Flying The World’s Oldest B777 - United B777 A Model
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2020
- I was flying Chicago to Denver on a United B777. Before my flight, I met up with my United friend Mike Hanna, who heads up United’s Chicago hub operations. He gave me a tour and showed me around the new measures being taken to make travel cleaner and safer, such as social distancing at the terminal and lounge, temperature checks for all employees, installing of glass shields at check in and the electrostatic spray cleaning of the terminal and inside the plane. He also showed me a HEPA filter and explained how the air filtration system works inside the plane.
Then I flew on the World’s oldest active B777, N774UA, an original Boeing 777-200 A model from Chicago to Denver. The plane was 26.0 years old, line number 002 from Boeing. During my flight I met up with fellow passengers, pilots and cabin crew to see what’s changed in air travel. I documented the new boarding procedures, the change in food and beverages being served onboard and everything else. I talked to several passengers about how they feel about flying during this pandemic.
It is hard to say whether air travel is safe during pandemic as the virus is invisible. Just about any activity has risk. This video is about to document what airlines has been doing on regular basis and what my flight is like in the current climate. It is not endorsing or recommend flying is safe. United currently do not have social distancing onboard their planes but said they will alert passengers if the flight is more than 70% for options.
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Have a great weekend friends.
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Well at least this pandemic left something good for air travel, they finally clean the planes and the airports.
It's not free. How would you feel about paying an extra $8 every time you walk into an airport? I'll bet I'm not far off the mark.
They were already cleaning *plenty.* Every time I've ever gone to an airport (except late hours) I have always constantly seen cleaning people working. The difference is that they're taking it to a greater level now, and it's bound to be painfully expensive.
My aunt is a flight attendant for United. She told me about how the airplane hasn't been this clean ever. She literally said "what have I been flying in for so long".
Bill Woo a whole $8 for a clean airport and plane? Outrageous!
@@davebo1116 Per person. Bring your family of 5 to the lobby to meet Grandpa, 40 bucks. That's just a guess.
Smartass. You know G.D. well that the costs will be tremendous, regardless of how the payment is made. You know that prices will rise everywhere. Not just air tickets. Concessions, amenities, parking, EVERYTHING.
I bet everytime you pay $10 per day for airport parking "911 fee" or $10 per day "911 fee" on your rental car that you say "$10? Pooey. They're keeping me safe."
Smartass.
OMG! I just fainted! So true!
It is impressive to see how all the airline's employees put their heart and soul into bringing the hygiene measures to an absolutely top level. Hats off!!! Thank you Sam for the amazing video!
@Amsterdamnster Kush There is no guarantee for life. But a positive attitude makes a big difference.
@Amsterdamnster Kush
In the US they have some 5 million covid cases, 162k deaths. All they are refusing to wear masks. They have no plan and now they are behind. The netherlands have 57k cases, 6k deaths. They are wearing masks. They have a plan and they are ahead. Germany has 200k cases, some 9k deaths, they are wearing masks and have a plan, they are ahead.
Masks offer some protection enough to keep asymptomatic carriers of this virus to spread it further. Pointless? Then fine. Go out without protection and get infected. Is this your plan?
Airline, airport, TSA, concession and everyone that works at the airprts know how important it is - like our jobs depend on it. All of the airlines and all airports are putting forth a 100% effort to keep flying safe.
Amsterdamnster Kush yes, the virus will stop at the plexiglass panels, and masks do work.
@@Canleaf08 Actually the Dutch are not. The Dutch government has officially advised people that masks are not required as the scientific evidence DOES NOT support their use. The Dutch are not the only ones showing some sanity, Denmark, Finland and Iceland also do not recommend masks.
My wife is United 1K and we both fly regularly. We WILL NOT fly by choice until this unscientific, dangerous mask wearing madness is revoked. Next week we drive from Texas to Virginia to visit friends. Previously we would have flow United first, paid for from our own pockets, so United have lost at least $1.3k in revenue from us this month.
This guy never fails entertain me I swear
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Ikr
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SHASHANK GUPTA tf
@@CloudSnout 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 exactly what I was thinking,weird comment!
Thank you, Sam, for always being positive about United! I love being a Flight Attendant and some day I would love to have you as a guest on one of my flights!!!
I’m not always positive about United but the people are fantastic even everyone brave through such hard times. I think United should have less upgrade processed to allow more room in First Class
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13:14 Beautiful shot, with the parallel take-off and landing!
My Dad retired from UAL LAXFO with 38 years and 10 months of service. This is one of your videos I wish I could share with him. He would be proud to see his company adapting to the needs of the times. Thank you for yet another great video.
Wisdom from your co-passenger is top notch.
As someone belonging to the aviation fraternity myself, it's emotional to see things slowly trying to get back to normal in terms of flying... hope we see the good old days...a very nice video indeed as usual..
Denver is a really Great airport. a dream for avgeeks. SO MANY RUNWAYS
Love Denver. Very pleasant transit as always
Same with Chicago. I remember when I had to pass through I remember thinking how many darn runways does an airport need.🤣 And the odd thing was they seemed to be using all of them all at once.
As someone who lives in denver, I can agree.
Yes, last time I was in Denver was January 2016 for transit to OAK. Nice huge & new airport.
Like many other airports... Denver layout is not that great though
Honestly, Sam Chui has one of the FRIENDLIEST fan community I've ever seen. Well done Sam!
Amazing video yet again! Late this time! Can't wait to fly again! Also forgot to mention in the previous video, you got a nice haircut! Additionally, RIP to all the people perished in IX 1344 accident!
Sam Chui is of course the best! did a plane crash?
Listen to the flight attendant, start from 17:17 , it represent my feeling right now, oh, how I miss travelling, flying.
#GodBlessYouAll
When I think of a 777 I still think of a 'new' plane.
Even if it had it's first flight in 1994.
The irony is, A380 had it's first flight in 2005 and still believed to be older than 777s! 😫😥
It makes me feel old. When I was flying constantly in the mid 70’s though the mid 90’s, the 777 was just going from a concept to being introduced. And now it is considered obsolete? Yikes!
Me too. Hard to believe it’s been 26 years!
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@@shashankgupta7292 shashank beta masti nahi
26 years old the oldest Boeing 777-200 and still flying well without a single accident. Owned by United since 1995 and got a remarkable outstanding safety record.
I understand United got that plane for nothing. Boeing needed it as a testing platform.
Sam- thank you for still giving us great content in these crazy times!
I never thought I’d see you fly the 777-200 with a 2-4-2 configuration!
well this config exist before COVID, it is less than ideal in the middle seats for sure. United doesn't block seats in middle.
Sam Chui One time I was on that same plane, I really like unique layout! It just isn’t a good time to use the middle seats during this time. These planes can’t serve the long international routes, so they use them domestically, I really like these birds!❤️
BA Club World also have it, Pre-UA 772s all got 2-4-2 while Pre-CO have 2-2-2 Parallel Diamond
Rui Liang I forgot about BA!
They do have a 2-4-2
“45 years of service with united”
*”i bought a sandwich”*
These planes are part of history now
This plane should be kept in a museum instead of being scrapped in an airplane graveyard
These show how much air travel has evolved over time
I would love to sit in this plane at least once
That guy deserves a raise. Excellent salesmen.
The Business Class configuration is crazy on this 777, but it’s still better than most inter European Business Classes.
To be fair, this is United’s domestic configuration on the 777, which usually don’t serve long-haul flights. The internationally-configured 777s with these seats are being retrofitted with Polaris
First Class Flyer yes, I was referring to the 777s that United use for domestic routes. That’s why I compared it to Euro biz cabins
inter European flights use a320's, 737 type planes and I admit buiseness class has the exact same seating as economy on most European companies.
But to be fair those are very much smaller planes than the 777.
notproplayer 3 most domestic flights in the US are on narrow body planes and they still have much nicer premium cabins
@@nycflyertravel yes, in your original comment you were talking about the seating arrangements in the 777 so I supposed your were comparing directly to inter European flights.
While I have never been in the US, I do agree seeing pictures that the inter European buiseness class looks pretty shit in comparison (well, they look non existent), but the economy looks pretty much the same in Europe and in the US.
Though I don't think buiseness looks as if it matters that much in Europe, most flights are very short haul routes that are 1h-2h.
But yeah, I don't think I recall ever seeing a special buiseness class layout in any (European) flight I've took.
13:15
I love how while the oldest triple 7 in the world is takes off, the new b787 in the background is landing
You risk your life to make videos for us .
Huge thankyou to you to keep us updated 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Love these Videos, 777 is up there with my favourites!
Amazing, the takeoff was at the exact same moment another was landing - Ohare is impressive
Beautiful shot indeed!
All it took was one case for us to shut down an entire city. The West didn’t do that and look what happened. When we reopen our borders, I hope you revisit our capital
" it's sick , it's piss " - Jason Genova
Dear supreme leader, what is the condition of case#1 now?
U are not Kim Jon Un are u?
yeah, tottaly!
Virus in north korea
Great video, Sam! Extremely informative.
Although Covid makes travel complicated, it seems the airlines are doing a phenomenal job of making it work. Thank you for bringing this.
I took a domestic flight from ORD to MCO on United's 6th oldest 777 back in March, and man, these wide body planes are really somethin' on short flights! So cool to see you at my home airport of ORD!
I hate this stupid virus I wish it was over, and all the 4 engined aircraft are going :c
747 freight dog here. We ain’t going anywhere! Air freight is booming. If you wanna see the quad gods in action best place to plane spot is ANC.
Ya was booked on a trip with 4 a380s first class yyz to nrt cancelled 1.5 weeks b4 flight sooo disappointed waa a first in 1st with emirates
@@SolomonSamson747 Air Freight is going to have a giant Uptick.
With the pandemic having accelerated the decline of passenger quadjets, I fully agree. What's also bad is that only the Boeing 747 will be seen flying as a freighter; not the Airbus A340 and A380, sadly. I wonder what's going on with the Ilyushin Il-96, though.
Thank you from all of us at United, Sam. You're awesome!!
I like the background music but LOVE the sound of the engines spooling up during takeoff, so thanks for letting us hear them!
I was in the same 777 last year. It flew to Honolulu.
best vloger ever💞
Right
I always come back for more and more,you make everything so exciting 😍❤
this is an awesome video. clean and clear
Can i get a heart plss.plsss.i am a big fan of planes and wanna become a pilot.i watch it vids daily
Take a shot of every time he says Sam! And you'd be very drunk...
Thanks Sam for showing everyone safety measure airlines are taking.
Thanks.Learnt many things . Great creation !
10:10 "The engines are overpowered..."
No such thing 😆. [Insert Clarkson "POWERRRRR!!"]
can never have too much power. the size of the 777 engines are so massive compared to the other Aircraft. so can see where the pilot was coming from.
Doesn't the United 777-200ER come with Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines that produces 90,000 pounds of thrust each?
SAM, Welcome back & Thanks for sharing insights to a safe & healthy flight.
Kudos to United! They really have stepped up to the CoVid Challenge.
We are all UNITED in flying safe & healthy as well as reconnecting again! #WWG1WGA
Thank you for his warmhearted comment 👍
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#WWG1WGA
What a cool sight of the A320 landing as you take off!
Another great video, thanks
Was the female flight attendant Kathy Bates? Wow, her voice and eyes sound and look just like the actress! Great vlog. Thanks
I wish this was all being done beforehand. A lot of this feels like common sense
Hi, Sam! I have seen all your videos for one year and I´ve enjoyed them a lot. Congratulations! Good quality and exciting videos.
Thanx for the great content Sam! 👍
Be careful and stay safe!
He was wearing a mask everywhere except the cockpit - I wonder why
Sam: socially distant at boarding gates
Sam: proceeds to get close to other people right in their face
Exactly. Sam is a closer talker. And then he is still close talking with the mask removed. Smh.
I agree in hindsight I should be wearing one. However for pilots operating in cockpit they don’t need to wear mask for communication reasons.
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There is no risk from cov19....
Pray for kerala in India(plane accident) , 😭😭😭
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Yes not good, prayers to all passengers, family, and loved ones. Very sad 😢
Om shanti 🙏
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Great video Sam! Really appreciate it!
Thx for showing us the flights during covid, can't wait to travel again
I swear the guy he met in the airport is Jeff bazos in disguise
That was very akward when Sam try to click with the guy but he doesnt click back.
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING LOLOL
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Damn you’re all fast
@@talal-alqahtani no, I said fast on purpose
@@talal-alqahtani oh ok lol
@@talal-alqahtani but are u sure it was a joke??
@@talal-alqahtani -_-
wow, this is amazing
Finally! We know how old is Sam.
The fact he's the same age as me... I never thought
Whoa
Sam, I absolutely love all your content, but I was a bit disturbed when you (chatting with the man you were sat next to explaining about his pilot dad)with your masks down (which I know is allowed for eating)you got right in his personal soace turning your head. You might have passed a temp check, but please bear in mind younger people like us don't necessarily get ill. Love you Sam :)
I like that guy. Most understanding guy I have ever heard.
Very good to see you flying again...and to show your viewers how in today's covid era the way airlines have changed procedures and to give us a heads up on what to expect on our next flight some day, thank you sam!
Took a pandemic for an airplane to serve full cans of pop
Not entirely true. Some airlines have been doing it for as long as I can remember. I recall many years ago having a soda can explode all over me when I opened it mid flight.
2 meters doesn’t help. What I recommend is 20 meters just to be safe
great to see you flying again Sam!!! looking forward to your new video's.. cant wait to be able to fly out of Melbourne again and see the world! take care and safe flying.
Thank you Sam. Your videos give me hope that tomorrow is going to be OK.
sam chui if i would get heart from you and you would reply that wold mean the world
Love from a avgeek
FIRE SQUAD he may not
@@27852 i know but you never know
@@22kwasi Why do you care?
@@ohmygodaxel because im a fan and he harted my comment
he hearted my comment
I am wondering how much this crisis is going to make our tickets more expensive.
The ticket price are driven by supply and demand. Right now international travel are quite restricted which had a skew in pricing. In longer term if we all back to travel airline may not have enough supply so there is a change of price hike.
@@SamChui True. With being said, eventually people will return flying. During this season airports should be packed, but they aren't so airlines would have to cover their loss once traffic returns to normal. That is regardless of the supply they can generate.
I saw a buissneses class ticket from Tokyo to Paris for $2,000
@@zupa5637 That's not bad. But again, we're still on the crisis. I am wondering what is going to happen once we quit the situation, or at least the normal traffic returns to the airport. Then the real test would come.
Airlines can't survive if 50% of their most vital revenue is nullified by government forbidding them to fill up planes. Those full planes pay all the bills, and make everything else possible with an airline. But unless they are nationalized (the most devastating outcome, but very possible, and the government subsidizes them like a Communist country), the prices are going to have to soar.
Yes, that's supply and demand. When the supply is forced downward by 50%, prices soar. Unless the government [further] interferes.
Access All Areas again Sam...well done mate...great video as always !!
Everyone is so happy 😁🤣 I love it
0:38 I brought a sandwich!
Sounded like a NPC from a videogame😂
Uh-oh purser brings his own food on board? Doesn't eat airplane food?
Me too!!
13:15 Did we just saw a Plane landing XD
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i totally enjoyed this report....thanks as usual love your videos sam...hope to meet you one day!
Love ❤️ United airlines ! Thanks Sam for sharing ‘this and all videos !! Captains is intelligent ; can’t wait until this pandemic goes away and we all live our normal life’s ! God bless you all .....
Oh hope that COVID 19 vaccine will be done soon and air travel will be fun again
There won't be a vaccine
It’s not as bad as people make it out to be ye it’s bad but look at Japan and Sweden they pretty much got it under control if people here weren’t so stupid we wouldn’t have this many cases and deaths
@@ScaryAppul-114 true
There might be a vaccine
Im in china and I went on 2 flights during the outbrake
Love how the pilots could care less about a mask 😂
Pilot do not need to wear mask on flight deck for communication reason, however I should wear one when visit them.
@@hermicruz9937 what??
Thanks for your sharing 👍
Really impressed by all the people who contributes so much to aviation! Incredible jobs in such a hard time. Also really happy to see that air travel is coming back. What an impressive and inspiring video, Sam! Thumbs up!!!
The only thing this virus brought is just more work for the flight attendants lol
what's the point wearing masks when everybody takes them off mid flight to eat & drink...
Eradicator 44, are you going to ban eating and drinking?
just makes people feel good, its a load of shit. Its voluntary in Australia while flying and from my experience so far only a hand full wear them
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The rules aren’t meant to make sense.
Best aviation youtuber in the world
Sam, thanks for sharing your experience!
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Keep it up sam... U are so brave flying in plane in covid pandemic... May god bless u... The aeroplane was impressive... Hats off to u
Great video Sam, enjoyed it, I like your knowledge and access to people in the aviation industry, esp in these times. Anyway keep up the great work !!.
I cringe every time I see someone touch their mask with gloved hands.
Close your eyes then
@@omar90s91 🤣🤣😂
This is the most terrifying video you have ever produced. So many masks down during flight. No thanks!
Michael Peterson, LCSW hi Michael! This is allowed during eating time for most airlines, but I’d rather not, cheers!
Seeing passengers talking with their mask down, taking time enjoying their food and drink, is not reassuring that people are serious in minimizing risk of infection. Also taken aback to see crews using their hand to grap the front of the mask on their face. More training and safeguard are needed to convince people to fly.
So enjoyable, amazing the ‘old ‘ 777 and thanks Sam for the insight! No air travel between Tasmania and Melbourne at the moment, so enjoyed the ride.
Great video. This helped to restore my faith in the airline industry. I'd love to see you critique all major airlines. Good job!!
You are too close to people when you speak / in the cockpit in particular you have no mask …/ …etc etc … why Sam ?
This lounge is awesome I was able to visit this lounge before my Cancun trip on a 737-800
Thanks for flying to my home state! Glad you are back at it.
beautiful flight
Love United Airlines! They're My Most Favorite Airline!
Happy to see you travel after a long period Sam !!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I love the takeoff when another United was touching down....
Even the wheels matching, one landed and the other taking off
Great work sir
I am from Kazakhstan, have visited Chicago last year, miss those times!
Flying 10 man Cessna 420 from Chicago to St. Louis was such a nice experience for avgeek!
I'm watching this video while currently flying AA (a321) Charlotte, NC to San Diego, CA. This video has just made me so happy!! Thanks Sam! Good to be back in the Skies!
this was a great video !
Awesome Video!
I am glad you are safe. Please continue to travel safely.