My mum passed away this week, this was her favorite thing to watch on RUclips with me and this is the first video I'll watch without her Thanks for making her Sundays more fun Noel❤️
@@cosmicdebris2223 Relax, please. Aviation history is full of disastrous stepping stones getting to the amazing safety we are taking for granted too often these days. As single cars do not carry 150 passengers or more, an air accident is making more headlines that the daily road toll in some countries. A pilot once farewelled their passengers with this announcement: "Thank you for flying with us and please take care on the most dangerous part of your journey. Driving home."
Thanks for the cameo there! I must admit I think I would rather have taken the Malaysia Airlines flight in Economy for the same price without the overnight leg as I hardly slept too. But was great to have met you nevertheless! 😊
@@alangaming2003 The video was probably uploaded private a day ago and Noel may have sent it to OP to check it out in advance as he made a cameo. Could explain the comment, but not 100 % sure if YT comments work like that when videos are private and then turned public after.
Please don’t ever change your content! I’ve been bench watching your content, and nobody makes content like you. You are so personable it feels like we are friends and I’m just watching my friend on an airplane. Track trendy, and Josh Cahill have nothing on your type of content. No one makes content like you, so please don’t ever change it. It is beautiful. I’ve been watching nothing but your content for a week. I even play it when I sleep because it’s just so amazing.one of my favorite RUclipsrs! You kinda remind me of Simon Wilson I love Simon Wilson, and I absolutely love your content
I have had the same in Barcelona where a bus has to use the motorway network to get between terminal one and two. Luckily only hand baggage, but after doing it in 20 minutes, I was left feeling sick with exhaustion. These days I would rather spend hours between flight rather than risk that again, Airports used to be fun places, but not anymore. I must admit that the airports in New Zeeland looked OK with friendly staff. That helps a lot. I got the impression that if you had missed your flight, it would have been OK with just a minor inconvenience.
i really wish VA did earlier flights to cairns so i could do MEL-CNS CNS - HND back to back without having to stay over in cairns. would be funny to do it in a 737 all the way.
I flew Malindo (sp?) air once over to Bali from Brisbane. Wasn't the most comfortable flight experience but the staff were 100% top notch. Very kind and helpful, especially as I have anxiety flying.
Finnair has an even better deal. Because of their partnership with Qatar, if you book a flight from Helsinki to somewhere else through Doha, you can upgrade to premium economy for free on the legs between Helsinki and Doha on Finnair.
@@wotajared When you go to select your seat, you can have the option of the front cabin which has a seating map of 2-2-2 for I believe 4 or 5 rows. If you click on the seat, there should be cost at all for it.
Props to the customer service chat at the lounge. Things go wrong, but if you treat people like people it works out. that and Noel, being a nice understanding customer always helps.
Finally! Noel Philips is back in the Land of the Long White Cloud after 20 years despite the minor hiccups in the connections, so let the NZ travel vids begin!
Purposeful cut from green curry meal to loo review me thinks lol. But seriously, loved some of the beautiful shots of New Zealand. I know I personally would save the stress and pay the extra for sure. Thank you again for a fun video and looking forward to the videos of New Zealand.
Amazing adventure on the way to New Zealand. Awesome trip to another bucket list destination of mine. Thank You @noelphilips for sharing your journey. ❤
Actually from my research, Scat airlines operate an even longer non-stop flight from Astana to Phu Quoc, Vietnam, which is about 7.5-8 hours long, on a 737 Max.
Sunwing Airlines (soon to be fully integrated into WestJet) does some 8 hour runs from the Dominican Republic to Vancouver with the MAX8. Though it's seasonal
Wikipedia lists Brasília-Orlando (BSB-MCO) on Gol Airlines on a 737 MAX 8, with a great-circle distance of 6079 km or 3777 miles and a scheduled flying time of 8:30 hours (probably an hour or so less than that of actual "wheels up" time). Considering flights with stops, the longest 737 flight is probably one of United's island hoppers in the Pacific between Honolulu and Manila.
The last flight I took was in 2004 on a 737-200 that had been through the wars (not literally) in Canadian service, and it still looked about 1000 times more airworthy than that Scoot Dreamliner.
Took two flights on the scoot dreamliners recently, and both looked to be in pretty poor condition. The cabin was also very worn, and it was pretty clear that they hadn't done much to keep the planes looking nice. At least the flights were cheap I guess.
Noel the fact that you arrived later may have helped you by avoiding the mess that is AKL international arrivals. NZ have a lot of international arrivals, and departures in the 5:00-7:00 time and it has been well known the airport has significant issues with managing this. Oh welcome to NZ and my home airport of WLG. I wonder if you are going to take some of the smaller airlines out of here, Origin, Sounds, Golden Bay but Air Chathams too.
I love the idea of the viewing platform. I feel like all airports should have one, it's the one thing so many people like doing at Airports (watching planes come in and out)
Talking about "freedom"... Around 16 years ago Air NZ "bullied" Kiwi Air (1 leased 757) out of the Trans Tasman market with a few of their old 737s, later upgraded to brand new A320s, painted in the livery of their creation, Freedom Air. Apart from the traditional routes between NZ and Australia, they offered Melbourne - Dunedin. The closest one can get to this timesaver these days is Melbourne - Queenstown. Hello, Air NZ, just in case you are reading this, 1 flight per week to Dunedin direct from Melbourne will be a great bonus in your network still. Noel, if ever you get to Dunedin, they've got a great train station and an even greater train trip from there. Taieri Gorge. Dunedin, worth a diversion from the traditional sightseeing in Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Edelweiss sells Business upgrades during/after boarding inside the plane. Thy definitely announced it on the ground though, can't remember if people did it while still on the ground or after take-off.
Work as a dispatcher for a Canadian leisure airline here and we operate a nonstop flight between Punta Cana (PUJ) and Vancouver (YVR) on a 737MAX once per week which is 8h30 Westbound and 3320nm. We will sometimes tech stop due to headwinds or if the temperatures are too high down in PUJ we will not be able to physically fit the maximum amount of fuel in the tanks...
I recall flown twice to New Zealand from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One to Christchurch in mid-2011, and to Auckland with stopover at Gold Coast Airport in early-2019. Both onboard Airasia X Airbus A330-300 (with 9-abreast economy seat). Depart on the night before, and landed in the afternoon later. While the flights can be tiring, but i have to say that New Zealand might be the only country i would love to visit on over 10 hours flight. Perhaps Business Class on Batik Air 737 would be alright, but probably much better with economy on widebody A330 over the same seat on narrowbody 737 on that long journey.
Hi Noel! I love your videos. I heard that recently SAA started their a340 flights between Perth and Johannesburg for the first time after covid. Maybe you could make a video on that? I would love to see what it is like to fly on that flight. Especially because i live in Perth!
Your trip to Auckland reminds me of an old friend I knew from the Airliners travel forums. To my shock the person I knew as an avid travel enthusiast happened to be none other than David Stevens..an Oscar nominated AUS/NZ writer best known for Breaker Morant who passed in 2018.. I think he would have enjoyed your channel, Noel. Just saying you never know who is a travel geek.
The delay and gate mix up aside, that looked quite a decent flight and a good price for Business Class too. Had it been a daytime flight then it would have been no contest, I'd take it over ANZ for half the price every time. I've done a couple of longish flights in Air Canada MAX8s, one in Business Class, YUL-YVR, and one in Economy Preference, LHR-YHZ, and both were great.
Just looked at pricing for a PER-AKL next week. A no lounge-access business class seat on Batik PER-AKL is just under AUS$900. An economy ticket on AirNZ for the same day is just under AUS$800. Business class AirNZ is AUS$2000
19:00 No, Noel. I would definitely NOT travel with Batik Air all the way from Perth to Auckland. It's a long flight& I'd want to travel that distance in ultimate maximum comfort. On the positive side that Perth business lounge is a very nice one & Perth Airport is one of our better International Airports. Adelaide & Brisbane Airports are nice airports too ❗️
I wish you could spend more time exploring the terminals. I find that to be some of the most fun of my fight schedules. And it would be nice to see a few minutes of the best places to visit too. Perhaps an interview of some of the people you meet would be fun as well. I enjoy your work!
AKL intl terminal landside is incredibly drab, i have seen bus stations with more character. downstairs it looks like a warehouse with bag wrapping stands and scales along one wall and check-in counters along the other. upstairs there is a convenience store and a maccas. airside is a bit better but not substantially so Domestic also doesn't have that much going, I'm pretty sure everything in there besides maybe the domestic bag claim was shown in passing
Air NZ now use Wamos for the Perth Auckland route unfortunately until April 30. Fyi there's a shuttle bus between international and domestic in Auckland every 10 mins or so
While not the same place, obviously, or indeed so nice - the Aspire lounge with the viewing points reminds me of Hartsfield Jackson airport when I was visiting the USA. Its one thing I love doing is plane watching whenever I travel. Honestly, think I watch your videos just to fuel my jealousy!
The airline that you flown in this video is called, " Batik Air Malaysia". Some people have no idea that there are two Batik Air in Lion Air Group. First is Batik Air Indonesia from Indonesia and lastly is Batik Air Malaysia formely known as Malindo Air. The two difference between them that i know is Batik Air Indonesia doesn't have the Boeing 737 MAX in it's fleet while Batik Air Malaysia has the MAX in it's fleet.
Another great video. My wife and I recently flew into Zurich from Singapore. We had 45 minutes to get through immigration , across to the domestic terminal and onto a flight to Geneva. We raced our way through the terminal and made the flight just as the gate was closing. Yay. Sadly our bags didn’t do the same. Haha.
Entering from non-Schengen countries where the flight terminates in Zurich you will go through immigration in Zurich then pass through customs in Geneva. Singapore Airlines arrives at Terminal 2. The code share flight on Swiss departs from Terminal 1.
Great to see you back in New Zealand! I have been waiting for it for a long time. Every time you have come past this part of the world you have just missed us. Hope you enjoyed your time here and flying on Air New Zealand.
Always a result when you make a tight connection when you've allowed plenty of time to achieve it. Sprinting across Nottingham station springs to mind!
Seeing as how you're actually reading all your comments I just want to say thanks to you for making these videos! They're very entertaining, you're a lovely guy, and seeing you so chill about flying even "dodgy" airlines does wonders for my fear of flying. I love the way you film the takeoff, first showing taxiing and then speeding up until you take off. Your passion for aircraft is also very contageous :D
Fascinating to see an airline I’ve never heard of that apparently flys over my house regularly! And according to flight radar, flew over as I watched this video!!
Great review as always, Noel. Cheers! Perth resident here with a wife from NZ. We've booked 3 flights from Perth to NZ and back with Air NZ since 2018. Only time we ever actually gotten an Air NZ airplane was the very first flight.. Return leg was with HiFly (absolute joke of a flight). Second flight we cancelled as soon as they told us the planes were not Air NZ and flew Qantas with stopovers in Sydney. Third time was Wamos Air - better than HiFly but still well below what's expected for Air NZ. I'm glad Batik is also now flying this route and giving Air NZ a deserved kick up the bum. Next time we fly to NZ we'll gladly be flying Batik, because at least we know what we'll be getting when we book our tickets, unlike Air NZ and their track record of screwing over passengers flying to or from Perth.
The entire time the press is carrying on about 'all kinds of issues,' fully loaded MAX 8s are flying to-and-from Hawaii all day long, every day, without the slightest mention. I've purchased a dozen such flights in the past couple of years, and have another one coming up in June. It's such a non-issue for me.
First thing I noticed was why I often take row two or three, as row one can have that wall in front. That not so good if tall like me. Give me the extra legroom over the seat in front being a but closer. In the older aircraft where there was no partition, the front seat used to be great.
Welcome to NZ! Love living here as a Brit who emigrated here 3 years ago 😊 can’t wait to see where you will be visiting - sooo many interesting places here!
The genuine smile when you were actually able to get that seemingly impossible connecting flight to Wellington. 👌 Lord Noel, can't wait for the NZ adventure. Thanks for all your work.
A month ago I stayed two nights at the President Hotel in downtown Auckland - a whole section of the dining room was cordoned off for Batik Air. A fairly budget hotel for an aircrew, but I guess this is part of the reason for the lower fares compared with the competition. As always, I enjoyed this video. Thanks.
Hi Noel...enjoyed this trip with you. I was in NZ last year, and found flying Air NZ was a great way to travel between cities. There are numerous daily flights from AKL to WLG; you needn't have worried about missing your connection. Although I don't know Air NZ's policy/fees if you did miss it. I loved NZ and would love to eeturn. Thanks again!
Ataroa... 😂 Almost nailed the pronunciation there. Welcome to NZ! Would love for you to try some of our local carriers outside of Air NZ like Air Chathams or Barrier Air.
Having traveled the world I don’t envy your travels , mine started in 1962 taking a charter flight from Belfast to Trondheim in Norway , it was for a European football game and I was only 12 at the time …From then on I never stopped travelling from working in Malaysia in 1970 and then Australia and New Zealand …Those days were totally different,innocent yet exciting …Spending most of my time now in Fuerteventura I really don’t care if I never get back on an airplane , it’s bloody stressful but you’re building a RUclips channel so probably necessary…
Seeing videos from NZ makes me nostalgic, spent my first birthday away from family in AKL during my working holiday adventure in Australia 2003. Air NZ served domestic destinations using the B737-300, Mt Cook and Queenstown are amazing places I wish to see again one day. 😊
It was lovely to see my home town, Auckland, again. Flying into Wellington is crazy because of the winds. I'd still take the cheaper airline if I wasn't in a rush
Airlines should be thankful to you for your honest reviews about them. You always praise their goodness and highlight their opportunities fairly. Job well done!
Perth gets a lot of interesting airlines that other cities in Australia don't get. Asian airlines can fly smaller planes there, so people in Perth have a good selection of cheap flights to places like Singapore and Bali. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself in this part of the world Noel.
Does Malaysia use a different alphabet and numbering system ? Reminds me of the scene in "Flying High", when the Marshall is being asked for the location of the baggage trolley and by pointing to it with his light sticks, the 747 is diverting, crashing through the glass wall into the waiting lounge.
@@thies7831 Also noticed that some airports give 2 names to each gate - the signs pointing to it in the terminal may for example say 'D60' but the sign on top of the gate's aerobridge may say '460' instead. Maybe it's for the latter's signs to be language-neutral so that its easier to read by pilots whose main language isn't English
@@lzh4950 Is that so ? I haven't noticed that before. However, it might be easier for passengers getting guided into a terminal by letter identification first, followed by the number for the airbridge. Those working at the airport are more used to which airbridges are located in which terminal, therefore an order to show up at "Four-Six-Zero" will be equivalent to them as "Bridge Six-Zero in Terminal Delta". (Which is the 4th letter in the alphabet ...) In Hotels, Room 4057 is located on the 4th floor as Room No. 57.
I absolutely love the cheery voice over despite the tiring conditions on arrival into NZ - classic Noel Phillips. Wish I could remain so composed. Role Model - you should bring out a how to behave manual - some of us need it. The Noel Phillips meditative and cheery guide to flying for cranky pants people
Can’t believe you got through Auckland domestic security so quickly!!! I was commuting between Auckland and wellington for a bit, some mornings it was taking me an hour!!!
Afternoon from Nottingham, Noel! Another great video, as always. I’m constantly amazed at the amount of airlines there are in the world. It seems as though a ‘new to me’ one pops up every now and then. Any plans to do another collab with Josh Cahill (the old relic) any time soon?
Here is my opinion on your choice of Airlines . Those seats were Premium Economy which is fine as long as you don’t think there Business, the trouble with that size airline in that physical location is you get mechanical issues replacement planes could be a lot of wasted time . I must say that Perth Lounge looked luxuriously empty and the terminal was far from busy which for me travelling NA and Europe is a forgotten luxury. Not sure I learned a lot and would you actually pick an airline based upon the Loo .
Great review Noel, Aspire Lounge in Perth is so good for plane spotting - only downside is that it has come at the expense of what was a really huge indoor public observation deck which is now significantly trimmed down! Interesting routing indeed Batik with KL - Perth - Auckland wouldn’t have an issue flying either segment (as there is some considerable cost savings over ANZ or Malaysia Airlines but not sure about doing the whole thing! Interesting enough Air NZ have been outsourcing the flight on and off over the last few years via a wet lease agreement with Wamos Air due to the global engine shortage they have been trying to free up some existing capacity for their 787’s at the cost of Perth. I flew WAMOS last year on the route, whilst the hard product is certainly lagging with the WAMOS A330 over the ANZ Dreamliner I thought the service and crew were excellent however with WAMOS. Batik fares are in any case usually a good cost saving over the Air NZ or Wamos flights so tempting to give them a try next time flying the route.
Flew with Malindo PER-KL on their older 737-800 back in the days of the Malaysian Formula 1. we were 3 hours late taking off as they failed a safety inspection and had too many damaged seatbelts, we lost our gate and had to bus out onto the apron. other than that they were ok. Side note most of Air New Zealand PER flights are Wamos wet lease A330s
Virgin Australia fly daily from Cairns to Haneda utilising a 737 Max8. Until recently Air NZ were using a Wamos Aur charter A330 on the Perrh to Auckland route. They actually fly the Great Circle a lot further south than your route, ioften south of Tasmania. The fares do vary but ive done the route in the business for 999 to 1600 NZD range.
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My mum passed away this week, this was her favorite thing to watch on RUclips with me and this is the first video I'll watch without her
Thanks for making her Sundays more fun Noel❤️
I'm very sorry for your loss mate 🙏
So sorry for your loss. 😞
Sorry mate. You have my deepest regards and condolences! 💐 🙏😔
So sorry for your loss, her spirit could be right there with you watching it too.
Sorry to hear that!
The phrase 'ryan air but on a budget' is terrifying.
At least lion group give you free baggage 20kg economy or 30kg on business 😅
@@inspecktorf Lion ? Max 8 ...
@@thies7831 yeps. They use max 8 in their fleet. Also a320 on super air jet, also part of lion group
just the thought of flying in a max 8 terrifies me 1000 fold more!
@@cosmicdebris2223 Relax, please. Aviation history is full of disastrous stepping stones getting to the amazing safety we are taking for granted too often these days. As single cars do not carry 150 passengers or more, an air accident is making more headlines that the daily road toll in some countries. A pilot once farewelled their passengers with this announcement: "Thank you for flying with us and please take care on the most dangerous part of your journey. Driving home."
That a380 landing right before the 737 really shows you the crazy size difference
Yer that thing looked tiny 😅
Yeah .... Airbus suck balls !
@@gertjanvandermeij4265lol that’s ironic
@@gertjanvandermeij4265yeaa boeing suck some bolts💀
The 737 fuselage is the same diameter as an A380 engine.
Thanks for the cameo there! I must admit I think I would rather have taken the Malaysia Airlines flight in Economy for the same price without the overnight leg as I hardly slept too. But was great to have met you nevertheless! 😊
Impossible to post a day ago when it was just released today
Bro you hacking?!
@@alangaming2003 The video was probably uploaded private a day ago and Noel may have sent it to OP to check it out in advance as he made a cameo. Could explain the comment, but not 100 % sure if YT comments work like that when videos are private and then turned public after.
@@LuisBergmann-w7y Thanks for the info! ❤
I would rather not take any Malaysian flights considering their horrendous flight record
10:49 Spicy curry review straight into a loo review...I see what you did there, Noel Philips. 😂
Please don’t ever change your content! I’ve been bench watching your content, and nobody makes content like you. You are so personable it feels like we are friends and I’m just watching my friend on an airplane. Track trendy, and Josh Cahill have nothing on your type of content. No one makes content like you, so please don’t ever change it. It is beautiful. I’ve been watching nothing but your content for a week. I even play it when I sleep because it’s just so amazing.one of my favorite RUclipsrs! You kinda remind me of Simon Wilson I love Simon Wilson, and I absolutely love your content
Thank you for your kind words. Glad you enjoy my videos.
@@noelphilips your very welcome 🥰
Making that 35 minute connection deserves some respect🫡
AKL domestic is always fast, i usually arrive 20-30 mins before boarding
@@talpa6969 yeah, its the getting through Auckland Immigration as a non NZ / AU passport holder in under 60 minutes thats impressive.
I have had the same in Barcelona where a bus has to use the motorway network to get between terminal one and two.
Luckily only hand baggage, but after doing it in 20 minutes, I was left feeling sick with exhaustion.
These days I would rather spend hours between flight rather than risk that again,
Airports used to be fun places, but not anymore.
I must admit that the airports in New Zeeland looked OK with friendly staff.
That helps a lot.
I got the impression that if you had missed your flight, it would have been OK with just a minor inconvenience.
So glad for this Noel as the PER to AKL on AirNZ is expensive and glad they have some competition on this route.
Sadly not anymore
8:15 In June Batik Air are due to become the second international operator to/from Canberra with a Bali route, joining Fiji Airways' Nadi run.
Virgin Australia also does the 737-8 max from Carins to Tokyo
i really wish VA did earlier flights to cairns so i could do MEL-CNS CNS - HND back to back without having to stay over in cairns. would be funny to do it in a 737 all the way.
I flew Malindo (sp?) air once over to Bali from Brisbane. Wasn't the most comfortable flight experience but the staff were 100% top notch. Very kind and helpful, especially as I have anxiety flying.
I love the swift transition between the curry and the loo review. Very fitting 🫣
FYI Finnair also offers cabin upgrades while in the plane.
Finnair has an even better deal. Because of their partnership with Qatar, if you book a flight from Helsinki to somewhere else through Doha, you can upgrade to premium economy for free on the legs between Helsinki and Doha on Finnair.
@@MegaHariboboy How does that set up of upgrading to premium economy work? I have a Qatar route for which the ARN-DOH leg is operated by Finnair
@@wotajared When you go to select your seat, you can have the option of the front cabin which has a seating map of 2-2-2 for I believe 4 or 5 rows. If you click on the seat, there should be cost at all for it.
Props to the customer service chat at the lounge. Things go wrong, but if you treat people like people it works out. that and Noel, being a nice understanding customer always helps.
Personally when I fly, which isn't that often, I opt for the least stressful path. Once again Noel Philips goes there so WE don't have to!!!
Finally! Noel Philips is back in the Land of the Long White Cloud after 20 years despite the minor hiccups in the connections, so let the NZ travel vids begin!
Yessir!
Purposeful cut from green curry meal to loo review me thinks lol. But seriously, loved some of the beautiful shots of New Zealand. I know I personally would save the stress and pay the extra for sure. Thank you again for a fun video and looking forward to the videos of New Zealand.
One bite was all it took 😂
Thanks!
Amazing adventure on the way to New Zealand. Awesome trip to another bucket list destination of mine. Thank You @noelphilips for sharing your journey. ❤
Actually from my research, Scat airlines operate an even longer non-stop flight from Astana to Phu Quoc, Vietnam, which is about 7.5-8 hours long, on a 737 Max.
Sunwing Airlines (soon to be fully integrated into WestJet) does some 8 hour runs from the Dominican Republic to Vancouver with the MAX8. Though it's seasonal
YVR-KEF is the longest one I can find (180 miles more than Astana-Phu Quoc)
Wikipedia lists Brasília-Orlando (BSB-MCO) on Gol Airlines on a 737 MAX 8, with a great-circle distance of 6079 km or 3777 miles and a scheduled flying time of 8:30 hours (probably an hour or so less than that of actual "wheels up" time). Considering flights with stops, the longest 737 flight is probably one of United's island hoppers in the Pacific between Honolulu and Manila.
@@Boffin55 YVR-KEF is still about 200nm shorter than PUJ-YVR.
Scat airlines? 😭😭😭
Ah my old home airport, Wellington. I miss it. Flying over Taranaki and Tongariro is beautiful - looks like you got lucky with the weather.
Glad you enjoyed your stay here in Perth :)
The last flight I took was in 2004 on a 737-200 that had been through the wars (not literally) in Canadian service, and it still looked about 1000 times more airworthy than that Scoot Dreamliner.
Took two flights on the scoot dreamliners recently, and both looked to be in pretty poor condition. The cabin was also very worn, and it was pretty clear that they hadn't done much to keep the planes looking nice. At least the flights were cheap I guess.
“I just hope the door stays on” ha ha
Lol
Now this is on point humor!
You would be surprised how often turning something off and on fixes issues!
Just grab some flex tape, she’ll be alright
I just hope that the plane decides not to turn into a rollercoaster
The Max8 doesn't have door plugs, so it's not really a thing on this aircraft.
Noel the fact that you arrived later may have helped you by avoiding the mess that is AKL international arrivals. NZ have a lot of international arrivals, and departures in the 5:00-7:00 time and it has been well known the airport has significant issues with managing this.
Oh welcome to NZ and my home airport of WLG. I wonder if you are going to take some of the smaller airlines out of here, Origin, Sounds, Golden Bay but Air Chathams too.
16:40 Arnott products, especially Tim Tams are widely sold in NZ too.
Noel proves in the first few minutes that a smile and politeness goes a long way!
I love the idea of the viewing platform. I feel like all airports should have one, it's the one thing so many people like doing at Airports (watching planes come in and out)
3:37 Really loving the Aspire lounge😍.
Loved to see you finally arriving in my homeland! I Hope you enjoy your time here and enjoy the kiwi hospitality.
Batik also operates a freedom flight between Taipei and Okinawa , Japan.
* + "5th "
Talking about "freedom"... Around 16 years ago Air NZ "bullied" Kiwi Air (1 leased 757) out of the Trans Tasman market with a few of their old 737s, later upgraded to brand new A320s, painted in the livery of their creation, Freedom Air. Apart from the traditional routes between NZ and Australia, they offered Melbourne - Dunedin. The closest one can get to this timesaver these days is Melbourne - Queenstown. Hello, Air NZ, just in case you are reading this, 1 flight per week to Dunedin direct from Melbourne will be a great bonus in your network still. Noel, if ever you get to Dunedin, they've got a great train station and an even greater train trip from there. Taieri Gorge. Dunedin, worth a diversion from the traditional sightseeing in Aotearoa / New Zealand.
@@thies7831 Yeah I remember that, and Zeal320......
The one time I flew intercontinental I did bring my iPad, loaded with air crash investigations documentaries! 🤣
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Nice to have you back in Aotearoa.
Very nice. Thank you. (Nice view of your videography set up, back of head, camera, mic... 11:27)
Edelweiss sells Business upgrades during/after boarding inside the plane. Thy definitely announced it on the ground though, can't remember if people did it while still on the ground or after take-off.
Great to have you in New Zealand Noel 😊 and kudos on the pronunciation attempts, pretty solid!
Work as a dispatcher for a Canadian leisure airline here and we operate a nonstop flight between Punta Cana (PUJ) and Vancouver (YVR) on a 737MAX once per week which is 8h30 Westbound and 3320nm.
We will sometimes tech stop due to headwinds or if the temperatures are too high down in PUJ we will not be able to physically fit the maximum amount of fuel in the tanks...
I recall flown twice to New Zealand from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One to Christchurch in mid-2011, and to Auckland with stopover at Gold Coast Airport in early-2019. Both onboard Airasia X Airbus A330-300 (with 9-abreast economy seat). Depart on the night before, and landed in the afternoon later.
While the flights can be tiring, but i have to say that New Zealand might be the only country i would love to visit on over 10 hours flight. Perhaps Business Class on Batik Air 737 would be alright, but probably much better with economy on widebody A330 over the same seat on narrowbody 737 on that long journey.
Hi Noel! I love your videos. I heard that recently SAA started their a340 flights between Perth and Johannesburg for the first time after covid. Maybe you could make a video on that? I would love to see what it is like to fly on that flight. Especially because i live in Perth!
Batik is my favourite airline to AKL. Pretty much the same price in J as AirNZ is in economy plus. Done it several times. Very impressed.
Your trip to Auckland reminds me of an old friend I knew from the Airliners travel forums. To my shock the person I knew as an avid travel enthusiast happened to be none other than David Stevens..an Oscar nominated AUS/NZ writer best known for Breaker Morant who passed in 2018.. I think he would have enjoyed your channel, Noel.
Just saying you never know who is a travel geek.
The delay and gate mix up aside, that looked quite a decent flight and a good price for Business Class too. Had it been a daytime flight then it would have been no contest, I'd take it over ANZ for half the price every time. I've done a couple of longish flights in Air Canada MAX8s, one in Business Class, YUL-YVR, and one in Economy Preference, LHR-YHZ, and both were great.
Just looked at pricing for a PER-AKL next week. A no lounge-access business class seat on Batik PER-AKL is just under AUS$900. An economy ticket on AirNZ for the same day is just under AUS$800. Business class AirNZ is AUS$2000
19:00 No, Noel. I would definitely NOT travel with Batik Air all the way from Perth to Auckland. It's a long flight& I'd want to travel that distance in ultimate maximum comfort. On the positive side that Perth business lounge is a very nice one & Perth Airport is one of our better International Airports. Adelaide & Brisbane Airports are nice airports too ❗️
I wish you could spend more time exploring the terminals. I find that to be some of the most fun of my fight schedules. And it would be nice to see a few minutes of the best places to visit too. Perhaps an interview of some of the people you meet would be fun as well. I enjoy your work!
Yep, most of us won’t see the business class lounge so I’m more interested in the general areas of the terminal
AKL intl terminal landside is incredibly drab, i have seen bus stations with more character. downstairs it looks like a warehouse with bag wrapping stands and scales along one wall and check-in counters along the other. upstairs there is a convenience store and a maccas. airside is a bit better but not substantially so
Domestic also doesn't have that much going, I'm pretty sure everything in there besides maybe the domestic bag claim was shown in passing
Air NZ now use Wamos for the Perth Auckland route unfortunately until April 30. Fyi there's a shuttle bus between international and domestic in Auckland every 10 mins or so
you SHOULD be able to take your water now with the new MRI scanners 2:08
You can take water intoAustralia's domestic terminals but not international
CT scanners.
Only for domestic. International is still more or less the same as the rest of the world
While not the same place, obviously, or indeed so nice - the Aspire lounge with the viewing points reminds me of Hartsfield Jackson airport when I was visiting the USA. Its one thing I love doing is plane watching whenever I travel. Honestly, think I watch your videos just to fuel my jealousy!
Great to see you here in NZ Noel. I was wondering when you were coming over. We love our mount Taranaki. Enjoy your time here.
The airline that you flown in this video is called, " Batik Air Malaysia". Some people have no idea that there are two Batik Air in Lion Air Group. First is Batik Air Indonesia from Indonesia and lastly is Batik Air Malaysia formely known as Malindo Air. The two difference between them that i know is Batik Air Indonesia doesn't have the Boeing 737 MAX in it's fleet while Batik Air Malaysia has the MAX in it's fleet.
Another great video.
My wife and I recently flew into Zurich from Singapore. We had 45 minutes to get through immigration , across to the domestic terminal and onto a flight to Geneva. We raced our way through the terminal and made the flight just as the gate was closing. Yay. Sadly our bags didn’t do the same. Haha.
I did not know that there is a domestic terminal at Zurich. Normally you would stay airside and pass immigration and customs in Geneva.
Entering from non-Schengen countries where the flight terminates in Zurich you will go through immigration in Zurich then pass through customs in Geneva. Singapore Airlines arrives at Terminal 2. The code share flight on Swiss departs from Terminal 1.
Great to see you back in New Zealand! I have been waiting for it for a long time. Every time you have come past this part of the world you have just missed us. Hope you enjoyed your time here and flying on Air New Zealand.
Always a result when you make a tight connection when you've allowed plenty of time to achieve it. Sprinting across Nottingham station springs to mind!
Seeing as how you're actually reading all your comments I just want to say thanks to you for making these videos! They're very entertaining, you're a lovely guy, and seeing you so chill about flying even "dodgy" airlines does wonders for my fear of flying. I love the way you film the takeoff, first showing taxiing and then speeding up until you take off. Your passion for aircraft is also very contageous :D
Thank you for your kind words.
Noel at 4:35 saying “seven three seven minus eight” 😂 I laughed so much from this piece of dry humour. Love it!! 😂😅
I appreciate Noel, he is a class act!
Fascinating to see an airline I’ve never heard of that apparently flys over my house regularly!
And according to flight radar, flew over as I watched this video!!
Great review as always, Noel. Cheers!
Perth resident here with a wife from NZ. We've booked 3 flights from Perth to NZ and back with Air NZ since 2018. Only time we ever actually gotten an Air NZ airplane was the very first flight.. Return leg was with HiFly (absolute joke of a flight). Second flight we cancelled as soon as they told us the planes were not Air NZ and flew Qantas with stopovers in Sydney. Third time was Wamos Air - better than HiFly but still well below what's expected for Air NZ.
I'm glad Batik is also now flying this route and giving Air NZ a deserved kick up the bum. Next time we fly to NZ we'll gladly be flying Batik, because at least we know what we'll be getting when we book our tickets, unlike Air NZ and their track record of screwing over passengers flying to or from Perth.
I’m convinced that if Noel was caught up in a bomb disposal emergency at the airport the response would still be “but nevermind!” 😅
Hmm, the MAX series is having all kinds of issues. Let's ride one for hours out across the South Pacific!
The entire time the press is carrying on about 'all kinds of issues,' fully loaded MAX 8s are flying to-and-from Hawaii all day long, every day, without the slightest mention. I've purchased a dozen such flights in the past couple of years, and have another one coming up in June. It's such a non-issue for me.
@@d.jensen5153 the problem is no one from Boeing has been brought to justice for killing 346 people.
@@AT-nq6cueveryone forget about the few Airbus crashes they had because of logic, and pitot tubes that froze over the Atlantic?
@@JAMESWUERTELE Airbus does not practice murder for profit. Boeing does.
@@AT-nq6cu Who is the villain of your piece?
Is it just a coincidence that the Loo Review follows right on the tail of eating the curry? :D
First thing I noticed was why I often take row two or three, as row one can have that wall in front.
That not so good if tall like me.
Give me the extra legroom over the seat in front being a but closer.
In the older aircraft where there was no partition, the front seat used to be great.
Thanks again for the video. Very good you made the connection . Rather stressful I'm sure.
Lovely to have you here in New Zealand Noel, and kudos on the pronunciation attempts! Pretty good 😊
You always look so bright and fresh Noel even after 2 hours sleep! Thanks for another great vid.
He is hard to read though as he keeps making faces with his face if you get my meaning .
Welcome to NZ! Love living here as a Brit who emigrated here 3 years ago 😊 can’t wait to see where you will be visiting - sooo many interesting places here!
The genuine smile when you were actually able to get that seemingly impossible connecting flight to Wellington. 👌
Lord Noel, can't wait for the NZ adventure. Thanks for all your work.
A month ago I stayed two nights at the President Hotel in downtown Auckland - a whole section of the dining room was cordoned off for Batik Air. A fairly budget hotel for an aircrew, but I guess this is part of the reason for the lower fares compared with the competition. As always, I enjoyed this video. Thanks.
10:46 i dont blame you for going straight to toilet after having some spicy food :)
Oeh lovely, I lived in NZ for a year and it's the only place I'm homesick for. :)
Me too.
Copa Air, Panama-City (Tocumen Airport) to Buenos Aires is 7:10 hours flight with 737!
Welcome to NZ and Wellington, hope you have a great time!
It was great to hear you on BBC World Service!
Hi Noel...enjoyed this trip with you. I was in NZ last year, and found flying Air NZ was a great way to travel between cities. There are numerous daily flights from AKL to WLG; you needn't have worried about missing your connection. Although I don't know Air NZ's policy/fees if you did miss it. I loved NZ and would love to eeturn. Thanks again!
Ataroa... 😂 Almost nailed the pronunciation there. Welcome to NZ! Would love for you to try some of our local carriers outside of Air NZ like Air Chathams or Barrier Air.
I love it, Noel keeps gambling with these short connections, and taking these long unique flights
Gret video Noel as always! Hope you're family are all well? Safe journey back to the States
Having traveled the world I don’t envy your travels , mine started in 1962 taking a charter flight from Belfast to Trondheim in Norway , it was for a European football game and I was only 12 at the time …From then on I never stopped travelling from working in Malaysia in 1970 and then Australia and New Zealand …Those days were totally different,innocent yet exciting …Spending most of my time now in Fuerteventura I really don’t care if I never get back on an airplane , it’s bloody stressful but you’re building a RUclips channel so probably necessary…
Noel is an aviation fanatic so he will fly on any aircraft its the whole point of his channel.
Seeing videos from NZ makes me nostalgic, spent my first birthday away from family in AKL during my working holiday adventure in Australia 2003. Air NZ served domestic destinations using the B737-300, Mt Cook and Queenstown are amazing places I wish to see again one day. 😊
It was lovely to see my home town, Auckland, again. Flying into Wellington is crazy because of the winds. I'd still take the cheaper airline if I wasn't in a rush
Airlines should be thankful to you for your honest reviews about them. You always praise their goodness and highlight their opportunities fairly. Job well done!
Perth gets a lot of interesting airlines that other cities in Australia don't get. Asian airlines can fly smaller planes there, so people in Perth have a good selection of cheap flights to places like Singapore and Bali. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself in this part of the world Noel.
Thats a new one the plane parked in the wrong spot
Does Malaysia use a different alphabet and numbering system ? Reminds me of the scene in "Flying High", when the Marshall is being asked for the location of the baggage trolley and by pointing to it with his light sticks, the 747 is diverting, crashing through the glass wall into the waiting lounge.
@@thies7831 Also noticed that some airports give 2 names to each gate - the signs pointing to it in the terminal may for example say 'D60' but the sign on top of the gate's aerobridge may say '460' instead. Maybe it's for the latter's signs to be language-neutral so that its easier to read by pilots whose main language isn't English
@@lzh4950 Is that so ? I haven't noticed that before. However, it might be easier for passengers getting guided into a terminal by letter identification first, followed by the number for the airbridge. Those working at the airport are more used to which airbridges are located in which terminal, therefore an order to show up at "Four-Six-Zero" will be equivalent to them as "Bridge Six-Zero in Terminal Delta". (Which is the 4th letter in the alphabet ...)
In Hotels, Room 4057 is located on the 4th floor as Room No. 57.
I absolutely love the cheery voice over despite the tiring conditions on arrival into NZ - classic Noel Phillips. Wish I could remain so composed. Role Model - you should bring out a how to behave manual - some of us need it. The Noel Phillips meditative and cheery guide to flying for cranky pants people
Can’t believe you got through Auckland domestic security so quickly!!! I was commuting between Auckland and wellington for a bit, some mornings it was taking me an hour!!!
Afternoon from Nottingham, Noel! Another great video, as always. I’m constantly amazed at the amount of airlines there are in the world. It seems as though a ‘new to me’ one pops up every now and then. Any plans to do another collab with Josh Cahill (the old relic) any time soon?
Hope you enjoyed your time in my homeland Aotearoa Noel!
I Like The Livery.Great Video
Here is my opinion on your choice of Airlines . Those seats were Premium Economy which is fine as long as you don’t think there Business, the trouble with that size airline in that physical location is you get mechanical issues replacement planes could be a lot of wasted time . I must say that Perth Lounge looked luxuriously empty and the terminal was far from busy which for me travelling NA and Europe is a forgotten luxury. Not sure I learned a lot and would you actually pick an airline based upon the Loo .
that looked like a smooth landing for Welly. More often than not you hit the ground sideways.
Welcome Noel . Please spend more time here in NZ
Matt
Nice seeing Wellington airport and. Being my favourite airport in New Zealand
With newer model versions expect much longer trips on narrowbodies. Transatlantic on an Airbus A321 Neo is now quite normal.
Great review Noel, Aspire Lounge in Perth is so good for plane spotting - only downside is that it has come at the expense of what was a really huge indoor public observation deck which is now significantly trimmed down! Interesting routing indeed Batik with KL - Perth - Auckland wouldn’t have an issue flying either segment (as there is some considerable cost savings over ANZ or Malaysia Airlines but not sure about doing the whole thing! Interesting enough Air NZ have been outsourcing the flight on and off over the last few years via a wet lease agreement with Wamos Air due to the global engine shortage they have been trying to free up some existing capacity for their 787’s at the cost of Perth. I flew WAMOS last year on the route, whilst the hard product is certainly lagging with the WAMOS A330 over the ANZ Dreamliner I thought the service and crew were excellent however with WAMOS. Batik fares are in any case usually a good cost saving over the Air NZ or Wamos flights so tempting to give them a try next time flying the route.
Flew with Malindo PER-KL on their older 737-800 back in the days of the Malaysian Formula 1. we were 3 hours late taking off as they failed a safety inspection and had too many damaged seatbelts, we lost our gate and had to bus out onto the apron. other than that they were ok.
Side note most of Air New Zealand PER flights are Wamos wet lease A330s
I noticed air new Zealand at the terminal in this video.
@@ACDZ123 On some days the Air NZ flights between PER and AKL are leaving perfect vapour trails over MEL.
@@thies7831 really. That's cool
I’m about 600 miles south of Auckland, live in South Island., awesome flight report Noel✈️👍
seeing a dreamliner with speedtape on the nose is just wild.
Virgin Australia fly daily from Cairns to Haneda utilising a 737 Max8. Until recently Air NZ were using a Wamos Aur charter A330 on the Perrh to Auckland route. They actually fly the Great Circle a lot further south than your route, ioften south of Tasmania. The fares do vary but ive done the route in the business for 999 to 1600 NZD range.
Enjoy NZ Noel it is a beautiful country. Hopefully you can make it over to the South Island if you have time. Its definitely worth the trip.
You should do a loo review tier list compiled of all loos sorted from best to worst