Flying The Most Dangerous Airline in the World? Kazakhstan's Former Blacklisted Airline SCAT Air!
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2019
- What's it like flying the most dangerous airline in the world? I took a flight with a former EU blacklisted airline called SCAT Airlines in Kazakhstan, and hilarity ensued!
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I am a mature adult i will not laugh at scat
Me 3 seconds later:
Sorry what does scat mean?
@@ezequielvillarreal4427 Poop, shit, weird porn
@@ezequielvillarreal4427 it means sting ray on Russian.
@@haaven1852 As a Kazakh person...I took that personally
@@haaven1852 I’m here again. Triggered stfu
You do know those delays were to sober the pilots up.
Lel
It seems as though more airline employees had to be sobered up. They kept putting people on the wrong flight. First time's a bit**; second time's even worse! The third time? Well, they got that wrong, too! Don't you just love the hilarious music Noel added to the mix?
😂😂😂😂
or they are recovering from diarrhea LOL
What an absolute shithole. Utter chaos.
Here in America the term Scat is very useful for this airline.
true
I believe Ed Asner was a devotee of the scat. Along with glass topped coffee tables.
Now how did I know that Captain Obvious would wander in and pick the low-hanging fruit? 🤦🏻♂️
@@unlokia awww thanks.......
It's as if he mentions that immediately
I just love the fact that someone might have been searching for 'SCAT' and found your vid lol.
I bet they would thinking "what is this load of crap"
@@ramblingrob4693 badum tsssss
@@ramblingrob4693 HA!
I found it when looking for "scat fly" which I thought was a species but I think I'm wrong since this came up.....
Who the hell comes up with such a name for an airline?! What kind of a name is this??!!
Its name is the contraction of Special Cargo Air Transport.
SCAT means go away.
There telling the passengers to SCAT. 😂😂😂
@@pieseldatches Actually SCAT means shit, I think it's quite appropriate for this blacklisted airline 😂
They are better known for transporting heavy scat (poop) since they don’t like emptying the toilet holding tanks
No wonder why it's blacklisted
You had it easy! - a jet on both flights! I used to fly regularly between Aktau, Atyrau and Uralsk and it was always very old twin turboprop AN24s.
Here's some of the stuff that went on:
The captain and co pilot are always the last to board the plane and the first to leave, because only they are allowed to operate the doors
On a particularly hot summer day in Aktau (>45 deg C) the port engine was overheating after startup and we had 2 failed attempts at take off. after the second attempt we went back to the stand and someone got a firehose out and hosed down the engine for 5 minutes until it was cool enough for us to take off .
On another hot summers day we were on approach to Atyrau and I noticed a (the) run way off to the right. We actually landed on a non tarred road alongside the runway because the runway was starting to melt with the heat.
When flying between Atyrau and Uralsk, the crew use a unique navigation system called FTR - or "Fly The River". Basically. the Ural river flows from Uralsk to Atyrau, and if the weather is clear, the crew navigate by following the river.
Finally, on SCAT AN24 flights, there is no requirement to switch off your mobile phone because the aircraft has no electronic equipment!
Bruce McPherson Brilliant 😂😂
insane
I'll be on the Scat ( Southern Sky) AN24 in 3 Weeks! UKK-KGF and DZN-KGF
Ok Ryanair you win this time... but only this time
Ryanair has a good safety record - no fatalitiies or crashes In nearly thirty Years of operating
Its not very good because its a low cost airline and for its price its good i think
@@user-ky6vw5up9m However, Ryanair landings are known for being very harsh. The times I've flown with them I've always had harsh landings.
In my opinion Delta was way worse
@@sillyrandomness683 stupid?
I flew with Scat Airlines from Astana to Shymkent last December. When we departed it was snowing, -21 degrees and there was a thick layer of ice on the wings. They did not even de-ice the plane before take-off! That was the first and last time I'll ever fly with Scat Airlines.
Bruuuhhhhh
My father boarded the Air Florida flight that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington DC but had left some papers behind so he de-boarded at the last minute which saved his life. Ice and snow build up on the wings brought the plane down.
That's why they call themselves Scat air, because they fill your pants with scat.
Fly by Air Astana)
@@ElectricityTaster scat bear
I love this, the 'Scatman' soundtrack and Borat references were a nice touch lmao
I guess it’s because he was popular and because of the airlines name
This video had no business being this funny
Borat is not funny especially for Kazakh people stfu
I always thought scat was some kind of weird porn. Turns out it’s an airline.
and a weird porn.
Scat also means poop
@@atomstarfireproductions8695 thank you for being so raw.
Who said it was weird~
Scat is a term for shit
I reckon when they incorporated, no one told them what "scat" means in english.
Thanks for making me google that 😂
Stfu
@Caligula Orgy who in the hell will think about what scat means on English so no stfu again
@Caligula Orgy oh by the way only 750k views
@@thegreatestdonut461 lmao why so mad
This video was honestly brilliant. Not a clue how I came across you but honestly you’re great
Electra Artemis I like your name
EET FUK Thank uuuuuuu 🌟
Airline Blacklisted from flying EU, using old planes, heard a plane crashed before boarding...
*checkin desk*
“I’ll give you the emergency exit”
fuckkkkkk I’m gonna die 🤣
MADMANB68 yup
MADMANB68 gtfo! 🤣😂😭😭😂🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Landings in the CRJ200 are typically pretty hard. They have a pretty high landing speed and the aerodynamics of a brick.
Boy, are you right there! They are known to be bumpy planes, too. I'm not a fan of them.
luckily my airline uses airbus. pretty smooth landings. i love em
I recently came back home in a CRJ200 and the landing was smoother than I expected. It was still slightly bumpy, but I was happy with it.
Who gives a fuck if a plane lands on the ground it lands on the ground. “Ooohhh this plane lands on the ground smoother, it’s so much better” who gives a fuck?
Jockuptown nah you’ll just bitches and want more and more and more just be happy the damn plane lands
That second leg brought back memories of flying Peruvian Airlines three years ago, from Pucallpa to Iquitos in a Boeing 737-200, so even older. And it showed! This aircraft had the old "eyebrow" windows above the cockpit! Ceiling panels in the cabin were only partly attached. Delightful haha.
To top it all off the thunderstorms had started so the whole experience was garnished with the worst turbulence I've seen to date. Needless to say landing safely was a huge relief!
Martin Sibbe When in Peru avoid low cost national airlines such as Peruvian Airlines and Star Peru (the old planes plus difficult weather conditions here makes them a no no choice), instead opt for LATAM and Avianca for a better, yet not perfect service :) you were even lucky your flight wasn’t cancelled, it is a pretty commony situation happening with these low cost airlines
Pierina Fiestas oh what rubbish! What’s the chance of one of these crashing? They don’t crash everyday and the chances of a bloody planet crashing is small.. even if it’s a “unsafe” airline
The delay was due to engineers patching up a fuel leak. I also noticed one of the wings missing some rivets. Its on their to-do list.
By Ryanair standards, the landing was pretty smooth!
Hahahaha true
I’ve flown with Ryanair many times, and most of their landings aren’t that bad.
HBTM _ Ryanair is shit I flew with them once and when we took off the pilot did a barrel roll
@AK Media r/thatdefinitelyhappend
I flew Ryanair a few years ago, it wasn’t really that bad! It’s kinda like get what you paid for situation 😂😂😂
Plane land, great success!
Smash down 🤣
Do you know Korky Buchek?
the fact that the video was uploaded means he was safe haha
Wawaweewa
A good landing is when you walk away from the plane.
*_A great landing is when the plane can still fly again_*
The most dangerous thing about these flights is the fact that you can get on the totally wrong plane by accident, and not know until you've landed.
I’ve flown many times on SCAT and never faced such situations
@@TheMrMURS same
impossible
I love how he knowingly tossed his monetization in the trash just to play Scatman John
it's worth it....
And actually, at least in México, he did not got demonetized lmao
I regularly flew SCAT between Uralsk and Atyrau. In winter. At -40 centigrade! In about 2003 I took my Kazakh wife with me on the flight. When she saw the state of the plane inside she actually started to cry. It was a twin prop and I would say it was from the 70s or early 80s. As we taxied down the runway she actually prayed to Allah (Kazakh's are notionally Muslim). We got there in one piece, as we always did.
Those were the days!
Ahh, great fun was had by all! LOL
I flew Dushanbe to Almaty on SCAT in 2009. It was an Antonov 24 turboprop. That type was banned in Angola at the time because of frequent crashes. That plane was definitely older than an 80s plane.
Not very nice! *Sad wowowewa noises*
@@gordoncumming3441 When an African nation bans an aircraft type, you know it’s sketchy
@@ILoveQazaqstan Dushanbe is a part of what i guess used to be the soviet union, now capital of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. If you've ever seen Spies like Us it's in there.
I’m a gate agent at ABZ and it’s actually scary how much mistakes the gate agent made and how much confusion there was at that gate!
I've been binge watching your videos and this one has to be my favourite so far. With how standardized flying has become internationally, you never get to see experiences like this (and for good reason I guess 😅). Thank you for sharing this wonderful journey with us.
Spent 3 years teaching in Kazakhstan. Many of the international staff had no airline choice other than Scat. I opted for the train. Thinking of trains, have you used any trains in Kazakhstan? I loved them. Why not take a ship across the Caspian, Baku to Aktau, and then take a long distance train east. You could make a whole series out of the journey.
I think we all know why you chose the emergency exit seat...
Well he announced it a number of times
How did you end up here?
You have to fly with Air Koryo 😂😂
I flew Air Koryo from Beijing to Pyongyang on the good ol' Tupolev. Was nowhere near as bad as I thought.
Air Koryo has never had an air accident, so...
Skinner
So what’s your point? They don’t have to have an accident to be terrible
Skinner in some time in 1980 russians shooted a missile to air koryo plane.
@@juhokarkkunen2954 no that was a South Korean airliner. However Air Koryo is indeed terrible. Also for the crew who work for slave wages. Gotta love communism huh?
7:54 Looks like a scene from Air Crash Investigation
Meow's Aviation ikr
I can literally hear the ACI music playing now
I'm a private pilot based in Cheshire and I recently found your channel! Slowly working my way through your videos. Thoroughly enjoying them so far!
5:56 HAHAHAH the Borat reference, cracked me up.
22:28 was also a borat reference
0:16 "number 4 airline in Kazakhstan"
0:38 "very niiice"
0:56 "high five"
12:23 always loved these cuts
When I lived in Kazakhstan, me and my family avoided everything but Air Astana. No SCAT, Bek Air, Qazaq Air, none of that. Which is a shame because I really wanted to fly a 737-300.
I have flown with Qazaq Air and they were really good. Modern aircraft, a professional crew, and they offer comfort all at a low price.
Curious, is Air Astana now Air Nur-Sultan because of the name change of the capital?
I actually try to avoid air astana where possible. Not domestically, because the only other option is usually scat, and I only have one life. But internationally, even where air astana flies direct to European destinations, I usually go through Istanbul, Dubai, or Warsaw. It is cheaper, and I don't line the pockets of the owners of air astana by flying with them. Two birds, one stone.
FlightFilms I know right
@@joaquimsworld no still air astana
I'm a American and I flew on several Uzbekistan Airlines flights when, I lived in Karshi... obviously, I'm still alive and well. Oh by the way, I love all the people of that region!
Yes! I flew SCAT from Astana to Aktau back in 2012. Was sorely disappointed my company didn’t buy a ticket with Air Astana. All of the furniture in the plane was Air France branded and ash trays at the seats. I remember the wings were filthy as well. Smooth flight, though.
That airport is strange 😂😂😂 a dog running in the airfield! Loved that video 😂👏🏻👍🏻
Carroll Planespotting that's Crazy
Michael Chamberlain ikr!
airport is weird but it’s to scare away the birds ;)
Екатерина Шенгелия okay! Still weird though! 😂
Wonder Dog
I watch a few airline report videos and yours are always a joy. A lot of the others are big on showing what first and business class is like, which is fine since I will never be able to afford to fly like that. Yours are more adventurous showing us some airlines that we hope to never have to fly. It's always interesting and fun to see what it's like plus informative if we ever find ourselves in the position to have to use their services. This was a great video and I'm glad you made it through unscathed. Keep up the good work!!
This was one of the most entertaining reviews I’d ever seen throughout! Hilarious.
9:06 That landing at the stopover, SOMEONE APPLAUDED THAT
By far the most interesting trip report I’ve ever watched. Especially the confusion at the boarding gate and the dog being chased at the side of the tarmac. And that 737 had definitely seen better days.
I absolutely love following you around in your travels! Cheers!
The Borat references and themes were brilliant...my favorite video of yours yet...very nice! Also, the airport scenes in Aktau goes to show that there is always a little truth behind every parody.
Wow, your vlogs are soooooo good, all the best man, safe flights in future.. greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina!!
Excellent report, really different from the standard major carrier trip reports!
Hysterically funny video - loved the boarding pass scanning process and the inflight cake called "boom". LOL
Bravo! Reminds me of when I took a "local train" in east europe in 1994. Slept outside. Had my shoes stolen off my backpack. This video was very fun!
Wow Noel, no idea how you kept your cool on that one! Unbelievable!
Although the thing that caught my eye was the MALEV Hungarian Airlines liveried CRJ at the end! Wow!
i fly in and out of some african states a fair amount, mostly egypt, but also some others. iv'e been on my fair share of dodgy airlines, by virtue of my passport showing im of an English speaking country, upon check in i almost always get the exit seat. and they told me it's because the instructions are in English so they usually assign those seats to english speakers where possible. and even sometimes if the plane isn't full it's those seats that will be left empty in the even there are not enough english speakers to fill them.
This sounds like a fun airline you never know where your going
Could be Astana, could be kingdom come.
Ru k maybe narnia who knows?
Could be 6 feet under
or if you're ever gonna see your loved ones ever again.
I wish more airlines would start doing that. Just put the two dozen or so passengers first in line on random flights and only then start scanning the boarding passes.
Air travel would be a lot more fun.
I love how you play Scatman in the back. Such a good song
Saw this mentioned in your Twitter Q&A and now watching.. hugely entertaining! Probably a real nightmare for you at the time but so funny in places!
Your trip reports are really different and entertaining. :) Subscribed.
1:10 You fly with possibly one of the most dodgy airlines in the world, then the nice lady doing your check-in says
" I give you emergency - you have emergency" ...WTF ! ... "high 5" Brother Borat be proud of you haha !
oh my god, best trip ever. this was so fun to watch.
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This airline was involved (not too long ago) in a terrible air accident with (I believe) an Indian plane (yes, they crashed in the air). That's why Kazakhstan Airlines was/is black listed.
Thank you for keeping the music to a minimum. Also, I love hearing those jet sounds in stereo! Way to go, and thank you so much for uploading these. Finally, would you pretty please upload some of these complete videos to RUclips? You can also go live on RUclips without having to worry about limited time. It would simplify things so much, because you have so many subscribers here on YT who really appreciate what you do. Thank you so much.
I flew Mid Pacific air back in the 80's from Big island of Hawaii to Honolulu. Gas prop engines converted cargo planes with lawn chairs screwed to the floor for passengers. Square windows. The one stewardess gave us peanuts, no drink. Engines belched black smoke. You couldn't hear yourself think the engine noise was so loud. But we got to Honolulu!
Noel, I recently went for a walk by the Boeing narrow body plant in Renton and saw 1 or 2 SCAT 737 Max planes that had recently rolled off the line. Thanks to you, I knew who they were!!!!!
BTW. I also saw 2 Ural and 3 or 4 S7 planes so it looks like that part of the world is getting quite a few new aircraft.
The more I watch your videos, The more I realise you are a very brave man indeed... Bravo!
I fly SCAT regularly as I live in Shymkent, Kazakhstan and as yet (touch wood) haven't had a bad experience with them but I know plenty of people that have!
your bonkers for even contemplating getting on board mate
He has to take one for the team in order to make interesting videos.
The last touchdown music was everything !!!
Dude, I would normally I wouldn't watch these kinds of Videos but your HALARIOUS and what you go through deserves the US congressional Medal of Honor.... RUclips couldn't pay me enough to make me do half of what you do !! Keep them coming
Thanks for the Georgian wine tip. Enjoy your vids fella. You’ve a rather serene way of talking. I shall be showing my flight fearing wife a video before our next trip. Perhaps not the Scat one though 😄
Poor Aircraft goes from Air New Zealand to SCAT 😂😂
markweatherley98 I thought it went from germanwings to scat
Next it's SCRAPPED
@@danielbastien5717 the second aircraft in the video
@@bohemoth1 OHH CRAP...LOL
Which aircraft aircraft was it that was in air New Zealand’s fleet?
Not sure how I got to this video, but I watched the whole thing. I like your voice and delivery and will watch others.
This is your Captain Mike Litoris and First Officer Peter Gazinya, please enjoy the flight! We're hoping engine #2 doesn't act up again, but if it does , don't be alarmed and just read the crash brochure!
The name, SCAT, should be a warning in itself...
yes...... sit on the toilet with diarrhea from their food and enter turbulences and you´ll know where the airline´s name comes from.... :-)
Hey, don't dump on SCAT. It's _kaviar_ service for a hamburger price.
In Kazakhstan, "Scat" actually means "Stingray"
In Slovenian is spelt skat but the meaning is the same.
In-Gray airlines
In English it means shit, so which is really worse?
Same in Russian
The Plane Lover11 ya
This was a really enjoyable video to watch, thanks for posting it.
Thank you sir that you Travel so much. It is so fun to see all kinds of contrys/airports please make grate videos like you do:)
They had one incident resulting in loss of life. Isn't too bad compared to many other reputable airlines.
But look at the circumstances lol
What happened?
No one knows how it crashed. The consensus is bad weather, but no one knows. Creepy, huh?
I would imagine it would depend on whose life it was that was lost. Plus, it seems the bigger problem is who gets put on the incorrect flight.
Would have been nice to see the flight crew smile.
It’s amazing maybe more than half on the flight won’t have known about Scat airs history
honestly, this video kind of made my day. Seriously!
Yes I giggled like a dingdong when Scatman started playing :D
Great trip report. I can’t believe there was so much confusion at the departures gate.
Ikr? Never thought something like that could happen in an airport
That was funny that you nearly got told of for taking photos, nice video 👍
One of the best and funniest flight videos I’ve watched
The dog chase was the best part of this plane ride. I literally could not stop laughing 😂
We flew into Houston, ten days after the crash, coming in from Orlando, pretty much right over the crash sight.
The funniest trip report I've seen! Glad you're here to tell the story...
"The lounge is pretty comfortable and a nice place to spend a few hours ahead of the upcoming ordeal"
"Special Cargo"
Is that their code word for passengers?
I wouldn't be surprised, we used to call sky divers meat bombs when I flew for a jump zone.
Really appreciate your trip reports lately ... a lot of niche airlines 😃👍🏻
4:01 how coincidential is that! R.I.P those on the plane.
Pretty sure the 767 referenced was the Amazon Prime flown by Giant Air.
It was a cargo plane only the pilots were onboard
@@sebby324 Just because there was just pilots, he/she is still allowed to say "RIP".
When you don't want a cat bothering you, say "scat"! What a hilarious video. Enjoyed it so much in Wuhan quarantine. Cheers! Enjoyed it as much as I did seeing your family and well-behaved children on that FC trip you took back to Heathrow. God bless!
The people at the airport look moooody as!
I think they are like Russian. Not in their culture to smile.
Lien Bijs being nice and polite is not a culture
@@thomasfy4 I think that they think they are polite but I think I would get depressed to be there with all the not happy faces around me. I know that smiling to strangers is concidered as stupid and in a lot of cultures people will make their face also very serious for a picture.
I came to find this comment. It's so frustrating to see airline staff like this!
In most parts Europe, mainly the northern and eastern parts, as well as many parts of Central Asia, it is considered weird to smile unless you have something to smile about. Walking around with a smile on your face all the time is seen as fake. I am Danish, and it is the same here. Yankees always think we are grumpy xD
This was the most hilarious flight review video I’ve ever watched 😂 Well done 👍🏻
you insane man, but i am happy you did it so we now now what not to do and who to fly with. nice video, funny as hell to, keep it up
Wonderful video! This 737 flew in Webjet of Brazil, these green seats were placed by Webjet when it received this plane in 2009. Webjet was a low-cost/low-fare airline that was acquired by Gol in 2012. ;)
23:31 That's a great place to store your jacket lol!
"First out if anything happens" is only a good thing when you're not thousands of meters in the air
Loved watching this. You were brave to fly with scat.
Hi Noel. I will admit to getting hooked on your excellent videos. Tell me what is your business that takes you all around the globe in such an interesting manner or are the videos themselves the business. Just being curious. On now to watch the next one to see how you manage to book a flight onwards. Tim
That terminal building that opened in 2017 looks very similar the the terminal building I use to visit in 2013-2017
I had the Benny Hill chase music playing in my head throughout this video. Nightmare upon nightmare and things you couldn't make up if you tried.
At least no one can doubt your dedication
Wow, you flew into the city in which I live :). (Aktau)
Салем достым!
@@noelphilips how do you like our modest airport? (friend will be "досым")
Nice, interesting video. Awesome Ali G show references.
Ultralike.
24:08 Noel after fly by most dangerous airline: see you next time!
Me: yeah, i hope too
They should change there name to sket airlines
Sniping Sunday the deep thing is noone in the comments gets this😂
No to scat airlines
It’s another word for shit
no scat is way better lol
i know@@thomasyouil4504
5:34 "The window was rather predictably very scratched indeed." - Yes, obviously from all previous passengers, because a sudden feeling of impending doom had made them realise that they had made a terrible mistake, therefore they were trying to escape any way they could.
The Borat references were awesome! Great job as usual, Noel.
I have flown with SCAT loads, as i live and work in Kazakhstan. I think they have improved a lot and invested in a New fleet. As far as i know they are allowed to opperate in Europe now.