Emirates' Big Problem (not what you think)

[@NonstopDan]

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[@nicolas4771]

Dan, there is a typo in the video. Cargo and not Crago ;)

[@LeHibou1626x]

4.26 Air Crago

[@stuw9886]

I think Qatar lost all the positive PR they had received in Australia when they (well the airport officials in Doha) pulled 18 women off a plane to do a physical search of them. The response was to slow to fix any PR problem.

[@carolinelane9599]

I as a female won't be flying them. Shame was looking forward to trying Q suites.

[@PengMIY]

I doubt so. Most passengers really don't care much about this. We care about their business class, cabin experience, etc... One off accidents rarely last long in our short memory. The media and Australia reacted shockingly to the incident, but if I were one of those passengers on board I'd be willing to take a strip search because the issue was a baby and me taking a strip search if in any way could help them find out the parent(s) of the baby I'm completely okay with that.

[@carolinelane9599]

@@PengMIY It wasn't just a strip search. They had internal exam as well. This to me is sexual assault. I hope those affected got a massive payout.

[@theavastark6463]

@@carolinelane9599 fly Emirates

[@carolinelane9599]

@@theavastark6463 I have just booked Emirates for August.

[@rtsoccerplayer]

@8:33 Qatar: "Introducing our new flight to Mars!" Emirates the next day: "Introducing our new flight to Mars!" Elon Musk: "Wait, you guys are going to Mars???"

[@sultanahmedalmarzooqi6909]

Good job

[@SportsONLINEZ_]

lol

[@lolalumikola]

It's a dream if you're lucky enough to get on a flight with only a few dozen passengers lol on 350 for example

[@thesaltyone3483]

I had and a350-900 fligh it was empty like idk how much economy carries but they were 89 on economy and 12 in business out of 46 and 4 is my family

[@goytabr]

I was once on an Air France 747 with only some 30-40 passengers. It was heaven, even in economy class!

[@motravels8864]

I did both an almost empty flight of a380 this was in march with emirate and a350 with delta both was fun but creepy at times as there wasn't that many people on plane and so many empty seats

[@rsobbbubbs]

@@thesaltyone3483 haha I had this on a QR flight from ADL last year. There was a PA announcement to the cabin crew to check doors.. I looked back along the aircraft (I was up front in Q suite) and the cabin was totally empty! If I had known it would have been like this in advance I’d have gone economy 😂

[@peterbrown6224]

@@rsobbbubbs I had to get to and from SYD earlier this year - similar situation. I paid over the odds for W on CX but Y looked emptier and more comfortable. Win some, lose some.

[@tommyflowers2488]

As a platinum member with Qatar they are hands down the worlds best airlines. Recently flew Australia to Spain and there was 40 people on board a 777. What they have done with the Covid restrictions and getting people home as catapulted then way above anyone else. Nice video Dan - massive fan

[@spinalcrackerbox]

Those women ordered from their flights at Doha recently and subjected to an invasive procedure, will likely disagree. Not that this is the first or only negative issue with Qatar. Regarding getting people home, I tried to help a lady from Norway recently, stranded here in Cambodia. It took a lot of effort to finally get Qatar to move and change her ticket to leave from PNH via ICN. I wasn't impressed at all. As Danv had explained here, that "we'll get you home" slogan was mostly a marketing ploy; altruism had nothing to do with it (ironically, they introduced it only days before cutting flights to some cities, PNH being one).

[@ramittyagi667]

I love the fact that Dan is making educational videos ! They are so well researched and fun to watch.

[@NonstopDan]

Thanks Ramit🙏

[@Edit.anonymouse]

I have never seen any youtuber do such a good joob at this kind of videos

[@ruchirgodbole]

this felt so much like a "Vox" video .... good for you :)

[@slurrryo3519]

More like wendover for me

[@ianhamilton396]

This video/documentary; something you would never find in Chui-land. Very well done and researched and I suppose both airlines have taken notice. Just because this is 2 of 3 of the G3 doesn't mean its all brotherly love. Witness one hosts the World Cup and the other the World Expo. Competition is always a healthy thing........

[@alicedog368]

is “chui-land” referring to Sam Chui?

[@DosAussieThai]

@@alicedog368 Of course LoL

[@Hans5958]

What's with Chui's content?

[@DosAussieThai]

@@Hans5958 You rarely see him criticizes anything. 90% he praises the airlines.

[@Hans5958]

@@DosAussieThai Ah, I see. I'm not an avid watcher of him and instead stick with someone like Noel Philips, Paul Lucas, and Simply Aviation. I think I agree with you. Sam Chui's videos seemed more corporate (?) because the nature of him as a high-profile individual on the aviation industry. The nature is eerily similar as if he is a pilot (I watched some pilots, including one that has more than 4M subs) or some industry leaders that has a PR. He seemed more out of touch from us that only files because of a necessity.

[@douglaslewis5853]

I'm really liking these in depth airline analyses! They're a good way to get content out when flying is not really feasible.

[@azaniaafrika9862]

“Mine is bigger than yours...” the story of the Middle East.

[@murraystewartj]

I think it's the story of men from time long forgotten. Look at the recently un-elected orange man. Same shit, different day.

[@orangesnowman7137]

America

[@sxmi.2]

🤣🤣😭

[@Guitarist166]

History of the human race.

[@silentnight1805]

@@murraystewartj Yep, but it's certainly more extreme in the middle east. It's like rappers who come from a poor background, they go all out just to show off that they're wealthy, because it's new to them.

[@MrNameles500]

09:00 “At some point it’s cheaper to operate an empty plane with cargo in the belly than staff an entire plane for 30 pax”. Correction; if a passenger plane gets used for cargo only, it still needs staff. As long as there are seats installed, cabin crew needs to fly as well, even if there are zero passengers on board. So let’s say an A380 with 8 pairs of passenger doors (meaning 16 passenger doors) will still need 16 cabin crew at least to be allowed to fly. And If I’m not mistaken; 1 crew member per 50 installed seats. But that’s easa so maybe not for UAE

[@adit_izu7753]

Qatar airways been so helpful, especially for Indonesian who travel to Europe and USA , QR is best and safest way to travel

[@LCal23456]

Love both Qatar Airways and Emirates! Both have excellent service and great planes. Kudos to their management teams for keeping their airlines operating in spite of the difficult situation the world is in!

[@mitto20]

It’s because of multiculturalism within the company and the fleet staff.

[@SheikhBinSayeh001]

Brilliant video! Spot on with the analysis as usual Dan. I flew Emirates from Dubai to Johannesburg 3 weeks ago & I think there were around 50 passengers in the whole B777, made zero operational sense to me.

[@Akislav1990]

Just like any airline, AVgeek channels have to adapt or fail in these difficult times. You Dan, have adapted rather wonderfully!

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

So has Noel Philips

[@muhammadafifnaufal4986]

Emirates NEEDS to hire this guy, seriously

[@sizweshongwe331]

Please do a video about SAA, you'll find more interesting stuff during your research.

[@fridgemagnet9831]

Please do SAA

[@gilessb]

Never flown Qatar but I love Emirates and they have bought a lot of passenger goodwill with their flight resumptions.

[@JohnGuidetti751]

@Adam Forrester what are they miles ahead on...? I’ve flown both airlines in economy & business and didn’t see any real difference between them.

[@sulaimanalmarzooqi1804]

This was true a couple of months ago.. At the moment Emirates is going to LHR 4 times a day with A380s, and there are at least 450 passengers on each flight returning to Dubai.. it seems like the industry is recovering faster than expected and it is economically logical to fly the A380s

[@beenanassim7869]

Did that a380 take off with the cabin lights on?

[@mihirseth2284]

Emirates and Qatar's Kolkata operations I think is a very interesting comparison to check. Qatar used to fly 787s, Emirates flew 777-300. And now, Qatar downsized to A320. And Emirates, who used to fly A330s, withdrew the fleet, forcing them to fly their 777s throughout the lockdown with a maximum of 150 passengers on a good day (a full load on Qatar, barely half on the 777). Qatar also flies a lot of cargo out of Kolkata, almost daily so that's also making their route more profitable.

[@vignesh7989]

I will continue flying Emirates everytime I go to India unless any other airline is way cheaper than that.. ex. Air India or Etihad

[@RaghunandanReddyC]

Etihad is always cheaper by couple of hundred dollars from the USA.

[@vignesh7989]

@@RaghunandanReddyC few times Emirates was cheaper than Etihad few years back

[@mahek4love]

Exactly.. going to India by Emirates is better.

[@mitto20]

@@mahek4love Mostly flights to Indian routes are older ones

[@jodichadney]

Thank you for the insight. It is interesting to watch the competition. Only time will tell who will come out on top, who can outlast the other. I appreciate your analysis of their respective fleets and and trade and how that will have an impact.

[@tobyalibex]

Just a little thing Dan - On your slide for Air Cargo at approximately 4:30 you spelt Cargo wrong - Love your videos and keep up the good work.

[@NonstopDan]

Thanks for pointing that out Toby - my bad😅

[@anuclitz]

Lol I wanted to write this comment

[@ATrainTravels]

One of my favorite airlines with qatar airways.

[@NonstopDan]

Same🙏

[@Ethan-ep2zl]

@@NonstopDan I've never flown it but same.

[@thesaltyone3483]

@@Ethan-ep2zl I've flown it 2 times in business Here's my review Kenya-doha a320 ok I liked it bc it my first time flying Qatar business but I didn't eat much I let my bro pick the sweet meals at the landing meal I love it Ok that's that Doha-italy a350-900 You know this one I order about half the menu it was so good and sweet I isn't get a landing meal bc i didn't want it but my bro got it he said it was a health and sweet meal

[@filipejunqueira4679]

Qatar Airways is lovely for the passengers, however it's an absolute disaster for its cabin crew. :(

[@manjitboro3838]

@@filipejunqueira4679 they have to be excellent n perfect to provide such lifetime experience bro. You dont get good service when staffs are treated like kids

[@turkialhusaini277]

Emirates already codeshares with Flydubai on most destinations.

[@lpb5487]

Emirates apparently keeps rescheduling flights from New Zealand so they can maximise passenger numbers, which is understandable and seems consistent with what's in your video. They offer plenty of flights but it seems like a lottery as to which one will depart. I had booked a flight but cancelled myself so avoided this, though I think my flight did depart (a bummer). NZ has a managed isolation system where one has to book a place in a hotel in which to isolate for a fortnight upon returning from overseas - before one can book a flight. If Emirates reschedules a flight then one has to re-apply for a place in managed isolation. Given there is low capacity in these hotels it is a nightmare for people wishing to travel, especially since Emirates has been almost the only airline offering reasonable airfares.

[@lancer.p1]

How do you think now that relations are back, how would that affect this situation?

[@EricPetersen2922]

I’m so tired of not traveling. I been living out of a suitcase fir years. Nice to be home/but not this long....

[@TheSerdySailor]

I was one pf the lucky people who got to fly around in this pandemic in lieu of my work and i can second your views!! I was happy seeing qatar taking the step ahead in qatar emirates race to be the biggest middleast carrier.

[@Micheal369-]

Emirates is the no 1 airline in the world ❤️

[@Boeing--hd3xd]

If you didn't know, QR has actually operating pax flights (mostly 777-300ERs and 787-9s) full of cargo (no pax) to cities like Atlanta, Ostend, etc where they my not normally do so :)

[@Jupp071981]

Qatar evaluated me last year when Lufthansa terminated my ticket and left me stranded in April 2020........ also They gave me free Lounge access in Doha when they heard what Lufthansa did ;) thx Qatar

[@waqqashanafi]

Why are short-haul flights around the Middle East and South Asia so much more expensive than short-haul flights in Southeast Asia?

[@basild.8768]

Such an incredible airline documentary, Dan!

[@NonstopDan]

Thanks Basil😍

[@iaexo]

4:38 why does that 777F not have the Emirates emblem on its engines?

[@annbaddoo3833]

Happy to hear from you 💗

[@ekthex]

what do you think about TK.

[@gamingwithangson4387]

5:27 personal timestamp

[@OrbitalJeffo]

I miss wearing crago shorts. Bring back crago shorts! ;) Very interesting about Emirates

[@akshattarate]

@4:28 you made a typo in the spelling of Cargo

[@vinkalmeggi7845]

I love your documentary style videos!!!!! Look forward to the next one. :)

[@NonstopDan]

Thank you Vinkal!🙏

[@vinkalmeggi7845]

​@@NonstopDan A great video and a reply from yourself, I am blessed today. Any thoughts of a video about All Virgin past and present airlines?

[@ranelphilip1049]

But Dan can emirates just put their seared in FlyDubai’s 737s and use the empty flights for Cargo?

[@ashiash8342]

How you find out the A380 are flying empty with passengers? Are you sure about that or you’re making assumptions?

[@komeshgeo]

Recently I flew Frankfurt to Moscow and back, both flights were on a 777-300 and both flights were full, in biz and economy classes. Borders are only open for citizens or residents of these two countries. There is hope for wide-bodies even in these times

[@davewarr8613]

04:26 - What is AIR CRAGO ????

[@ayanangshunayak6731]

What is the emptiest wide body long haul people have flown to? It would be interesting read.

[@youme35-p3s]

It is my very first time leaving comments on your channel. This video was ABSOLUTELY stunning and informative enough to attract my attention!!! Thanks Dan for making this kind of video. I'll look forward to watching these types of videos again soon :)

[@NonstopDan]

Thank you so much Hanna! This means a lot to me🙏

[@rsobbbubbs]

I hope Qatar Airways comes through all of this stronger and bigger than before. Their product and service offering is brilliant. It’s like it was flying SIA/SQ during the 90s, far ahead of the competition... to the point where I would consider going out of my way to get onto a QR flight to my chosen destination.

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

I love emirates, always had great flights with them ✈️

[@sabasman]

4:25 the fuq is crago?

[@sidrekhi]

Don't FlyDubai and Emirates have the same chairman? And also can't Emirates parent corporation, The Emirates Group, put more money into their Airport Operations company, Dnata, to diversify?

[@rahimbacar1736]

I take the liberty to make a simple suggestion to EMIRATES! Bearing in mind that they have the largest fleet of A380 lying idle - which forceably will not recuperate in the years to come, since even before this crisis appeared they were not using the entire fleet of A380s! The solution would be for them to seek moving about half of their fleet to a base in Africa, since we know that the only continent that has a foreseeable growth factor is in fact Africa. By seeking agreement with an Africa country which can be easily achieved, they would be able to introduce an Inter - African fleet to connect all the African nations. The base could be in Kenya or Addis Ababa for instance. We all know that Africa is The Continent of the Future and it is opening up at this exact moment, so, a venture such as this one could become a boon for the UAE and Emirates... Good luck EMIRATES is one of my favorite airlines!

[@guilhermecas]

Emirates also reintroduced 380 flights to keep the hundreds of 380 pilots licensed flying for the type in the meantime I believe.

[@daviddehoop4070]

So well edited and narrated Dan! The music tops it all off. You should be on Discovery, National Geographic some day! :)

[@samdupnorbu2010]

Oct 30 2020 I took Qatar Airway business class from Kathmandu to Doha, Doha to Chicago. only $1780 for business class. excellent service n crew. highly recommended Qatar Airway..

[@Studders01]

This was actually I very interesting video. Thanks for uploading Dan 😊. God I wish we can start flying from least March next year. It’s hard to keep the buzz when the pandemic has taken hold of everything and everyone

[@thebetterayaan]

Was just watching your ANA 787 Business class review and this video came! Thank You for such great content...you're doing an amazing job! I'm sure its not that easy making a video and posting it. There must be lot of preparation and and behind the scenes! I'm a very big fan of yours Dan! You're my role model. Love you! May God bless you and your family and keep you and your family happy always!

[@NonstopDan]

Thanks you Ayaan - really appreciate the kind words🙏

[@thebetterayaan]

@@NonstopDan Sir...you made my day! I can't believe you replied. Im a really big fan of yours. I'm sure your family would be damn proud of you and you're so lucky to fly around the world in so many airlines at this age. I think about it and my mum says-"FIRST STUDY HARD, EVEN I CAN DAYDREAM LIKE YOU" ! LOL

[@BenkertAviation]

Very insightful !! Love hearing your view on these things ✈️✈️

[@NonstopDan]

Thanks as always my friend!

[@alessandrom.3417]

The thing is that aircrafts need to fly on rotation to keep them working and crew and pilots would lose their license if they don’t fly for a certain amount of time. Paying 15 crew for an empty flight is still cheaper than getting them re-licensed. There are many more reasons behind their decision to fly...and by the way as an EK insider I can guarantee that flights have more than a couple of dozens of pax. Most of them reach at least half load giving headaches to those expecting middle seats to be kept vacant 😅 Anyway yea, most of EK and QR decisions are copy paste from each other. Also in management, payroll, crew allowances and crew hotel choices.

[@brmnyc]

i think this was one of your best videos, full of in depth analysis.

[@HueManateee]

Dan, in customer relations when you have a commodity (here a seat flying from point A to B) corporations often have a unique perspective. In the US we have HomeDepot and Lowe’s which sell essentially the same products. They have a lot of seasonal stock in upper shelves. I used to wonder why. The answer from a senior executive was: we will not risk not having what you want when out competitor could win you over because they have that item in stock. Customer loyalty is in the past. People shop on cost and convenience. If you shift stores for one item, that customer may never return. Just another perspective. Crazy yes. But real.

[@DarkNorthEmperor]

My mom works in Emirates. Your content is very accurate.

[@James-re3lz]

I love these types of videos keep them!!!! 👍👍

[@Juan-xh4ro]

Qatar is now flying to mogadishu somalia 😂

[@SparkleMxyz]

so?

[@shriyashdeshmukh9638]

Sir your videos are really informative love your videos thank you so much you are the best

[@kennethcampbell7263]

And now they were only flying the 350 direct to Adelaide, not that that is unusual, as Qatar, Singapore and most others that come to Adelaide. Yeah I expected Qatar to be their competitive problem, considering their prices are about half Emirates.

[@musaadaljarbou8765]

I love these kind of videos and the background music is amazing thank u Dan

[@TysonIke]

Why did they get rid of the a330 first generation?

[@giancarlogarlaschi4388]

Come On ...that pic is Doha !

[@generalzero668]

Well Emirates big problem may also be because of its lack of point to point travel. Emirates is a super connecter which works good for them but most airlines have changed from hub an spoke to point to point since it is better for the customer and for the company finances. Since you only need to do 1 flight to get to the passengers destination while Emirates usually runs flight through its hub E.g Heathrow - Dubai - Sydney. This costs more than a direct non stop flight Heathrow - Sydney. But this also means that passengers from the first journey are stuck at a hub for a couple of hours with a slight chance for more passengers to board. But, I can’t change the fact that Emirates is profitable using its model.

[@ryleferrer4876]

I disagree since Dubai is a big tourist destination. Sure if they relied solely on point to point, Emirates should have not been as successful compared to today

[@Corrosionchemist]

Thank you again, Dan, for another excellent non-travel travel video/commentary!

[@luxair1997andTAP]

Love to watch these explanatory videos! As always, great job Dan!!

[@ttv_fresh2334]

But is the emirates fleet will delete the a380 as a passenger airline. And is the airline will bye an a 380. If they did i will be happy. If you can answer me please

[@fachrisiad]

Hey Dan. My husband and I are flying Emirates from JFK to Dubai in a few weeks. I’m interested to see how empty the flight will be. As of now, the seat map is wide open. I’ll be sure to let you know. Love the videos!

[@BrandonHanson]

Thank you for doing this Dan. As much as we all miss flying like we once did. It's nice to see you doing these kind of videos to uplift us while we wait to get the opportunity to travel again.

[@frankharle4486]

Qatar was not the only airline that never shut down... Ethiopian Airlines flew throught the pandemic. Didnt stop operations for one single day

[@intisaber4984]

Great Vid, I love these vids about airline problems

[@NonstopDan]

So glad you like them!

[@thesaltyone3483]

Lol there so good seeing the richest airlines failing except the one your applying to fly for

[@GruulBS]

Epic video lad, possible to do something on norwegain air shuttle vs the world?

[@NonstopDan]

I'll add that my list of ideas - thank you!

[@GruulBS]

@@NonstopDan Cheers for the entertainment m8👍

[@iSevenSimmer]

yoo i loved this theory, and it totally makes sense! awesome documentary! your editing is great as usual!

[@thebetterayaan]

I love your documentaries! You're voice...oh my god

[@waqqashanafi]

*your

[@seano906]

i knew it was Qatar Airways, even before watching the video lol, Excellent video though, very informative.

[@chrisrobling]

Dan -- "CRAGO" is on the first billboard. Fyi. Thanks for your thoughts.

[@namanula]

Interesting conundrum, & well researched. By the way, please tell your keyboard operator that it’s CARGO, not “CRAGO” (4mins 40secs approx)

[@bklondon75deliciousnesswit64]

Love these new style videos Dan, great stuff and keep it up! 👏👍🏻

[@jeffreywillis9267]

Why is your front page picture on a Doha skyline? That is Qatar, not UAE.

[@dalensajero6805]

The analysis is so in depth. Impressive!

[@Genevieve8002]

Very interesting deep dive into the journey of Qatar and Emirates. Can only imagine TBR amount of research involved, very good work! Taught me a few things that I didn’t know, thank you!

[@Jr-sf3vm]

4:34 Air Crago, do I read that right?

[@tehtarik4326]

Weewooweewoo...the man himself has posted!! Yayyy :)

[@FullSenderson]

Woah did you even ask their gender or are you assuming?

[@NonstopDan]

Thanks - glad you're watching it so soon😍

[@SprOneSki]

Insightful analysis ... looking forward to more! Thank you.

[@neeharkale]

Dan I love your videos!! Keep making good content!! Can you review SAS A350 business class, Ethiopian Airlines’ new A350 business class and Etihad Art Studio or whatever it’s called

[@NonstopDan]

Thank you! Yes, I really need to fly SAS' A350 soon🙌

[@bryanmcdonnell6161]

Very professional and informative 👍 great job Dan 😀

[@aqilnaufal14]

This series is just getting better with every video 🤯🤯🤯

[@AutismTakesOn]

4:30 Air Crago. Neat.

[@BantuEducation]

"Air CRAGO" lol

[@hothotheat3000]

CRAGO sounds like a Marvel villain.

[@ramazanyikici512]

What a video Dan! What a great concept. Keep going...

[@nefertemur8951]

Thank for sharing Nonstop Dan, interesting report. Great work once again, you're killing your competitors.

[@ivan_lima]

Emirates has really pissed me off, might be time to give Qatar a go. Excellent documentary Dan, thank you and keep it up!

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

Did they not refund you? Or is it the service for economy class in which case you might have a point as it’s a bit in consistent. I know they refunded me very early on which I was very happy with

[@ivan_lima]

@@filledwithvariousknowledge1065 it's a bit more complicated than that. Constant Business class traveller, I fly all my staff on Emirates, we spend a fortune with Emirates but their service has become hollow. They're to big to care about gold or higher members, delayed flight meaning a missed connection in dubai with a response 'well wait 3 days at the airport, its not that long", old business class package on the 300ER but with a price increased by 20%... Yeh no thanks.

[@ivan_lima]

@@filledwithvariousknowledge1065 oh and they said "take a voucher or we'll only be able to refund you in 3 to 4 months... So I just booked a flight 3 hours before departing with KLM. Emirates on plane has great service it must be said and the lounges are great, but that's about all. KLM was a good experience

[@ivan_lima]

@Adam Forrester going to give them a go

[@ivan_lima]

@Adam Forrester in that case I'm really keen now, next trip is in January, I'll report back Adam thanks for the encouragement.