Did I Just Get Kicked Out of a Lounge?! Crazy AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES Adventure

I took a flight on Azerbaijan Airlines, and ended up getting myself into a spot of bother in the lounge.
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[@vangestelwijnen]

Love the clapping, so-1980's. It's like clapping for surviving the flight.

[@pokerformuppets]

Clapping is very 2020s here in Romania!

[@PinkIsAwesome361]

It's still a bin thing in Germany. Must be the only German who refuses to join in this nonsense.

[@geogan]

every flight i take people clap

[@petermuller5800]

Clapping is also very German charter airline style.

[@matiasjacobsen2647]

Clapping is also very argentinean

[@TransistorBased]

I had someone call security on me at the Newark airport because I had arrived a few hours early for my flight and was wandering around the nearby gates taking pictures of planes. I wasn't paying much attention, but I heard one of the guards arrive and briefly spoke to a gate agent and the guard seemed annoyed that he was called out.

[@itsharvey]

My mother just walked into the kitchen, laughed and said ‘are you watching Noel Phillips AGAIN?’ Yes mum… yes I am 😂😂

[@noelphilips]

Love that!

[@user-nj1op5zw5l]

​@@noelphilipsHi Noel. Thanks for the review. Did you need any kind of visa to transit through Baku?

[@luksusbeistet]

Noel Philips, living the lounge thug life! Love your videos!

[@sebinamuwanga]

"You can fly on Azerbaijan 787 and get squirted up the bum" Lol!. Thanks for the video, Noel.

[@ametrinemoon]

And thanks for image whilst I was eating my yellow thai curry

[@millennialaviation]

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[@immikhanUK]

With tag lines like this, Noel could be a star PR executive for the airline! I have had to watch this video three times as I kept falling asleep - that is how tiring Noel's journey made me! The video and commentary was excellent, however.

[@sjb1058]

well-done, Noel: red-carded out of an airport lounge! yet another badge of honor for you!! cheers!

[@riffgroove]

By a toilet-cleaner, no less.

[@Nickle314]

My father was on a flight in Africa in the 1960s. They handed out eau de cologne sachets. He then watched someone open and eat it. They had heard about the sweets and assumed that they had just been handed one.

[@ShelterCats]

No one kicks out my favorite travel KZbin channel! Hope Rachel is well.

[@Dreamweaver787]

The cake was not cake it was butter, absolutely brilliant 🤣🤣

[@Airplane-Levi]

These videos are lovely, I really enjoy being able to see you explore places and airlines that aren’t as well known and quite often they are really nice

[@noelphilips]

Glad you like them!

[@misty1tl]

I truly appreciated how happy you were to get the candy. Your enthusiasm is very infectious.

[@vincezab1]

You mentioned the A340, of which I have fond memories. I used to do the JFK- AUD (NYC -abu Dhabi) run a couple times a year, and it was always on an Etihad A340, in the absolute heyday of Etihad. I loved that plane - I didn't want the flight to end! The service back in the day was incredible. I always knew when we were almost home to 'Dhabs (US expat), as we'd fly over Mosul and the pilots would take the plane to max altitude to avoid any SAMs. The engines would scream and the sky would change to a deeper colour.

[@gobuflo]

With your arrival into Kazakhstan, I think everyone is waiting with bated breath for the next SCAT Airlines video...

[@ThorAU]

Thanks as always for wearing yourself out for your followers. Glad you were comfortable on your planes, even with the retro seats. Glad you and the video 📹 survived the lounge 😅 Looking forward to the next enthralling instalment in Azerbaijan 👍 and hopefully you had a great rest 😴 😀 😅

[@maximillianairborne3797]

It's a clapping marathon after landing 🛬 on each of your Azerbaijan airways flight 😁

[@dragontoothless4351]

Yeah, Wardair used to pass the hard candies out on flights when I was a child going to visit my grandparents in England, but had eliminated it themselves as a cost-cutting measure just before the merger with Canadian in 1990 (which 9 years later merged with Air Canada, causing what were the three major Canadian airlines in the 70s and 80s to all become one). A good trick if you can't get any candies or lozenges in the shops at the departure city airport, is to suck on your mouth (while holding your breath for short periods of time) as if you did have a candy, which will draw air from your inner ear to prevent a pressure difference during climb. Then, when descending, take a deep breath and try to exhale while keeping your mouth closed and holding your nose, which will force air into your inner ear and again, prevent painful pressure on the ear drum.

[@patriciafuchs5970]

Hope Rachel has fully recovered. You made me laugh out loud about eating the butter! So you are a lounge spy?? Too funny, they did give you a nice bit of stuff though. Be careful where you film, Noel, you don’t want to be labeled as a spy or a lounge lizard! LOL

[@tomlee80]

Another great video. Can't believe they kicked you out when you weren't even filming much more than yourself! May I just say, you're editing is very clever particularly at 17:20-to17:24 where your commentary to camera seems completely like its all one shot, you only notice in the back ground the waitress disappear.

[@jdmhub.3232]

Dear Noel , thank you for flying Azal and i want to let you know since Azals boeing 787s are really old they have ordered 12 new ones, try flying on them again in the future maybe on first class.

[@hergi-tp9ve]

Mr. Philips, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude for the video. Your abundant wisdom enriches our Sundays. For Christmas I wish a video vlog on board European Air Charter MD82

[@paramedic7d]

Well I love watching your clips they give a realand honest review. And from what you showed it looks like Azerbaijan Airlines are a pretty decent airline to fly with overall. And wow the experience in the business class lounge in Baku certainly was an interesting one with Olga LOL. Thank you again and looking forward to the next one.

[@uzmaahmed.catmoon]

Oh my word Noel, This flight had everything. From nostalgic suites to camera police, As usual it was a good one! 👍

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Queenfan1961]

Great video! I admire you doublechecking yourself being completely sleep deprived and jetlagged to make sure you don’t leave something in the cab, wisely done. Smart choice to use an official cab so you don’t get scammed and taken out the middle of the desert and left. Safe continued travels.

[@jeremyl10036]

Fun review, as always Noel...didn't realize you're now a Yank😁 I flew with Azerbaijan Airlines back in 2016 on the Dreamliner from JFK to Baku, and actually the configuration you were in is considered Comfort Class and the front of the cabin is Business Class. Those seats are a lot more comfortable and offer a full flatbed experience but it's still in that antiquated 2-2-2 configuration. The food and service were wonderful, they kept offering more and more entrees and drinks for every meal, they were almost insulted when I said I'm full and can't possibly have another bite. Lovely people, the Azeris 🙂

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@truebrit3578]

That reverse direction take off is pretty common at Medellin’s JMC Rio Negro airport. Arrivals are from the South and generally departures to the North. However longer haul flights (say to Madrid) and Cargo take off towards the south. Because of the high elevation any additional help is useful. The runway slopes to the south and the terrain in that direction is at least initially a little friendlier.

[@teazerfemi]

Thanks a lot Noel for this lovely piece, I really appreciate your time and efforts

[@noelphilips]

Many thanks!

[@ex-665b7]

Awesome video as always! It's sad they kicked you out...

[@christel6462]

Great vlog Noel. The food looked great- not the butter lol! Enjoy your travels🎉💝

[@thebigpicture-elpanorama]

I always enjoy your videos Noel. Keep up the good work!

[@noelphilips]

Glad you like them!

[@cds1957]

Waddling after me… Ha, ha, ha too funny Noel! Another great video as always. Take care.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mcscootie]

I always prefer the IGA lounge to the Coles or Woolies lounge

[@PaulB-17]

Just avoid the Aldi lounge at all costs!

[@TGLapin]

🇦🇺aussies

[@magpie1862]

You will definitely get ripped off in the Coles and Woolies lounge.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

I dunno......at least I get Qantas points in the Woolies lounge!!

[@jp3622]

I hate IGA ! 🇦🇺

[@magssnoops]

Great video Noel. Made me chuckle, you, legging it, to save your pictures. Nice one! 😁

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing life flying. ☺ Smile

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great vlog as always! In the old days ALA was a sports city, because of altitude I guess. Keep up the good work. Be safe!

[@benjaminkohl342]

I flew an AZALs 767 this summer and it wasn't so bad. Also had no priblem videoing very low key. The plane wasn't in great shape but the crew was friendly and alcohol was included in economy class. Perfectly fine.

[@Inevitably_Gaming]

I was in a huge bus crash on the M53 in the UK on the way to school on Friday. Watching your videos whilst I recover has made it easier to heal from such a tragedy.

[@noelphilips]

Thank you for your kind words. I hope you have a speedy recovery & all my best, to you.

[@lorddarlo6194]

Been a bad week in the UK Bus Crash Teenager getting stabbed in Croydon on her way to school and locally two girls aged 6 or 7 were ran over literally by me.

[@shawnli4746]

So sorry for the loss of the driver & another girl

[@thebouncer9107]

I read about the crash. Condolences from Austria.

[@FastGuy1]

@@thebouncer9107Hope for a speedy recovery

[@sheppertonstudios8253]

We just flew EasyJet back to UK from Kefalonia and I can't help but look for you in every airport lounge we go to lol

[@Arcanine1995]

omg if I worked at an airport I'd have my phone camera on stand by!! but knowing my luck he'd walk through any gate but mine :(

[@Jason74841]

Awesome as always!

[@josharonson3659]

the a340 will be hopefully be in use on their domestic routes which should be next year depending on the regions conflict so i was told by an official in Azerbaijan while i was there not long ago , I toured the new airport opening next year , incredible airport

[@Travelstar98]

I am also looking forward to fly AZAL's A340-500 next year hopefully during my birthday in March and I do hope that the company and the crew will be fine with me filming. And which new airport is it?

[@timbacchus]

I was wondering if there was a VIP in the lounge that did not want the camera. But I remember a friend had this happen once and he offered her $20.00 and she took it and that was it. Amazing.

[@chair5728]

20 bucks is 20 bucks after all

[@pabrennan6877]

That just about buys a coffee & Danish pastry in an airport

[@Grimmace]

I had a similar issue of taking photos in the subway station in Baku. They don't allow photos of public buildings. And they did make us delete our pictures off the camera.

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

@@pabrennan6877 more importantly, it buys a hook.... i.e. if there is any content they really are worried/angry about, they can genuinely charge the person with corruption aimed at an officer of the law... which than in many other countries is an extraditable offense... (at least that is my thinking about what happened... possibly something less clever)

[@lordjaraxxus5418]

@@Grimmace I know in France it is due to copyright laws (you can't take pictures of the Effle tower lit up due to the architectural copyright of the lights not being in the public domain yet).

[@itsdelex4902]

Hi Noel. Fantastic video as usual. Would love to see another review of Air Astana as it is a fantastic airline that deserves more recognition.

[@noelphilips]

Coming soon!

[@nightfall22]

Always a pleasure Noel That woman had the nerve to say let me see your device to make sure it’s erased. She can go fly a kite and celebrate her maiden voyage via kite to turkey with that madness. Glad your “double O” training came into play when you ditched her 😂 👊🏾👍🏾

[@ckhound1]

Always amazing how just whisper quiet these 787 are. Just flew one on BA with the RR engines and it was a dream (well minus being in economy)

[@MichaelReidOttawa]

I’ve always been very biased towards RR engines. My father was the RR rep at Lockheed and put the RB-211s on the L-1011s Cheers

[@TheMacMaster]

Great video. The camera police do my head in. 😂 made me giggle she was cleaning the toilets before. 😂 👍🏼 🕶️

[@yaronsteinbuch3956]

Awesome video! I can’t believe I still have not flown on a 787! At least I finally went on an A380. Your Dreamliner definitely showed its age.

[@slowmoe1964]

Thanks for the review Noel

[@HowardBobson]

Heading out from DFW to Doha today, final destination Dammam with eventual stops in Riyadh, Jeddah and Amman, Jordan, all for work. I enjoy watching your vids as motivation for a very long travel day.

[@roberthamilton1301]

Thanks for the video Mate

[@xkristianx4747]

Noel being a naughty boy 😂😂 but another good video on Azerbaijan airways. They seemed decent but looked very retro inside.

[@jimhankinson4428]

I've never flown Azerbaijan Airlines, though I was in both Baku and Almaty last May. I like both cities a lot, although I think the worst airport lounge I've ever been in (and that's saying something) is in Almaty. I hope Rachel is doing well.

[@ahmedjan8088]

Love the IGA Lounge. I always use IGA whenever I fly to Turkey or on transit flights

[@ojosef4608]

Thanks for doing this for me to view. Enjoyed every bit.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dean890]

I used to fly Azal when working out in Baku, used to do the LHR direct flight to Baku, they did mainly use the Dreamliners, however, I was lucky enough to fly on the A340 once back in 2019, it did seem quite dated then. It was a 2-4-2 seating config in economy. Was a decent enough flight tho. I always favoured Azerbaijan airlines over others that flew there.

[@theoneandonlyelijah3219]

My dads job takes us around the the world flying and your reviews and tips have been most helpful.

[@noelphilips]

Glad to help!

[@supericeman1]

Hey Noel, another interesting one, thanks for sharing!

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cameron5501]

The Buta airways aircraft is currently at EMA at the paint shop. I can't believe I saw it in person then on your video the same day, Noel!

[@TheRareVideosXL]

I love Central Asia so much.Its such an underrated part of the World.Fantastic trip report as always and keep it up.

[@Ingie_smiley]

Hi Noel, love your videos❤ Btw, Aegean Air, the Greek airline still serves candies too and they are very delicious 😂 hope you can try them soon

[@APECH62]

Noel, thank you for your great repots! It is very intresting :) Sorry for my bad english...

[@misskitteecatz]

The clapping, I first remember that in the 1980’s on Britannia Airlines! Seemed so funny!

[@dalasher4214]

Hi Noel, The foot stool is like a "squatty potty" stool in the U.S. My daughter bought me one for Christmas one year!!! Supposedly if you are having trouble pooping if you pull your legs up a bit it's supposed to help. It was so strange and I appreciated her sense of humor if not her thoughtfulness.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Skay002]

Thank you so much for flying to the city I was born and raised. And if its not a secret which airline will you be flying from Almaty?

[@gr84x4]

Looks like a beautiful airport! My next destination hopefully!

[@Rosso101]

@12:10 the best thing Iv ever heard Noel say in a review… ever 😂😂😂😂

[@Insectoid_]

This channel is great. Can see it hitting 500k pretty quickly.

[@noelphilips]

Thank you.

[@Insectoid_]

@@noelphilips I'm loving your videos. Absolutely brilliant

[@HR-wd6cw]

Regarding the lounge incident, being a photographer myself and as Americans, while in public in the US technically its legal to record or photograph people from a public location, in public. A louge though may be questionable as to whether it's truly a public area or not, but more importantly, and something I have to check on when I do travel to other countries -- is the laws against recording people, as some countries simply prohibit it, or in certain areas like airports or other places. Obivously in the US certain areas are off limits. My guess is this person just didn't want to be recorded (even though you weren't recording her it sounds like) but at the same time if you did record her (which you didn't) then I could see removing the footage (which might make sense then to do shorter recordings in general, which I have done with my gopro so if I have to delete something it's not a long video, but a segment of a longer sequence). Just my two cents as I have had to remove photos from my camera sometimes at the request of authorities (police officers, etc) which in another country, is not worth getting int oan argument over even though in the US it is usually legal to record / photograph police out in public. But as I mentioned, some countries do not permit recording/photographing in certain areas and airports are understandable if this person was in fact legit staff.

[@user-ov1kd9by9t]

Aegean Airlines in Greece also give you when you board the aircraft . Thank for the good content from Greece .

[@lanamoffett953]

Another great video Noel ❤

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonathanlovo7391]

i like the video very much Noel love watching you all the time

[@Lafayette80.]

The thought of Noel spending all that time editing this video with that background music on high repeat!!!!

[@EA00000]

Cant wait when you check Polish Arline Lot ! I am planing take them on flight from Delhi to Warsaw

[@serge9808]

Hey Noel; well though as I once or thrice mentioned the 767 is still my favourite aircraft type, YES for a business class doesn't seem that business , does it? and Azerbaijan...must be quite an interesting country to visit ....once day...and HOW DARE THE STAFF to give you orders..buggery people!....but once again I fancied and enjoyed your interesting review, cheers

[@Insectoid_]

Eating the butter had me in stitches

[@bigmuggs123]

You’re a machine Noel, I get knackered flying to Belfast from UK

[@wallydug2256]

Do you ever watch your KZbin videos on the telly with the subtitled on, its a right hoot with some of the things it comes up with.😂👍

[@robertglickman4555]

Up until today, I'd always thought of Marlon Brando and The Last Tango in Paris, when I thought of butter, if at all, but now, you dear boy are the new Butter person du jour. Perhaps the butter boss forever? Butters is your new nickname.

[@avgeekguy]

You always have the best videos keep it up! Also, my guess is they might’ve taken those seats off of an old plane.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you like them!

[@bwc1976]

Wow, Istanbul airport looks so massive and intimidating! Dallas/Fort Worth is a breeze in comparison.

[@animehoodies]

Literally just got off of a JAL 787 Dreamliner yesterday that had the bidet as well😄😄

[@Gavin7177-xq4pb]

A new day a new video 😊

[@got2castwithb877]

Butter or cake, quite the spread nonetheless for such a short flight!

[@brigittelehmann9749]

lovely flight

[@scottnichols3685]

Great video, Noel.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@egpx]

British Midland handing out the fruit flavoured boiled sweets in their DC-9s on the Glasgow-Heathrow run is a fond memory of the 1980s. I particularly liked the red ones. You never got them on the BA Shuttle. I miss British Midland.

[@TheShootinStar]

Lordy! I laughed so much during this video!

[@beckymunro2071]

Noel getting so excited about the Japanese toilets 😆

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Like The Livery To Azerbaijan Airlines.Great Trip Report

[@Heidi_Bradshaw]

Never! No way you got kicked out Noel!

[@chrisslater2222]

I just watched that at T5 LHR and your trips are somehow easier that my debacles with BA!!

[@eamsutton]

I agree with you. The Azerbaijani planes livery is really beautiful.

[@paulhenleyabz]

I've been on that 787 many times. To get the inflight entertainment to work you need to press and hold the power button for 10 secs to reset it. The content is not good though. Take your own movies on ipad is better. AZAL lounge in Baku is normally fine, I guess someone was nervous of being filmed with someone they shouldn't be with, so they complained. It happens in Baku. The A340s get used for the busy holiday flights to the Turkey beach resorts during the summer.

[@daniel3786]

I flew Azerbaijan airlines 4 times in June this year, half the ife wasn’t working the food was awful and the cabin crew were extremely unfriendly, however they are a very cheap ticket.

[@bigal1337]

Nice airport! We are so backwards here in Orlando! Thanks GOAA

[@MaidaValeTom]

Luxair still hand out sweets before landing too, very novel.

[@EdJonesVideos]

I know this was probably shot a while ago but an interesting time to be flying into and out of Azerbaijan 😅

[@Reason077]

7:00 Air New Zealand also still give out their own-branded "sweeties" before landing. It's a very long-standing tradition!

[@robbiemorrison7085]

Took a photo at the departure at at CMB once, saw a sign saying no photography, didn’t see it. Guy didn’t have a go at me though. Was given love hearts on Virgin Atlantic. Is the stool mean to be used as an eastern toilet? Also the seats were the same as Norwegian airs 787’s before they retired them.

[@jonassamy8771]

Enjoy Flight Noel

[@Cowboysfan40]

That was a fun video. The trouble in the lounge at Baku was nuts.