My BIZARRE Flight on AIR SERBIA

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2022
  • I took a flight on Air Serbia which turned out be a pretty strange experience.
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  • @hamdan1995
    @hamdan1995 Год назад +221

    AirSerbia cabin crew in economy on their short haul flight is aligned with a demand that average Serbian ppl have in hospitality in general. There are no fake smiles, no fake politeness and formality and the service is fast and efficient. They are far from rude and are actually super polite and helpful, however, that approach might appear bizarre to foreigners. It's not only AirSerbia, but the whole country in general. People are super hospitable and friendly, they sometimes don't seem like it. 😅

    • @camotech1314
      @camotech1314 Год назад +19

      Shouting doesn't seem hospitable and friendly 😂

    • @veevi5279
      @veevi5279 Год назад +15

      lol idk about that. My serbian husband thought it was awful and never flew with them again. He said he refused a meal because he wasn't hungry so the flight attendant "snatched" it and cursed him under her breath so he cursed her back and it surprised her because she didn't think he was Serbian lmao.

    • @karenalfaro337
      @karenalfaro337 Год назад +10

      @@veevi5279 My husband is Serbian too! ^_^ However, I have noticed that mainly the women are rude. One time, the woman got annoyed because she was asking me something in Serbian and I didn't understand. The guys were really nice though.

    • @goodfella5302
      @goodfella5302 Год назад +8

      @@karenalfaro337 Don’t mess with our woman 😉😂

    • @inkedbeast76
      @inkedbeast76 Год назад

      I heard Germans were that way before world war 2 and after WWII

  • @hotlane1831
    @hotlane1831 Год назад +48

    I flew with them in economy class a few times, and they were awesome. So friendly and very helpful to myself and others around me . Love their crew . Very positive experience.

  • @Warfighter4717
    @Warfighter4717 Год назад +116

    Flew economy once with family of 5 and i gotta tell you it was amazing, entire staff was super friendly from checking from NY to Belgrade. Food was amazing and so relaxing for a 8hr flight, definitely planning a trip in summer.

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  Год назад +12

      That is awesome!

    • @SpaceboyProduction-eo3df
      @SpaceboyProduction-eo3df 11 месяцев назад +2

      Greetings from Serbia welcome to hit me here to show you Povlen mountain . Ziveli.

    • @daniyalbbd5281
      @daniyalbbd5281 4 месяца назад +4

      Same , I am a dark skinned guy ( mixed ) and I was skeptical about Serbia and air Serbia.
      The experience was so good, I was blown away. The country was so beautiful, amazing people and absolutely amazing airlines

  • @YTinjustice
    @YTinjustice Год назад +80

    We are back in Europe, almost.... someone is having little geography troubles

    • @majasrbia
      @majasrbia Год назад +44

      It's not about geography- it's about arrogance. In their heads they think they are somehow better 🙄 ...
      But who cares .... Its just who they are ...
      BTW- Serbia is not even "Eastern Europe" , its Balkan and Balkan with three other peninsulas ( Italian and Iberian ) , we are all in South Europe...

    • @MrSvodnik
      @MrSvodnik Год назад +16

      Kompleksi

    • @alexbeker2880
      @alexbeker2880 11 месяцев назад +9

      After Brexit no Brit can say we are “almost in Europe” lol

  • @theozutphen6676
    @theozutphen6676 Год назад +12

    I love Air Serbia. I flew them from AMS to Istanbul in business. Food was reasonable. Spring rolls are not that special. But the wine was good.

  • @damirzanne
    @damirzanne Год назад +162

    I guess I missed that part where flight was bizarre

    • @jeremyroenick2202
      @jeremyroenick2202 11 месяцев назад +2

      Watch again

    • @TheAviator100
      @TheAviator100 11 месяцев назад +10

      Maybe the economy/buisness contrast?

    • @magdalenagardelin8925
      @magdalenagardelin8925 7 месяцев назад +20

      He is bizarre

    • @nikabreee
      @nikabreee 5 месяцев назад +6

      The only bizarre part is when he mistakes an appetizer for the main course 😂 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @sebastianbaxter3761
    @sebastianbaxter3761 Год назад +119

    Westerners often mistake Serbian / Slavic informal and often noisy banter as rudeness. I'm sure folks over in the economy were also having great time, in their own way. 😂

    • @donato286
      @donato286 Год назад +25

      As a Serbian, I can confirm there have been instances of confusion.
      Last year I took my Brazilian husband to Serbia for the first time. At the airport, when a taxi driver asked us 35 eur to downtown Belgrade, my tone and speed of speech quickly took a not-so-agreeable turn and it was obvious to my husband I was arguing with the taxi driver.
      Another taxi driver eventually took us downtown for a more reasonable 20 eur. At some point, the taxi driver and I discussed street names and how they changed since my last visit. Once we exhausted the topic we both just stopped talking (rather abruptly now that I think about it, because there was nothing else left to say).
      In that moment of silence, my husband goes - is everything ok, did you argue again?
      Puzzled for a second by his question because I had already forgotten about the fact I argued at the airport, I ask him - what do you mean?
      And he says - what was it that you two argued about until a minute ago? It sounded like the argument you had at the airport.
      I chuckled and explained we just chatted about street names and everything was OK.
      This was our first trip to Serbia and he previously hadn't had the chance to hear my interactions in Serbian in various contexts to be able to tell the difference. 😅
      It seems the cadence of a simple banter sometimes appears argumentative, although it is also true that we express agitation more readily. I don't know if they'd like to hear it, but I'd compare us to Spaniards and Italians. I haven't been to Portugal yet, but my husband has a few times and he says the Portuguese come across as rude to him. In Brazil, they are apparently much more happy-go-lucky, especially in hospitality. In Europe in general, hospitality is not always so... well... hospitable 😄

    • @kirilmihaylov1934
      @kirilmihaylov1934 Год назад +3

      @@donato286 Bulgaria the same

    • @DDtch6669
      @DDtch6669 Год назад +7

      Yes but people who work on planes should know better. I don’t talk at work like I do with my mates when havibg a beer. It’s common sense.

    • @damirzanne
      @damirzanne Год назад +2

      @@DDtch6669 people who work on planes ??? what are you talking about ?

    • @DDtch6669
      @DDtch6669 Год назад +3

      @@damirzanne Stewardess, Service People on planes/Flights.

  • @A350XLR
    @A350XLR Год назад +112

    I'm frequent flyer on AirSerbia (a bit of shame that you didn't show the livery of the plane) and they are growing to become the LOT of ex-yu region, good connectivity, almost 100 destinations, renewed fleet (no more laud atr72-200, as they got atr72-600s now) and the crew is absolutely amazing - 98% of the time.
    There are a few crew members that are usually grumpy, but that's what you get when you are expanding and hiring like crazy. Overall JU is in my opinion one of the best regional airlines, especially for me flying from Slovenia where we don't have a national carrier, they replaced Lufthansa as my go-to choice

    • @prckomm
      @prckomm Год назад +3

      Agreed!!! Better than most!

    • @milohrnic2023
      @milohrnic2023 Год назад +1

      More like JAT, no?

    • @A350XLR
      @A350XLR Год назад +8

      @@milohrnic2023 air serbia rn is a BIG upgrade compared to JAT even in 2010,or even Air serbia 5 years ago
      New fleet, big network, good departure times and better crew

    • @milohrnic2023
      @milohrnic2023 Год назад +4

      @@A350XLR JAT, JAL is Japan Airlines btw. Business class Air Serbia looks a lot better than the old JAT days, but Noel did mention that economy class was much different. I'm not surprised by the classist treatment.

    • @goodfella5302
      @goodfella5302 Год назад

      This guy is full shit!

  • @Invest4Cash-Flow
    @Invest4Cash-Flow 11 месяцев назад +77

    I flew to Serbia already 4 times , always great experience. I love 💕 Belgrade , so much history, nightlife- amazing woman 👩/ food / everything! Visit Serbia 🇷🇸 visit Belgrade . Regards from Miami 🇺🇸

    • @aleksandrastojkovic8780
      @aleksandrastojkovic8780 11 месяцев назад +5

      Thank you best regards from Belgrade

    • @hemfri07
      @hemfri07 11 месяцев назад

      @@aleksandrastojkovic8780 Dobro si mu šuknuo ,vidi ti na šta se "žali"ovaj riđi-vidi ka ,kakav je,nikakav,on će da sudi o našim stjuardesicama,nek se pogleda u ogledalo,oduzme sebi posao samim tim i novčanik pa bi mu se smeškale smao tako,a da i da nema uk,ili anglo saksonski pasoš-ne bi ga ni mrko pogledala ni jedna srpkinja,kad su naše žene sve lepe preko svih kriterijuma-besan sam što nas smatraju za jeftine i za dobar provod a sa malo para u odnosu na njihov standard....ali opet,vidi ga bre kakav je...juuuu,što bi moja baba rekla,vidi ga grdan šta će jadan,on će da pametuje...qqqq.....moja mudra baka mara ,pokoj joj duši...kako bi nabo ovog riđeg....ne,nemam ništa protiv normalnih ,odakle GOD oni bili,samo da nisu ovakvi nikakvi i još da kritikuju-nek se pogleda u ogledalo i nek se prošeta beogradom,nek vidi malo kako izgledaju ljudi ovde,...mnogo mi sebe malo cenimo, odnosu na to koliko vredimo,intelektom,sportom,pobogu,vidi šta je Srbija sve iznedrila od Tesle do Đokovića,preko Divca..itd.....popizdeo sam kad sam pogledao šta lupa ovaj riđi.....joj kako bih voleo da ga sretnem,njega ,ne druge ,normalne,ovog što kenja,da sam stjuart,"slučajno"bi mu prosuo vodu na tu riđu tintaru,...joj kako me sad iznervirao-i njemu sličnih,za razliku od super amera ili engleza koji se normalno ponašaju (i izgledaju)...izvini ,ali stvarno me je iznervirao

    • @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_
      @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_ 2 месяца назад

      Easy Tiger . . . bring a friend to carry you home

  • @novakjakovljevic982
    @novakjakovljevic982 Год назад +158

    I've flown on AirSerbia multiple times long haul and in economy I have never had a bad experience, the crew were friendly and it was just an overall peaceful flight every single time with them.

    • @frankchan4272
      @frankchan4272 Год назад +4

      Actually go back to back into economy before passing judgement.
      What you see is not necessarily what you get.

    • @frankchan4272
      @frankchan4272 Год назад +3

      Noel should actually go back to back into economy before passing judgement.
      What you see is not necessarily what you get.

    • @houseclearance7509
      @houseclearance7509 Год назад +3

      Game, set and match to Air Serbia then?

    • @Komentariram
      @Komentariram Год назад +6

      You can tell this is a guy who likes bs a lot xD

    • @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_
      @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_ 2 месяца назад

      Wait until you have to go through the 'new' Belgrade terminal . . . all new metal and lino . . . 1920's service

  • @FlyingHigh_Aviation
    @FlyingHigh_Aviation Год назад +15

    Nice to see you trying Air Serbia`s product again, this time in long haul. I hope you enjoyed some time in Belgrade as well, it`s worth visiting! Safe travels, greetings from Belgrade!

  • @kevanhubbard9673
    @kevanhubbard9673 Год назад +44

    I assume that Air Serbia is the reincarnation of JAT, the Yugoslavian airline,or part of it at least? It's claim to fame being the longest distance anyone's fallen to Earth 🌍 and survived without a parachute!It was over Czechoslovakia as I recall this happened.

    • @EnzoMSI
      @EnzoMSI Год назад +15

      Yes, JAT was direct rebrand to Air Serbia. Everything JAT owned is now owned by Air Serbia.

    • @pierreolive
      @pierreolive Год назад +1

      yup Air Serbia is the exact same company as JAT, just different name :)
      Some of the older FA’s comes straight from the communist era, i’ve had a few of them 😅

    • @bokiantic
      @bokiantic 11 месяцев назад

      You re on point for both

    • @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_
      @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_ 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes, it shows the quality alternative to the Munich air disaster. You're far better off with Air Serbia - they still use JAT codes

    • @ianjones7488
      @ianjones7488 20 дней назад

      @@Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_ Strange comment. All but one person died on JAT Flight 367 but almot 50% survived the Munich air disastere

  • @automaticacidemer
    @automaticacidemer Год назад +64

    There's something oddly comforting about the level of Britishness Noel has achieved, I think there's a compliment in there somewhere 😂

    • @automaticacidemer
      @automaticacidemer Год назад +9

      *tries the salad* "yep.. it's a salad" 🤣

    • @timsedmunds
      @timsedmunds Год назад +2

      Yes mate, very British except that he's taken his family over to the USA to live on a permanent basis so I think it fair to say that he's now become an expatriot? Shame really because that's caused me to change my regard for him now. I think it's horrible when people suddenly swap their allegencies.

    • @KrisswUK1
      @KrisswUK1 Год назад +6

      @@timsedmunds stop watching then

    • @KrisswUK1
      @KrisswUK1 Год назад +6

      @@automaticacidemer just wish he would stop filming him shoving food in his mouth

    • @vernonsmithee792
      @vernonsmithee792 Год назад +3

      At least he's settled in one of the most "Un-British" of all the states : Tejas!!"

  • @pizzaturken6959
    @pizzaturken6959 Год назад +21

    Nah mate, the game of “how many passengers you can fit in a small area” is actually a Ryanair game

    • @StelaPunk1
      @StelaPunk1 Год назад

      Lufthansa as well on their economy flights. I was shocked that some much smaller companies offered more than them

  • @milosobrenovic1241
    @milosobrenovic1241 Год назад +9

    No plastic smiles, no plastic food, no plastic faces - seems to be bizarre for many westerners.

  • @nancycowell-miller4321
    @nancycowell-miller4321 Год назад +23

    I'm not sure if you do all your own video editing/music stuff, but I just wanted to say that I love the addition of cooler music to your vids. It seems like it's been improving over the last several videos (not that it sucked before - just that it's noticeably better).
    I just figured I'd mention it. 😀

  • @khalidrashid2092
    @khalidrashid2092 Год назад +1

    Your travel logs are the work of a genius. Viewing your video is as if I am myself on the flight experiencing all
    that you do. You are doing a great job bringing the essentials of the culture of the so many peoples of this planet
    to the viewers.. Thank you.

  • @douglasswain2316
    @douglasswain2316 11 месяцев назад +69

    You must understand the Serbian culture. From the surface, they might appear cold and unfriendly but peel the onion and you will find a kind warm soul. I have been on the airline many times in both economy and business and cannot complain. Wonderful experience. Remember, the culture is honest and real. When they smile, they mean it!

    • @kristinastan6939
      @kristinastan6939 11 месяцев назад +3

      ❤ Greetings from Serbia.

    • @AngelFox-mi4tt
      @AngelFox-mi4tt 11 месяцев назад +7

      There's no time to peel "someone's onions" - it's an airport. People paid to fly, and not to give someone therapy sessions. Professional behavior should be expected.

    • @Donvasqueze
      @Donvasqueze 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@AngelFox-mi4tt That isnt what he meant

    • @AngelFox-mi4tt
      @AngelFox-mi4tt 11 месяцев назад

      @@Donvasqueze And did I say that's what he meant? 🙄🤨

    • @AngelFox-mi4tt
      @AngelFox-mi4tt 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@Donvasqueze It looks like you didn't understand what I meant.

  • @lawrenceakini9507
    @lawrenceakini9507 Год назад +1

    Thanks for this vlog. Safe travels. Happy Holidays! 🎅🎄🎁

  • @bigmuggs123
    @bigmuggs123 Год назад

    Thanks Noel another great video. Looking forward to your next one, my most enjoyable 20 minutes of the day 😊

  • @JustPaulPlays
    @JustPaulPlays Год назад +6

    Great video as usual! I have never flown Air Serbia. I would hope friendly service is universal but you never know. Can't wait until next week! Safe travels.

  • @lovacable
    @lovacable Год назад +20

    What do you mean by "im almost in Europe"? Balkan is cradle of Europe.

    • @sashagallaway1945
      @sashagallaway1945 Месяц назад

      When most westerners say Europe they're really just thinking about Western Europe, like EU (but with addition of Albania and Georgia, who knows, and well, Greece). But I guess this is a similar debate to America vs USA. Undoubtedly Eastern and Western Europe are extremely different.

  • @operskapevacica1
    @operskapevacica1 10 месяцев назад +14

    I've flown Air Serbia many times. Never had an issue in economy. Best to pick the exit row. More leg room. I fly that route every other year. We have great pilots.

  • @anotherwatch
    @anotherwatch Год назад

    Good detailed and entertaining video as usual. Love watching your content. Thanks for upload.

  • @clairedobson2240
    @clairedobson2240 Год назад +8

    Air Serbia is a throw back to the days of JAT & the old DC-10s. Those were the days

    • @nicknicholson1268
      @nicknicholson1268 Год назад +3

      JAT - "Jugoslovenski AeroTransport". I flew in the 70s on Sud Aviation Caravelle as well, going with my parents from Belgrad to Dubrovnik on holidays.

  • @anythingandeverything1052
    @anythingandeverything1052 Год назад +1

    Another great video. I watch them all, thanks a lot!!!

  • @ljuljajjavore
    @ljuljajjavore Год назад +5

    It was never Aeroflot, it was Etihad...

  • @WINGSANDRAILS
    @WINGSANDRAILS Год назад +21

    Not really BIZARRE but hey another fun video!

  • @ac9110
    @ac9110 Год назад +1

    Another excellent video Noel. Thoroughly enjoy your adventures.

  • @woutergijs5246
    @woutergijs5246 Год назад +93

    I became an Air Serbia fan in September. They offer great Serbian wines on board. Even got my first Serbian language lessons on board “hvala!”
    Belgrade is under renovation. The weird thing about this is that the last 100 m to/from the terminal is going through a construction site.
    About dodgy taxis: no, the meter was on , and in a very fancy car. And +-20€ to city centre. At midnight.

    • @carrisasteveinnes1596
      @carrisasteveinnes1596 Год назад +3

      it's all good. Belgrade has two hours of electricity per day, and you can flush the toilet once a week. God help you, if it is more than once.....

    • @sofiyums
      @sofiyums Год назад +3

      Wow, Air Serbia seems to offer everything! Maybe I can even find a Serbian babushka wife on Air Serbia!

    • @PRAVOSEVA
      @PRAVOSEVA Год назад +22

      @@carrisasteveinnes1596 i think you never was in Serbia.

    • @dj_m1999
      @dj_m1999 Год назад +8

      @@carrisasteveinnes1596 looks like the last time you've been to Serbia is back in 1995

    • @bestinclass0012
      @bestinclass0012 Год назад

      How's the NATO damage to the city? They may get again, If Kosovo flares up again.

  • @agp2401
    @agp2401 Год назад +1

    Complete subtitles are back! Top video as always Noel!

  • @positivelypositive1324
    @positivelypositive1324 Год назад +37

    Show more economy experiences please. Would have enjoyed seeing you getting shouted at and prodding the crew. lol

  • @Nae395
    @Nae395 Год назад +15

    Looks like a great airline

  • @archipilot4731
    @archipilot4731 Год назад +31

    Hello Noel! It is nice seeing you fly on Air Serbia! In my opinion, they are pretty decent and they are growing each single day putting a lot of effort to improve. Many new routes have opened and many new planes joined its' fleet! Have a safe travel! :)

  • @benjmorrison
    @benjmorrison Год назад +96

    Will you ever fly and review economy seats anymore? Majority of people don't fly first class. Be nice to see reviews that people would actually find helpful

    • @satianable
      @satianable Год назад +5

      Agree

    • @gabrieladickson2826
      @gabrieladickson2826 Год назад +4

      I think he flew business. Not first Class

    • @matthewrayner1481
      @matthewrayner1481 Год назад

      @@satianable h8

    • @silgo7923
      @silgo7923 Год назад +10

      I remember that he was asked that question in a Q&A and Noel said that his videos don’t do so well when flying economy.

    • @rais1953
      @rais1953 Год назад +6

      In this case Noel had a look back in cattle class and reported back about the rude and harsh behaviour of cabin staff to economy passengers. Enough for us ordinary people to know that this is an airline to miss if at all possible.

  • @phyllislowry6265
    @phyllislowry6265 Год назад +3

    I enjoy when you pilot, but I enjoy seeing the different accomodations when you fly different airlines. I used to fly often, but no longer. I flew often between St Louis Mo & Ft Lauderdale, & when I lived in The Woodlands, I flew from George Busch on Contienental airlines on the small planes which only hold about 40 which I enjoyed. Flew to Aruba several times & on other vacations. My late hubby flew often & internationally & once worked outside of London for almost 3 weeks managing a supermarket remodel. I would not want to fly economy today on a crowded plane.

  • @jabariphillips766
    @jabariphillips766 Год назад +1

    Thanks Noel for reviewing this flight, I've always wanted to know what they were like ever since I saw them depart JFK on flightradar24

  • @gani999
    @gani999 Год назад +8

    No loo review, Noel. You missed that one :). I was so looking forward to the loo review on Air Serbia's A330.

  • @mattswain2486
    @mattswain2486 Год назад +13

    I loved travelling with Air Serbia from LHR for work a couple of times out in Novi Sad! Glad I wasn't paying for it though as I remember it was a fair old chunk to fly with these guys even in Europe. It makes sense that the cabin crew is ex-Etihad as they still hold a minority stake in the airline with 80-odd percent being government owned - the new fleet being testament to Serbia's charge to be an EU member by 2025. Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade is also an interesting experience with a mini air museum in the departures terminal, your bags in the arrivals hall coming out the boot of a Fiat 500XL which are made in Kragujevac and still being the only airport i've travelled to where i've been on a plane during de-icing. Would love them to introduce more transatlantic routes not only JFK-BEG

    • @miroslavmilosevic1040
      @miroslavmilosevic1040 Год назад

      Flights to ORD start May 17. Tickets are already on sale. They want to commence one more TATL service later this year but its not sure which.

    • @teslasgranddaughter3733
      @teslasgranddaughter3733 6 месяцев назад

      F the EU and their pseudo American corporate BULLDHIT I will be ashamed the day we sell out

  • @brentford2
    @brentford2 Год назад

    I so love this guy. Great reviews.

  • @whoisdayton
    @whoisdayton Год назад +1

    10:22, thanks for the laugh lol. Once again a great flight review Noel :)

  • @JoelHaasnoot
    @JoelHaasnoot Год назад +6

    Sorry, what was bizarre?

  • @chrismv102
    @chrismv102 Год назад +8

    Almost Europe? Such a Brit statement.

    • @mikeggera
      @mikeggera Год назад +5

      Actually, quite a snobby and unnecessary comment, IMHO. I wonder how Noel would feel if somebody characterized Britain as "almost Europe"?

  • @pineapplesauce3385
    @pineapplesauce3385 Год назад +2

    The way you review flights like hotels just really really helps my flying anxiety so thank you so much for your videos. I love watching them.

  • @cte4dota
    @cte4dota Год назад +5

    Air Serbia just opened direct flight to China

  • @goytabr
    @goytabr Год назад +125

    A sign of how little this overseas Air Serbia route is used by anyone other than Serbians and Americans was the fact that the counter agent at JFK was puzzled with you having ESTA --- he apparently didn't even know what ESTA was. Serbians are not eligible for ESTA and need to have a consular visa to enter the U.S. Their Croatian, Slovene, and Hungarian neighbours ARE eligible for ESTA, though, and I would expect some of them to use an Air Serbia connection if the price was right, but apparently, not even they use it much.

    • @cinoeye
      @cinoeye Год назад +8

      Not true. Every time I fly, I see passengers from all over, specially Middle East and Asia?

    • @goytabr
      @goytabr Год назад +15

      @@cinoeye, most of which are not eligible for ESTA and also require a full consular visa.

    • @cohen200
      @cohen200 Год назад +17

      @@goytabr But he wasn't entering the US; he was leaving.

    • @goytabr
      @goytabr Год назад +10

      @@cohen200, I know, and that's very strange, as Noel himself remarked in the video. There is no reason to demand a visa or equivalent when LEAVING the country, as the U.S. doesn't even have passport control on exit. Yet somehow they were demanding to know how the passenger had entered the country... But the point is, if they ask that at the Air Serbia counter to every non-American passenger who checks in, they should be totally familiar with ESTA, but somehow they weren't.

    • @markdc1145
      @markdc1145 Год назад +9

      That was odd, how international airport personnel doesn't even know what ESTA is. 🤔

  • @gdejepopust
    @gdejepopust Год назад +2

    Thank you❤Greetings from Serbia!🎉🎉🎉

  • @timwillett7802
    @timwillett7802 Год назад +4

    Slightly exaggerated title

  • @biking-viking-claus-andersen
    @biking-viking-claus-andersen Год назад +41

    I have flown with Air Serbia a few times on short haul flights within Europe. I find them to be quite ok. And transitting in Belgrade Airport is pleasant as well. Just be ware of the taxi drivers at the airport, as they are often a bunch of bandits. Air Serbia is certainly better than the old JAT that used to service belgrade Airport.

    • @kirilmihaylov1934
      @kirilmihaylov1934 Год назад +1

      @@mickn8331 in Bulgaria is the same

    • @miroslavmilosevic1040
      @miroslavmilosevic1040 Год назад +1

      anyone able and willing to drive shall better hire a car than take a taxi.

    • @bane2886
      @bane2886 Год назад

      Yes, there are fake taxi drivers. The old one was JAT, not JAL.

  • @bennymav81
    @bennymav81 Год назад +12

    Please dont ever order the healthy option again Noel lol. The meal is the main attraction for me

    • @Harmonikdiskorde
      @Harmonikdiskorde Год назад +5

      Noel ordered it so we didn't have to XD

    • @rais1953
      @rais1953 Год назад +1

      Looks like what you get if you make the mistake of ordering a diabetic meal. Known as "rabbit food" although that said it looked unexpectedly fresh and pleasant for an airline salad.

  • @gunvaldsandhaland7757
    @gunvaldsandhaland7757 Год назад +2

    The Cabin lokks ok Great Work

  • @TheHampshireHopper92
    @TheHampshireHopper92 Год назад +5

    Orders a healthy meal,then moans about it!! 😂😂

  • @jimdavids6708
    @jimdavids6708 Год назад +49

    Trying to get my head around “you can’t deny that’s not a beautiful plane”

    • @dx6789
      @dx6789 Год назад +1

      Triple negative?

    • @CookingAroundTheWorld
      @CookingAroundTheWorld Год назад +2

      It should be "you can't deny that's a beautiful plane"....otherwise you are saying the plane isn't beautiful. There is no denying that I couldn't get this wrong unless I really didn't want to.

    • @rais1953
      @rais1953 Год назад

      Type it with a colon and it's sort of fine. "You can't deny: 'That's not a beautiful plane.' " Good pickup, I didn't notice it. Multiple negatives that are supposed to cancel each other out but technically don't are quite common in spoken English. You won't never see me making that mistake.

  • @McOzman479
    @McOzman479 Год назад +5

    I love the way everyone looks around the screen at check in rather than use the little slot in the screen

  • @kimymarie596
    @kimymarie596 Год назад +2

    The food looked really fresh!

  • @SAM-lf5cr
    @SAM-lf5cr Год назад +2

    The way you looked at that plate of greens says it all 😂😂

  • @markwarwick2920
    @markwarwick2920 Год назад +1

    Hey did I nod off, or did I miss the the essential LOO REVIEW!! Have a great chrissy Noel!

  • @brigittelehmann9749
    @brigittelehmann9749 Год назад

    lovely flight as always i enjoyed fliying with you

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 Год назад +81

    It looked like an excellent flight. The rude-sounding Economy crew might have been reacting to some rude passengers, which we know are more common nowadays.

    • @carrisasteveinnes1596
      @carrisasteveinnes1596 Год назад

      Is it true that Serbia uses oxen and wooden carriages as taxis?

    • @darkobrzakovic6589
      @darkobrzakovic6589 Год назад

      Једино ако Вас упрегну.

    • @philipmorgan6048
      @philipmorgan6048 Год назад +1

      I used to fly on business nearly every week in the 80s - champagne all the way and no riff-raff - so glad I'm retired now.

    • @luciasaunders9736
      @luciasaunders9736 Год назад +1

      A bit of a snap judgment.

    • @silentauditor9513
      @silentauditor9513 Год назад +11

      @@carrisasteveinnes1596 yes, but it’s still a little difficult as they still have square wheels 🙄

  • @tbo41fan
    @tbo41fan Год назад +2

    I know the exact feeling you experienced when that Rakija hit your lips haha

  • @Ian-vx2xg
    @Ian-vx2xg Год назад +7

    Great video! Pretty cool that you've been through all the JFK terminals now, be cool to see you going through Terminal 8 now BA etc have moved in with AA, and they have revitalised everything!

  • @DannyA3579
    @DannyA3579 Год назад +12

    Can I just say I had a fantastic time visiting my friends in Serbia in 2019. I flew Delta / Alitalia.
    Belgrade wins for coolest baggage claim (with Fiat hatch backs sticking out of the walls).

    • @N1120A
      @N1120A Год назад +1

      You sure they aren't Yugos?

    • @DannyA3579
      @DannyA3579 Год назад +1

      @@N1120A I went back to my photos and double-checked. Fiat 500L

    • @DannyA3579
      @DannyA3579 Год назад +1

      @@N1120A The sign above the car says “Proudly made in Serbia”.

    • @vukasinmileusnic2481
      @vukasinmileusnic2481 Год назад +4

      @@DannyA3579 Yup, 500L is a model made in the old Yugo factory in the city of Kragujevac, Serbia.

    • @bane2886
      @bane2886 Год назад

      FIAT 500 XL

  • @miso1993
    @miso1993 Год назад +27

    I liked when you were “ghetto” traveler , riding economy , but the more subscribers , the more business class trips you make and you are becoming like Nonstop Dan, and losing your edge. It would be so much fun if you could record you being shouted at in economy class. This is just more of the same that is already on RUclips.

    • @waarce
      @waarce Год назад +6

      Mere mortals like us don't have a zillion miles and, fly in economy. I agree with you and your assessment of Nonstop Dan, he's so full of it sometimes. At least Noel is more humble but, enough of featuring upgraded classes of service that most of us can't afford. We would like to make our own informed decisions when traveling cattle class.

    • @Chris-dm9eu
      @Chris-dm9eu Год назад +7

      NS Dan is a prissy dud. Noel keeps it real despite class and isn’t a snob.

    • @JohninRosc
      @JohninRosc Год назад +1

      They are all a bit samey - everyone shows you the toilet as if there's going to be something really different in there one day like an outside balcony! Noel repeats stuff loads and loads of times though so slow people like me can keep up (it's surely not lazy editing).

    • @Chris-dm9eu
      @Chris-dm9eu Год назад

      @@waarce perhaps Noel could make a walk through and show Econ classes when he’s not seated in them.

    • @waarce
      @waarce Год назад +1

      @@Chris-dm9eu is not the same. He needs to sit and fly in cattle class.

  • @truckerman1427
    @truckerman1427 Год назад +1

    Thank's Noel

  • @ChrisCebelenski
    @ChrisCebelenski Год назад +4

    Ugh, I'm getting flashbacks on my trips through JFK this year - I got trapped there for nine hours as a flight continuously got delayed and delayed again - I would have left and gotten some nice food in that kind of time. It was absolutely chaos with delays and flight cancellations and people were starting to get stacked up at the gates as multiple departures collided. Not my favorite place.

    • @markdc1145
      @markdc1145 Год назад +2

      That's JFK all the time. Crowds, confusion and chaos.

  • @whatever8282828
    @whatever8282828 Год назад

    I am intrigued to learn of the ESTA program, so that is a bonus for your good videos.

  • @XLRSAv
    @XLRSAv Год назад

    I love the intro music! So fun.

  • @sashaqueenie
    @sashaqueenie Год назад +2

    Please continue with more business class reviews so I can live vicariously through you.

  • @TATTOOBILL
    @TATTOOBILL 7 месяцев назад

    love your vids be safe allways

  • @jontooke846
    @jontooke846 Год назад

    Loved the video Noel awesome

  • @WLreisender
    @WLreisender Год назад +1

    I fley AirSerbia 7 years ago short haul ZRH to BEG return. Have to mention they were a bit better back then - because they served Jelen Pivo instead of obviously today Zajecarsko Pivo. The best indeed was the return flight operated by B737 reg. YU-ANI, build in 1985.

    • @gajagajin7817
      @gajagajin7817 Год назад +1

      Actually, many more people drink Zajecar beer, not because it is cheaper, but because it is of better quality. Although, it is much nicer from a glass container than from a can

  • @timtilford6662
    @timtilford6662 Год назад +44

    My guess is that you needed to show your ESTA in case the aircraft needed to return to the US for some reason. Many years ago I had a flight Boston to Heathrow with Virgin. We were told the flight was not operating after we had boarded. We should have then gone through immigration again which would require the esta. We were actually wrongly shown back through to departures without going through immigration which caused issues when I next returned to the US....

    • @007knick
      @007knick Год назад +4

      That sounds like a nightmare, especially the US thinking you had done something wrong!

    • @timtilford6662
      @timtilford6662 Год назад +3

      @@007knick It wasn't too bad. Hey buddy, we can see you left the US (handed in the part of the immigration form you had to keep) and then left again the day after without handing in an immigration form.... How do you explain that? Well, Virgin managed to schedule a 747 pilot to fly my A340 back to the UK and then someone messed up and routed the passengers back into departures as if it was an internal flight. The interesting thing is as soon as I realised I was in the US without them knowing I hadn't left, I went directly to the border staff to let them know and they couldn't have cared less...

    • @warrengibson7898
      @warrengibson7898 Год назад +1

      What does ESTA stand for?

    • @shermanfolks7477
      @shermanfolks7477 Год назад +2

      ​@@warrengibson7898Electronic System for Travel Authorization

    • @timtilford6662
      @timtilford6662 Год назад +3

      @@warrengibson7898 ESTA stands for 'Electronic System for Travel Authorization'. Citizens from nations including the United Kingdom need to apply for an ESTA before travelling the the USA. No ESTA = no entry. If you apply for an ESTA, it is valid for 5 years so for most of us from the UK who travel a lot this is really a trivial issue. Essentially, we need to prove we aren't a convicted criminal or terrorist. The check is to see if a (UK citizen) would be allowed back into the US if the plane needed to return. It really is nothing and for a UK citizen to be asked for their ESTA on departure from the US is a bit unusual.

  • @lp6195
    @lp6195 Год назад +8

    Did I miss the loo review? But never mind, I enjoyed the episode! Thanks again for an entertaining show!

    • @philipmorgan6048
      @philipmorgan6048 Год назад +2

      Seeing your large log has always been a highlight.

    • @flym0
      @flym0 Год назад +1

      @@philipmorgan6048 Perhaps the captain has taken it ...

  • @serge9808
    @serge9808 Год назад +3

    Quite lovely seats on this A330, fancied a lot; and the meal served just properly as it is either first or business class; strangely enough it puzzled me why you were asked to show proof of you visa? I've never been asked for that every time I leave the US when visiting my brother in Arizona...and back to Montreal, or Chile, where I used to work for an astronomical observatory....anyhow I keep enjoying your clips.....cheers

  • @TheRareVideosXL
    @TheRareVideosXL Год назад +3

    That was such an interesting flight.
    Great video as always.
    Keep it up.

  • @nozislam
    @nozislam Год назад +1

    Shorts in New York in December, impressive!

  • @romz1
    @romz1 Год назад

    Ah yes, thay classic match of a salad and brandy 😄 nice one noel

  • @Razmazen84
    @Razmazen84 Год назад +4

    The only bizarre thing that I have noticed during the flight is that you would mix “Brandy” which is actually a moonshine with salad…. I must admit if I was one of the cabin crewmembers I would find that combination very odd and assume that alcoholism is behind it. How bizarre how bizarre

    • @alexbojanic7363
      @alexbojanic7363 Год назад

      Why is it bizarre. To me it is more bizarre that you expect that somebody, who is trying this spirit for the first time would now a right combination.
      I also think it is even more bizarre that Serbians still roast a pig on a stick in 21 century when air-fryers are available 😉

    • @anica935
      @anica935 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@alexbojanic7363 and in Rome they do it to(porchetta) ,so shut up!

  • @tasaab
    @tasaab Год назад +11

    As a born and raised in New Yorker…..I love how the once mighty “gateway to the world” JFK can end up being such a cattle car dump, but it is, isn’t it. Wonder where all those billions and billions of dollars they spend on it have gone?

    • @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_
      @Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_ 2 месяца назад +1

      There is this group called . . . 'the mafia' . .perhaps you are unfamiliar.

    • @tasaab
      @tasaab 2 месяца назад

      @@Error_404_Not_Found_timed_out_ Exactly.

  • @Imhim247
    @Imhim247 Год назад +3

    There'll be Air Serbia flight grate open in Chicago start in May 2023. I do round trip. I hope I can get connected flight to Air Serbia so I can go straight to Belgrade

  • @alyonapetrova694
    @alyonapetrova694 Год назад +3

    What was the load factor on this flight? Is it daily?

  • @supericeman1
    @supericeman1 Год назад +13

    Noel is doing it again, flying on the exotic airlines we all question and going to the respected Airlines' countries and showing us what's like!

    • @symbians60user
      @symbians60user Год назад +7

      Is it really that exotic?!

    • @YTinjustice
      @YTinjustice Год назад +5

      Air Serbia is not exotic at all, just another European airliner

    • @supericeman1
      @supericeman1 Год назад

      @@YTinjustice we’ll all I have is tiny feeder airlines at my airport aa eagle, delta connect, and United, and lcc frontier and Allegiant

    • @jelkaopacic5197
      @jelkaopacic5197 11 месяцев назад

      What do you have to question about Air Serbia as a exotic airlines?
      The only thing you should question, in my opinion is your education, what kind of schools you went? It looks like that school you went and your education is very exotic, if you know, generally, what exotic is. Regards Super ice Man1!

  • @supercat380
    @supercat380 4 месяца назад +1

    Air Serbia is an very nice airline with polite crew and excellent service

  • @ericinzesky1077
    @ericinzesky1077 Год назад +4

    Bizarre but still a great flight, thanks a lot 🙂

  • @kentgordis7922
    @kentgordis7922 Год назад +11

    Hi Noel, Regarding Terminal 1 at JFK this was actually the first of the "new" terminals built at JFK, it was launched in 1998, which isn't that long ago but it has aged horrendously. One of the worst features is security which is in a completely inadequate space that quickly gets brutally crowded and overwhelmed. Also, if your plane is a larger widebody parking at gates 1 to 3, does requires a tug to tow into the gate and this can often lead to epic delays as the ground experience at JFK is usually quite chaotic. But the days of the current Terminal 1 are numbered as it will be replaced by a new, much larger facility that will encompass the current Termninal 2 (which is the oldest terminal at JFK still in operation).

  • @shawnbrady69
    @shawnbrady69 Год назад +3

    Noel, the best part of the video is to watch the majestic takeoff of the airplane. I highly recommend not speeding up that part.

    • @user-pw3tr1xg2x
      @user-pw3tr1xg2x Год назад +1

      Agreed. Speeding up the video and adding music is unusual for an Aviation channel.

  • @thekinginthenorth3222
    @thekinginthenorth3222 Год назад +3

    What was bizarre about it? Seemed rather average

  • @vibesix
    @vibesix Год назад +2

    When you booked your ticket was it a return ticket to US? It will ask agent to verify docs if your return segment was back to US.

  • @airfoxtrot2006
    @airfoxtrot2006 Год назад

    Great video Noel

  • @mlkirkl09
    @mlkirkl09 Год назад +2

    Love Big Bang Theory! Sheldon was hilarious!

  • @nwldevontonianwldta3231
    @nwldevontonianwldta3231 Год назад +2

    Are they doing a lot of building work at Belgrade Airport? Looks like it where you were walking outside the terminal.

  • @NozomuYume
    @NozomuYume Год назад

    The captions have them wanting to see your "Esther", which is funny in its own right.

  • @WhiteAngel14ProMax
    @WhiteAngel14ProMax Месяц назад

    When you said Lufthansa is terrible, i felt so Happy because you're right 👍🏻

  • @dogsbody77
    @dogsbody77 Год назад

    Just wondering on how you choose your seat. Friend flew to Bangkok with Thai. 777-300ER. So many different seat plans.

  • @stanleovart
    @stanleovart Год назад +5

    I assume we skipped loo review and skipped breakfast. By as Noel says, “nevermind” 😂

    • @miroslavmilosevic1040
      @miroslavmilosevic1040 Год назад

      i believe its because both loo's and breakfasts are more less standard on all wide bodies everywhere.

    • @stanleovart
      @stanleovart Год назад

      @@miroslavmilosevic1040 but he tries to do that always (almost)

    • @bane2886
      @bane2886 Год назад

      Noel testing pampers episode 🤣

  • @seven_hundred-seven_hundred
    @seven_hundred-seven_hundred Год назад

    Very nice. Thank you.

  • @KingOfTheSkies1
    @KingOfTheSkies1 Год назад +12

    Youre totally wrong on cabin crew in economy, theyre awesome! Flew with them a couple of times and always lovely

    • @markodojic
      @markodojic Год назад

      Agreed! Try flying Air Canada's economy and you will see what bizarre means. They just don't give a s***.

    • @N145PM
      @N145PM Год назад +1

      How could be be wrong? He SAW and HEARD it happening with his own eyes. Don't make a blanket statement like that about all their Economy crew being awesome .. clearly, they have a bunch who are not.

    • @sece5116
      @sece5116 Год назад +4

      @@N145PM It's very much possible that they were just conversing in Serbian and Serbian often sounds rude to foreigners... We talk normally but people think we're yelling at each other and fighting. Happens to me all the time.

  • @davidconley6267
    @davidconley6267 Год назад +10

    Ahhh, JFK. I worked for PanAm at the international terminal in the 80's. It was very clean all the time. Very different time back then. Most every airport and airline employees took their jobs seriously. Most every employee was friendly, helpful, and willing to smile. It was the norm. Even helping with asian flights luggage that used to be over a hundred pounds as PanAm was contracted for the ramp service with various asian airlines with no weight restrictions. The problem is with what NY has become as far as employees feeling they are inconvenienced by the travelers and the airports not holding a standard. The norm now is sterile service with an attitude. Jfk, Laguardia, and Newark are all the same, and it sucks. Never a pleasant airport experience. But let's face it, flying in, through and out of the US is just not fun. Flying middle east and south east Asia is an absolute joyous event.

    • @rais1953
      @rais1953 Год назад +1

      A member of my family visited the US twice some years ago. He was warmly welcomed at his destination and made many friends during his time there. But the grim officiousness of the immigration officials who on one of the visits actually made him miss his domestic connection, determined him never to go there again. None of his relatives and friends ever want to go there either.

    • @davidconley6267
      @davidconley6267 Год назад

      @@rais1953 Yeah, American airport officials like TSA and customs seem to hate their lives and hope to take it out on anyone they can. Wasn't always that way. We have a beautiful country with so much to see, but I don't know if the potential hassle is worth it anymore for foreigners. Hell, they are treating us citizens worse every year. The best treatment you get is by illegally crossing the border from Mexico. VIP treatment. So sad. Sorry they had to encounter problems. I apologize for my nation.

    • @rais1953
      @rais1953 Год назад

      @@davidconley6267 Beautiful country, we like the people but entering and leaving is a hassle. Better we meet on our soil, our immigration people are generally friendly.

    • @davidconley6267
      @davidconley6267 Год назад

      @@rais1953 What country?

    • @rais1953
      @rais1953 Год назад

      @@davidconley6267 Australia

  • @strachansdroneservices4870
    @strachansdroneservices4870 9 месяцев назад

    You should try to do what I do every month and fly out to an oilrig? I know may not be as easy as you think BUT we had the one show on our rig one time. Would be a very entertaining video :)

  • @eltinygarcia7358
    @eltinygarcia7358 Год назад +6

    What's Bizarre about this trip????