I Took the Cheapest Flight Ever - LEVEL AIRLINE FLIGHT REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- I took an extremely cheap flight from New York to Paris with a relatively new airline company and read so many horrible reviews on the internet about it. I tried it myself and decided to make my own review of Level.
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Best quote of the day “ I don’t understand this mentality of demanding luxury when you don’t pay for it”! 😂
LOL. I thought she is a communist or a socialist??
🤣🤣
yes
I despise people that fly with budget airline but behave like in the first class.
I think we should be grateful to budget transportation companies in general, because they allow everyone to be able to move around.
In NYC, we have Via - a cheaper alternative to Uber, where the main focus is ride-sharing. I'm amazed at how many people treat this like they are in a limo.
Jimmy Lem 🤦♀️
Didn't know about this airline, thanks for sharing your thoughts around it, MJ! Always nice to follow you, take good care ;)
Marco Famà It’s the Iberia’s low cost branch. Pilots and maintenance is the same as any other Iberia aircraft. Born to take Norwegian out of many Iberia routes
Hi Mary Jane , You are wise to not be extravagant on travel expenses. Better to save money for attractions & food at your destination . We are the same height !
It's a matter of personal preferences, I guess :)
nice review. this keeps us inspired to travel on a budget trip. thanks for sharing and the tips! keep on flying. :D
Thank you for this! I thought I was the only one that is surprised that people complain so much on "having to pay for everything" on BUDGET airlines lol I literally just bought roundtrip tickets from Miami to Barcelona for $206 with Level, $206!! And as I'm doing my research (and getting nervous with the negative reviews) I'm realizing more and more that these reviews are by people that expect to get what they don't pay for 😂 I love flying with Frontier and Spirit already so I'm sure I'll enjoy Level as well!
Great video Mary Jane! Useful
, insightful and honest reviews are so appreciated!
Thanks Tara
Thank you for this tip. I’ve never heard of this airline before. But I will definitely try them on my next trip to Europe.
I read reviews of them canceling the flights without even giving notice and denying refunds and stuff like that. That's completely unethical and should be condemn. But as far as it concerns the travel experience itself, remember to bring food, headphones, something to keep you warm and a pillow if you need any, and you're good to go.
Wow. I’ll keep that part about the cancelled flights in mind and read some of the reviews to see if they worth it. Thanks for the heads up!
How refreshing to hear someone agree with my opinions about a cheap flight . Your not forced to buy anything on board but how nice is it to have the option no matter what the price .
Great channel
Thanks!
Mary, thanks for the Review. Let me give you some more Info that rounds up your positive verdict: the ventilation above the head is not there due to the aircraft type, not the carrier. Same goes for the width you are mentioning at the lavatory. This is the same in every Airbus A330. Wether it is Lufthansa, AA or Level.
Supercar_Heaven the carrier orders the aircraft type. And some aircraft types come with air vents, if the carriers orders them.
"Please decline to recline, for Mary-Jane."
Amazing review!! . You seem like someone fun and knowledgeable to travel with
Thank you for posting your review. Very much appreciated. I've just booked a flight with Level, flying from Los Angeles, CA to London. I'm also a digital nomad and appreciate your honesty, helpful for those of us who travel frequently on a budget.
I took a discount carrier last year from New York Stewart to Dublin for around $200, and was looking forward to more and more long-haul LCCs between the States and EU but, with the B737 Max problems, a lot of flights were cut (ex. Norwegian). Good to know there's Level now. Thanks for the review (esp. since I'm also 1.83 m)!
Hey you seem to know way more than me about how airports and flights work. Can you explain further? And what happened to Norwegian? It's probably the one I flew the most to go to the US.
@@WhatashameMaryJane Not sure how much I could add, but basically long-haul low-cost carriers (LCCs) were supposed to be the next big thing, due to more fuel efficient aircraft, like the Max. Norwegian still crosses the pond, but from a lot less EU airports, IIRC, and that's cause they had to ground their Maxs. I suggest looking up Wendover Productions and watching all their airline videos.
You're so positive in your vibes and I really like your videos :)
Awww thanks!
Thank u for this! I was so nervous abt my pending flight because I read poor reviews. We must just plan wisely.
I just flew again a few weeks ago, first time after the pandemic. I have nothing to add to this video. Enjoy your flight!
The whole thing about French people wanting only to speak French is so true. I will be flying on Level next month, and I will be on the lookout for that. I'm American, but I speak French fluently since childhood, because my mother is French. The American influence of my English, however, is perceived by French people as maybe Caribbean or "New York" - So, when I speak to French people in French, they hear this slight accent, and immediately answer me in English because, in a sense, they do not want me speaking their language. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. One would think that maybe they want to show off their English skills, which would be nice, but that is usually not the case. Almost always, their English is so so so bad that the entire conversation becomes tedious. So, to fix this, I start speaking to them in very rapid and convoluted English - using subjunctive tenses and obscure words or idioms that only a native English speaker would easily understand. Within moments they surrender and speak in French again. If you are French, you know that you do this, do not deny it. LOL. BTW --- Mary Jane's channels is great. She should have a travel TV show.
Oh god. I will not comment on this, as I said too much in the video already, ahaha.
Thanks for the compliment Dave!!
😭😭😭😭 « they surrender » im weak I’d pay to see this scene tbh
@@juniorrose5138 Okay - perfect example - Saturday night I went to a big birthday bash for one of my friends. Lots of people. I didn't know many of the people, but I was introduced to a couple and their two young children . They're visiting from France. I reintroduced myself in a half English and half French way - and they said - "ahhhh - you speak zeee French? Zat eeeese so nice?" Then, they continued in English with really heavy accents - like so heavy that they would need subtitles if they appeared on an English speaking TV show. Don't get me wrong, they were nice people, and they were very engaging, but I would suggest that most people only understood 1/3rd of what they said -- and they were a pair of chatterboxes. So guess what they do for a living in France? They are both English teachers. They not only teach children in a school, they teach immigrants at some kind of language arts school. I had to laugh because I imagined that year after year after year, they have been churning out students who speak English as bad as they do. It was hilarious. I suggested that I would like to spend summers in France and teach English. The husband responded, "No, you would not be good because the students would have too much of an American sound." After a few moments, a young woman came over and they introduced her as their nanny - she was a Russian and a former student. When she spoke English, she sounded EXACTLY LIKE THEM -- only worse! It wasn't something I would make fun of -- never - but it was amusing. They had created yet another bad-English clone. I mentioned this to my mother the following day and she said, "Why do you bother?" My mother also speaks Italian like a native speaker because as a child until she was 14, she was educated at a school in Asti, Italy because her aunt was the Mother Superior of the school. My mom's lament is that she should have taught me to speak Italian because I would have more use for it. So, anyway, I thought this was a funny story. I know this is a travel page and I shouldn't fill it with my issues, but it is helpful to let people know that if you speak or learn a little French, or you plan to learn a little for an upcoming trip to France - don't bother. Pretty much everyone you encounter in the tourist businesses will speak English nicely with a charming French accent. The rest ....not so much. LOL.
So very true also wrt to Germans, actually! Many occasions they speak to me in English, even though my German is quite good (German lit was one of my majors).
Why native English wouldn’t try to pick up few French words and use them when traveling abroad? Foreign languages is learnt at school and the purpose is to use it when being adult. It’s not because English is the international language that the whole planet shud be fluent at it. If new French generation is getting better in English American shud make a way towards foreign languages and speak them. Not only the ones from different nationalities
Thanks for the review! I found a LEVEL flight from New York to Barcelona for $123. Seemed too good to be true, but I booked it so I guess I'll see how it is.
Let me know please!
How did it go?
UPDATEEEE!!!
Never went... COVID...
Awesome review 👌 wasn’t aware of this airline thanks for sharing 👍
Very good review. The problem now is that Level no longer operates direct flights between New York and Paris and prices have increased significantly…
Yep, I've seen it unfortunately
This was awesome! Taking this airline to go back home from Paris to New York and this was a very good review. Not as worried now.
I made it exactly for people like you! Please let me know if you'll have a different experience.
That was reallly well done, Mary Jane. Thank you!
I've just bump into your channel, really wonderful content. Very similar traveling perspective to mine, but at the same time so unique, I really like your videos. Speaking of cheap flights, my cheapest ever was from Romania to Sweden with wizzair, paying the incredible amount of 8 euros haha :) Cheers Mary Jane
Hey Adrian, welcome to the channel! Hope you'll stick to it :)
Oh yes Wizzair is a good one. I think I've never managed to fly for less than 10 in Europe, but I certainly got at least one of those 12 euros Ryanair flights 😕
Congrats on all the new subs :) Wasn't it 6k just a few days ago.!
Yeeeess!!!! Thanks, I'm very happy 😊 Many of the new ones are coming from a video I did on another channel that exploded.
(Not the channel, I mean the video exploded)
@@WhatashameMaryJane - Got it. Very Well deserved. Road to 50k now 😃
@@viswayatra2564 Wait wait let me get to 10K and celebrate it first! :D
Another wonderful video. Thank you Mary Jane!
Thanks :)
love cheap flights! People demanding luxury is ridiculous! Love the vid! Thanks Mary Jane.
PS. Can I be your peter parker? XD
The ppl complaining, what the heck did they want after paying such a little price?? Champagne caviar and so on ???? They shud fly BA Lufthansa or AF… I don’t wanna be rude but the less money they have the pickier they are …
Love your videos, as always :-D question, what do you do with your cellphone?? Do you get a sim card in every country you go?? Can you make a video about that please?? :-D
Hey Marce, thank you for the love!! 😊 Cellphone is always a pain point. Maybe at this point I should make a video about it, you're right. What I do is I buy a sim card every time I go to a new country, yes exactly. It's a bit annoying but it's the best option. The only good news I got in the last couple of years is that in the European Union now you can buy 1 sim card in any country and use it in the whole EU with no extra costs.
@@WhatashameMaryJane thank you!! That is a good new :-D
I remember flying with them from Madrid to SFO a few years back. Westbound is never as fun.
6ft!?? phew... with such long legs, you could run and get there faster...
Thank you Mary Jane! Great travel info!
Hey, can you tell me why you found this video so interesting? I wasn't expecting this good response, I'm curious.
@@WhatashameMaryJane I had never heard of Level Airlines. New so crazy low prices. Good to know! You shared in great detail your experience with that airline which was very informative. Also, your detailed video footage to back up your verbal review of the airline was well done. Finally, your down to earth common sense and honesty is refreshing!
Thanks for the review. Sounds good to me.
Correction you refer to print ticket.
Incorrect, you print A BOARDING PASS
At airport kiosk, TCK counter with customer agent or at home when airline emails you the option is available.
I took 3 rt LAXBCN this year and if you ADD PACKEGA FOR EXTRA OVER ECONOMY BASIC PREIS, includes meals, luggage and drinks.
To mention that enhanced the product.
I had two amazing soft landings and crew exided availability.
Also important comment.
Economy has two size bathroom, like handicapped door and inner space
I have not noticed it on pricy airline.
I slept good, enjoyed a quiet flight and pleasant crew experience
Highly recommended.pleanty of reduced price offers on email notification.
You go Girl.
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Last minute cancellation for my first flight, second the plane was super old! Not the best experience
The expectations of "free" stuff on flights is amusing to me. I often think that some people would be fine paying 2X to 3X the base price and get everything "free" than pay a very low cost and have to pay for extras. This makes no sense to me mais c'est la vie!
Yes exactly. I guess it makes sense if you really want extras and you don't want to think about how much you're going to spend in the end. But then you simply booked with the wrong company.
My cheapest flight was 0.50 euro from Berlin to Brussels on Ryanair, and with whole row to myself.
It would be a tragedy if I never got to see Paris because of Covid-19 restrictions or vaccine mandates. I need to go soon and make use of your Paris vlogs.
oh gosh! I definitely want to flight with this company only to watch that glorious safety announcement!! 😂😂
I've flown to London from Vancouver for about 100 Euros each way. And to Paris from Vancouver for about 200 Euros. It's always possible if you fly when the bargains happen!
Love this video. Make more like these please.
You mean flight reviews? Airline companies reviews? Honestly I didn't think anyone of my subscribers would have found it interesting at all. I'm very surprised by the response and I'm trying to understand the reason of it.
@@WhatashameMaryJane I didn't know that this airline existed after watching your videos. It would be an excellent informative experience and story to share with viewers like me who prefer cheaper options to fly and get to the destination at an affordable cost. Probably, you don't have flight budget travelers who are interested in videos like these. I loved and gave you a thumbs up on this.
Great video thanks! 🛫
Abbiamo preso Level l’anno scorso per andare in California! Barcelona-Oakland a/r a 240€
It’s a shame the French establishment close down, coz it was a real alternative from legacies airlines and their expansive fares towards US 🇺🇸. I see flight was full which is a great indicator how successful was the route. I think LCC on long haul has a niche and just needs to be adjusted to the correct destination and advertised to find it’s target 🎯
Mi ricordo di aver speso 350 euro milano-nyc a/r con british airways....posso considerarmi fortunato!!!!
sempre belli i tuoi video!!! brava maryjane!!!
I wouldnt complain about paying for extra comforts, what is disgusting for me is that everything is measured according to money in this world. This is not how things should work.
I very much agree.
I didn't know Level airlines, but I discovered that it's part of British Airways/Iberia/IAG group, so their planes should be safe
How was the underseat space for a bag?
Now it is way more expensive and even in LEVEL ... just looked for prices and they charge for everything
I prefer to have wider seats over leg room since I’m not that tall and I don’t want to bump elbows with the person next to me.
Theres even a cheaper way and that's to ask a guy called Jack something (can't remember) anyway, say Hi for me when you check in.
water, a pillow and a blanket, yes madam, is a basic on an intercontinental flight, and its a must for all companies, specially after checking a few flights over this company, return ticket might go up to 500 euro. LMAO
My only concern is how safe is Level.
WOW! Have fun.
Newark in in New Jersey, dont ever disrespect us like that🤣
Entusiasmo e spontaneità nei tuoi video seguo sempre con estremo piacere ;-)
Grazie, mi fa piacere sapere che queste qualità sono apprezzate.
I'd pay the extra $45, and I'm only 6' too, IDK how really tall people can take long flights in cheap no leg room seats
Hi, MJ. A few comments: first of all, I disagree with you when you say that French people only want to speak french. Not true, not my experience. ITS THE AMERICANS who only want to speak english and who believe that english is the only language that should be spoken by everybody! Second point (technical): please check the sound level (Yeah... it's a pun) of the musical "segments" in your vlogs: their sound level is appreciably higher than the sound level when there is only your voice. It's annoying (well... it's small thing, not a major disaster!) because if I'm listening to your posts at night, when family members are sleeping and the house is quiet, I have to quickly lower the sound level and then bring it back up when the music stops and you start talking. A small detail. Part of "learning" the trade, I guess. Good luck and keep coming up with such interesting and USEFUL topics!
Yep I'm looking forward to start learning the basics of sound editing very soon. In my opinions Americans expect everyone else to speak English, but they're not even aware of the fact that this is absurd (I treat Americans like little kids: when they have nonsensical behaviors I just tap them on the head and say "yes, yes, it's like you say"). With the French the situation is 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 different. They know that only few foreigners speak French and they are aware of the fact that their language is not as spread, but they WANT everyone else to learn it. I consider the American behavior naive, the French one arrogant. I don't know if I was able to explain myself though.
How famous is it in Russia??
You tell them Girl !!
Wait, i recently noticed it, your heigh is 1,83?? you are very tall!! i will look like a hobbit next to you hahahha you have everything to be a model.
Ahahah it'd be me who would look like a monster next to you 🙄
@@WhatashameMaryJane nooooo
I booked a ticket from nyc to Paris for 248 USD round trip by United. It’s even cheaper then a lot budget airlines.
What!?!? Never heard such a price!!! Are you sure? When was that?
I just took a look at United website and their prices Paris-NY in 2 months from now and super low season are 2K+
What a shame Mary Jane I booked the ticket around 1 month ago, leave on 2/11 get back on 3/3, when I book the ticket i notice it’s even cheaper than level and Norwegian, and they give free meal unlike the budget airlines.
What a shame Mary Jane For some reason United usually charge more for one way international routes than round trip, couple of years ago I was trying to book a ticket from NYC to Beijing also by United, they charge 1500 usd for one way and 1000usd for round trip.
@@natehiger410 Ahaha that's bizarre
@@WhatashameMaryJane Tickets from NY to London were in the $350 price range back in October on the major airlines, but you don't get any checked bags and you can't select your seat.
"i asked the person in front of me to recline half way"... i would have said "I am sorry for you, I will recline the whole way"... you must be the annoying type of passenger. It's not my fault that you are tall and dont want to pay business class.
You must be the asshole type of passenger.
i would sacrifice my comfort for you either. you took that chance
thank you !
Glad to share!
One of the worst airlines I’ve ever experienced. Left me stranded and has no customer support other than robotic auto responses on fb
DONT DO IT
I watched this video and thought it might be fine, I don’t know how this lady thought those seats had plenty of room
8:30 Unfortunately it is not that easy with the low budget airlines. It would be okay if young people under 35 get low fares. And you are right. Expecting more than you are already getting is snobbish.
This route used to be run by British Airways. Level is their budget airline and took over the route
Actually it’s Iberia long haul budget airline.
@Fran Camino if you want to be super pedantic, it's IAG's budget airline
@@chriskent-webster5136 Well, yes and no. Iberia and British bellong to IAG, like Vueling, LEVEL, and so on. Being all of them branches of the same tree, LEVEL is a sub-branch coming directly from Iberia. Created originally to cater Barcelona to remove Norwegian out of the airport. The A330s bellong to Iberia, crews sometimes come from Iberia, they have the same training and maintenance is the same. What happens is that all airlines of the group are polivalent. Being Norwegian out Barcelona almost entirely they are open to serve other niches.
@Fran Camino well it was set up by WW when he was CEO of IAG. Although there was a contract for Iberia to operate flights under its airline code, it's separate from Iberia. In the same way that flights for level from Paris were operated by OpenSkies
@@chriskent-webster5136 Also right, but that was LEVEL Europe another sub branch which has gone out of business recently.
Do you know if you can bring a sandwich or snack and eat before landing in spain?
Of course! I bring entire meals from home to eat on the plane
so when it’s level operated by iberia is it a level or iberia flight?
Level
Just not agree with you on the reclining manners. I sat an a plane for 14 hours in front of a tall guy. I cannot recline because his legs won't have enough space. I could not sleep sitting straight and all that. When I look back he has his seat fully recline sleeping, I feel like my comfort was stolen. I think if you have to ask ppl to give up their comfort for you, it would be better to consider paying it yourself. Appreciate your review tho, very informative.
Yeah let's say that I was talking about the majority of the flights, which are 2-3 hours long. If you're going to spend more than five hours on a plane you need to change position and get some decent sleep. When I do recline my seat I usually turn to the person behind me and at least warn them that I'm going to recline. I think it's nice to acknowledge the awareness that what you're about to do is going to affect someone else's experience...
Great video my friend 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Elias!
Drive me crazy when people reclining their seat very rude I agree!
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Are the movies free or did they cost extra?
Movies all free and good choices too.
Cheers！
Luxury at 5:47. If travelers want luxury go business or first class.
There are enough nanny rules to add one more, if u like to sleep overnite - recline
Nice video !! Like 👍👍👍
6ft tall? Wow. My dream height for a woman.
Thanks because xl airways has stopped
Flew with Norwegian recently and enjoyed them. I am not too sure about flying Level though, I think I'll stick to airlines like BA or KLM, unless I'm desperate for a cheap flight...
Mary Christmas 🎄, sei single?
No
Allora perché non c è mai il tuo ragazzo nei tuoi video?
You are a tall lady 6 ft.. taller than me Marry😝
Yep I know...
123 euro per un volo intercontinentale ? 😂😂 ho speso di piú per andare a Ginevra in auto 😅
Eh ci credo
This airlines is sucks for charging money for pillows
You look tall but didn’t guess you’re 6 feet tall.
7:39 It seems to be a Canadian or French flight or company though?
Why Canadian? They're speaking in French and the flight was going to Paris...
@@WhatashameMaryJane The flight video was subtitled in French. So I am thinking about a French or Canadian company.
@@Telencephelon Does Canada use French that much? As far as I know, less than 20% of the population speaks French...
@@Telencephelon What I mean is that is very clear that you're from North America. Cause I guess nobody would think someone might be from Canada when hearing speaking French ahah
French is the main language in Quebec including the city of Montreal. I guess that's where the assumption may come from.
Bargain!!! - you’re 6ft?!? - MARRY me right now (6’4”)
I thought tall men liked short women!
beautiful video
Thanks!
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People just love complaining 😂 germans in special 🤭 love it too much by myself... sometimes. It is not bad if it’s konstruktiv. 😅
I believe...
And now Level airlines is bankrupt....
183 cm? The hell??!!
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i like you a lot
french would be speaking german if the british had not saved them fact in ww1 and ww2
People want to fly for free or even the airline should pay them to make them "fully satisfied". I HATE all these BROKE people who complain and demand this and that. No money? STAY HOME IF YOU CANT AFFORD IT!
Wouldn't have guessed you were so tall
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Whoa 183 cm.. Amazon woman!
The QR codes from them never seem to work. I quite liked Level when I flew with them. The staff on the flight were nice, it was clean. We left and arrived on time. I planned ahead and brought water etc with me.
Newark is New Jersey and the cheaper airport because Newark is very ghetto
And getting there is a pain
I don't feel any pain in getting there honestly
Super women Mary Jane