I Took Air India's LONGEST Flight (and got food poisoning)

[@MrHardhatharry]

Thank goodness you got sick after landing. 16 hours in the airplane "loo" would be horrible.

[@OldManBadly]

Been there, done that... China to Canada. Flight was unforgettable in so many ways.

[@PeterCooperUK]

Only beaten by potentially queuing up for an hour in a massive queue at immigration at SFO with a dicky tum.. 😱 I dunno what it is about SFO but they’re so slow at border control.

[@chrisprieur270]

I've had the thunder from down under while flying over the Pacific. That loo took a beating that night!

[@Papershields001]

I took a flight in ANA’s “the suite” last week from sfo to nrt. I couldn’t believe it. I was the only one in first class and had a bathroom with a bidet all to myself. I think that would be the only way to survive food poisoning on a long distance flight

[@injusticesystem5685]

a 16-hour loo-review would possibly make an entry into the Guinness World Records, though ;-)

[@roystonvasey5471]

It’s time for the Noel Phillips Stool review.

[@juliet7703]

😅

[@liljasere]

“Its runny" **jingle plays**

[@JHogan914]

I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time

[@chrisprieur270]

It went through a screen door and never hit a wire!

[@roystonvasey5471]

@@chrisprieur270This week I flew with Air India and shat through an eye of a needle.

[@Sledgeh101]

- Eats chicken dinner - Loo review right afterwards Foreshadowing?

[@bailey32brooks]

getting the trots after a flight from india and them giving you a amenity kit called TUMI gave me a chuckle

[@Twobarpsi]

That Indian airport was incredibly beautiful! Great trip, minus the food poisoning.

[@rajeshgajwelly9035]

as indan it def not the food. we indian have amazing food standerd and it never cause me food poison. the indian airport is normal and we indian have beuttiful clean buildings as normal.

[@ElusiveTy]

@@rajeshgajwelly9035 Unfortunately, this is often not the case. The food standards in India (and many countries in the region, it's not as thought India is being singled out!) are severely lacking compared to its Western counterparts. Street food is notoriously an issue with this, though locals often develop somewhat of a tolerance to certain bacteria, so it hits everyone else much harder, and that may explain why you feel the food isn't normally a problem.

[@gyang333]

The 3M leather patch is so you can get your initials monogrammed on top of the amenity kit. Any Tumi store (non airport) can help you customize the patch.

[@MithunOnTheNet]

Thanks. I was wondering too.

[@_w_w_]

I mean did Air India hire people from Delta? The plane is Delta's, even the amenity kit is Delta's...nearly all the items in the kit are identical to Delta's. They kept sooo many Delta's cues on this plane that they didn't bother to change. The suite backing fabric is Delta's blue. They didn't even reprogram the mood light as that's the Delta's signature plum color.

[@146flyer8]

I only flew Air India once. It was on 29/10/1996 riding VT-ESM (B744) from JFK-LHR in seat 47K. (Yep, I'm an AvGeek!) Right at rotation smoke started rolling across the ceiling. I was only a few rows behind where 2 flight attendants were on their rear facing jumpseats. They both jumped up and ran into the galley, discharged fire extinguishers at something. A few people were running up and down the aisles screaming. I thought we'd turn around and land which I'd be fine with. NOPE, no announcement from the flight deck and we proceeded to cross the pond to LHR. Just a weird experience which is why I can still remember it like it was yesterday.

[@ixman]

“ good old predictable chicken curry…” You can practically hear the fading echo of that last word.

[@Jeng4280]

So sorry you had food poisoning! I’m glad you are better though and look forward to your next adventure!

[@anja6666]

Food poisoning usually happens within a couple of hours after eating, might be a bad stomach bug

[@martin96991]

It's not food poisoning, these people can't handle different spices.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

⁠@@martin96991it’s is food poisoning

[@pure_leaf7331]

@@martin96991 who are "these people"?

[@jmax8692]

@@pure_leaf7331whites you ignorant fool

[@RoryEwanTan-gv3jx]

Well at least, it did not happen on the flight itself, there was this Delta flight, where the passenger soiled the whole aisle with the food poisoning discharge and all other passengers had to deplane.

[@xindigochildx]

So sorry to hear you were unwell. Hope you’re feeling better. Sending well wishes!

[@kennethwilson1140]

Customs Officer: "Do you have anything to declare?" Noel: "Yeah, food poisoning." vomits on the desk. Hope you're doing better Noel, maybe you'll take a trip out of Tulsa International sometime.

[@smartrubberchicken]

Excuse me sir. Meat us not allowed into USA.Straight to jail.

[@LisaAnderson-fe3uj]

@kennethwilson1140 That actually happened to me in Miami. I got food poisoning on the flight from Argentina. Spent a lot of time puking on the plane and I barfed in Immigration more than once. They brought me a wheelchair and sent me to the airport clinic.

[@stevek343]

💩 on the desk

[@jamesbenstead1006]

The dreaded Delhi belly was waiting until your guard was down...

[@Deborah-so8mv]

If things are going well, you forget to keep strictly clean.

[@derrickfencer]

Basically you got the most common Indian souvenir almost any tourist gets 😂

[@shawnanderson6313]

LOL

[@freddythomas8226]

India is not for newbies 😅

[@Munakas-wq3gp]

India and the countries surrounding it are on my no-flight zone. And no-go zone.

[@shawnanderson6313]

@@Munakas-wq3gp That is sad man, why are they on your no zone? Are you white from America who only stay at the Marriott.

[@playipstreamsolutions5538]

@@shawnanderson6313😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tropicalblum]

Be thankful you were on the NEW renovated PLANE. A few months ago I was on AI ORD ~ Delhi , business, no IfE , and A broken seat. 15 hrs

[@melrosetait]

Took Noel's advice/plug on using AIRALO and it worked impressively well. It took a little thought to upload the eSIM having never done it before. It's also important to switch off your normal SIM before you land unless you want to start running up roaming charges.

[@bigpapa870]

Airalo Is just the best, used that already several times

[@Roadent1241]

Is it really worth it if you only ever use your phone on WiFi anyway and basically never as intended due to lack of signal in your home country? Just use WiFi or go without when out of range like at home?

[@bigpapa870]

@@Roadent1241 to be honest, i dont understand your question AT ALL

[@alexpeartree2019]

​@@bigpapa870I think his question is more "if I don't use my data at home should I bother paying to use it abroad?" Which is an self-answering question if I ever saw one.

[@bigpapa870]

@@alexpeartree2019 my main lemguage is spanish, maybe thats why i dont understand very well, but yea, for sure self answer

[@Imanc]

I once had Lamb kofta onboard Air India on my flight to London. Within an hour I started going to the loo and had diarrhea on board. The stewardess was quite nice to move me to a separate seat and keep my supplied with enough fluids thorough out the rest of the flight!

[@Sandeee]

Isn't within an hour too fast?

[@stoehrcov]

Yes

[@kevinmoffatt]

On a long coach trip returning from an Italian lakes holiday I was struck with a stomach upset which I found so uncomfortable that I cancelled a previously booked two week holiday touring Northern India scheduled for six months later. I had booked the Indian trip whilst fully aware that a tummy bug might cause problems, but the actual experience, while travelling, is something I wouldn't want to endure.

[@smikejasper4461]

Another fascinating trip (soz about the sicky part) but I do love the way Noel always signs off with 'Be kind to one another'. He is such a lovely guy. 😊

[@chelseajacques_]

"Don't forget to pack in the Imodium" - this quote needs to go onto a t-shirt😝

[@polymath9372]

Remembering, of course, that the generic *"loperamide"* is exactly the same stuff, but a fraction of the price!

[@davidcole333]

The arrival into SFO is always among the most beautiful arrivals in the world. I'm glad to see Air India is improving.

[@woutergijs5246]

Improving? The previous trip he did not get sick.

[@martin96991]

​@@woutergijs5246yeah it's not the food but your weak stomach, I bet no indian on that flight got sick.

[@funny3scene]

@@martin96991it’s the disgusting food and the anti hygiene culture in India

[@luvghd]

@@martin96991they didn't get sick because they were used to the bacteria. Not every passenger is from a third-world country so they should improve their standards to first-world standards.

[@comancheviperrrr]

As I watch the video and I saw that you had tried the chicken that was room temperature I had a feeling that was probably not the best decision. And then when you alluded to their being an issue the next day, I guarantee that was probably the case. You can’t let chicken sit for any long period of time at room temperature. It is an extremely bad idea as you have found out my friend. I hope you are feeling better now. I’ve had food poisoning and it is not by any means. God bless you, my friend. I look forward to your videos every Sunday. Starts my week off with a smile generally. As I said, I hope this time you are feeling better and the food poisoning didn’t stick with you too long. Just remember, don’t eat room temperature chicken and I think you’ll be fine. God bless.

[@monsterzero760]

Thank God you were close to home when this food poisoning started. It sad that Air India has improved their service and the inside of their aircraft only to get food poisoning. Hope you have started feeling better Noel! Safe travels and looking forward to your next video. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend with your family!

[@MayimHastings]

Just what i was going to say! That would have been hell on wings for everyone on-board, not to mention just trying to get through the airport being that sick. So relieved to see him home safe! Have an awesome week, my friend🤍🙏🕊

[@bruceanderson8588]

Ah a trip to India is never complete unless you get a dose of Dehli belly , ps just checked flip flops air india flight and I'm sure that tikka as flown more miles than both of you put together

[@jacobl5488]

not something to be proud of. gross. wash your hands. oh wait, yall don't even have clean water

[@QuicknStraight]

Indeed! When I first took up a new job in India, back in 2001, in Delhi, I went curry mad. I love curry and it was literally curry overload. I was staying in the Taj Mahal New Delhi until I found a suitable residence, so I don't think it was food poisoning, more just system overload! But I couldn't leave the hotel room for 2-3 days, so bad was my stomach! Once I adjusted, i I could eat anything and not have a problem. I lived in India for 5 years and loved the food.

[@stevenq99]

@@bruceanderson8588 yep always bring antibiotics with me to India.

[@thefuturefortune]

why bring antibiotics when India is where most drugs are manufactured and it has extremely lax prescription laws? just get them there. and make sure you aren’t taking them for a viral infection

[@fleabiter]

I did quite a few SCUBA diving liveaboards in the red sea and always got some stomach bug, I actually think that the 'chefs' had no idea about bacteria. Immodium FTW. that said you can get bacteria on your fingers from handles, etc, then transfer to food like chapati as you hold it.

[@AntonioDavid-qu3zq]

Just got back from a 3 week trip in Manila. Thank you Noel Philips for filling the void between now and the next trip.

[@DanielByrnes-t6v]

I thought NYC to Amsterdam was a long flight. I give you credit for enduring such a long journey.

[@SebastianSegura1138]

Glad to have you in San Francisco again, Noel! Sorry you had to spend your time here in pain. Hope you’re better!

[@PorkChopJones]

So sorry you came down with food poisoning, on this otherwise great journey. What some people may not understand is that there are degree's of food poisoning that go far beyond a couple of trips to the bathroom. Glad you recovered, as you can become dehydrated rather quickly in some cases. Good luck and we look forward to seeing you back on top of the world.

[@Xetairex]

At 8:42 … As an Indian, I can translate the meaning of that name for you : it’s actually spelled ‘Khamba’, in the native language, which stands for a thick wooden post, driven into a hole. There. Now I hope that helps you take your mind off dirty things? 😜

[@AC-cj]

The toiletries aren’t unbranded. Malin+Goetz is the brand. They are brand standard at Le Meridien hotels (or used to be). The sticker is to get it monogrammed and attach to the Tumi case.

[@duskbatrabbit1199]

Yeah, if I remember the TUMI store used to do the monogram for free probably still do

[@SRB38]

@@AC-cj : This Noel always show Indian Airlines in a very poor fashion..may be does that intentionally to get some more likes and views, so he can get more 💰🤑💵

[@AC-cj]

​@@SRB38 His review seemed very fair to me!

[@jacqdanieles]

@GlobalIyengar or maybe Indian Airlines truly suck ... having flown both Air India & Vistara, I can say that

[@lorddarlo6194]

​@@SRB38I Don't think faking Food Poisioning is Easy, so this is very real.

[@philipf2705]

Proves that you don't need to be in geographical India to get food poisioning. It can happen in the sky flying away from the country too. Air India, have your staff take a food safe course immediately to keep passengers safe. 16 hours? Noel you are a beast!

[@SRB38]

@@philipf2705 : Noel is the Conan, the destroyer🤣

[@caponeZR]

And I recieved two food poisionings at two different embassies in Delhi 😂

[@mouradel7548]

Hope you are feeling better by now, Also its good to be back to the US, The scariest thing is to get sick abroad in a country that you are not familiar with , Always a pleasure to watch your videos .That triple 7 is such a beast. get well soon dear Noel.

[@buzzlightyear1484]

And then what pay with your kidney for medicals in us. 😂

[@CobraCommander11]

23:55 India strikes again lol

[@stephenban]

It took me a few videos to figure out why the hell he was calling them "immunity kits," until I realized he was saying "amenity kits" 😅

[@rubensector1284]

The 3M sticker is something you can get your initials stamped into at a TUMI store then stick it onto a bag! 😊

[@wastedapathy22]

Great flight, minus the airsickness! I didn’t realize that Air India picked up the former Delta 777s. I hated to see them leave the fleet, I got to experience one of them, ship 7105, on a trip from ATL to LAX in 2019. It had been freshly fitted with the D1 cabin, which was probably the nicest flight I’d ever taken. Good to see one of them still turning in miles.

[@moneyfalcon267]

Hope you have a speedy recovery and thanks for the informative vid.

[@rajivrohit1619]

21:23 THAT WOMAN IS GOING THROUGH SOMETHING HORRIBLE, SOMEBODY HELP HER 😂😂😂

[@jj-if6it]

poor woman, she's over it

[@cohara7516]

Yeah, a 16 hr flight with a small child. 😆 She is stronger than us all

[@skateboarding118]

At least she’s in business lol. My mom had 4 kids in economy twice a year, from New York to Tokyo, and London to Tokyo for many years 😂

[@dalemullins4562]

To be Honest Noel, I'm surprised you haven't gotten sick a lot more, you've got an iron gut, some of the stuff you eat on those planes is questionable at best! feel better soon!

[@denniscarlson9297]

Great video... Sorry about the food poisoning. I was a little suspicious of the way the Diet coke was served. Wondering if they used local tap water to rinse the glass before pouring your drink in Bangalore. Anyway, take care. Greetings from Sweden.

[@millennialaviation]

If I was on a long flight I think I’d stick with bagged snacks and water as my “meal”. I’ll survive lol

[@MyNameisReece]

I remember when Air India used to fly from Perth to Bombay with the 747-200's when I was a kid. Always remember the stories, not surprised they don't fly here anymore

[@Videospotter]

My whole Family (including me) got a Norovirus on the last flight. I never heard or had this before, but it's not uncommon to get this on a flight 😥

[@truthruster]

Air India always makes sure to give passengers lasting memories either inflight or outside flight. Lucky passengers get a taste of both 😆. I had similar experience on Etihad (Abu Dhabi) to NYC when they served sweet potato as side dish, unfortunately, I got sick during the 16 hr flight. It was terrible experience.

[@raghavgupta1771]

Everything was great in the video until you got food poisoning because of chicken tikka, but from my experience I could tell you that it could be the mint chutney/ dip that might have caused you this as when coriander leaves are not washed properly might contain bacteria in them or it could be stale and eating large quantity of chutney might triggered the stomach infection but as far as Air India is concerned they have done a nice improvement 👍

[@Spookieham]

I lived in the Middle East for 3 years in the 90s and the ONLY time I ever got food poisoning was from a very expensive high end Indian Restaurant. All of the times I ate in street cafes I never had an issue

[@grantpatterson2727]

Room temp snacks are always bad news, unless we're talking chips and nuts. My worst case of the both-end squirts was at a buffet in Brazil. Room temp crab and cheese...never again, three days of misery.

[@shaunmoran6618]

Sorry about your food poising, hopefully you recovered quickly. The first overhead airport shot you showed in California is my home airport, Santa Rosa. How cool! Have you ever flown in / out of Charles M Schultz Sonoma County Airport? They have been doing lots of upgrades to the airport over the last decade, and now have several airlines who operate here.

[@Shax117]

Had a friend who was very careful on what he ate and drank. Still got amoebiasis. Turns out, though he got mineral water, its was the ice that got him.

[@peregrino9154]

He was very careful about what he ate and drank and he drank something with ice in it?

[@Jin88866]

Even children know that you should avoid ice in India or other developing countries 😂

[@john-darrenesterhuizen9008]

@@Jin88866my country is a developing country and our tap water has never gotten me sick.

[@skateboarding118]

@@john-darrenesterhuizen9008because you are used to it, Einstein

[@john-darrenesterhuizen9008]

@@skateboarding118 The water ain’t good but it is safe. My country is probably one of the safest and best in Africa.

[@lakshmivallabh6936]

BLR to SFO hoping we can get some down to LA soon! Even if the service is poor, it helps make LA competitive! plus it is another option in the worst case! Love SFO tho! and BLR is getting better (still some ways to go)

[@jon.limjap]

I think the Ilyushin joke flew over everyone's head, crashing into Noel's stool review 💩

[@Gloria00082]

Sunday morning here in South Jersey and I can’t think of a better way to relax! Thanks Noel❤

[@beautifulplanet4584]

I had food poisoning in Mumbai at 5 stars hotel’s buffet. I had a nonstop diarrhea with a fever for 5 days. Seems India has a very serious hygiene problems even at high end restaurants and hotels. My ongoing trip to Singapore and Malaysia was ruined because of the food poisoning in Mumbai.

[@gulqureshi5681]

It happens to most. You are not the only one.

[@KnugenMooMoo]

I love the random currency at the end 😂

[@mattscarf]

I loved the random Ilyushin!

[@ohheyitskevinc]

Sorry you weren’t well mate. There were hints on the way: 0:41 elevator doors opening sounded like a toilet flushing. The “Tumi” amenity kit 😔 Aside from that, they have improved by the looks of it ☺️

[@Moonstone-Redux]

I know TUMI is well known for their ballistic weave bags but an eye mask made out of ballistic weave does seem quite like overkill.

[@Inabsinthea29]

⁠@@Moonstone-Reduxyou don’t want bulletproof sleep?

[@Spydr..]

Not to be the bad omen but that's the sound of the water fall, not the elevator. You an clearly hear it the entire time he is in that lobby.

[@Roadent1241]

How does the amenity kit indicate anything?

[@sahilgupta1854]

@@Roadent1241 if you read it as 'tummy' and not 'tumi'.

[@dukegreg]

Thanks Noel, for real. An ER visit in SF with the alert to 'Air India', considering the timeliness, perhaps will get you a full refund and data on others who suffered as you did. *****Please report food poisoning as soon as it occurs. You know when it is sufficiently bad to report it.***** Watching all the hundreds of flights with videos of (slop, just pig slop) meals served, it is a miracle this is the first poisoning I've seen.

[@NatPat-yj2or]

Excluding China, India poisons more people than the rest of the entire world combined.

[@kjjones8627]

As a person that works for a U.S. based airline and travels 3-4 trips a month for work, I really appreciate your videos. Hope you recovered quickly, that is awful when your traveling

[@noelphilips]

Glad you like them!

[@MadGoylez]

I always figured the doors on plane seats acted like a do not disturb sign.

[@bryanwilkin7242]

Hey Noel I’m so sorry you had a bad experience with air India on your recent flight I’m happy that you loved my home town airport. Please give air India a few more years once all the aircraft are delivered you will have a much better experience with them.

[@allenwinston9225]

Get better Noel. You ate that Garuda Bird with a special sauce. When doing business traveling in south Asia . I was so sensitive to this I could never eat or drink out of a 5 star western hotel. I feel for you

[@d.awdreygore]

So sorry that happened to you! Hope you are fully recovered.

[@tld8102]

Omg... so it wasn't just me that got diarrhoea after flying air india

[@ms.chanandlerbong3682]

As someone who used to work the Air India flights into SFO, its not just chaotic for passengers... us ramp agents HATED working this flight. The pilots and mechanics have NO REGARD for ramp safety. Absolutely horrific experience for both passengers and rampers.

[@jamesbartlett5640]

They’ve just started flying their A350 into Heathrow, you have to try that one out plus stock up on Imodium 😂

[@sanmateoflights]

Welcome to SFO. I also had a minor bout of food poisoning after eating on the new Air India A350 business class. It was a shame because the flight and crew were magnificent and they served so much food, it was amazing!

[@AndreasBeer]

Love to fly, but refuse to eat poultry or fish on a flight

[@BenjiShepard-tb4eq]

I agree

[@JUVI9596]

There won’t be any beef offered. Cows are sacred in India

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

​@@JUVI9596Really ? AI is a global airline. It attracts travellers from many different nationalities and cultures.

[@WalterHopevalleyrailwayenthusi]

Me too

[@JUVI9596]

@@alexmcwhirter6611 some airlines are dry. No alcohol served due to religious reasons. Same concept

[@stevenq99]

That lounge is swamped at 3:00 in the morning.

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

Interesting approach into SFO. I've flown in hundreds of times, and I've never seen the Bay Bridge on approach. Usually, they fly in from the south, flying over the peninsula. Ever since I was a wee spud (dad worked for UAL), I always took the window seat on the portside (usually A1!) so I could look down and see our house! Yeah, we lived in the flight path - and my folks indulged in lots of plane-spotting. Mom could even tell me where the (United) planes were coming from. Mom was my pre-cellphone FlightTracker! 😂

[@davidhuang6869]

I'm sorry about your food poisoning. Tiresome trips will definitely compound the issue. I'm glad you look better, and I'm looking forward to the next video (after some good rest, of course). Cheers!

[@tmontgomery7592]

Food Poisoning? Bet youre missing grey hound LOL.

[@juliet7703]

😅

[@Superman-ig6zb]

It was all going so well... right up until the very end.

[@xmvirus202]

Great video Noel! ❤️🙏🏻 Take some Commodium with you next time! 🍗💩

[@bigmuggs123]

Glad you’re feeling better Noel. Looking forward to your next video.

[@TheAverageGuy12]

"Very Good" So sorry for the illness.

[@rohandheman]

The tag with 3M is for the personalization on the Tumi box. You can get it hot stamped at any Tumi store and then add it to the little Tumi box

[@Oakleaf700]

That's a wonderful seat...definitely not cattle class.

[@azaz6951]

Food poisoning with something india related. How shocking and surprising. 100% wouldn't expect that

[@chrisbrown8748]

Wow that lounge was epic!

[@anna-marianunezvega1520]

I absolutely hate this lounge. The BLR-SFO flight departs at 13:50, most international flights in India are departing in the night. That's why the lounge was so empty in his video. In the night (last experience is only 10 days ago, BLR is my home airport), the lounge gets super packed. I find the vibe horrible and so is the food. The new 080 lounge we had in terminal 1 was sooo much better! The new domestic lounge in terminal 2 is great. The whole domestic terminal is great. But the new international terminal is sub-par (except for the plants of course. My first impression was "wow", but the domestic part in terminal 2 is so much better!

[@KhawajaAli-t5h]

You keep going with inflight videos Noel I love to see more inflight videos

[@Tristan-benge]

Awesome video Noel Enjoyed it

[@munz1870]

Your videos are so enjoyable. Your personality is wonderful. I love the 1st person POV and especially enjoy the appreciation of each airport & lounge!

[@noelphilips]

Glad you like them!

[@joshuajeffrey1843]

Hope you get better soon

[@rohanbose4882]

Wow ! So happy that AIR INDIA made such a great improvement !

[@StunXPlayz]

Terribly sorry for you man! Pray you don't run into such encounters again and you stay safe!

[@irener1111]

We just watched that A350 arrive at Heathrow on Big Jet TV. Stunning but I miss the design over each window

[@MatchBreakers]

The food poisoning was probably a freak accident rather than an indicative of the general product. If they’re were regularly giving people food poisoning that would probably become a talking point in aviation circles anyway

[@mattscarf]

Perhaps, but serving RT chicken does seem like bad practice.

[@67Doofus]

It is already well known 😂

[@RRBhat511]

From a local subscriber, glad you loved the KIA T2 terminal in Bengaluru :) And so sorry you had a bout of food poisoning!!

[@robloxsupport]

Just like you said it! Every time you go to india something happens!

[@ClipperMaidOfTheSeas]

Delta had that same Tumi amenity about 7 years ago. You could bring the amenity kit to selected Tumi stores and they would monogram the kit for you. That's what the 3M sticker was for.

[@davidteh7909]

16:58 lady immediately proving your point….

[@ryanmorley7257]

Reminds me of a colleague who went to Delhi last year. Managed to avoid getting sick the entire time whilst they were in India just to get food poisoning on the flight back home!

[@andybaker2456]

Are you sure it was food poisoning, and not some kind of stomach bug?

[@jorgesoaresgeral]

Hello Noel! I hope you are in good health now! The best!

[@kolbaltdabean]

16 hours an no wifi!!

[@BriansFunHouse]

Did Air India 15 hour flight chicago- delhi twice. Once was fine, the other time was screaming kids running around, horrible food, everyone needed a wheelchair and boarded early hell in the air. Economy y class both times as well. Yup, real fun.

[@67Doofus]

😂😂 The wheelchairs are just so that they get priority boarding

[@infectdiseaseepidemiology2599]

Just for some background: I am an infectious disease epidemiologist and physician specializing in travel and tropical medicine. Even the most rapidly replicating GI infection-undoubtedly bacterial-would take at least 16 hrs to manifest itself, and almost certainly more than 24 hrs. As contaminated as the food may be on the plane, it probably has nothing to do with the symptoms.

[@discorangutan]

What kind of misinformation are you trying to spread, I've gotten food poisoning that happened less than 16 hours after I ate the food in question, heck it was more like 5-8 hours, not to mention many other high profile food poisoning cases (recent one I can remember is the one from the Bytedance HQ in Singapore) certainly take way less than 16 hours. Honestly anyone can come on here and say "I am an infectious disease epidemiologist and physician specializing in travel and tropical medicine".. ridiculous.

[@JasonBrooks-b6t]

@@discorangutan "High profile food poisoning" - what does this mean really? Getting showcased on CNN for puking your guts out? I don't disagree with your comment but that comes across as an absurd statement

[@mattscarf]

Really? Certainly the NHS advice suggests a lot more variability than you indicate, and how do you know it’s bacterial?

[@williamsullivan538]

The ID Doc is correct. I am a primary care Nurse Practitioner, it just takes time for the bacteria to become pathological meaning symptomatic. Also, many people who believe they have food poisoning actually had a sensitivity reaction and not a true infection. This is quite common when people consume diets they are not used to. Trust the science.

[@bradentour3993]

I agree. It has something to do with Indian spices I believe that upsets Western stomachs. Not food poisoning.

[@Watfordherts]

Great flight and clearly massive improvements, such ashame about the food poisoning but you have to be honest and keep it real , I’m sure they will see or hear about this and look into preparing food better , I have faith cheers Noel

[@jenevans8836]

I love your reviews Noel from a fellow ex East Midlands ex pat in Sydney

[@Dillixx]

I'm also in the east mids. We're looking at moving to Australia as well. Have been for years honestly.

[@Farquad76.547]

Expat posh word for immigrant/foreigner

[@johntreanor812]

Omg.. Noel… that is sooo bad my friend. My heart goes out to you. I’m a professional chef and I know room temperature food is a NO NO. On a tour of the Canyonlands I had luke warm rice at a Mexican in Monticello.. my wife and my son both had bad guts the next day… I got caught short in Monument Valley literally in the middle of the desert … not pleasant at all.

[@Farquad76.547]

You shit your britches

[@velvetjones1856]

There was only one guy in my company that was willing to travel to India. Too many had become sick when there. This guy was older and from the UK. Apparently he felt that his age was held in high regards and he was treated better there than at home.