george costa
"*dirt* cheap" Wow that is a literal observation...haha.
I did the same flight in First Class in 1974, both ways. They had a $199 round trip fare JFK-BOM, and European based (mainly Austrians on my flights) flight attendants. 747-200 was very nice going over; the return flight was on a plane that was absolutely filthy - I remember to this day that I was wearing a white shirt, which brushed against the window by my seat, and when I looked, it was black from the filth. Apparently they only cleaned the plane in New York and Mumbai back then :-(
BEAUTIFUL BIG BIRD
Now, where will you head to..??
Did pilot opened the hatch for the fresh air?
Why dude . ?
Juice from Bhutan, its these little surprises that make me an "Av Geek".
Short flight in B747-400?
Beautiful Flight Report onboard the QUEEN OF THE SKIES . Loved to see each and every detail covered properly .
Wow a 747 as a domestic flight. That is really cool
India 🇮🇳
Bhutanese juice and the crust cut off of your sandwich...such luxury ...fun lol
Really engine view was awesome from your seat 44A window. Thank you David. God bless you.
This is the first plane which l and my family when to Saudi Arabia 2009 when l was 6
Make a video on Qatar a380 economy
I've watched all your videos except Ryanair and lot ones
Why are they a member of STAR ALLIANCE
It has united
uhhhhh idk its good
Siddhant Basu In my opinion I really don’t think Air India is good
There is no IFE on any Air India Domestic (within India) routes. For all international routes IFE works. Looks like an Old plane used for a short flight instead of letting it rot in the hangar.
747 is so much better than the A380 (i still like the a380)
747 all the way
Nice to see thomas and andrew from hp in this video
Where did you book it's ticket. Bcoz it's my dream to travel by a 747. But couldn't find it. Only normal a321 ticket available all time. I wana travel with it before it's retire...
I waiting to Air india trip report . Thank you.
Watching from 🇮🇳
😎🚬
VT-ESO is user as the indian AF1 !!! It came to BOD for the G7 in Biarritz
Hope TATA will clean and vacuum aircrafts properly for dust and bedbugs control.