VOLOTEA: What's it like flying Spain’s quirky cheap airline?
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2019
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Date of Travel: MARCH 2019
Airline: Volotea
Livery: Volotea standard
Route: VCE-ATH
Aircraft: Boeing 717-200
Flight Number: V7 1490
Miles: 763
Airborne time: 1h46m
Notes: Cost £52 one way all-in
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Have you ever flown the 717? They’re a rare find now in Europe, although Delta in the USA have a whole ton of them!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend! 👍🏻👍🏻
Qantas link use them for regional flights here in Aus.
Been on a couple here in Aus on QantasLink... their cabins have been upgraded, and look much fresher than those Volotea use.
I have flown several internal flights in Australia in Boeing B717s. They are operated by Cobham Aviation on behalf of QantasLink. Very nice flights every time.
Have flown it several times with Delta, I believe delta will be replacing then with Airbus A220’s
Flown the 717 numerous times with Hawaiian Airlines. They’re used for their inter-Island service.
Excellent report Paul! Really enjoyed your take on an aircraft which isn’t seen too often now.
oh hello there. loving your videos!
Love your vids!
Oh HI! Love your vids DJ
Dj's Aviation Cheers DJ!
Very good report wasn’t it
I had to interrupt my viewing of your video to say well done for speaking out about 'haters'. As you say ... they're best ignored.
Indeed. A hater ultimately only wants to be heard.
I so agree with you!!.
I get bullied and it is good but simple advice
This channel is genuinely one of my favourite there's such a vintage RUclips value to it
Agreed. Got pulled in not long ago and have been catching up ever since. Great videos to watch, very well put together and very informative. Best travel channel there is hands down.
I am flying Volotea from Naples to Cagliari. Would have preferred EasyJet but they leave very late at night. I screwed up. I bought an a la carte ticket as I am not used to their system and should have bought the "package." On the package I could have gotten extra legroom and a drink! A la Carte I paid more !!!! (I am a dummy) and am sitting in a regular seat with no drink. Beautiful airport! I can't understand why on earth people would insult you. You are a likable person. Your videos are great.
I’m sure you’re not a dummy, we all make those types of mistakes.
I've been watching since before you were in front of the camera and it's amazing how you presenting skills have improved.
I try not to comment on youtube, but I just wanted to remind you to not let the haters get you down! Your videos are a good insight for tourists who are trying an airline for the first time and even those who might be afraid of flying, it's also an opportunity for you to introduce us to a world we otherwise wouldn't be exposed to, so thank you!
Nicely said about haters and bully's , 100% agree!! 👍
Bullies
Never speed up the take offs!!!!! Many of us are here to just watch it! Still, Nice video!
For sure. Such a buzzkill. Who cares about the noodles. Takeoff on the other hand...
Most people skip the takeoff and don’t skip areas of the inflight service.
@@Paul_Lucas
I can assure you that for this Boeing 717's case, people aren't keen on skipping the take off. Your call Mr. Lucas.
You seem very confident for someone who doesn’t have the benefit of 200 videos with in depth analytics showing the areas people watch most and least. ☺️
@@Paul_Lucas So you have 200+ videos of 717s?
Just adding a note, two other airports that can be reached by water: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (also by pedestrian underwater tunnel) and Ketchikan Int'l Airport in Ketchikan, Alaska (only by ferry).
There is a ferry that connects the airport in Kobe with Kansai.
congrats to 100k. love your reports so much, been here since around 15k. the quality is so professional now and i wish you all the best for the coming years :)
Also, hope youre enjoying the trip in scandinavia, looking forward to the reports! love the new gimbal and gopro. it looks so professional in 4k
I've flown two orphaned aircraft in the past that were a blast to fly, one was the Dornier 328 and second was the B 717. The cockpit looks small from the outside, however it is far more comfortable than the B 737. The instrumentation and panels are clean and easy to understand and actually are exactly the same as the MD-11(minus one engine). It's extremely quiet up front, so much so you must actually read your instruments to ensure the engines are running, it's that quiet. The only complaint I had flying it was that the wing was old technology aerodynamics and it just kind of gave up around 32 or 33,000 feet, so you were always dodging storms instead of flying over them. Great report, Paul.....Keep up the good work. Cheers!
7:03
I believe that town you're asking for is Makarska, Croatia. 😊👍🏻
spot on. I almost embarrassed myself as I was about to claim it was Split. But it's not. Definetely Makarska. Well done.
Thank you for another great video. I think you're the only one (as far as I know) who flies the smaller airlines on a regular basis, and I love to see the results, good or bad.
Very nice tripreport
I've seen a Volotea 717 land at Rennes Airport it's a amazing aircraft to see
Living near SFO, I see Delta 717s a lot, their a nice change to the constant 319s and 737
It’s a shame these aircraft are being phased out in favour of airbus. This is what makes spotting more enjoyable is seeing these old birds flying 😊
Great trip report, as always! The town you passed looks like Makarska in Croatia.
It is Makarska - thanks!
Wingin’ It! Paul Lucas Makarska was the ultimate destination of my first ever flight. The summer of 1984, from East Midlands to Split on a Yugotours Tupolev TU-134 as part of the package holiday to, what was then still, communist Yugoslavia. But they had a fledgling holiday industry. Yugoslavia was always a little less hardline than the other Warsaw Pact nations and was controlled less by the Soviet Union, so was happy to take the pound and the Deutschmark
@@Ulleskelf Yugoslavia wasn't a member of the Warsaw Pact and was neutral in the Cold War so they didn't follow orders from Moscow.
I see I'm just a bit too late, I love trying to identify towns and landmarks from the air. Well done, and if Paul hadn't confirmed it, I'd 2nd that and say yes I agree, that's Makarska!
@@UlleskelfI believe it's safe to say it wasn't controlled at all by Soviet Union, basically, Tito gave middle finger to Stalin and threatened to kill him if he catches another of his spies (after 4th or 5th of them). He said he will send one of his own assassins, and he won't need to send another :)
Great video Paul,I didn’t realise you could get such cheap flights like that, I was thinking more €100 for something like that.
Also, the chat at the beginning about the bullies was excellent. Keep up the excellent work and I’m already looking forward to the next Video.
In Europe you can easily find flights around €10-€20 so yea
Not a plane or train buff. But I somehow love your videos. Very informative too!! Keep up the great work Paul.
As a travel agent, I enjoy your videos immensely. You are honest, very informative and thorough in your reporting. I look forward to your next video. Great job as usual!
7:03 is called Makarska, Croatia. Literally took me less than 1 minute to find using satellite imagery on google maps.
Damn, 4 days too late. Just found it in about 2 minutes
@@hateyousm The first time I've heard that expression.
@@hateyousm Weird flex
Another great video Paul. Keep up the good work. Best airline reviews by far!!!
You are such a pro! Your flight reviews are so consistently informative and well-made. I enjoy them so much that, when you post a new one, I save it for at least three days so that I can look forward to watching it. Let's see what kinda merch you're proposing! Thanks SO much!!!!
Another great video mate, well done. I didn't realise the 717s were so rare as QF is forever flying them out of ADL.
Cheers Dennis. Yeah, make the most of the 717 while you can, a great aircraft which nearly everyone I know loves.
Paul such a great day when I get a Paul’s trip report video! Thanks for the great content and personally still believe your channel is the most unique and fun to watch.
I really enjoy your travel videos Paul. Straight forward, informative and interesting. Keep up the good work.
Hi Paul! Just a quick comment to say a big thank you for your videos, love them, always great to watch! Cheers!
Nice trip report! I used to be a First Officer at Volotea so this video brings back some memories... Thank you
Really enjoyable channel per whole. I don't comment often, but wanted to encourage you to keep going.
Thanks once again for the excellent review!
Excellent content. Thanks for sharing Paul!
Hiya Paul! I’m loving the videos! your one of my favorite travel RUclipsrs! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for another amazing travel report! Planning a trip to Europe and this is an amazing tool for this! And being an enthusiast helps a lot! Thanks again!
Keep up the great work Paul, love the channel, you and your vlogs are very much appreciated
*_This video deserves every bit of attention. Supercool way of presentation_*
Another awesome video Paul ! Keep up the awesome job you are doing, loving all of your content on here and Instagram :)
Thanks Lucy! I appreciate it.
Your videos are very professional and well put together, I am becoming a fan .
Great video...I used to fly out of Venice regularly in the late 90s, nice to see the airport has done a major renovation. Keep up the great travel videos.
Loving the vids keep up the great work Paul!!!
I watched this at 2 AM. No regrets ur videos are amazing!
Love your videos m8. Packed with so much info inc airport and lounges
Paul, great PSA at the beginning about dealing with "haters." Excellent food for thought for your young viewers. The Priority Pass lounge looked very nice. I fly on Delta's 717s and like them, especially the extra legroom and snacks in their Comfort Plus section.
What a great way to start Monday with ur video, its beautiful view during the flight 😍
Hello Paul, another well put together video, throughly enjoyed this, thank you.
The quality is awesome. And ofcourse, love ur vids Paul ;D
I love your channel. And I am on a mission to watch every single episode. Thank you for doing what you do, and I really appreciate what you said about the haters. The internet needs more people like you, Paul. Cheers.
A great video as always Paul, thank you!!
May I just say, your comment about the haters. You have it on the head with it. You are right, the haters just hate the fact that other people actually get on with their lives and make their dreams come true. You have shown how to do that!!
Doing what you do shows a lot of people including myself, if you want something, go for it!! It may not be flying around for me, but what you are doing is showing me I can actually go for my dream job. I haven't got there exactly where I want to yet but I will get there with determination and knowing I'll be happy!!
Thank you again Paul, a legend!
Absolutely love your videos! I don't get to travel as much as I want, so your videos let me vicariously travel on many different airlines!
I've flown on a Delta 717 a few years ago, not sure if they're around much anymore.
Fantastic video Paul and really great to see you got to experience a 717.
How can anyone hate you or your channel!? Keep the great videos coming :)
I'm taking a Volotea flight from Venice to Kos next Thursday, this video really helped me putting down my anxieties
Thanks
I am thrilled to have been on your skyrocket ride of success from early on! I don't believe you need to utter a word about haters, though, because they're merely acknowledging the obvious change in your success. Change can be unsettling and scary, especially if it seems like the celebrity is changing. My humble advice is to stay grounded, remember from whence you've come and the self-portrait you've painted. Paul's life can get better, but Paul must never look down his nose at anyone as it does so...! Keep up the great trip reports and let those takeoffs and landings roll at regular speed, pretty-please!
Fantastic review as always Paul
Great video mate, really enjoying these
Awesome. I still need to see alot of these Volotea 717s but i have caught a few. I personally love the livery. The a320 looks good too. Thanks for the vid.
Love your trip reports.
When you come to Australia, you'll be able to fly on Qantas' 717. Still plenty flying.
They look like a MD 80, was not really aware of them before this.
Same in the US with Delta
@@damian-795 They look like an MD80 because the Boeing 717 was actually the MD95. But then Boeing bought out Mcdonnell Douglas they re-named it.
Essentially the same aircraft. Both are evolutions of the DC-9.
When I travelled to Boston I took a water taxi to the city harbour side. Fantastic experience and views.
Hi Paul
Another great review, it was great to see a beautiful old aircraft.
Cheers
DS
I'm glad you mentioned that I was feeling some strange way about my RUclips channel because I'm a small creator even though I'm a mountain biker the fact of the matter is I want to reach people for positive and sometimes I get a little discouraged but I still keep going I'm actually almost to 200 episodes and hearing you say that was very encouraging most definitely Paul safe travels and I enjoy the trip report as always
Excellent video as per Paul 👍🏻🔥👏🏻
Venice, my home airport!! Thank you for showing the lounge, a place I don't have the possibility to explore. The terminal looks unusually calm and empty, probably due to day and time. Thanks for sharing!
Chapeau Paul, once again an outstanding report🛫😀✌️👍
Love your videos Paul!
Been waching all your videos while i am at work and have to say there mint! 👌🏻👌🏻
Hello Paul! Great video as always! I'm a purser working for Volotea and I really recommend you to fly in our Aibus A319 fleet!!! You're going to be surprised on how new they look and also our new interior lights!!!
I've flown the QantasLink 717 in Australia. I've always admired them and don't mind flying them at all!
Nice video Paul i love the editing you do keep it up.
Love the video Paul!
Good advice! Good on ya Paul.
Really awesome vid nice job Paul
Love the channel keep up the work
Soo cool! I love the 717, it’s my favorite narrow-body aircraft! Flown twice on it, both times during the time I lived in Melbourne, Australia, with Qantaslink (HTI-SYD and SYD-HBA). Now I’m back in Europe, so I should definitely check-out Volotea’s 717-operated routes as well :)
Another great video as usual Paul
I don’t understand why you would get haters, Paul. Your videos having nothing wrong. Watching them is the highlight of my day!
Good stuff once again. Keep it up mate!
I love watching your videos so much I have a fear of flying and watch you do it so easily makes me feel so much better about myself got my first holiday book to Turkey from the uk and Ime actually looking forward to it
Great video Paul. I do have a soft spot for the 717s and try to fly them whenever I can as I figure they'll be phased out in coming years. they're pretty quiet too, if you manage to sit up the front, but make quite a racket if you're sitting down the back!
Great video! I've never heard of that airline, so it's always fun to see. I get to fly Delta's 717 in June, for my second time. I'll be in 2A and I do love how quiet take off is! Just like the MD80... which if course is the 717's big brother. 😁👍
Great trip report as always
Love this channel. I fly the 717 between mainland Australia & Tasmania. It's a nifty devil but LOUD in 21A!
My first flight in a first class cabin was on the Delta 717! Short 2 hour flight from Chicago to Atlanta, but amazing flight! Quiet up front and even a retrofitted cabin! Hope to see them flying for a long time:)
Great video, you talk on haters was spot on and im happy to see someone openly address it! Good job!
Howdy, great video as always!
You always do excellent videos.
Another great video. Love. FYI, Logan Airport in Boston Massachusetts in the US has a water taxi from downtown. I've never taken it but someday I will if/when I'm not in a hurry. But you are right, I too haven't seen this type of transportation to/from an airport widely provided. Thumbs up from me. Keep up the great work.
As always a great report 👍
Went to Venice back in October on holiday. Spotted quite a few Volotea 717's there along with some CRJ's from Hop dominating the airfield. I was merely there on a holiday flying with EasyJet to and from Copenhagen.
Wonderful initial comments..good on you. Always be positive as you are. Look forward to seeing you one day in an airport lounge.
I am really addicted to watching your travel reports. I really appreciate the fact that you are not focused purely on air travel only but you show the variety of transport means. Do you plan to show more with regards to the infrastructure in Eastern Europe maybe? Perhaps Night City Train service from Budapest to Warsaw? I wonder how would like that kind of service. Many thanks.
Flew Blue1's several times, Oulo-Helsinki, also Oulu-Stockholm and Oulu-Copenhagen. Loved the 717, loved Blue1, miss both.
Have to thank you for the heads up on the Priority Pass. My wife is an art tutor on cruise liners and I told her about it a few months back. A quick switch of our business credit card and she got it free. Has used it in Dublin (twice), Belfast, Manchester (twice), Bridgetown and Dubai so far. Hoping Valletta airport has one as she flies back from there on Thursday. Thanks again.
Man such a cool plane going to miss the md 80/82 family when there gone
The town is called Makarska. You nailed it with your statement about haters and bullies.
really nice video! I enjoyed
Used to fly on these all the time with Airtran (when they were brand new) in the USA before they were folded into Southwest. I liked them. Was nice not having a middle seat on the left, especially when traveling with my kids. Was in Venice last summer...was picked up by private boat at the train station to our Airbnb.
What with too much time on my hands and an insatiable appetite for geography and google maps, coupled with your less than perfect flight plan and lack of time elapsed as to when you saw your unidentified town, I am pleased to tell you that the town is Makarska, Croatia. Keep up your travels, very enjoyable reports.
Paul, The town is Makarska in Croatia.
I see 717’s almost daily as they overfly my place on their approach into Sydney , they are Qantas link of course . Hamilton Island Airport has a boat quay too . It is used by the Hayman Island resort boats to shuttle its guests between the resort and the airport . Great video as usual Paul .
Great tripreport mate, looking forward to trying Volotea's A319 this summer! Thumbs up! :)
I don't know your channel very long but I like it and the thing you said about haters is so true. But there is one thing I don’t understand: You are friendly, intelligent, you seem very passionate and you helping people with your intelligent content. And you presentation is very calm and sympathic in a very fast world. It’s such a postive thing. And there is just one ad in that video. So, how in the world can someone like you have haters???? I really don’t get it...