How Can a Major Airport Be So Confusing?! 🇪🇬 Cairo ✈ Amman 🇯🇴 EGYPTAIR 737 Business Class

[@rjwilson73]

Got to love Egyptian airports. Flew out of one last year and there were additional security checks on hand luggage at the departure gate which was causing some consternation with the passengers. My wife (because she's very good at this sort of thing) turned to the security guard and said "It's not your fault and thankyou for doing your job" and he smiled and waved us through without so much as a glance at our luggage.

[@tfft]

Yeah, I've cultivated the patience of saint and learned to just be silent and smile 😂

[@jimbojimbo6873]

That is really scary that they let you through without checking because they essentially liked you Utterly insane

[@Hastream]

@@jimbojimbo6873 It was an additional security check. Its fine.

[@LexlutherVII]

They love opening your baggage and steal your items too,

[@Hastream]

@@LexlutherVII Stealing?? No they dont

[@keisuke5468]

Sorry boss, can’t come to work today. FlipFlop Traveller has just uploaded 💯

[@tfft]

😂

[@BadrsFunGamingYT]

@@tfft hi

[@semsemeini7905]

Last time I was at this airport was in 1956. Flew Swissair on a Douglas DC-7 to Geneva with a stop in Athens for breakfast. Meals were served on pillows. Left at around 1 AM. I remember walking up the stairs still.

[@tfft]

Thanks for sharing ✈️

[@folkloreandklusters6490]

Wow, the world is such a small place. I remember you from lgf from over 20 years ago.

[@petek5523]

The flight looked decent enough for a short haul, but that twilight zone nightmare at the airport was something else 😅. Great video as always 🎉

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@martinthoburn1089]

Cairo airport is like walking around the inside of an ashtray. The ceiling height is so low it’s oppressive. When it comes to boarding it’s just a scrum to get on the plane.

[@tfft]

This lol

[@HomeLyrics172]

Stop lying lol

[@amrzeineldin]

Liar

[@nermeenragab1055]

I beg to disagree the ceiling height is ok

[@ibrahimalhamdi7538]

you are kind and humble. if its josh cahil or noel philips they would have made an ugly review.Catching your plane under these circumstances was a miracle by itself. keep it up👍

[@tfft]

Hahaha yes. Drama = Subscribers!

[@Russellpribadi]

Josh is good noel is kinda bad

[@martinthoburn1089]

You forgot Non stop Moan

[@lyndylou752]

Great giggle with some very appropriate one liners 😂. But on a more serious note wow how clean was that aircraft, a lot of carriers could take a hint from Egyptair. Thanks for the review and giggle.

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching (and giggling) 🩴

[@loveaodai100]

Actually... the airport attendant who realizing the confusion gave you the best advice ever... "go to the gate!" Ps. I just spent two pleasant evenings at the Novotel Nha Trang. They now provide a pair of flip flops in the rooms with each flip flop having a different color presumably to reduce "disappearance". But I can only guess that the disappearance has got worse because they are being sold in the gift shop with the two separate colors!

[@tfft]

I wouldn't put it past staff simply not paying attention lol

[@woutergijs5246]

6:30 the guy who brought that 1 plate for business class tasted a bit of the grey prawns and thought “ hell no I gonna give that to my kids back home. Leave it for the customer this time”

[@tfft]

Could be!

[@robm3074]

When I started this video on Thursday morning I thought I had gone into the wrong area and started watching a version of the Keystone cops. What an absolutely crazy experience in Cairo. Can you imagine inexperienced travelers trying to navigate this situation?

[@tfft]

They were probably the ones sitting at the gate before it actually opened and boarded first! haha

[@gregepps4710]

Just love Egyptian chaos. When I left Cairo once, my passport was checked 12 times before I got to the duty free area. Job creation scheme me thinks

[@tfft]

I live in a country that does similar things (with redundant staff) and I can tell you for sure, 'creating jobs' is certainly part of the equation.

[@MohamedRamadan94]

On end of October they switch off day light saving so flight time was 12:25 but was switched back to 11:25 and some clocks in the airport didn’t switch back because the daylight configs aren’t 100% shared to all time servers (so even some phones switch to new time and some remain depending on the maker/carrier combo). The reason is they spontaneously decided to use daylight saving that year and even they communicate the start/end dates of the daylight saving months or even weeks before it starts or ends. The whole airport hasn’t had any major upgrades since 2008 roughly so that’s why it is in that shape and why it doesn’t have a real lounge, you would understand more if you read through the contemporary and current political scene in Egypt. Same goes for why the aircrafts are old but clean

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@waelwael4783]

Bro, I'm not defending them (BTW I have concers about other staffs) but this kind of matters can happen everywhere, we are not in paradise, the perfection. I've experienced some egyptian airports and really surprised, especially about Cairo. Finally, I would like to thank you for your contents, great job keep going 🫡

[@tfft]

I never said ‘this could only ever happen in Egypt…’

[@randompersonasdfgh]

I didn't know Egypt follows DST hahaha. (it's not where one would imagine there is considering the weather there is stereotyped to be sunny and daylight all year.) Regardless I'll try to guess what happened based on my a little bit of searching. On 27 Oct 2023 00:00 (or 26 Oct 2023 24:00), Egypt/Cairo switches its time zone from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. (meaning the second after 2023-10-26T23:59:59(UTC+03:00), it becomes 2023-10-26T23:00:00(UTC+02:00), again.) Jordan/Amman uses UTC+03:00 year-round), which makes it even more confusing. Hence at 2:06 of the video, technically it's not possible to tell whether it's 23:10 Amman time or 00:10 (the next day) Amman time. Maybe if there was a UTC time stamp, it will make everything easier (20:10 UTC vs 21:10 UTC). I think at 6:50 FR24 shows the time more accurately, with the flight's accurate STD and ETD being 00:25 and 00:37 respectively. Anyway, great video as always!

[@tfft]

Yes- some said in comments, "follow the display board times since they're automatically updated and the other clocks need to be updated manually..." ... I'd generally agree with that comment except for the fact that things were in reverse. The manual clocks were displaying the earlier times and the fact that the display boards didn't show the correct times meant that they actually changed the "time" of departure for all of the flights. Was a mess.

[@calumsowhat]

I think i would have a small panic attack or try very hard to grasp reality if there wasn't a consistent time. That's so crazy!

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@DeniseSommerRoque]

That was quite an itinerary! I can imagine you were exhausted arriving in Amman. Must have been nice to have the entire business class section to yourself after the hectic ground experience 😅 Thank you for the review, surprisingly positive onboard experience 👍🏼

[@tfft]

Yeah, if that cabin was full this would have likely been a very different video haha.

[@heronlim8462]

That is insanity. Why use DST too? Geez. I am glad you didnt miss the flight then.

[@tfft]

Me too!

[@fdanieln8759]

You had me laughing out loud on this one. Nicely done, turning that situation into a good humerus video

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@Mrdepedro]

The Cairo airport the nightmare of every flight attendant, I have two flights next moth there..

[@tfft]

Hmmmm… if it’s a nightmare, they must not be turns. . . I suppose that narrows down the airline a bit 😂

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

The zhuzhed up meal description brought me joy. 🤣

[@tfft]

Glad my zhuzhing was effective!

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Good review. Bonus-point for the 'anyhoo'. That Nile Delta shows up quite well. P.S. Emirates' reviews on TripAdvisor make for interesting reading today.

[@tfft]

The thought of willfully reading TripAdvisor reviews turned my stomach more than landing in Doha yesterday 😂

[@StevoE7]

Μy dad frequents CAI and I always tell him to just avoid the lounge. Go as close as possible to check in closing and just do anything else but go in the lounge. lol. Also Egyptians are notorious for lack of organisation. Stuff just "works" because it does. We always joke that we're shocked the country isn't less functional than it is.

[@tfft]

Was there a couple weeks ago again and the MS lounge was closed for renovations. We were directed to a new contract lounge which was actually really nice!

[@Unazaki]

Wow this is right up there in terms of things that I never expected to be a problem O.o

[@tfft]

Same!

[@Re3iRtH]

Have you ever stayed at the Ritz-Carlton Bali? I just watched your Regent Phu Quoc video and heard you mention that you think that is the best new resort in Asia. What do you mean by NEW resort, and how many resorts are you comparing it to. After watching your Regent video, and having an top notch experience at the Ritz Bali, I wanted you to take a look at both and compare. We were upgraded into a ridiculous 153 sq.m. suite at the Ritz and the service and food was fantastic.

[@tfft]

Generally less than 2 years old. the Ritz Carlton Bali is pushing 10 years... I have done the Apurva Kempinski next door though.

[@markprovan4332]

OMG wobbly tables, packed lounges, recalcitrant staff and after midnight flights... yuck. I've been the only pax in a A330 BC from CNS-GZ amazing 7 hrs of bliss. On Monday I did a short haul A350 JAL FC perfection. Cheers FFT for the content and keeping us up to date.

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@mathieubrosseau1153]

Get the popcorn. This episode will be juicy and funny 🎉🎉🎉. 😂😂

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549]

Another good review Kev. Keep it up.

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@sidthekid4730]

Great video 📹. Did i see an ashtray in that seat? That was lot of food for an hour flight, looked great. Well wishes 😊

[@tfft]

Seats of a different era lol

[@jimmyjames6492]

Thanks for the info + video!

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@grapesofwrath1984]

Ah!!! The legendary Cairo airport. The one I always hear to be “even worse” every time someone complains about Manila, which is already very bad. So must be really terrible to be even worse than Manila.

[@tfft]

Depends which terminal lol. I'd take Cairo anyday over MNL T2

[@bradbel]

Good job EgyptAir!

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@oeldesouky]

Good note about the buggies. They go crazy, I’ve been hit once by them in CAI.

[@tfft]

Not surprised!

[@nermeenragab1055]

@The Flip Flop traveller why did you transit in Cairo instead of taking a direct flight from Dubai to Amman ?

[@tfft]

What’s the fun in direct flights? Lol. I did also explain it in the previous video. Not needing to fly RJ.

[@Baz987]

8:03 EgyptAir B777-300ER parked at gate G5 heading to NY JFK as MS985

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@deepalperera4592]

great job, keep up the good work

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@howardcobb4656]

Funny video to watch because it’s happening to someone else. Great video to watch with my first cup of coffee.

[@tfft]

Haha yes very good point

[@mathboydapro8092]

I live in Cairo. And, yeah.

[@JaneDoe-yu3ey]

Same! Lol

[@id6113]

Thats not funny

[@tfft]

Not all things that are true are meant to be funny lol

[@Aircoops]

Just had a transfer yesterday at Cairo. Wasn’t on a good start when the actual flight to IST was at 20:40, while the departure boards showed 19:40. Staff at the airport just do not care about anything, but just having a chat. It’s such a mess. I kept thinking to myself ‘is it one of the worst major airports in the World?’.

[@tfft]

Thanks for sharing ✈️

[@mark123655]

Would always trust the monitors that are at least showing both time and flights. The red LED clocks are probably done manually. Interesting that the change occured at midnight. In most other countries its between 2am and 3am with clocks moving forward or back.

[@tfft]

From how I understand it, the clocks were meant to go reverse one hour “1 second after 23:59:59” on 26 October. Problem was I got there around 22:00 on 26 October and the times were already different. Considering the time was falling back, you’d assume the later time would be on the manual clocks and the earlier on the display boards, but it was the other way around.

[@HomeLyrics172]

As an Egyptian I can confirm that the red LED clocks aren’t manual and are Automatic

[@yamuiemata]

To my knowledge the time savings scheduled change is usually at 02:00 in the morning Hilarious situation nonetheless 😅

[@tfft]

In Egypt it's "one second after 23:59:59 on the last Thursday of October" lol

[@michaelmarmion648]

I recently flew Egypt Air for the first time, Kuwait-Cairo Cairo-Athens, the crews were emotionless the meals dreadful and Cairo Airport experience scary, it took 1h55min for my bags to rock up in Cairo. Not the best experience✈️

[@tfft]

Thanks for sharing ✈️

[@AhmedYehias]

This is such a shame to see my country with the richest history be like this! Hopefully when they award contracts to airport management private companies later this year we see improvements.

[@tfft]

I will say that I was through the airport again a couple weeks ago and there are improvements being made- to the lounges specifically- so perhaps it's part of a larger overhaul.

[@salihalash4111]

Richest history? I dont think so

[@icon_ic]

It's the "stale data" for me, ahah

[@tfft]

Yesss same here haha

[@charliebrown5]

Thank You ✈️

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@RK_319]

Saying by God, bro you deserve millions of subscribers ❤ You provide authentic and best details of the whole flight, cheers man! 🤍🔥

[@tfft]

Appreciate that!

[@ahmedabualkhaiir]

As an Egyptian. This Airport s got to go.

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@hoangminhluu8851]

Did your smartphone prevent you from missing that flight ???

[@tfft]

Smart phones don’t help if the airport isn’t using the correct time………

[@proudeuropean2]

I will board egypt business class with 2 kids on long haul to China. their operate with brand new planes. it will be in 7 days. let's see...

[@tfft]

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

[@proudeuropean2]

@@tfft planes were brand new A321 and Boing 787. Staff was friendly. Cairo airport was less confusing then expected but still not a good experience. crowded lounge, quite dirty. A lot of things broken. nobody cares although a lot of staff everywhere. could be organized way better.

[@plasmaturkey48]

CAI has some of the worst lounges I've had the pleasure of being in. The SV one in T2 is quite good, but the contract lounge BA uses was still refusing showers due to "Covid" late last year and had flies on the food 🤮

[@tfft]

Was actually there around 10 days ago again and the main MS lounge is being renovated and was closed- gave access to another contract lounge which was fantastic! (relatively speaking...).

[@undisgraziato]

I haven’t heard juwj it up in a long time lol

[@tfft]

I actually couldn't even think of how to spell it for the script. Found this published pretty recently when I was writing: www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/style/jeuje-zhoosh-zhuzh.html

[@dennisrettke]

The final straw I guess would have been if you had landed in Dammam! 😅

[@tfft]

Haha. for sure

[@mamdouh-Tawadros]

I can see you have reservations when it comes to all things Egyptian. May be next time might be better.

[@tfft]

I can see you had this comment in mind even before you watched the video. May be next time might be less presumptuous.

[@recruitmentrd]

The egyptian inefficiency is every where

[@tfft]

Likely, not outside of Egypt 😂

[@JP-oe4ry]

One can tell a lot about a country based on their capital airport ...needless to say i aijnt going to Egypt!

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@thisisit2082]

You could have walked there sooner it seems, Kevin.

[@tfft]

Might be right!

[@richlandzee8686]

This is funny as hell UNTIL someone actually misses their flight due to this failure. TBH, I don't understand why they bother with daylight savings time anymore. Just stick with one and be done with it. It's not like having different time zones is confusing enough! 😅. Oh yea, is that a Boeing or Airbus? At 3:52, that's the first time I noticed what seems to be either the fuel fill neck between the wing and fuselage or lights? Next video; The hunt for the elusive double gold painted flip flops in a hotel review. When that time comes, you WILL bow down to your flip flop god. 🤣

[@tfft]

Agree about the times- but at 03:52 you can see "Boeing 737-800" on the fuselage haha.

[@HomeLyrics172]

I am sorry but as an Egyptian I have to fix this information, There is actually no way that is terminal 3, that is terminal 2 but it’s fine and for the time. Time at the end of October changes, seeing that you do many videos about EgyptAir. if your traveling from Egypt to anywhere else at the end of October. Note that the time WILL change from 12:00 AM Back to 11:00 PM 00:00 To 23:00 (Military time) Why isn’t there much business class passengers? Because if Egypt hosts a flight to another country that is ARAB nobody will pay for business class because it will be a waste of money. Thank you for reading And enjoy your EgyptAir flight!

[@tfft]

Yes, I knew the time was changing, but the airport didn't lol. Hence, the problem. Thanks for watching 🩴

[@TheAutumnNetwork]

Yeah CAI is an absolute mess of an airport, the amount of security theater there is ridiculous, but just gotta be patient, smile and roll with it.

[@tfft]

The security I actually thought was pretty lax haha. Maybe I look very non-threatening in person lol

[@johnwick860]

thanks for the tip - will avoid Cairo

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@Russellpribadi]

Yo If the flip flop traveler did not film, I would be dead cuz others get payed to review. I DID NOT EVEN KNOW EGYPTAIR WAS IS STAR ALLIANCE.

[@tfft]

lol Thanks

[@fesk_space1920]

Ammam ,🇯🇴

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@Ahmed.stumble]

As an egyptian resident, we're truly sorry for your flight inconvenience, I hope my country's government fix many of this airline's issues.

[@tfft]

Haha no need for you to appologize ;)

[@Ahmed.stumble]

@@tfft ❤

[@zombieat]

it was not the airline. it was the airport that was the issues.

[@Concorde_BAC]

nice video keep it up i'm from egypt an di really know that egypt air is not the best Airline i traveled on egypt air and my rating is 6.5/10 thank you for the video 😅

[@tfft]

Thanks for sharing ✈️

[@adamsow5049]

Egypt doesn’t have good reputation when it come to air travelers treatment at their airports

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@KhaledSelim]

يا عيني مصدوم من العك وميعرفش أن الأمور ماشية بالحب والدنيا مهلبية في ام الدنيا

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@omarhassan1522]

I think the time thing that happened to u is do u to the change in summer time in egypt we have tow different time one for winter and one for summer so what happened is at the time u were at the airport the summer time has begun which ads one hour ahead i don’t why they do this shit but we have to accept ti

[@tfft]

Many countries change their times each year for daylight savings, that is not a problem. The problem is when an airport doesn't know how to actually change the time lol.

[@alouie001]

Fly Royal Jordanian

[@tfft]

There are 2 RJ videos on the channel

[@chavandposh]

Welcome to Egypt. Where chaos is a norm.

[@tfft]

I enjoy a bit of chaos... not having a clock is a bit different haha

[@letarogers6380]

This is a weight and balance nightmare for the pilots

[@tfft]

Well... economy was full and no one was upgraded... and we survived haha

[@mikhailavia]

Interesting 👍✈️🇷🇺

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

Seriously why aren't you getting Views while Shitty Hotel and Flight Reviewrs are getting so much Push by YT Algorithm 😑. YT has literally become shit it Promotes Cringe Content rather than quality ultimately for which Creators turning Cringe and Absurd ( Like those weird dance videos , Those Weird Indian Street food Sellers playing With Food so as to get Views and Attention, Unfunny Shorts....etc ) whereas all the OG Creators reach is almost dead now many of them have left YT🙄

[@tfft]

Because manufactured drama is what more people click on! On one hand it’s frustrating, on the other… I’d rather build a healthier subscriber bases slow and steady.

[@OmarZitoun123]

welcome to Egypt we can't let you leave the country with the greatest civilization with no little bit of adventure it is the Egyptian experience enjoy 😂😂😂😂

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@OmarZitoun123]

@@tfft your most welcome

[@fwzmhmd]

I cant tell if you’re being sarcastic or serious. arggh

[@tfft]

Generally varies from sentence to sentence 😅

[@naseemb.7292]

Welcome to Africa...

[@tfft]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

[@kumar561]

I would say concentrate on india gain subs n views then explore

[@tfft]

This isn't an India channel lol

[@surpotel8016]

Typical Egyptian system, messed up as usual

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@iswish_41]

If you go to third world countries do not expect first world solutions.

[@tfft]

I wasn't aware that time was a first world construct.

[@evakir]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@idanceforpennies281]

Good thing you avoided actually visiting Egypt, a terrible place for foreign tourists. The security alone will drive you nuts.

[@tfft]

I've been to Egypt quite a few times and throroughly disagree. Security is tight, sure, but it's certainly no more of a bother than many other places on earth.

[@idanceforpennies281]

@@tfft I always can be standed corrected. And I defer to your opinion because you've actually been there and I haven't. But I've seen many travel vlogs which indicate Egypt is a hassle. even at hotels where they inspect your bags etc.

[@tfft]

About the travel blogs, you are certainly correct. All I will say is, when it comes to content on KZbin, you see what the creator wants you to see and nothing more. It applies to me as well, but that’s why I try to balance out my coverage. Case in point. In anticipation of visiting Karachi, I watched a few trip reports from there. In all of them, the airport seems like an absolute hell hole. In reality? It was absolutely gorgeous and for the most part kept in pristine condition with original chandeliers, inlaid tile work, perfectly upholstered seating, comfortable lounges, etc.

[@idanceforpennies281]

@@tfft I will keep my yap shut, I will just get real opinions from you from now on.

[@alukardFE]

Its Cairo :D no wonder

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@christiantosumbung5791]

That cabin color combination is rather strange. Light blue and off gold do not actually match. Looks like a dated and very drab combination.

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@amkoraiem]

It used to be white.. plastic gets discolored with age like a grandma's old fridge.

[@AdrianaHassan-u4y]

Egypt is not a safe place to travel

[@tfft]

That is a primarily false and wholly unhelpful generalization.

[@adel-711]

I believe that you made the whole thing up. I think you’re nothing but a liar thank you if you wanna make a video you should be honest and sincere. I think you made a video based on your own lies just to make Egypt air and Cairo airport look bad.

[@tfft]

Are you high? The clocks are literally in the video. Get out of the basement, I think you need some fresh air.

[@TechTac123]

Why you didn't check your phone for the time you departed ? Lol

[@tfft]

The time my phone said was irrelevant if it was different from the time the airport was following.

[@jameshoyle5918]

Annoying,distracting and unnecessary background music. I would rather just hear the sound of the environment you are in at the time. Unsubscribed

[@tfft]

Congratulations, we have different opinions. Every video I’ve ever produced has background music, so I’d love to know what you were listening to when you subscribed.

[@jameshoyle5918]

@@tfft I was listening to to this. The first video of yours that I have seen

[@tfft]

So I supposed you subscribed by accident 😅 Enjoy the silence

[@jameshoyle5918]

@@tfft Everyone makes mistakes