North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @janikowski264
    @janikowski264 5 лет назад +7498

    *Wendover doesn’t make a plane related video
    HAI: It’s showtime

    • @idndyzgaming
      @idndyzgaming 5 лет назад +44

      The admin's excellent in roleplaying and tune the video's tone. Admit it. [of no relation to the gag but]

    • @roadrunner6224
      @roadrunner6224 5 лет назад +98

      Technically there was a plane part in his epidemic video

    • @theseed2199
      @theseed2199 5 лет назад +18

      Real life lore: am i a joke to you

    • @pacodelazyfucc6344
      @pacodelazyfucc6344 5 лет назад +19

      The are the same person who control each Chanel I think

    • @cellokid5104
      @cellokid5104 5 лет назад +26

      Why does everyone hate him for doing aviation videos. Planes are awesome and Sam can choose whichever subject he wants and if he likes planes, let him be

  • @K61r
    @K61r 5 лет назад +3471

    "Made possible by my declining audience retention statistics"
    Quality Content :D

    • @mohssenkassir431
      @mohssenkassir431 5 лет назад +11

      I totally missed it where is that

    • @dimag.9517
      @dimag.9517 5 лет назад +19

      @@mohssenkassir431
      0:51

    • @jensdevos6464
      @jensdevos6464 5 лет назад +4

      Woke 100%

    • @josef1610
      @josef1610 5 лет назад +2

      I screamed

    • @roycarlo54
      @roycarlo54 5 лет назад +15

      I got so distracted by this that I had to restart the video after 5 mins of watching (read: staring) at it. 😂

  • @grace24690
    @grace24690 5 лет назад +1372

    "..the USSR was North Korea's sugar daddy"
    ...its so bad but it's so true oh my god

  • @justanotherweirdhumanbeing6862
    @justanotherweirdhumanbeing6862 4 года назад +766

    I love how it's set to _one way flight_ at 5:20

    • @Skeke
      @Skeke 4 года назад +81

      Also "Adults (12+)"

    • @patricksedler9697
      @patricksedler9697 4 года назад +9

      Skeke Lol I'm 14, now i can say I'm legally an adult in korea.

    • @kryboard1723
      @kryboard1723 3 года назад +18

      o n e w a y

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад +54

      Why waste money on a round trip when you're just going to end up in a prison ca- I mean, offered a life of luxury as a token of good will to attract other wealth elite international tourists?

    • @thefrenchguy6300
      @thefrenchguy6300 3 года назад +8

      For some reason I thought it was the plane

  • @colinvespa4709
    @colinvespa4709 4 года назад +1516

    I flew from Beijing to Pyongyang in 2008, it was probably the scariest flight I've ever been on, the plane was clearly underpowered, it was like flying in the 1960s, glad I was returning to Beijing by train.

    • @supersoober
      @supersoober 3 года назад +45

      May i ask why/how you went there?

    • @colinvespa4709
      @colinvespa4709 3 года назад +215

      @@supersoober Why not ? Curiosity and to travel back to 1956, there are specialist tour companies that will organise trips to the country for you.

    • @supersoober
      @supersoober 3 года назад +48

      @@colinvespa4709 i was just curious since getting there is hard but thanks for replying :)

    • @kingofrivia1248
      @kingofrivia1248 3 года назад +67

      @@colinvespa4709 Wellllllll im also very intrigued by it it really is a fascinating country but every cent spent goes directly into one mans pocket and i dont wanna support that…but i also wanna go😂

    • @zk8738
      @zk8738 3 года назад +45

      @@colinvespa4709 people shouldn’t go to North Korea even just for a holiday because it funds their regime, n we all know what that’s about

  • @benjicool2808
    @benjicool2808 5 лет назад +1279

    wait what?! I read in North Korean Aviation Weekly that it received the world number 1 rank 35 years in a row.... i'm so confused

    • @David-zl4wf
      @David-zl4wf 5 лет назад +97

      @Antimatter mapping and the American Civil War

    • @rudrasingh6354
      @rudrasingh6354 5 лет назад +64

      @Antimatter mapping and the Russian Revolution

    • @Chenso2099
      @Chenso2099 5 лет назад +69

      Congrats on beating Thanos!

    • @kablamo9409
      @kablamo9409 5 лет назад +8

      Antimatter mapping how are these replies related to the comment. im just really confused

    • @ALocalFolf
      @ALocalFolf 5 лет назад +29

      @@kablamo9409 Because in North Korea, they teach that they are the best, have won every war possible and everyone else can go suck it.

  • @duchi882
    @duchi882 5 лет назад +1479

    *It won't be terrible*
    _if no one is there to review it_

    • @strangent404a7
      @strangent404a7 5 лет назад +26

      *yeah... Its big brain time*

    • @aibpresto
      @aibpresto 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah but I hear that Air Koryo sells the best burgers this side of the Berlin Wall.

    • @AaaK-n1s
      @AaaK-n1s 5 лет назад

      Is Air Koryo really 1 Star Worst Airline? ruclips.net/video/9461RASt2Zg/видео.html

    • @sailaab
      @sailaab 5 лет назад

      that! is a fairly debatable albeit appealing thought

    • @itsjustjoel28
      @itsjustjoel28 5 лет назад +2

      700th like

  • @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs
    @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs 5 лет назад +738

    Plane video, must have been sponseed by Wendover

  • @leonelleyva8785
    @leonelleyva8785 4 года назад +1336

    Person: *gives flight 1 star*
    North Korea: 50 year sentence

    • @calvinscarvings.66
      @calvinscarvings.66 3 года назад +16

      WaYZfnm more like life in had labor or death.

    • @DrR.
      @DrR. 3 года назад +9

      One of the stupid reasons to be arrested

    • @seamusmckeon9109
      @seamusmckeon9109 3 года назад +10

      He gave it one star to symbolize juche! Self dependence!

    • @Bobomb1000
      @Bobomb1000 2 года назад +5

      seems generous 😄

    • @seamusmckeon9109
      @seamusmckeon9109 2 года назад +7

      The one star represents the flag of the glorious DPRK so maybe not

  • @iangarner8094
    @iangarner8094 4 года назад +185

    I flew in and out of Pyongyang a couple of years ago... a truly bizarre experience. Brand new modern airport with literally just a handful of people there. The planes though...wow...how lucky I was(n't) to experience both the Tupolev and the Antonov. Actually, to be fair... they are memories I won't ever forget!

  • @C.I...
    @C.I... 5 лет назад +4841

    You missed a golden opportunity to say "U.S.S.Aren't"!
    (1:36)

    • @9NineVolt
      @9NineVolt 5 лет назад +200

      Ahh for fucks sake I was gonna comment this

    • @304gunner
      @304gunner 5 лет назад +28

      Ah shit! Lmfao

    • @harsiddakbedi8999
      @harsiddakbedi8999 5 лет назад +9

      I dont get it...

    • @diamondjolt
      @diamondjolt 5 лет назад +115

      @@harsiddakbedi8999 Before 1991: U.S.S.R
      After 1991: U.S.S.Aren't
      When Soviet Russia broke up.

    • @samculver9852
      @samculver9852 5 лет назад +8

      C. H. YYNOT

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 лет назад +6185

    My airline is amazing, we have Antonovs and it’s the origin of the hamburger

    • @VexSG
      @VexSG 5 лет назад +346

      Kim Jong-un I knew you’ll be here, supreme leader

    • @kimjong-oink6217
      @kimjong-oink6217 5 лет назад +427

      My airline, Air Porkyo, is better and we invented bacon.

    • @user-bw9jo2iz5s
      @user-bw9jo2iz5s 5 лет назад +40

      My airline air hatekim flies Mia pynyonyang we invented Havana oh naa naa

    • @markcalton6717
      @markcalton6717 5 лет назад +36

      I see u everytime on Swiss001 videos

    • @thorgodofthunder5086
      @thorgodofthunder5086 5 лет назад +10

      Nah, I’d rather fly with Air Mjolnir or Stormbreaker

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron8450 5 лет назад +5535

    I asked my friend from North Korea what life was like there
    He said he couldn’t complain.

    • @COWP
      @COWP 5 лет назад +24

      Sub to me if you’re not gay

    • @hereintheair1839
      @hereintheair1839 5 лет назад +39

      Lol

    • @Tay775
      @Tay775 5 лет назад +10

      ha I see what you did there

    • @jebdunkins6796
      @jebdunkins6796 5 лет назад +2

      Heh

    • @bediosoro7786
      @bediosoro7786 5 лет назад +26

      Under such sanctions for life there is no country who can survive easily. And I sure your friend understands what is going on. UN a criminal organization it has never defend the weakest only enforces its rules against the weak in favor of the strongest.

  • @teriyaki_wings
    @teriyaki_wings 4 года назад +187

    1:00 “The USSR was North Korea’s sugar daddy” lmaooo

  • @TS6815
    @TS6815 3 года назад +77

    1:30 "Then the USSR became the USS Not"
    you missed a golden opportunity to call them the USS(a)R(en't)

  • @kfraser3783
    @kfraser3783 5 лет назад +816

    Their slogen should me "Fly to North Korea and you will never leave again"

    • @quintiax
      @quintiax 5 лет назад +63

      "The best airline for all your one way trips!"

    • @Anon72005
      @Anon72005 5 лет назад +5

      King YTP No because that would be false advertisement which is illegal. People do return after flying North Korea, unless they die or get sent to prison due to a convicted crime under the Law of the DPRK. So no, their slogan should not be of what you have recommended

    • @AlxzAlec
      @AlxzAlec 5 лет назад +1

      King YTP stop north Korea is not that bad snd you go Bsck home overrescting idiot fuck

    • @dancoghlan8729
      @dancoghlan8729 5 лет назад +5

      A trip that will last a lifetime

    • @kfraser3783
      @kfraser3783 5 лет назад

      @@dancoghlan8729 Lol

  • @jacoblyman9441
    @jacoblyman9441 5 лет назад +170

    The whole "what are trains good for" segment in the opening sounds like my dad (an avid aviation fan) and myself (an avid railfan) in a casual conversation. ;P

    • @RaidsEpicly
      @RaidsEpicly 5 лет назад +16

      I'm an aviation fan in the sense of it being awesome and sometimes the best option, but rail travel can and should be used in place of many domestic flights in the US

    • @RM-bv1xm
      @RM-bv1xm 5 лет назад +9

      Rail is simply the best mode of transportation.

    • @harrisonofcolorado8886
      @harrisonofcolorado8886 5 лет назад +1

      The,"What are trains good for" sounds like my cousin.

    • @rosiefay7283
      @rosiefay7283 4 года назад +1

      Yes, what have trains ever done for us?

    • @kiwianimationssolomonsharp6250
      @kiwianimationssolomonsharp6250 4 года назад +1

      Im a rail-fan and aviation fan so yeah

  • @cpufreak101
    @cpufreak101 5 лет назад +48

    This is a perfect video from you, Air Koryo is quite well known among airline enthusiasts and is often seen more as a living museum, as it's the only way to fly several old Soviet planes, and they make sure to have plenty of photo opportunities.

  • @OfficialAvijitDas
    @OfficialAvijitDas 5 лет назад +188

    “Their planes are getting old, and only getting older, that’s how time works” I dunno why that made me laugh so much.

  • @martinbudinsky8912
    @martinbudinsky8912 5 лет назад +57

    And we wonder why Kim is acting like little angry little boy with his rockets... You took him his toy planes!

  • @lamhkak47
    @lamhkak47 5 лет назад +264

    4:01 So, Best Korea is sanctioning Himself? And apparently, Antarctica can freely trade with Best Korea.

    • @penand_paper6661
      @penand_paper6661 5 лет назад +47

      Well I for one didn't know Adélie penguins were communist sympathizers. Then again, it does make sense, with the Emperors always stealing the spotlight.

    • @mxn1948
      @mxn1948 5 лет назад +9

      well nk is part of the un, and un sanctions call for all un members to not sell them planes....so basically, yes

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 5 лет назад +2

      Antarctica is not a country

    • @Eule153
      @Eule153 5 лет назад +4

      Does "Best Korea" refers to North Korea?

    • @justsomeguy5470
      @justsomeguy5470 5 лет назад +6

      @@Eule153 Yes it does

  • @matouspalecek8208
    @matouspalecek8208 5 лет назад +467

    4:01 And that's when the Vatican started supplying NK with aircraft.

    • @sundhaug92
      @sundhaug92 5 лет назад +19

      From the wording, it seems like it'd have to be someone who isn't a national of a UN nation, and they can't go through Italy

    • @RohanGuptarg
      @RohanGuptarg 5 лет назад +66

      I like how he also accidentally highlights North Korea itself, which means it can't buy planes from.... itself.

    • @Simon-ow6td
      @Simon-ow6td 5 лет назад +22

      @@RohanGuptarg North Korea is a member of the UN and I think that is what the map was listing?

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 5 лет назад +21

      @@sundhaug92 so the Pope could so it. as king of Vatican city he is also citizen of Vatican. he could wrap a airplane in a diplomatic pouch and just claim that he is just transporting a entire church in one go.
      (i do wonder what kind of airplain the vatican could build?

    • @sundhaug92
      @sundhaug92 5 лет назад +5

      @@sirBrouwer In theory, he's also an argentine national, so would be covered by the ban. Also, the EU ban includes airspace, so they flying it through Italian airspace would be a violation (not to mentiont he pilots etc)

  • @Jdizzle111
    @Jdizzle111 5 лет назад +1162

    "the USSR became the USS Not", more like the USS Aren't

    • @Qiyunwu
      @Qiyunwu 5 лет назад +42

      missed chance

    • @Coolsomeone234
      @Coolsomeone234 5 лет назад +18

      Way to steal a comment

    • @silveriorebelo8495
      @silveriorebelo8495 5 лет назад

      what about the USAren't? because they are a federation of states in a country that has no name

    • @bmxscape
      @bmxscape 5 лет назад +18

      @@silveriorebelo8495 no u killed the joke

    • @diogenes8177
      @diogenes8177 4 года назад

      The uss returing soon

  • @stugreen721
    @stugreen721 4 года назад +180

    0:42
    Trains should try some Red Bull.
    Cus Red Bull GIVES YOU WI-

  • @TomKellyXY
    @TomKellyXY 5 лет назад +32

    Something else that’s interesting about Air Goryeo is that it’s named about the historical kingdom that united the entire Korean Peninsula, not specific to North Korea. This is something North Korea does a lot to assert itself as the true Korea with historical ties. North Korea calls itself 북조선 (but South Korea doesn’t). In Japanese and Chinese, it’s 朝鮮 (Joseon). This isn’t a translation of DPRK or North Korea, it’s the old name of Korea. So basically the old Korean and new Korea. Making Air Goryeo, literally Old Korean Airlines, fitting considering their fleet.

  • @transorm987
    @transorm987 5 лет назад +107

    I just realised how strange the music choice is.

    • @turq1824
      @turq1824 5 лет назад +1

      Lmao what the hell am I listening to

  • @abandonedchannel281
    @abandonedchannel281 5 лет назад +1207

    Air Koryo is better than Ryanair. Last major accident was in 1983

    • @TijmensAviation
      @TijmensAviation 5 лет назад +54

      Rehan Zainul Abdeen Ryanair never had an accident so....

    • @abandonedchannel281
      @abandonedchannel281 5 лет назад +43

      TIAviation Actually they had a bird strike that resulted in a overrun and the loss of a airframe in Rome back in 2010 or 2011

    • @80sfreak14
      @80sfreak14 4 года назад +53

      @@abandonedchannel281 2008, no one died so I don't think it's anything to be freaking out about.

    • @martincamilleri7444
      @martincamilleri7444 4 года назад +3

      Well ryanair dosent crash (well.....kinda)

    • @keirandunwoodie8138
      @keirandunwoodie8138 4 года назад +6

      martin camilleri just rough landings

  • @Heikki360ES
    @Heikki360ES 5 лет назад +418

    Great video as always. Another idea for Wendover Productions, i don't know if you have in your list: what if a non Air Kyoro aircraft has an emergency and the only possible airport it can reach is in North Korea? I don't know if it's possible (maybe in a flight from Japan to Russia?), but at least i'd love to know what would happen in theory.

    • @pascoekieran6180
      @pascoekieran6180 5 лет назад +47

      I mean there is seoul which is close

    • @BiggerbyteNet
      @BiggerbyteNet 5 лет назад +61

      I dont think they ever go over NK airspace and the nearest airport would then be Seoul probably... I think they most likely 'ignore' it as if the airport didnt exist.

    • @12frederice
      @12frederice 5 лет назад +31

      A similar issue happened with a Norwegian flight over Iran (I think they'd lost an engine and had to land). Even worse was that it happened during the relatively recent and long US government shutdown, so getting an exemption from the sanctions in order to pay for repair there was even harder

    • @Radi0he4d1
      @Radi0he4d1 5 лет назад +8

      Flight from South Korea to Russia regularly fly around the NK's no-flight zone, right alongside the shore. The only problem is, most of North Korea is just forest, which is not very easy to land on. Might as well land on the sea.

    • @davidmescher2526
      @davidmescher2526 5 лет назад +40

      The area where only a DPRK civilian airport could be reached (instead of reaching a civilian airport in China, South Korea, or Russia) is pretty small. Most of the civilian airports in the DPRK are in the northeast, which is fairly close to Vladivostok. (Yanbian, PRC is also quite close.) And if you're more than 50-70 miles from Pyongyang (the only international airport in the DPRK, and the only one not in the northeast portion of the country), you can either land at Dandong, PRC, Seoul, ROK, or Yanbian, PRC.
      Using your theoretical example (Japan to Russia), the geodesic route between Narita (Tokyo) and Sheremetyevo (Moscow) goes to the east of the DPRK, so you'd land in Russia. If we go from further south in Japan (let's say Nagasaki), the geodesic route goes west of the country. So, if you can't land at Seoul or China (due to the emergency), you're not going to be able to reach the DPRK, either.
      Going from Seoul to SVO does go over the DPRK (and pretty close to Pyongyang), that window is still pretty tiny. The Boeing 767 is only going to be closest to Pyongyang for, at most, 15 minutes of its flight. And with its given glide ratio (20:1), it's going to be able to make a safe landing outside the DPRK if it's above 30k feet when the emergency occurs, and the emergency is not a catastrophic loss of structural integrity (i.e. your plane is still in one piece).

  • @nickyoung630
    @nickyoung630 4 года назад +578

    United Nations: North Korea you’re grounded for a week.
    North Korea: *misbehaves more*
    United Nations: Two weeks
    North Korea: *Misbehaves even more*
    United Nations: Three Weeks

  • @merriellegatlin2714
    @merriellegatlin2714 5 лет назад +15

    I watch these videos when I’m having a really bad day. They help me destress and calm down. Thank you for them!

  • @shmokej
    @shmokej 5 лет назад +102

    i love how the bass drops right as you mention "North Korea launched a ballistic missile" 3:09

  • @KasabianFan44
    @KasabianFan44 5 лет назад +648

    Not gonna lie, as a plane geek I’d still like to one day travel on this airline just to experience the Il-62s.

    • @oneofmanyparadoxfans5447
      @oneofmanyparadoxfans5447 5 лет назад +26

      Classic Ilyushins? They have my vote.

    • @Felixkeeg
      @Felixkeeg 5 лет назад +74

      Make sure it's the last one on your list, you might not be able to complete it if it is not.

    • @cpufreak101
      @cpufreak101 5 лет назад +44

      A lot of avgeeks quite like air Koryo for that reason, from what I've seen they're probably one of the most avgeek-friendly airlines out there, they literally have no problem with you walking around the planes for photos before/after landing

    • @DudeFromHere
      @DudeFromHere 5 лет назад +24

      Afaik there are special aviation tours in North Korea with flights with different planes and a look on all

    • @robinmorgenstern9927
      @robinmorgenstern9927 5 лет назад +18

      True. But sadly they retired most of their aircraft. Today they are only flying 2 An-148 and 2 Tu-204. The Tupolews are from the 90s and the Antonows from 2013 and 2015. So their current active Fleet is quit the opposite of what you would think after seeing the video.

  • @utkarsharyan
    @utkarsharyan 5 лет назад +790

    Still somehow better than Spirit Airlines.

    • @Aviatial
      @Aviatial 5 лет назад +67

      Or Ryanair

    • @nethascotx24
      @nethascotx24 5 лет назад +39

      Because the air koryo doesn't always crash on landing

    • @busfan9874
      @busfan9874 5 лет назад

      No spirit is better they got newer planes

    • @owenb-r5271
      @owenb-r5271 5 лет назад +32

      airplanefan 987 Tis a joke, good sir.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 5 лет назад +10

      @@busfan9874 if you crash the older once you always need a new one.

  • @cxaviation3313
    @cxaviation3313 4 года назад +322

    Me: “mom can we get a 757?”
    Mom: “we have 757 at home”
    757 at home: 2:27

    • @dianacamacho9575
      @dianacamacho9575 4 года назад +1

      But thats an airbus

    • @mjp9149
      @mjp9149 4 года назад +1

      diana camacho huh?

    • @ohok6
      @ohok6 4 года назад +5

      Its a tupolev

    • @zgamerz1232
      @zgamerz1232 4 года назад +8

      *no its an airbus 747*

    • @electric7679
      @electric7679 4 года назад +2

      Ah yes, mother, could i get a $200 Million aircraft?

  • @NorthPoleSun
    @NorthPoleSun 4 года назад +16

    I keep watching this every time I see it in recommended. Something addicting about it.

  • @xxsirfartalotxx8597
    @xxsirfartalotxx8597 5 лет назад +854

    Incase you were wondering you guys are invited to my island on February 31st 2020

    • @Nacho-xr1zn
      @Nacho-xr1zn 4 года назад +39

      you absolute madlad

    • @matro2
      @matro2 4 года назад +23

      Were you Epstein?

    • @Versuffe
      @Versuffe 4 года назад +3

      March 2

    • @vibce
      @vibce 4 года назад +2

      16 days left

    • @brokkrep
      @brokkrep 4 года назад +10

      Coordinates i'll cum

  • @hahanamegobrrr6667
    @hahanamegobrrr6667 5 лет назад +59

    4:01 so NK can't buy planes from their own country like how does that work

    • @timweber4318
      @timweber4318 5 лет назад +6

      They are a UN Member. So yes, the government couldn't buy a plane from itself.

    • @KimbaCookie
      @KimbaCookie 5 лет назад +2

      Are there private companies in North Korea, though?

    • @floydlooney6837
      @floydlooney6837 4 года назад +1

      @@KimbaCookie nope

  • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
    @user-vn7ce5ig1z 5 лет назад +39

    3:49 - North Korea can't even import prams or wheelchairs. 🤦 Great job Kims; keep up the great work. 👍🙄
    (Can they import skateboards, ice-skates, or Heelys? Those are as much "transport" as a wheelchair or baby-buggy. 🤔)

    • @Roaether
      @Roaether 5 лет назад +6

      No. These are classified under HS Code 95: www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm?code=95, toys and sporting equipment.

    • @Steveinthailand
      @Steveinthailand 4 года назад

      Sanctions dont seem to be working... plenty of imported buggies, skies and wheelchairs etc...according to other recent DPRK videos uploaded.

    • @nicopavvi8494
      @nicopavvi8494 4 года назад +1

      Can they import toy trains?

    • @Steveinthailand
      @Steveinthailand 4 года назад +1

      @@nicopavvi8494 DPRK can import everything via China

    • @nicopavvi8494
      @nicopavvi8494 4 года назад

      @@Steveinthailand thank you

  • @jakubpalinowski123
    @jakubpalinowski123 5 лет назад +61

    "North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline"
    *Boom, roasted.*

  • @chronos13
    @chronos13 5 лет назад +17

    I visited North Korea in August 2010, and I flew to Shenyang to Pyongyang on a Tupolev-154. The flight was filled with North Korean students/residents from Osaka, Japan. Interesting experience.

    • @Alez_slayz
      @Alez_slayz Год назад

      was it funny? i heard that NK is fun Korea

  • @skizzik121
    @skizzik121 5 лет назад +111

    Hey the TU-154 is no joke a plane with a surprising safety record given its Soviet pedigree. Well surprising to the West

    • @mikeoxsmal8022
      @mikeoxsmal8022 5 лет назад +32

      It has better safety record then the 727-western equivalent. Il 62 has a better safety record then both it's American equivalent the dc9 and 707

    • @mikeoxsmal8022
      @mikeoxsmal8022 5 лет назад +5

      @@solid477 yes it does

    • @Behemoth29
      @Behemoth29 5 лет назад +14

      @@mikeoxsmal8022 Also bare in mind that they predominantly operated in far worse conditions that typical western aircraft. Tu154 and Il62 are slandered unfairly far too often.

    • @ayymao1017
      @ayymao1017 5 лет назад +2

      @@Behemoth29 Everything russia related is always slandered. Westerners like to praise them for vodka and prostitution only.

  • @chrissytheconqueror7049
    @chrissytheconqueror7049 5 лет назад +13

    It's a good thing that Sam got to make at least one plane-related topic this week.

  • @thor-axetheimpaler989
    @thor-axetheimpaler989 5 лет назад +89

    I've actually flown on this airline before, they play propaganda videos on little flip down screens during the flight.

    • @LandofBobiness
      @LandofBobiness 5 лет назад +2

      Why were you flying Air Koryo?

    • @thor-axetheimpaler989
      @thor-axetheimpaler989 5 лет назад +11

      @@LandofBobiness Went to the DPRK last September on a tour

    • @HB45175
      @HB45175 5 лет назад +1

      @@LandofBobiness Presumably to get to or from North Korea. For being a very niche tourist destination it's fairly popular, not to mention all of the diplomats and support staff for the 24 foreign embassies there that also needs to get to and from their mission.

    • @LandofBobiness
      @LandofBobiness 5 лет назад

      @@thor-axetheimpaler989 Dang, litt. How was the tour?

    • @CarrotConsumer
      @CarrotConsumer 5 лет назад +2

      @@LandofBobiness He died.

  • @The_Beast_666
    @The_Beast_666 4 года назад +10

    North Korea: Farts
    United Nations: There's a sanction for that too!

  • @CursedAIJams
    @CursedAIJams 2 года назад +12

    A few years ago as part of an extended tour I flew domestically from Pyongyang to Orang Airport (near the north-eastern city of Chongjin) aboard Air Koryo, and I swear to God there was an actual escape rope. Great soda though 🤠

  • @HTPCYMC
    @HTPCYMC 5 лет назад +137

    What if the North Korean airline owns giant birds which are used to fly across the country, and simply use the airplanes as cover up

    • @xXxSkyViperxXx
      @xXxSkyViperxXx 5 лет назад +4

      those are the storks that fly in the kim dynasty's babies from mt paektu

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 2 года назад +1

      @@xXxSkyViperxXx Just check the logo!

  • @WanJae42
    @WanJae42 5 лет назад +16

    You're speaking more naturally and less cadenced / modulated, and I like it.

  • @pegeonpera
    @pegeonpera 5 лет назад +495

    "They flew exclusively Soviet planes which sometimes didn't crash"
    HAI is back with its top notch sense of humour

  • @american3502
    @american3502 5 лет назад +54

    "but what is it interesting for?"
    Wendover: "nothing! Because it doesn't have wings!"

    • @pulkitmohta8964
      @pulkitmohta8964 4 года назад

      One of the reasons why trains aren't popular in the US, just like the metric system is not

    • @UnDeaDCyBorg
      @UnDeaDCyBorg 4 года назад +2

      @@pulkitmohta8964 The metric system doesn't have wings? Damn, my life has been a lie.
      Also, that's the first time in months the reply button actually worked. 0.o

    • @pulkitmohta8964
      @pulkitmohta8964 4 года назад +1

      @@UnDeaDCyBorg of course!😁😂 Otherwise one would have seen the metric system being used in the US

  • @jackcarlisle2
    @jackcarlisle2 3 года назад +15

    North Korea accidentally launched a ballistic missile at japan barely missing it
    The music: 😁🥰🤩😍😜🤪😇🤑🥳

  • @TheGreatCooLite
    @TheGreatCooLite 5 лет назад +12

    At least Wendover's plane videos aren't dull and _plain_
    *wheeze*

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.0 5 лет назад +31

    _With this technology, we will make America... BOW DOWN TO ITS KNEES!!!_
    *~ Kim Jung Un 2019*

  • @Wurfenkopf
    @Wurfenkopf 5 лет назад +30

    "Just forget I ever mentioned Kosovo"
    ROTFL I hit the like button at that xD

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 3 года назад +2

      4:06 _Taiwan has entered the chat?_

  • @BreadAccountant
    @BreadAccountant 2 года назад +6

    his voice sounds so much deeper here. feels weird

  • @X314-l8f
    @X314-l8f 5 лет назад +17

    4:02 can’t even buy an aircraft from themselves

    • @kadennelms8419
      @kadennelms8419 3 года назад +2

      The guy there who can get it for them off the black market charges too much lol

  • @JoshLin17
    @JoshLin17 4 года назад +31

    HAI: Barely any economic activity with the country
    Me: There’s economic activity in North Korea?

  • @msmx9088
    @msmx9088 3 года назад +3

    i mean the government over there don’t want anyone to leave so it makes sense why the airline is horrible

  • @MrHelpingHand
    @MrHelpingHand 5 лет назад +28

    I've been on this airline before, it's honestly not that bad. Spirit Airlines is way worse than Air Koryo.

  • @stefan6785
    @stefan6785 4 года назад +2

    I loooove how he roasted Kosovo! You just got a new subscriber.

  • @foxopossum
    @foxopossum 4 года назад +7

    Many of their planes are old and only getting older. That’s how time works. 😂😂😂😂
    Excellent video!!!!

  • @yurikimjongil
    @yurikimjongil 5 лет назад +19

    What Are You Talking About? Air Koryo has zero incident rate and zero delays and you feel like you are flying in the 1980's My father and me took effort to make and improve this airline

    • @ALLEN-kf7cb
      @ALLEN-kf7cb 5 лет назад +2

      You're right dear leader Air koryo is the best!!!!!!!!!!!
      Now can you free me
      Or at least feed me

  • @TomTM_ST
    @TomTM_ST 5 лет назад +11

    2:03 Slight mistake! Croatia extends more southern all the way to Dubrovnik. Great video, love from Croatia!

  • @RaidsEpicly
    @RaidsEpicly 5 лет назад +3

    Glad to see Wendover shares my love of trains despite all his plane videos

  • @juancruzmarquez5502
    @juancruzmarquez5502 5 лет назад +1

    this is the peak wendover/HAI video ever

  • @carlmora22
    @carlmora22 5 лет назад +7

    5:33 wow hit me with that SEAMLESS TRANSITION, legit high five for that one man gat dam

  • @peilunxie4011
    @peilunxie4011 3 года назад +4

    Hey HAI, there's a mistake on your highlighting of the UN resolution 2397. Although the resolution did state that it will ban the DPRK of all transportation vehicle imports, the part you highlighted at 3:28 was about the banning of crude oils imports. The part about transportations comes later at point 7 of the resolution.

  • @nathanholmes-king3827
    @nathanholmes-king3827 4 года назад +7

    2:02 Errors on this map: European Turkey, Kaliningrad, and the Faroe Islands are shown as part of the EU (when they aren't).

    • @arcaipekyun4232
      @arcaipekyun4232 4 года назад

      Also southern Cyprus should be added

    • @arcaipekyun4232
      @arcaipekyun4232 4 года назад

      Mistjor doesn’t matter because
      1- its still not a part of eu
      2- no part of cyprus was shown in eu here

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 лет назад +5

    *North Korea has direct flights to New York with a chance of mushroom at the destination*

    • @TheRibbonRed
      @TheRibbonRed 5 лет назад

      That's a cool way of saying a one-way trip.

  • @lynnlo
    @lynnlo 5 лет назад +1

    Last time I was this early, HAI talked about something other than planes.

  • @robg5317
    @robg5317 5 лет назад

    The writing was some of your best yet. Bravo

  • @CavCave
    @CavCave 4 года назад +29

    Me: Mom can we get an airline?
    Mom: We have an airline at home.
    Airline at home:

  • @PAWTeamUnited
    @PAWTeamUnited 5 лет назад +15

    They Have First Class
    Just Ride an ICBM

    • @AgentH8voc
      @AgentH8voc 5 лет назад +4

      North korea’s Concorde.

  • @Youtuber-sq2fj
    @Youtuber-sq2fj 4 года назад +7

    American Airlines and Spirit: Why do I hear boss music?

  • @vdub4utube
    @vdub4utube 5 лет назад

    Still loving your videos! Thanks as always!

  • @axmoylotl
    @axmoylotl 5 лет назад +1

    Great video, wendover!

  • @onupirat
    @onupirat 5 лет назад +5

    now now, don't criticize soviet planes, Boeing planes are also sometimes not crashing.

    • @hawkproductions7674
      @hawkproductions7674 5 лет назад

      you mean the ones getting fixed by top engineers right now

    • @onupirat
      @onupirat 5 лет назад

      @@hawkproductions7674 no, i mean the ones designed by top engineers.

  • @tylervillegas2608
    @tylervillegas2608 5 лет назад +15

    Tbh if North Korea produced a reality tv show called "Keeping Up with the Kims" I would be parked in front of my tv to watch it every single tuesday evening

  • @winstonwright8374
    @winstonwright8374 5 лет назад +7

    3:09 weird music choice to use while talking about rockets being flown out of North Korea...but ok...

  • @kowa8846
    @kowa8846 2 года назад +2

    These airplanes are more useful in a museum than on the air

  • @edelzocker8169
    @edelzocker8169 2 года назад +1

    Air Koryo uses Tu-134! These things can only be found in museums these days.

  • @TheECSH
    @TheECSH 5 лет назад +8

    @4:01 Taiwan is not a member of the UN. Though they passed their own legislation to ban trade with North Korea. On the other hand, many countries only follow the UN sanctions on paper, but still continue to trade with and supply to North Korea, such as their neighbors China and Russia.

    • @unitrader403
      @unitrader403 5 лет назад +1

      also according to your Map North Koreas Trade with itself is sanctioned...
      Edit: fixed missing "Map"

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 лет назад +15

    I wouldn’t describe North Korea as a dictator’s Disneyland. That title goes to Turkmenistan. Just look at their capital Ashgabat

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee 5 лет назад +1

      Actually Singapore has been called "Disneyland with the Death Penalty"by William Gibson.

  • @zulthyr1852
    @zulthyr1852 5 лет назад +9

    Still better than HAI airlines

  • @brianstockwood6635
    @brianstockwood6635 Год назад +2

    I flew Air Koryo in 2014 from Beijing to Pyongyang and quite enjoyed it. Especially the inflight entertainment, which consisted of an endless propaganda video of a military nurses orchestra concert playing on the overhead screens and piped into the bathroom speakers. A sandwich and soft drink were provided. All in all, it was a much more comfortable experience than flying domestic in the USA...

  • @Mygoditsfullofstars
    @Mygoditsfullofstars 5 лет назад +1

    Declining audience retention? Sorry to hear. You've got an excellent channel that compliments wendover.

  • @mikaxms
    @mikaxms 5 лет назад +6

    I heard that passengers had no remarks, they couldn't complain...

  • @esspeetwentytwo
    @esspeetwentytwo 5 лет назад +10

    At One Point In My Childhood, Kosovo Was My Favorite Country.

  • @THEFIRE360
    @THEFIRE360 5 лет назад +10

    "Made possible by my declining audience retention statistics"
    0_o really?

  • @p1nkfreud
    @p1nkfreud 5 лет назад +1

    CuriosityStream: The only endemic YT sponsor that isn't a lootbox or a webtool

  • @francescoceresani3343
    @francescoceresani3343 5 лет назад +1

    I swear your vocabulary has expanded from professional to quality and funny it's actually kind of shocking seeing the change

  • @vladimirputin583
    @vladimirputin583 4 года назад +5

    Damn.... I love that background music

    • @Park_Place
      @Park_Place 3 года назад

      I'm still trying to figure out what they're called

  • @NVFlyer
    @NVFlyer 5 лет назад +6

    I've flown on Air Koryo on an IL-62 and thought it was fine.

  • @fifervonpiper6707
    @fifervonpiper6707 4 года назад +27

    UN: we need North Korea to change and make peace with us.
    Also UN: make them suffer

  • @hoangho4080
    @hoangho4080 4 года назад +2

    Legend has it that Air Koryo uses dangerous planes to prevent people from entering North Korea

  • @btcool08
    @btcool08 3 года назад

    You have, after a half (as interesting) year, earned my subscription

  • @aaaadit5155
    @aaaadit5155 5 лет назад +5

    ‘USSR became USS not’
    One of the few jokes on this channel that I laughed at loudly.😂😂

  • @kayleighlehrman9566
    @kayleighlehrman9566 5 лет назад +11

    This just in: The SADR and Somaliland are creating a joint aircraft company to sell to the DPRK

  • @muzza307
    @muzza307 5 лет назад +6

    Your pronunciation of 'buoys' caught me massively off guard

    • @quarantinecompute
      @quarantinecompute 4 года назад

      muzza307 ive always been pronouncing it that way

  • @oceanstaiga5928
    @oceanstaiga5928 3 года назад +2

    Never thought about the fact that they don't have an airforce really then

  • @treborironwolfe978
    @treborironwolfe978 5 лет назад

    Loved the video! I also enjoyed how your sarcasm is borderline cheeky in this presentation ;)