Kenya Airways Maiden Flight KQ003 - NEW YORK CITY to NAIROBI | B787

[@Silent157]

On departing from Kenya, several days after this video was filmed, I flew Ethiopian Airlines flight 303 from Nairobi to Addis Ababa, to catch another Ethiopian Airlines flight onward. My heart goes out to the families of all the passengers & crew of the lost Ethiopian Flight 302. It really saddened me to hear of this accident. I was able to speak with some of the most friendliest crew on an airline regardless of it being a short flight (and taught me how to say thank you in Amharic), as well as a few passengers who regularly took the Nairobi-Addis Ababa flight and chatted with them about my recent purpose for visiting Africa. Words can't describe my condolences to the family & friends of those lost from this. My thoughts are with you.

[@lionheart.5983]

What seat number were you on please

[@nevillesane1063]

@@lionheart.5983 A3

[@sebastianmusamali811]

Hey ,,,need help brother

[@alvinshiundu9835]

kenya airways is the best airline in africa,the crew in the plane is superb

[@Silent157]

Definitely an amazing flight and hopefully will be taking it again next year.

[@lucywanjohi5185]

This made me cry and proud of my country. #Forever Kenyan

[@Silent157]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Agent007202]

Me too, and I'm not even African. Kenyans seem like suck lovely people.

[@mstevens832]

Motherland KENYA 254 FOREVER LONDON LOCKED.

[@waynemickas1624]

The lady crew welcoming guests upon landing was very professional, she was quite elaborate and her eloquence was outstanding as well

[@Silent157]

Everyone there was very professional and made the experience much worth remembering as well!

[@florerchila3751]

I will take this fligth in January I am so exited to know Kenya for first time...

[@Silent157]

Sounds great and the in-flight personnel were very kind and amazing. Enjoy your trip and time in Kenya!

[@CC-pe9ye]

What a beautiful video and beautiful people in Kenya. Thanks

[@Silent157]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Still the pride of Africa. KQ Rock.

[@Silent157]

Definitely an amazing airline =)

[@InternationalBusiness]

Thank you very much for the last flight. kenya airline is really the best with super service. and good food and drink.

[@ibrahimbusolo1193]

Thank you for filming and welcome to Kenya

[@Silent157]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I def enjoyed my time in Nairobi as well!

[@ibrahimbusolo1193]

I hope you got to see the contrasting countryside, and the people, not missing out on the coastal people either....Maybe you learnt a few Swahili words. Karibu Tena!

[@Silent157]

I only spent about three days in Nairobi, but plan to visit again and likely take this route again. I also visited Uganda as well.

[@eddy540]

Just wanna say thanks for taking this video. It really brought back a lot of good memories. It felt like I was in the plane. Thanks for the experience 🙏👍

[@Silent157]

You're absolutely welcome! Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@reubentv2948]

The best feeling is listening to that kenya airways theme song.

[@Silent157]

The airline definitely has a sweet theme song

[@Kevinmusau1]

This so fantastic oooh,,,goosebumps when watching it,,I just love Kenya airways lastly I traveled from London to home with it and January will be going new york

[@Silent157]

It was an amazing flight and hope to fly it again when I return to East Africa at least one more time. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Kevinmusau1]

@@Silent157 you most welcome back to Kenya we love and appreciate your work a lot may God bless you so much. Welcome Kenya,,karibu kenya

[@charlesevanstar5060]

What a nice video! I hope there was an applause at some point on board to celebrate the first flight! The end is very nice where you can just see how excited everyone is about this new route.

[@Silent157]

When we landed, everyone def applauded, as well as some applause while they were doing the raffle while still in the air. The whole ceremony after landing was really something. Before people began to get off the plane, there was also a band playing too.

[@kipchorngwonektiroto457]

I love two institutions in Kenya: Kenya Airways (KA) and Kenya Defense Force (KDF). KA cabin crew is one of the best in the industry. Food is high quality and service is excellent! KDF officers are very friendly and humane. Keep it up, guys. You make me feel good.

[@MehulM]

What an amazing maiden flight on the reverse journey NYC to Kenya. The pilots were in pure control and they did an absolutely killer landing. Smooth as butter. Barely felt the vibration through the video. Nice to see the red carpet welcome. Kenya Airways is an amazing airline. Now that they have expanded to one city in the US, they now need to see if there is a market for Canada. Thanks for sharing this video of the maiden flight from US to Kenya!!

[@Silent157]

You're absolutely welcome and definitely enjoyed the experience myself. The whole red carpet welcome and then hearing the whole event on the news some hours later wasn't expected lol. I'll be sharing other flight experiences similar to this (though maybe not as special as this one). Thanks for watching.

[@boromdarou8741]

Kenya 😍😍❤ from senegall

[@Silent157]

Kenya definitely is an amazing place!

[@topamazingclips]

You captured your takeoff so we'll,I enjoyed it.

[@Silent157]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I def enjoyed filming it!

[@horaceparacon8553]

Beautiful country with beautiful people

[@Silent157]

It really is. I really enjoyed my time there =)

[@fredmuya4154]

super stunning,thanks for the video felt like the entire flight...

[@Silent157]

You're absolutely welcome! Planning on flying this particular route again!

[@fredmuya4154]

@@Silent157 karibu sana Kenya🇰🇪

[@favouredblessed2631]

Amazing beautiful video i love my country kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪❤️

[@Silent157]

Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@aidenpilot3119]

This was fantastic! Amazing video!

[@Silent157]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nyanjechengo2315]

We need one kenya airways from zürich to mombasa we are alot kenyan here in swirzeland we kann make kenyaairways great again the pride of africa

[@Silent157]

It's always possible, and look forward to seeing these airlines travel to more and more locations!

[@victoriamatilda86]

wow,i feel like am on this aircraft already!thankyou.

[@Silent157]

Great to hear! Tried to deliver that particular experience as much as I could.

[@victoriamatilda86]

@@Silent157 we are proud of our KQ Fraternity.

[@mstevens832]

Oct 2020 who else is here wapi wakenya?

[@Silent157]

I'm sure a lot of people are watching in 2020

[@kipchorngwonektiroto5422]

Food on KQ is awesome and the cabin crew is wonderful.

[@Silent157]

It was an awesome flight and I'm looking fwd to flying them again when I return to Africa =)

[@faisalbabs8922]

The best video so far according to me

[@Silent157]

Thanks! Really great to hear.

[@nickyngarama1039]

Proudly Kenyan

[@queenoftheskies4216]

Beautiful video I enjoyed it . Thanks for sharing.

[@Silent157]

Thank you. You're absolutely welcome luv

[@s_brr]

Aw.. how lovely of you for such an awesome video

[@Silent157]

Thanks, great to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@braydenshanga2654]

Really nice audio! It feels like I'm in the plane myself

[@Silent157]

Really glad you enjoyed it! Was lucky the recordings worked out well =)

[@braydenshanga2654]

I will be flying this in the end of july!!!!

[@Silent157]

Sounds great, hope you enjoy the flight! I'll likely be taking this route again when I go to visit Kenya & Uganda again =)

[@sirchuti]

Captain Kinuthia retired recently at 64 having worked at KQ since 1976

[@Silent157]

I saw that on a news video. I believe he flew the first KQ flight from Kenya to New York: KQ002. I'm guessing he was one of the pilots on this flight as well!

[@sirchuti]

@@Silent157 he was the pilot of the maiden flight served him right as a retirement gift

[@Silent157]

I absolutely agree =). Wish I could have met him!

[@mstevens832]

Whoh that a long time aponde mali yake sasa +44 UK

[@pradeepmadhav]

Awesome video. I wish you covered the flight route as well. I would consider a few days stay at Nairobi on my trip from the US to India.

[@Silent157]

The majority of the flight was actually spent in darkness, though I wish I did walk around the airplane itself around that time. It definitely was a comfortable ride though.

[@pradeepmadhav]

I meant the map segment by segment with time zones shown in it. I think there is a quick view of the map in the flight but that is not clear. Nevertheless, as I said before I like the video and thank you for posting it.

[@Silent157]

Ah I understand. It's basically a direct flight from the New York to Nairobi, so it literally flew over the Atlantic, flying towards Morocco, and only Kenya from the West to the East. No layovers =)

[@theproblemteam9972]

@@Silent157 Nice video🙌🏾🙏🏾how long was the flight?

[@nuelnuelito8752]

Ooh my beautiful lovely Kenya.

[@Silent157]

Really was an amazing flight, and I had a wonderful time in both Kenya & Uganda.

[@BensonNyasae]

Awesome video mate. I really enjoyed. They treated you like a real VIP :D

[@Silent157]

It was an amazing flight. They really treated everyone great and had a buffet lunch before boarding even started at the gate as well.

[@Vortexcinema677]

awesome place bro they treat u like a diplomate or president lol

[@Silent157]

Yeah, really felt like a VIP on this flight! =)

[@fredmuya4154]

We are very hospitable people Lior =)

[@Silent157]

@@fredmuya4154 Indeed you all are and definitely have witnessed that amazing kindness when I stayed in Nairobi =)

[@nikiryan8648]

taking this flight in September 2024. so excited.

[@cristovaodacosta4000]

very pleasant airline and film, thank you.

[@Silent157]

Thanks for watching, great to hear!

[@wemakalam3233]

Amazing video be blessed for the safe journey.

[@Silent157]

Thanks, def was an amazing flight and safe as well

[@GuynelSaintVal]

@silence tech & travel. this would be a gift to myself for 2022 a nice vacation to kenya. although I can't afford business class but how's flying coach for 14hrs from jfk to nbo in kenya airways?

[@Silent157]

I enjoyed the coach class much, though I personally have trouble sleeping on a 14 hour flight. I definitely plan to taking this same flight again when I visit East Africa again. Coach was pretty comfortable and if the seats next to you are not occupied, then you can lay down on them. Being this was the first flight there, it was a full flight. I was actually lucky I got a window seat!

[@GuynelSaintVal]

@@Silent157 thank you very much

[@HoustonGamerTVHGTV]

2:55 I don’t like these, because I was on a flight from New York to South Africa and the cabin crew locks the windows at night so nothing disturbs the passengers. They didn’t unlock the windows until we were about to land, and I had to sit 16 hours without seeing outside. No fun……

[@Silent157]

That's true, it can be irritating and noticed that on another airline.

[@djgenius626]

Great video, thanks, how long was that flight?

[@Silent157]

From New York to Nairobi was about 13-14 hour direct flight. We were really taken care of, of course =)

[@divinahkwamboka167]

Wau😲😲so nice🤗🤗👍 thinking about it🤔🤔 hopes one day my dream will come true

[@Silent157]

It was an amazing flight, comfortable and wonderful people onboard too!

[@worldwonders3727]

Kq Africa's finest

[@Silent157]

Definitely an amazing airline and an amazing flight!

[@ruthkhasoa1916]

God bless Kenya

[@Silent157]

Definitely and thank you for watching!

[@tfl4963]

Amen 🙏 🙏

[@mophious59]

Beautiful video. Thanks

[@Silent157]

Thank you, and glad you enjoyed it!

[@fifatv6153]

To be honest I was there in that airline

[@Silent157]

On the same flight? Where were you sitting?

[@djgenius626]

God bless momma Africa

[@Silent157]

Fore sure!

[@Thuon_]

Direct to Nairobi, does it mean no refueling in between.

[@Silent157]

No refueling at all. It is a direct flight from New York City to Nairobi.

[@Thuon_]

@@Silent157 ok good, thought the tanks aren't capable of holding enough for the long route.

[@airlinetraveller]

Fantastic video! That looked like a very fun flight. Thanks for sharing! =D

[@Silent157]

It really was, and an amazing experience. I heard the CEO was onboard, but I didn't get to meet him.

[@musicISlyf1]

They received you guys like Hollywood A-Listers haha. How would you compare KQ to Ethiopian airlines? Having been on ET's 787 I didn't like their seats at all. The economy seats were pretty narrow and really, really firm. Their business class was okay at best. Upon just arriving on the aircraft it smelled bit off putting too. I'm thinking of taking another trip and saw Kenyan was the most affordable option.

[@Silent157]

I've flown two Ethiopian flights, but neither were 787s, think they 737s (not 737 Max). Those flights were comfortable but they were mostly short flights. I did enjoy the Kenya flights, including this one. The other flight was from Nairobi to Entebbe & back.

[@avgeek578156]

Fantastic trip report, many successful wishes to this route !

[@Silent157]

Glad you enjoyed it. I hope to take this same flight sometime when I return to East Africa again.

[@avgeek578156]

@@Silent157 awesome I'll be waiting!

[@lionheart.5983]

Hey, what camera did you use?

[@Silent157]

I was using a Galaxy S9 for the video, mounted on a DJI Gimbal.

[@ИльяКазмерчук-Беломытцев]

Super video!

[@Silent157]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@celsomanara691]

Feels like heaven that time

[@Silent157]

Definitely an amazing trip and pleasure to have flown with them during this flight.

[@ghanshyamdhanani419]

I like the video plus the I know the pilot so it made me feel personal

[@Silent157]

That's really great to hear. I know one pilot onboard this flight has recently retired. Is that the person you know?

[@charlesotieno8228]

Captain Muli...great great pilot

[@Silent157]

=)

[@mashnjo8271]

Posting videos like this should be illegal you making people like me feel home sick 😀. I love my country and family / friends miss them so much. Thanks for the nice video.

[@Silent157]

You're absolutely welcome! It def is an amazing country to have visited, along with two other countries I've visited in East Africa =)

[@nanjalakenya8738]

Wow ! The pride of Africa... Seeing this Plane makes me to miss back home nice video greeting from 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 I hope no one ate Ugali and sukuma wiki in the plane ? 😉😉 just kidding 😂😂😂

[@Silent157]

Who knows what they served in business class lol. It definitely was an amazing flight!

[@nanjalakenya8738]

@@Silent157 Oh yes it is but it's expensive to travel with it , I travel by Emirates to my destination Copenhagen boom 👌😍😍😍👍

[@joshuakalinga344]

Wow wow! The pride of the national Kenya GOD is in control🎧 🤗✅💞🍉🍓🍇🥑🍔🍟

[@Silent157]

It definitely is an amazing airline!

[@aliaden9436]

I like Kenya airlines masha Allah is good flights

[@zahrakazungu5026]

You make me to miss my land home sweet home ....

[@Silent157]

Your homeland is always there for you to visit, it's always waiting for you =)

[@zahrakazungu5026]

@@Silent157 thank you so much my God bless you

[@petermungai2925]

Great one

[@antoshade3551]

Nice video,I love it!

[@Silent157]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@drsysop]

Was this the first flight to Kenya or new plane?

[@Silent157]

Yes, it was the first flight from New York directly to Nairobi, Kenya. I'm guessing the 787 they used may have previously been used for other KQ routes.

[@ReinaAfricana]

This is the airline we're talking next month.

[@Silent157]

It definitely was a wonderful flight! I also flew them to/from Entebbe as well.

[@mstevens832]

Stumbled here and for the love of My Motherland Ive subcribed beutiful video with the pride of Africa +44

[@Silent157]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you again!

[@zubibuubi7359]

Why video is paused... so many times in between

[@Silent157]

Hmm, what do you mean?

[@yebosuwa]

It must be your network! Worked just fine for me.

[@allananam6631]

Kenya Airways is rising high

[@Silent157]

This definitely is an amazing route to have, especially now that it's summer. The demand will up a bit =)

[@تيتد-ت3ه]

Kenya muziki

[@marykinyanjui769]

Awesome 👌

[@Silent157]

Definitely was an amazing flight!

[@lionheart.5983]

What seat number were you on please?

[@fifiachichi1385]

That must have been a very long flight. Which route did the plane take?

[@Silent157]

It flew non-stop from JFK airport in New York to Nairobi. Basically flying over the Atlantic and entering Africa just around the Gibraltar area and over Morocco, then direct to Kenya. It was about 12-13 hours, around the time it takes me to get from NYC to Tokyo direct.

[@chiranthp7060]

I like this video

[@Silent157]

Glad you enjoyed it! It definitely was an amazing flight.

[@antoshade3551]

nice video, thanks.

[@Silent157]

Thanks for watching, much appreciated!

[@mellymarich8822]

Lovely video

[@Silent157]

Great to hear! Loved making this one.

[@reubentv2948]

When i see manhattan in vedio you made me be in america by imagination.

[@Silent157]

That's an amazing thought!

[@maureenamunga9953]

Nice video keep it up interesting

[@Silent157]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sinnjinnrui]

この時が初飛行だったんだ。

[@JosephMacharia-wq4ps]

What a small aircraft we have here

What was the point of the water cannons?

[@Silent157]

It was seen like a very special welcome. They also did the same when the plane first landed in NYC too

[@Rene-fk7wf]

its a way an airport welcomes new planes Meaning if that was the first time the plane landed in America they had to welcome it with the water cannons I hope you know what I mean But I loved your video it’s amazing

[@Silent157]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@musicISlyf1]

It's a welcome and good luck from the airport to the airline/airplane. I remember when Ethiopian started operating in Newark. It was raining so hard, basically a thunderstorm. They still brought the water cannons out haha.

[@смиренный-х2б]

Brave soul.

[@Silent157]

Some friends' thought the same as well lol. But it was a very secure safe flight. Even had media and the CEO of the airlines onboard.

[@divatudeatl1210]

I couldnt stop staring at that wing flap that kept moving...omgg..that would have bothered me seeing that...guess it means nothing that it was moving up and down when the others were positioned firmly..lol

[@CC-pe9ye]

That help the plane to either descend or ascend

[@divatudeatl1210]

@@CC-pe9ye yes..but look at the video again...its this one section that just randomly flops up and down...while the others are positioned...im sure its no biggie but i was thinking is it broke...haha

[@lootbox289]

@@divatudeatl1210 lol it's called a flaperon. It's a control surface that has both the functions of a flap and aileron. They assist during roll and adjusting the angle of attack(pitch). It moves the way it does because it's doing it's job, lol. Nothing to worry about, it's a beautiful 787. Ident: 5Y - KZG

[@divatudeatl1210]

@@lootbox289 thanks for explaining...the movement was freakin me out..ha

[@Silent157]

When I was young it freaked me out too. After flying many flights, I realized what they were for =)

[@abdulbabalao3160]

Happy times we were and then came 2020 wtf covid

[@Silent157]

I know...and summer time is usually a popular time for travel to New York City as well.

[@mosesnduati6572]

You mean you travelled from us to Kenya for only 28mins

[@Silent157]

That would have been an amazing trip if it were true lol. The whole flight was about 13 hours. I didn't record much later in the flight because most of it was in the dark and even the windows were kept at the darkest mode to block early morning sunlight from coming in and allowing people to sleep.

[@TypeonevoicesAfrica]

Moses Nduati ohhh

[@tfl4963]

😅

[@mstevens832]

KQ have Beutiful Birds we love it.

[@Silent157]

They definitely do. I enjoyed this flight a lot.

[@lucychugi4797]

@15:12 💃

[@Silent157]

Was an amazing landing there!

[@TheGeneralEntertainment]

12hrs sitted, wah

[@Silent157]

12 hours is definitely a long time and about the same time to fly direct from NY to Tokyo, but the crew made it as comfortable as they could make it for everyone.

[@laksi0505]

a long sit I think

[@Silent157]

Definitely a long 14 hour flight and can be a bit restless for some, especially if you have trouble sleeping on long flights. The crew definitely accommodated in making it as comfortable as possible.

[@irenedavo3768]

What a quiet Welcome! No music?

[@Silent157]

There was a band playing as our aircraft was getting closer to the welcoming party there, but they stopped playing by the time most passengers were disembarking the plane

[@marygatika7160]

Hater

[@mohamedmwandano7669]

My home flight pride of Africa

[@donnsaitaa350]

Tz airways to tulkish so you are welcome....!

[@spongebobssponge3038]

Haha..is it to turkey or Saudi like you stated in your other comment..and what is tz airways,lol

[@selekta310]

kenta aufways is a good thing

[@Silent157]

Definitely was an amazing flight with wonderful airline staff!

[@aviationandmemes1627]

Atlanta is next

[@Silent157]

They are planning to do a direct flight from Atlanta as well? That's amazing.

[@aviationandmemes1627]

@@Silent157 yeah they said next is focusing on atlanta

[@bail8188]

I went on this flight they were so rude!

[@catherinew.kitala3974]

Out of all the passengers on board that aircraft and they chose to be only rude to you! Your attititude may have had everything to do with it. Clearly you are lying. Hater!!

[@spoyrocket3035]

bro shut the fuck if they would be rude to you it would be all over the internet by now.

[@spoyrocket3035]

pretty sure you didny even take ths flight

[@benmahinda8368]

On behalf of KQ and Kenyans apologies BAIL.

[@lionheart.5983]

What seat number were you on please?

[@Silent157]

Seat 28J. Planning to grab the same seat?

[@lionheart.5983]

@@Silent157 yeah absolutely. On my upcoming trip to bangkok. I wanna sit at the wingview