Confusing, Chaotic and EXHAUSTING! Low Cost Flying in Vietnam
I took a flight on a low cost airline in Vietnam that turned into am incredibly exhausting way to spend a few hours!
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When I flew on this 2006 the people started to get overhead luggage around 500ft before landing 🤣🤣
As an individual with love for travelling on aircrafts all year but not enough funds for it, I thank you for the wonderful experience that brings me just a bit closer to the real deal ❤️
@mar754
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I wish I had enough time and money to travel like Noel ✈️🧳
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@michaelosgood9876
Жыл бұрын
Aircrafts🤣
@andrewbarker4986
Жыл бұрын
The plural of aircraft is aircraft.
Bit disappointed that you have stopped showing us a little bit of the places you visit. It's what set you apart from the rest.
@markclayton626
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I too would like a little more from Noel when he is staying in a place, but perhaps he’s knackered after doing his airport, airline review, but the little insight into where your staying would be nice, asking kindly here Noel. 😂👍
We travel vicariously through you, Noel. Thanks for sharing and continued safe travels. ✈️
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
I flew that route three years ago with Jetstar Pacific. It was supposed to leave at 8 pm, but kept getting delayed. In the end I managed to get onto an 'earlier' flight that left at one in the morning by going to the boarding gate and talking to an agent who wrote out a boarding pass for my by hand. I was quite surprised when they actually let me on. I got to Saigon at two in the morning. On the plus side, they gave me a voucher for a perfectly decent pho at Da Nang, and the flight itself was very inexpensive.
@soeren72
Жыл бұрын
Have you tried Bamboo ?
@mys31f70
Жыл бұрын
let's just say, Vietnam Airlines kinda bought out Jetstar Pacific and turned it to this
@renardfranse
Жыл бұрын
Betcha you were there in the 60s or 70s.
If you like boiled eggs; you’ll love Qantas domestic lounges. Personally, I’ve always wondered who on earth picks up a boiled egg… but now I know.
Yes, airports in Vietnam tend to do this with the boarding gates. I sense that this confusion is a risk that one takes when flying low cost. I hope that your connection was a smooth one. Thank you for sharing this video!
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
Great video as always - loved this one!
Flying over Vietnam and seeing the scenery has made me really want to go back there and explore as I was only a child when I was last there like 28 years ago!
@renardfranse
Жыл бұрын
at least it was not in 1968 LOL
@alanwilliams2284
Жыл бұрын
You should, a wonderful countrry, friendly helpful people and easy enough to find local folks who speak some/good English. Flight delays and comlicationshappen in all countries whether budget or full fare airlines. I've worked in many locations in Vn (my base is Bangkok in Thailand) and in more recent years used budget airlines many times. A few delays but nothing disastrous, and the airline staff went out of their way to get the situation fixed as soon as possible.
Fingers crossed you made the connection. Travel safe Noel!!
My favourite part of this video was Noel peeling an egg to reveal a mini him
@unleadedpetrol01
Жыл бұрын
The bad boy of aviation
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Cannibalism!
Thank You.
Great vlog as always! Let us hope you make the flight. Keep up the good work! Be safe!
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
Great video as always Noel. Good luck with the connection! Stay safe✈
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
I like the new format, Noel! It's very very professional. Also "how long do you have" was a hilarious bit.
Thanks for taking us aviation enthusiasts along for a walk and flight Thanks Noel
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
I love your content! Cheers from Norway!
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great video and great memories to good old Da Nang back to 1996, in and out with VN YAK-40 and TU-134...
Safe travels. Take a deep breath. You’ll make it. Thanks for this vlog. Ciao.
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@lawrenceakini9507
Жыл бұрын
@@noelphilips you’re welcome. 👍🏼
I went to Vietnam in 1987 via manilla no non stop US flights Unspoilt no Tourists ..great value and Real ..
RUN Noel! 😁 Cant wait to see if you made your connection. 👍
Great video Noel, hope you are all settling in well in the USA
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Yes, we are, thanks!
Great video Noel
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
Noel, welcome to Vietnam! 🇻🇳
My goodness, but that scenery! Gorgeous😍
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
It really is!
@julieleimkuehler1409
Жыл бұрын
@@noelphilips 😍😍😍 glad I got to see it!
I love Vietnam coffee! The Vietnam people are so nice and accommodating.
Ive always enjoyed your videos Noel
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
Awesome shirt Noel!!!
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
“It’s all a bit Hanoi-ing really” that’s a good one 😂
Thanks for the review of the low cost. Hope you make your flight. I missed the Lu review. I love your videos looking forward to the next one
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Can we all note Noel's admirable efforts to eat much healthier? Good work buddy!
Oh wow, I suppose the race is on. Fascinating experience though Noel.
Very nice. Thank you.
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Nice one Noel. Funny that our latest video was flying into SGN as well. In KZread time we nearly crossed paths 🙃
Thank you for sharing there in Vietnam on the beach!!! Wow!! That looks great!!!!
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@LMays-cu2hp
Жыл бұрын
@@noelphilips You fly safe getting home...
Thank you for your honest opinions about these airlines. It is a true miracle that they are still flying and not all crash in the jungle somewhere. Of course you get what you pay for.....
Great video once again.
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that.
@TheRareVideosXL
Жыл бұрын
@@noelphilips You're welcome.
We toured Vietnam about 3 years ago, great experience, loved the place and the people. Best bit of advise I read on tripadvisor was to use only Vietnam Airlines for internal flights, would be a few quid more but much more reliable. All x4 flights left on time without any problem, for a total of around £250 each.
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@8:28 nice turning departure around Monkey Mntn. I had a teacher from Jr High School who was RADAR operator on that mntn during the war. He worked early C-5 and even SR-71 flights back in the late 60's and early 70's.
Thanks for this vlog. Safe travel. Ciao
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@lawrenceakini9507
Жыл бұрын
@@noelphilips 👍🏼
Oh, this is going to be a good one
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
Noel cracks me up with the number of times he mentions where he's going where he is currently and the airline and type.🤣
@HSTHoward
Жыл бұрын
It’s like a broken record!
I flew with Jetstar from Adelaide in South Australia some years ago. We had two changes of gates from the original assigned gate at the airport. Each one was about as far apart from the other as you could get!
I like the video so much Noel it is a good video
It might be a bit late now, but if anyone is wondering: for 5:46 a more correct translation for "chua co thong bao" (actually: chưa có thông báo) would be "no announcement yet" or "no information yet".
Fun fact for you is that the airport code for Ho Chi Minh is still SGN which is for Saigon
@rais1953
Жыл бұрын
Not unusual. The code for Krungthep Maha Nakhon is still BKK. :) And from what I've heard, it seems that even in Ho Chi Minh the city is widely referred to as Saigon.
I just recently flew Southwest Airlines from St. Louis to Los Angeles. Needless to say, it resembled your flight in this video. And it included a series of delays that led to us taking off four hours late.
Vietnam sounds like an experience!
Should be retitled " how many times can Noel say Ho Chi Minh " in 13 minutes 😅
Not been to Vietnam jet.Great work
Always love the hum of those Rolls Royce engines especially on takeoff
Love the chiefs shirt Noel!
I challenged myself to take a shot every time Noel said Ho Chi Mihn. Anyway, they say I should be out of ICU by tomorrow.
Oiiii welcome to Vietnam - from your long time follower
After looking at HCM departure board after this video, I am surprised you didn’t stay and fly on all those other interesting smaller carriers over there.
Flew the route about 3 weeks ago on Vietjet just after the typhoon. Surprised to be sat in front of the curtain on a budget flight.. Bamboo from SGN up to HAN on the 787 was a pleasant experience in Biz.
I have a 2 hour connection in Hanoi to Ho chi min next week. Hope it’s not a problem. Nice review
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
I hope so too! Have a great trip.
I’m looking forward to see if you make your connection! It’s an awful feeling trying to make it to the gate on time .
@unleadedpetrol01
Жыл бұрын
Noel loves teasing us!
Bit of drama always helps the content Noel 👍
Ty
Noel Philips is such a G.
GO ON NOEL MY SON!
Another banger, I really enjoyed the review of a unique low cost airline in Vietnam
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton!
@supericeman1
Жыл бұрын
@@noelphilips I certainly felt the tension going on with you trying to make your tight connection lol
When I first saw the plane I certainly thought it looked like Jetstar colours, and then you confirmed!
Rocking that KC Chiefs shirt!
I always love guessing where your end destination is, this week I guessed it right! Singapore!
I was in vietnam a month ago and also took three domestic flights! Hanoi to Da Nang + back, then Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh before we left back to London :) Booked through Vietnam Airlines and had Pacific Airlines for the Hanoi to Da Nang flight. Everything was very easy and quick for us to be honest. No chaos or confusion. Even when our flight was on national day, it was very calm. Our flight from Da Nang to Hanoi was delayed by 50 minutes, but it was quite clear and obvious. Even to us, a small group of 18 year olds going through airports for the first time alone! So I'm surprised you had trouble with the domestic flights in Vietnam because ours was all smooth sailing! The only slight confusion we had was from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh where we were told we had to pick up our bags at Ho Chi Minh and then check them in again in the international terminal for our flight to London. I got a phone call from the same person that checked in my bags and right before we boarded the first plane he told us that actually, we didn't need to pick up our bags and it would all be done for us. So we went straight through to the international terminal in Hoi Chi Minh, not worrying about our bags... And they did infact show up in London :)
I flew this route from Da Nang to Saigon on Vietjet and it was delayed by 3 hrs. Looking on flight radar, the same flight had been delayed by 3hrs everyday that week, just push the schedule departure time back if that's the case!
What a cliffhanger!
seeing Vietjet Air in this video kinda reminds me of Thai Vietjet Air that I flew earlier this year, some of the planes still have the WOW air livery on it, and they only slapped the “Vietjet” on the tail to distinguish it . And in case you’re wondering, yes they also contain purple-themed cabin, charger ports, and even a device holder. Which cannot be found on a non WOW air, Thai Vietjet livery plane
Aaaargh ! I wasn't expecting the ending to this one... always leave 'em wanting more, eh ? Now i need to watch the next one ! :D
the only thing i disliked about this video was that it was too short, keep up the good work noel!
In 1986 april 10th I flew to venice on British Airways Concorde from LHR.. best flight experience ive ever had.
My last flight from Vietnam was Hanoi to Vientiane, Laos on a Lao Airlines A320 that was originally to be delivered to Air Afriqiyah who selected BRIGHT GREEN seats brand new. Lao got a good deal on the pair of jets, no need to change the seats and thankfully they have a touch of green in their logo. You MUST visit Laos in this part of the world. Maybe that's after Singapore!
Loved watching your videos. My wife and I experienced the same thing you had a long time ago. Our flight was delayed a bit, and we had a connection flight. When we arrived at our destination, we only had less then 1/2 for our next flight and our gate was in a different terminal. We ran and made in time. Don't want to experience that again so every time I book a flight that has a connection, I'd be sure it's more than 2 hours. Don't care how much it is. By, the way, have you mentioned your latest equipment? I like to know.
My Uncle was stationed there during the Vietnam war. He was a Navy Seabee.
My brother Noel is hilarious…. “Hannoying “ 😂 also this is why I never check luggage in. I go with one carryon and a backpack. It’s enough for me during my travels. If I’m staying someplace long it’s still enough. I’ll just do laundry wherever I may be. I’ve only experienced a lost bag once…. ONCE 😂. Also it defeats delays as well. So I’m flexible and agile. 👊🏾. Another great video in a beautiful location!
@s125ish
Жыл бұрын
Brother?
@nightfall22
Жыл бұрын
@@s125ish figure of speech. I call most people brother or sister when I’m referring to them….
@Wolverines77
Жыл бұрын
How did you lose a carryon bag? I have flown about 150 times in my life, always with a minimum of one checked bag as my backpack is filled to the brim with camera geear. I used the checked bag for my tri-pods instead of trying to lash them to the backpack. I only had my luggage, actually my wife and I coming home from Christmas as her sisters, miss our flight one time. Delta paid to have our luggage driven from Nashville to Huntsville instead of just putting it on a flight straight into Huntsville. Plus they gave us a $100 ticket voucher, which we used to cover the higher ticket prices out of Huntsville over Nashville.
When I was in Vietnam in 2017, I used Vietnam Airlines for internal flights instead of the low-cost carriers. Apparently, air traffic control gives priority to the flag carrier, which is why so many low-cost flights are delayed. Also, VA was typically twice as expensive as it’s competitors, but was still very cheap by European standards.
Bit Hanoing love it!!!
I flew this route with Viet Jet Air back in 2018. The flight was pretty cramped and basic, but otherwise not too bad. Not that it’s that long a flight.
You should vlog your mini trips when and wherever you go be a good watch
Hanoi..ing - haha, quality joke in their Noel ;-) Great video as always - waiting to see if you managed to make the connecting flight!
welp, welcome noel to my country. i hope you have a great experience when you visit here
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
I recommend Vietravel airlines next time, they are only slightly more expensive (sometimes not even by a dollar worth) han low cost carriers, but they offer complimentary water and nuts/dried fruits... some of their seats are held together by ducktape though
I want a Noel Philips Merch t-shirt that has an image of you and "well, Nevermind" written beneath :)
I recommend you try the reunification express train from da nang to hanoi one day, would be great to see
Great video as always! LMAO the seatmate in the E seat posing for the cam at 9:20 lol
@noelphilips
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice Chiefs T-Shirt.
I flew from HCMC to Nha Trang when they were Jet Star Pacific, 9 hours delay
1:10 Pacific Airlines are not only a codeshare airline with Vietnam Airlines, they are actually their low cost subsidiary! Just like how Scoot is to SQ and Jetstar is to Qantas.
‘How long do you have?’ Took me out 🤣🤣🤣
Would love to see you fly the SFO SGN on Vietnam Airlines.
I've flown with some dodgy airlines before but that looks like a nightmare.
This looks a lot like my Easyjet flight from London Gatwick to Amsterdam. Except that on Easyjet I had to get my luggage tags at a kiosk, then stick them on my luggage myself, then find the conveyor belt to put my luggage. I also had to check my carry-on bag. No free soda on Easyjet like here. No reclining seats either.
How interesting that they just kept the Jetstar config and painted over the Jetstar logos (not even in the right colour) with the new Pacific logo
I flew from Bangkok back to Newcastle on Friday with emirates, connection In Dubai and was saying to my fella, I wish I could bump into one of my you tubers like Noel while im at the airport! I kept an eye out just in case 😂 Ps..I’m a very nervous flyer, I watch your videos to help the anxiety 😊
idk why but i find it so funny that at the start of every video your in a completley different country to the one where u left the last video
Holy cow!! KC Chiefs shirt! That’s my team! I live here in Missouri, grew up a Chiefs fan! Noah, you surprise me every video!! Hehehe
@gridlore
Жыл бұрын
Go NINERS!
Vietnam does look beautiful really! But I do hope to see you explore more of the Philippines in the future from our bustling city of Manila to our beautiful beaches and especially in our provinces! So I do hope that could be part of your next set of Southeast Asia adventures too!
@dangda-ww7de
Жыл бұрын
Pinoy need to learn about condom.
@senior_duck968
9 ай бұрын
Fr dude more southeast asia he does alot of thailand lets go to these other countries
Flying out of my local home Airport.... hope you enjoyed beautiful Danang,, best city in SE Asia.. PS that was an expensive cheap flight... I normally fly to Saigon or Hanoi for around 700,000 to 1,200,000 VND... on Vietnam airlines... ( $35-50 USD)