I Flew an Airline With a 1 STAR Safety Rating. Here's What Happened

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What's it like flying an airline with a 1 Star Safety Rating? I took a flight on an Indonesian Airline to find out.
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[@mjtt12]

"They only have one 735, they did have 2 but they crashed the other one" best quote I've ever heard on this channel.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

My God, he survived lion air, and Sriwijaya air. Noel must think he’s invincible now.

[@woutergijs5246]

1st: “We have a youtuber on board”

[@DailyDamage]

My father travelled extensively for his business. One of his journeys, way back in early 70s, was on an Aeroflot flight from Jakarta to Moscow. He told me how a ceiling panel cracked and how a crew member stood on his seat and gaffatapped the crack quite nonchalantly. None of the mainly Russian passengers even paid any attention and the whole operation was completed with as much fuss as if serving someone a drink. A week later he was supposed to fly back… same route, same plane… however he had some misgivings about that plane and instead changed his flight via Paris. Just as well, that plane crashed somewhere enroute. Goes to show… listen to those gut feelings. 😂

[@briandavies2833]

Great video, thank you. Reminds me of the early eighties when I took a Uganda Airlines 707 from Nairobi to Entebbe. It seemed to be a home-converted, full passenger to combi plane. On this flight passengers were seated in the rear of the empty, curtained off freight area which was acting like an amplified drum. After a very shakey take-off we gained altitude and the guy in the seat ahead of me leant on his arm rest which promptly fell off into the aisle. Unpeturbed a female crew picked up the armrest and, with a few deft taps, refixed it to the seat! I was tempted to enquire if she could do that if a wing fell off but I thought better of it!

[@GerryAirways]

Your take off was on runway 34 and not 16 because you can see the old terminal on your side of the cabin. With the turnaround fillet as your marker, you still got quite a lot of spare runway remaining, which is normal for the short hop to Belitung/TanjungPandan.

[@sandrahaigh2976]

OMG Noel. You're either mad or extremely brave. No wonder you were stuttering trying to pronounce the airline 😉😂

[@yaronsteinbuch3956]

Indeed, you never know when they won’t be flying anymore - but hopefully they won’t stop flying en route!

[@lfarru]

Takes a lot of courage to fly these airlines Noel 🤣. We certainly appreciate your efforts

[@RSG_TheMonster]

Gotta love Noel for going on such obscure adventures!!!

[@shonen84]

I’ll be flying Sriwijaya to Tanjung Pandan/Belitung next month! It’s the childhood island of my parents. Pangkalpinang is the capital of the larger sister island, Bangka. It’s amazing to see this route on your channel, Noel! It really is a bit of a backwater but I always enjoy going back. Being lesser known, it’s a hidden gem of an island with amazing seafood, hail-white beaches and sparklingly clear waters.

[@drumswest5035]

You’re a brave man Noel…i dont know what was more dangerous, your flight or your walk from the plane to the terminal.

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

Unfortunately, my only experience of Indonesia is sailing around the islands on a cruiser, apart from Bali, whose airport we flew from on our way home. I'd love to do the kind of thing you do but, as I'm now in my 70s with coronary issues, I suspect I shall only ever do it vicariously through your channel. Love it

[@MalaysiaPhilip]

Another airline I have flown with who I had never heard of until when it came to booking. Sriwijaya Air took me from Makassar to Ambon in the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. Enjoy your trip around Indonesia Noel, it's a vast and fascinating archipelago.

[@n1msu]

I think after seeing the other video where there was a warning against pinching the life vests, I'd love to know if the next time you fly on a 1 star safety line, you could see if there is actually a life vest under your seat and the ones next to you if the seats are empty! Because I have a feeling that this plane has around the same percentage of rescue resources per passenger Titanic did. 50/50

[@stevochang]

So cool those old Continental 737s are still flying! I grew up flying on them!

[@porcelainthunder2213]

Many times, the older planes are a lot more comfortable if they still have an older interior. The newer seat dssigns have much firmer seat cushions that can make long flights rather uncomfortable.

[@pawpawstew]

I appreciate you taking one for the team. My international travel days are over, but I get the misery vicariously through videos like this. Given the track record of these Indonesian airlines, I'd be steering clear, though.

[@bwc1976]

So great to see a time capsule like that! I love the 737-500 and the shortest versions of most airliners in general.