Ilyushin Il-96 Cubana | Inflight Experience | Cayo Coco to Havana

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Flying on one of Cubana's Ilyushin Il-96-300 on a domestic leg from Cayo Coco to Havana. Flight CU 361 is a Cubana service from Buenos Aires to Havana with a short stop in Cayo Coco carrying mostly Argentinian tourists.
Cubana is the last civil operator of the Il-96 worldwide. This specific airframe - CU-T1717 - was acquired from Aeroflot in 2014 and entered service with Cubana a few months later. The aircraft is still wearing basic Aeroflot colours and the cabin interior remained in Aeroflot configuration.
The video gives you an impression of the inflight experience on one the last remaining Il-96 services.
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Airline: Cubana de Aviacion
Type: Ilyushin Il-96-300
Reg.: CU-T1717
From: Cayo Coco (CCC/MUCC), Cuba
To: Havana - Jose Marti (HAV/MUHA), Cuba
Flight: CU 361
Date: 23 November 2015

[@pedrito77]

That plane is so quiet! It's the quietest plane I've seen here on KZbin. Thank you for sharing!!

[@user-sd3zw1gz3y]

I took this plane from London to Havana. Efficient plane. No luxury of course but it was good. Flight was just perfect.

[@alexiosdiaz6880]

Great airplane 💪👍

[@lifeinmotionoutdoorchannel]

Wow that plane looks incredibly spacious! Quite beautiful to see her in flight so thanks for sharing!

[@imMetallicOSM]

The II96 is a beautiful plane!

[@mablacol]

I Love this Airplane!!!❤👍

[@colombiaturismoyviajes]

GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL FLYING ARROW CONGRATULATIONS ILYUSHIN

[@PTMRA]

As a safety card collector, I've just freezed when you show the "safety card collection" onboard. Nice video!

[@snowboarder7772]

Such a wonderful plane , such a wonderful direction 🥃

[@michaelhusada2276]

I would've loved to see this plane around the world flying passenger service more. Thank you for sharing this.

[@taketimeout2share]

Come on people. The plane looks OK, flies OK and all agree it has never crashed. I like her and I would like to fly in her. Its better to keep using aircraft which do the job safely than scrapping them. It gets my vote.And I wouldn't be surprised that it can operate from a rough strip too.If so I hope there is one near me if I am in an earthquake Zone and the runways are declared inop.

[@brkitdwn]

lol

[@old-wise-man]

An A340 is a mid size plane with four engines. Still used by many airlines. You are everything else, but not an expert. May be a dabbler!

[@TheCokoll]

The main problem in current russian planes is not design reliability. It's maintenance. Extremely long parts delivery times (like months...) and labor quality. So one day all these planes will become unsafe... It didnt crash yet also just because there just a few of them produced and flying. Just not enough statistical data collected. As a plane - from passenger view, its no big difference from mid-aged a340.

[@TheCokoll]

@Zeksteve environmentally they are OK. Not the best, just average. Economically - is a different deal. If they were built in numbers of a340 - they would have been affordable to operate. But not among leaders either, a340 was not too efficient itself...

[@johnmartinez5472]

agreed, i'm not getting into politics but i love aviation and would like to fly on this aircraft.....why not?

[@GermanKorb]

Great looking aircraft!!

[@LucianoClassicalGuitar]

Fantastic airplanes. True Soviet engineering and made with feeling!

[@jimcrawford5039]

A very smart looking plane!

[@gunnarottosson7525]

I've flewn with this plane twice from Moscow to Bangkok. As a passenger I found it very spacious. Better than the 777.

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Gunnar Ottosson indeed a very comfy flight in the Il96!

[@russian_natashka]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@jimsonbrown9768]

Triple 7 is much more fuel efficient.

[@TheCokoll]

@@jimsonbrown9768 its 20 years younder, no surprise. Il-96 may look as an average widebody, but planes did not change that much visually in last 30 years. It doesnt mean they didnt change internally. Thats just and outdated design already. Just like another similiar quadjet - a340.

[@MrBahjatt]

3+3+3 configuration helps; today they just cram 3-4-3 which isn't helpful on other competitors; but the down-side is that that Il-96 is not as profitable.

[@jetspottingmelbourne]

Absolutely amaizing and hanks for sharing. Love from Jet Sppoting Melbourne team.

[@palex30]

Exelent flight. One of the best planes with a very good safety record.

[@edetroit]

Great video! Thank you.

[@tomtalker2000]

Beautiful aircraft. Surprisingly very quiet on take-off can't say that about a Boeing 777. Perhaps though on par with a 787 in terms of quietness. VERY spacious cabin configuration and the isles look far wider then many of the "heavies" i've flown on. All around a great flight thank you for sharing this rare gem.

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Thanks for your comment! Absolutely agree with your observations - a great plane to fly on!

[@sbblmb]

My thoughts exactly. Surprisingly quiet on take off...

[@fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451]

The only reason the cabin looks bigger is because there are no overhead bins in the center isle!

[@AA-tz2bm]

It’s not even wider

[@Thomas1980]

This is really great !!! nice video!

[@jesusmonge]

Muy buen video del ala, nunca había visto un detalle tan específico del ala derecha, admirable!!!!!. Ahora a por la izquierda!!!!.

[@ikhurus5878]

I actually like this plane. Quiet and spacious, what not to like.

[@bruszli8216]

Cool birdie!

[@huysaviation477]

Brilliant video! You got a really nice wing view on a Il-96. You're super lucky to fly on it because it's a rare plane since not much airlines have it on their fleet nowadays. If I have a chance, I will fly on a Il-96 surely. Thanks for sharing your amazing trip report! Guess what? I immediately subscribe your channel for more interesting trip report about rare planes, well-done!

[@t2tech225]

IK this doesn't have anything to do with the video but, I'm so glad I got to live 8 years in Cuba it was so good, the places are so gorgeous, and the people are so nice! If you plan on going to Cuba, if you're trying to get the full experience visit "Pinal del Rio" and 'The Havana". Trust me the people are real nice to tourists.

[@avgeek578156]

Nice to see this Russian beauty!!! Awesome footage

[@zerberus500]

AWESOME impressions of this RARE beauty, thx for sharing! what a dirty window *grrrr

[@makiwa]

Seems a really quiet aircraft. Thanks.

[@juanchary]

Excelente video felicidades

[@brunobarny3936]

Good lucky for the Passenger !

[@VolodiaUlianov]

НА ВСЕХ ИЗВЕСТНЫХ САМОЛЕТАХ ИЗВЕСТНЫХ МАРОК ЛЕТАЛ И ТОЛЬКО НА ЭТОМ АЭРОБУСЕ У МЕНЯ УШИ НЕ ЗАКЛАДЫВАЛО.... МОЛОДЦЫ СПАСИБО СОВЕТСКОМУ СОЮЗУ

[@slb6440]

La Cubana de aviacion és un orgulho ao Pueblo cubano ❤️

[@RoodeMenon]

Looks great on the outside, i really love the sharp nose/ front area.

[@mahiramvevo]

beautiful

[@Sydsquad]

@aircraft-pictures.net is it possible to book this domestic leg only?

[@jovanjoso]

Very nice video,браво

[@MaxScooterfan]

Beauty!!!

[@gonzamotulski]

Looking to fly on her soon, hope to be as lucky as you!. Great video btw.

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Thanks! Hope you are lucky as well!

[@gonzamotulski]

Well, we are all gonna die someday. It's what human beings are supposed to do, you know...?

[@RichardFStripeRendezvous]

gonzamotulski Except I'd rather not die on a piece of shit Russian airplane...Jeez, at least die with dignity

[@REPOMAN24722]

0 Casualties, this along with the a380 are the most safest planes, I would certainly feel safer in a il-96 or a380 than a Boeing..

[@RichardFStripeRendezvous]

Super_Slav The 777 has a better safety record than both the A380 and il-96

[@fanofjets]

Superb - sights one doesn't see too often any more! And you got the oldest bird, from the early 1990s. A wonderful experience, I am sure.

[@misransiano6265]

excellent video

[@76notam]

good video !:) the il 96 seem quiet , not a lot of noise on board :)

[@dominiccrowe8018]

I like the Ilyushin Il-96 plane.

[@afshar110]

thanks for sharing your jurney

[@luxair1997andTAP]

Nice video man! ☺️

[@emilkarpo]

The IL-96 is back in production. Cubana has an an order for 3 of the modernized IL-96 400M. The new version has improved engines and new wings. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Aeroflot purchase the new version. They have returned to buying Russian with large orders for Sukhoi SSJ-100's and the Irkut MC-21. Other possible markets are China, Iran, South East Asian countries and Central America. The SSJ-100 has currently flown by a Mexican Airline.

[@SmashCZ]

Il-96 was never out of production. Only without orders or with very small orders from russian government - one plane per year. It's a nice plane that came up in the wrong time.

[@pedrito77]

I hope so!!!

[@OOpSjm]

Doubt Aeroflot would buy any modernized IL-96. It's just there for special orders. Isn't it just a modernisation of existing frames?

[@user-pm9jh3ge5q]

You are talking about Il 96-400.But the IL 96 itself was produced 30 .Previously there were silt 86they were released 106 pieces.This is the safest aircraft and all of its systems are duplicated 4 times, in addition it has the most stable eluminators in the world and is the safest aircraft

[@dziltener]

Zeksteve 4 engines isn't the problem. Look at the Jumbolino...

[@tigrelopez2193]

Nice Airplane 👍

[@Aviatorspot]

Nice video. Subbed.

[@jovanjoso]

Very nice

[@bapa6396]

Such a great aircraft, wish they flew more

[@1994CPK]

Commie trash

[@alphafoxtrot787]

@@1994CPK Why bring politics into aviation man, Come on.

[@dsanalysis5013]

Watched a few of these IL 96 videos now. There's something about them that looks so roomy inside.

[@cockatoo010]

Kinda looks like an A340 and like the A340, has a spotless (As in no fatalities) record. Nice!

[@alphawolf0196]

The a340 have crashed several times

[@AA-tz2bm]

Cause only 30 il 96 were built

[@raulfigueiredo7590]

@@alphawolf0196 it did indeed had some accidents but no one has ever died inside an A340

[@mummelmansberg]

Beautiful bird

[@MIAMIBLUE777]

I have flown on this aircraft a couple of times from Gatwick to Havana and back again and it was very comfortable. Unfortunately Cubana no longer fly to airports in England, so I don't expect I will get another opportunity.

[@AviationCommercials]

Nice video! What was the service on board? Did they serve drinks or snacks?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

It was just a 40 minutes domestic flight. They served drinks and some sweets.

[@poletme]

Отличное видео. Жаль, что я не успел полетать на нем :(

[@RawGa]

Я успел, летал за океан, 12 грёбаных часов, зато с кинотеатром, проектор был с тремя огромными линзами,словно фонари от светомузыки, наушники были похожи на стетоскоп, и курить тогда можно было так, что хоть сзади вешай топор)

[@matthyas8740]

Wow Nice Plane

[@slb6440]

Beautiful song of the engines Sonoview

[@MikesIZempillas]

Great video mate ! Nice channel! 5ubscribed

[@jorgemayorga6934]

Muy linda el ala del IL - 96 !

[@Jc22ny]

Very Nice video! were you allowed to just fly the Cayo Coco- Havana sector?or did you originate in Buenos Aires?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

JuanCarlos C I was on the domestic sector (Cayo Coco to Havana) only.

[@jlaviation6207]

I really want to fly it...

[@misahorna]

Wonderful video! Thank you! Why doesn't one aileron didn't lift up with others to act as speed brake on landing? All the others did.

[@TheBrotherloui1999]

Belo equipamento 🇷🇺

[@p4n711]

so soft departure

[@1986wake1986]

what was the cost to fly from Cayo Coco to Havana????

[@guillermotd]

I was in Cuba last summer, in June of 2019. and the flight costs about 100 euros from Cayo Coco to Havana (Jose Marti airport)

[@rhodium1096]

@@guillermotd on summer.....but on january 20 Euros

[@LASR71]

This the special Ilyushin IL-96, POS Variant.

[@youtubikvirus6301]

i saw it in Cayo coco it looked terrific. happy to have find it on KZbin

[@alexmaximus4044]

Uma nave mais segura do mundo

[@YouRock777]

Летал именно на этом самолете из Москвы в Ханой и обратно в 2008 году. Попали в сильную турбулентность над Гималаями. Трясло так, что весь корпус скрипел, а я не удержал стаканчик с горячим чаем и пролил на себя. Было реально страшно, но всё обошлось.

[@retabolin]

крепкий и надежный самолет, жаль что у нас они не летают. А только б.у боинги и аэрбасы

[@techrevolution8297]

у нас 80 суперджетов летают скоро будут 300 МС 21

[@retabolin]

techrevolution суперджет. там нет ничего нашего. начиная от электроники заканчивая дизайном салона итд.

[@techrevolution8297]

В боингах много нашей електронике у аирбасов наше крылья все вместе Вот МС 21 будет 30-40% импорт А Ил 96-400М не будет рентабельным

[@captainnemo3252]

techrevolution )не рентабельный твой мозг!

[@Bettiem44]

An interesting experience; thank you for sharing.

[@arnalddotorres6712]

my plane from havana to buenos aires...my first fly 😘😘

[@SergeyIvanovichStallone]

Hey! Do you collect safety cards?

[@Norlink]

Very interesting. How much did it cost? Wich I guess says who can afford it in Cuba as well.

[@BIOHAZARDXXXX]

Are there really vents on the back of every seat?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

FSX737Pilot X as far as I saw, this was at least in economy class the case

[@antonk78]

This Board (Moiseev) flew in the direction Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Moscow! I flew it!!!

[@rhodium1096]

But US&EU astronauts travel to Baikonur in Russian plane ( TU-134/204)...they travel to space station ( 70% made in Russia) in Russian Soyuz Rockets...they receive goods through Progress cargo vehicle( made in Russia)..and return to earth in Russian vehicle!...

[@HC-cb4yp]

It pays to be pragmatic, my friend.

[@alekseyfareast3609]

Not a lot of NA people can understand that. Education system make it that way

[@yrqaviation3622]

Just wow and did you book you flight as a CCC-HAV one or you had to go to Buenos aires, because I can't find it on Cubana site?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

YRQ Aviation thanks - I was booked on the domestic leg CCC-HAV only - as far as I know it’s not bookable online

[@yrqaviation3622]

@@aircraftpicturesnet nice👌

[@yrqaviation3622]

@@aircraftpicturesnet How did u booked?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

YRQ Aviation local travel agency

[@yrqaviation3622]

@@aircraftpicturesnet Which agency and was it in Cayo Coco?

[@aronnr]

Hi. How did you create the route map at the beginning of the video?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Aron Rana it’s an option in iMovie, simple type in departure and arrival airports

[@andriobecker2966]

Muito legal essa aeronave tem gente que fala que é antiga não é segura

[@vladimirvladimirovichputin4960]

Nunca teve nenhum acidente com esse modelo de avião(il96),nem com o antecessor (il86)

[@henson2k]

Was there any safety demonstration?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Nikolay Klimchuk yes, there was one performed by the crew

[@marcusd4366]

And what in-flight experience did I get to see? Seats, lots of wing and a reading light?

[@zotiglife7445]

This plane used to fly for Aeroflot, pretty sure as the body and engine paint is the same. The last IL96 Aeroflot flight was in 2014. So common, ppl. This plane is not so bad

[@Tetrapack100]

Awesome Video Dude! The IL-96 is just a beauty :)) Where do you book the flight? I will be in HAV in May 2017 and i am really really interested to book the flight ex Cayo Coco to HAV. But on the website of cubana i was not able to find any flights to or from cayo coco .. :(

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Try one of their flights from Santiago de Cuba to HAV (some flights from Europe stop there). I don't know if they still fly the route, it was a once weekly EZE-CCC-HAV service. I got in touch with their office in Paris and booked it by phone.

[@CENTCOM467]

Just a question: Wouldnt it be more cost effective to use a turbo prop then a jet to fly this route?

[@user-mz8np1jz6h]

I think it was transit flight with most load at Havana.

[@tallll70]

Is this just older version, or why there is no passenger lights and air vents? Visually i always like this wide design with smooth nose shape, but isn't that worse on aerodynamics therefor on fuel efficiency?

[@trevormicahbros9227]

the engines are surprisingly quiet

[@paulgracey4697]

As I understand it, the Ilyushin 96 was an answer to the first three wide-body aircraft the US produced in the late sixties, though more contemporary with the Airbus A-300. Four engines needed for the workload of the DC-10, and Lockheed 1011 it was meant to go against. That this plane also flies to Toronto explains its presence in the Cubana fleet. I would wonder if it was the only wide-bodied aircraft they have?

[@ITmage]

IL-86

[@winni223]

Paul Gracey il 86 was. This machine rather was the answer to 747-400. Glass cockpit, winglets and better navigation. It did inherit 86's reability

[@anwalborn]

Paul Gracey yeah, they only have 5 il-96 with 3 more on order, but no other wide-bodies

[@kosiak10851]

An Il-86 had to be reengined. Check out an IL-86 with its tiny lowbypass engines. Very underpowered design, I must admit with all my respect to Russia. And so IL-86+engines (+minor tweaks like reinforced hardpoints)=IL-96

[@pilotdrinkins9419]

IL 96 has not only new engines, but absolutely new redesigned wing. It's body is shorter than 86's one. In short IL 96 is a new plane with Il 86's body design)) It's nice that you like our aircraft

[@reiviation-8529]

Nice video on the Russia jet! Can we take this flight just CCC-HAV?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

Rei Spotter it was possible in 2015, another option might be SCU-HAV on some days SCU is used as a stop on the way from Europe to HAV

[@leohartley155]

I saw the il 96 in Madrid

[@aleixdlh9464]

When

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cool aircraft mate! What's the name of the music?

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

The music is called 'Elysium', a sample in iMovie.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cool thanks. It's a pity that this aircraft will probably be scrapped soon with the lifting of the trade embargo.

[@lukasrohrmoser3213]

It's aids

[@old-wise-man]

This aircraft is a guzzler!

[@sunnyfon9065]

Letzebourger, what do you mean?

[@old-wise-man]

@@sunnyfon9065 This aircraft burns to much kerosene per passenger/mile! Per pass/mile it burns about 30% more than a A340 - and this aircraft is not very economic. And the new A350 are even more economic. Cubana is not able to fly this aircrafts cause of US sanctions.

[@sunnyfon9065]

Letzebourger, Il-96 existed before A340.

[@old-wise-man]

@@sunnyfon9065 You are right - maiden flight for Il96 was in 1988 maiden flight for A340 was in 1991, thats not a big difference. Russian aircrafts ALWAYS burned a lot more fuel than western counterparts, And this is true till today, even the SSJ is not very economic. And thats not the only reason why airlines from Europe/America dont want to buy this aircrafts or a selling this aircrafts. Aerodynamicaly russian aircrfts are mostly better than US/european aircrafts - but this does not compensate guzzling engines.

[@sunnyfon9065]

Letzebourger, A340 is better but it’s out of production

[@osopotato1698]

How long was the flight from Cayo to Havana??? 20-30 min????

[@dakedake8499]

Russian IL-96 Good the best flagman

[@maxsmodels]

AN IL-96-300 for a Cayo Coco to Havana run. No wonder Cubana is having problems.

[@aircraftpicturesnet]

It was just a quick stop on the way from Buenos Aires to Havana, quite a few tourists from Argentina disembarked in Cayo Coco.

[@maxsmodels]

OK, that makes more sense.

[@HC-cb4yp]

Well, if the airline were to make a profit, someone would have to be shot.

[@CairnTerrier69]

Short flight with minimal fuel burn. If it’s flying and carrying fare paying passengers, it’s making more money than sitting on the ground for four hours between long haul flight.

[@greghuang2314]

What is the music used at the beginning?

[@jaegiarmoses3671]

Still a better landing than Ryanair 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kljhgfdglkjhgfd5794]

Exuse me. How did you book this short flight??

[@christopherdigiovanni7864]

Why a few passengers from CCC to HAV on that flight since HAV is Cubana’s hub - what I mean is that many passengers always fill many airliners to be full on way to their main hub airports? I am curious, I wonder if that Cubana flight was full from EZE to CCC before its way to HAV? I would like to experience on aCubana flight one day especially a Russian made aircraft.

[@mpjopatv401]

wow

[@erickdelko9523]

this looks like an A340 at first...any difference spots that one can point from far away?

[@max-_-6352]

Why do the overhead lockers go straight then bend up towards the back