My AWFUL Flight on EGYPTAIR! Business Class

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I took a flight with Egyptair in Business Class onboard their Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 - and ended up having one of my worst flights of the year.
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[@SteamCheese1]

Who in their right mind would go into the lavatory shoeless? That's totally on you. I don't care if it's Lufthansa, Ryanair, Delta, Emirates or ANA.

[@DRnab1983]

With on this one - karma ! Hate people shoeless on planes

[@expoboy52]

Thank you! I retired after 43 years as a flight attendant with Delta and I would always cringe every time some fool walked into the lavatory shoeless.

[@michaeltroster9059]

D’oh, dude.

[@mikes-b6009]

Seriously Noel you should know better than to go shoeless into the lav. You’ve flown enough and seen the mess people make with certain body fluids. Men don’t aim well and in a mild bit of turbulence they are going to miss and pee on the floor. The same floor you are stepping on shoeless. It you were out on the town and needed to use the loo would you go shoeless into the lav??? No you wouldn’t.

[@Tvsnumber1fan]

This is why you buy slippers before you fly. They are really comfortable and you don’t need to take them off during a flight unless it’s an emergency. Also you should always be ready to put your regular shoes on if there is ever an emergency landing. Lastly don’t ware high heels when you fly because they can cause the emergency evacuation slide to become unusable amongst other problems. Also I don’t recommend wearing sandals on planes because of risks involved during an emergency. Lastly always wear clothing that is made with 100% natural materials such as cotton and wool because they are less likely to burn on to your skin during a fire or when you are going down the emergency evacuation slide due to the friction.

[@orment_]

17:18 The dude next to noel was about to explode lol

[@diogopinto9462]

He looks like a cop, too

[@misterpayah7723]

Just barely holding himself back from opening the emergency exit and throwing the kid out, you can see it in his eyes

[@dishyrocket2393]

True hahahaha

[@abirdicci6959]

@@misterpayah7723 i think that´s what everybody on that plane wanted for sure xD

[@Crazibaz]

I had a similar screaming child experience a few years ago flying Emirates Business class UAE to Manchester . The mother thought it was the flight crews responsibility to look after her young son. She brought nothing for him and was argue if with the crew when they had no toys of baby food for him. The child screamed for the whole flight while the mother ignored him. Still makes me cringe today and that flight was 10 years ago.

[@noelphilips]

That’s awful, sorry for your bad experience. It’s not the kids I have an issue with. Most parents are brilliant at trying to keep the kids calm. The most frustrating is when they just completely ignore the kids behaviour.

[@Crazibaz]

Noel Philips Agreed , I remember reading the other year when George Clooney took his baby either business or first he bought noise cancelling headphones for the cabin ;-) www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/george-clooney-gave-out-this-cute-note-with-headphones-on-flight/

[@josephine5809]

@@Crazibaz Not everyone can afford to do that, of course, but a considerate gesture none the less.

[@louisemustchin5099]

@@josephine5809 if u fly business class u sure an

[@josephine5809]

@@louisemustchin5099 Lol, true.

[@rockyfalldownstairs]

"Time to enjoy my EgyptAir flight." Baby: "Do you mean, *try* to enjoy your EgyptAir flight?"

[@juicymcfruit1996]

Legend says that the baby is still crying to this day

[@karimrady1043]

Buy a noise-cancelling headphone mate, you know there r kids everywhere

[@graemescott8825]

My first thought too......and earplugs for when you're sleeping.

[@debbiehenderson1]

Graeme Scott even they were useless on my flight, believe me I tried. The child on my flight was beyond horrendous.

[@mistofoles]

I'm with Noel on this one....when you've paid for a ticket (especially business class) you're entitled to a restful flight without having to put up with a screaming brat.

[@tazzer9]

while i agree with noise cancelling headphones, they aren't great at eliminating baby cries. They don't filter out higher pitch noises that well, and baby screams are higher pitched because it grabs attention quickly

[@rezaadel4203]

exactly!

[@singlah]

You should definitely wear shoes when you go to the toilet. It is flithy and you're transferring bacteria from vomit to number 2 from your socks to the insides of your shoes when you put them on later! 😷

[@noelphilips]

Eugh. Now I am about to burn my shoes 😂

[@charlielythgoe]

Noel Philips 🤣

[@jeadie2273]

@@noelphilips I work in a hospital...I want to burn my shoes daily.😉

[@christopherwagner9963]

I wudda hated to have to Shit !

[@christopherwagner9963]

You are right !

[@sm5970]

‘My seat mate preferred to watch me sleep.’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ksn9272]

I don’t understand people that don’t wear their shoes to the lavatory in planes...

[@KristopherNoronha]

or anywhere in a flight for that matter. planes are filthy!

[@iswish_41]

or any bathroom for that matter.

[@juliewilliams52]

Going to the bathroom shoeless??? I’d have to boil my feet afterwards to kill the bionic super germs there!

[@mightbyson]

@Ahmed Naemi Yea, I don't know how these people who wipe their asses with toilet paper dare to talk

[@ianharoldwithers1009]

Exactly-is this guy a seasoned traveler or just naive?

[@flopunkt3665]

@Ahmed Naemi we use the paper until nothing is left. And we shower every day. That's the secret.

[@Jayjet777]

When Noel hears a baby crying before takeoff. "Aw shit, here we go again."

[@noelphilips]

🤣

[@Novusa]

don’t swear it’s bad

[@stevethepom]

I'm pretty sure he said for f**ks sake at around the 17.20mark when that kid was having a tantrum :-D

[@jasonBGI]

@@stevethepom He did, and I said it right along with him. That parent should've done a bit more you'd think!

[@MrDamning]

@@antfowler2278 cuz it's a review? And reviews can be both positive and negative?

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

"Followed by a healthy main course of propaganda from the egyptian government" - savage. I do love how honest you are, and it is your USP IMO. Please keep it up 👍

[@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341]

I love how the closed captioning has the screaming child as [music] !

[@amardave84]

The view of the pyramids from the sky alone was worth the price of admission! Awesome capture!

[@loveisall5520]

No, it wasn't worth the filth or the screaming little bastard baby.

[@anUntouchable]

@@loveisall5520 lol

[@LhasaThailand]

You could see the same pyramids from economy

[@valuetraveler2026]

dosnt mean you have to be on an EA flight!

[@Harcix]

And the Suez Channel!

[@thelucky2133]

My mum used to tell me, back in time when i was a babe and we had to travel via airplanes alot due to work, she told me i was always proud of you son cuz you never cried or screamed on a single flight ever !. watching this made me realize why she always kept telling me that.

[@lukelarssen7072]

she been proud cause you didn't make her embarrassed 🤣

[@EvilSecondTwin]

Good for you. Announce it form the top of the Empire building.

[@Hamoa]

@@lukelarssen7072 why should a mom be embarrassed if her baby cries? This is a BABY. I know it’s annoying and I hate it too on a plane but it is how it is.

[@lukelarssen7072]

@@Hamoa of course mom shouldn't be embarrassed. BUT sadly it's the reality of our society

[@carpetclimber4027]

People with babies should have their own compartment to fly in.

[@reubandavey]

Rude boarding again: Nothing Noel: Thanks a lot, lovely, cheers, thank you

[@noelphilips]

I’m British! It’s inbred to be inappropriately polite 😂

[@andytaylor1588]

@@noelphilips YOU were great. The rude agent was silent. Should at least be whipped.

[@mythicalmermaid5757]

That’s SA for you. So cheery.....not!

[@ILoveQazaqstan]

especially with a crying baby

[@benjya]

always always always wear shoes to a plane toilet!!!

[@emmaherron5121]

Benjy A In his defence I’ve done it once or twice but with the cheap socks from the amenity kit and just chuck them in the bin afterwards.

[@christinecanning5972]

That goes with out saying.🇬🇧

[@GithinjiMuruki]

To any toilet! Other than yours.

[@feddde.g9928]

​@@emmaherron5121that's still unhygienic, doesn't matter if you used your own socks or not

[@otockian]

Dude, ear plugs cost like a couple bucks and significantly change your experience.

[@jcspotter7322]

Ear plugs don't drown out baby screams

[@aleb687]

ear plugs change shit man

[@jcspotter7322]

@@aleb687 if you want a life changing experience, get bose qc headphones

[@ruben2-02]

Your missing the point. You just don't bring screaming kids into business class.

[@Em22-wtf]

@@ruben2-02 exactly... It's sooo ignorant it's ridiculous.

[@a7med3abbas43]

My friend. I used Egypt Air on the same route in 2015. The same experience. Long delays, no explanations, plane power off and on with no explanation, the random airport staff asking for tip money, plain furniture tired and paint gone.. same same.

[@johanbruijnooge6818]

Flying Egyptian Air? It "sfinx".

[@Tracert-mc1hu]

"Plane furniture" I like that.

[@thelonesculler]

Legend has it Noel can still hear that baby

[@rachellowden4548]

Hi Noel! I’m a cabin crew member from Australia (Qantaslink B717) and you would be surprised how many people bring children and babies into business class. We get a lot of staff travelers who bring families into business. More often than not the kids are great but we did have one landing where the flight crew said they could hear the screams through the flight deck door!

[@Canyouhandleth1s]

Could there be a possibility that their ears hurt because of the air pressure and that's the reason they scream so heartbreakingly?

[@tchevrier]

everyone has experienced the screaming baby. Business class doesn't get you out of that.

[@bubbacalling]

Well it’s supposed to. If people are travelling with their child, at least have the decency to book economy for them and their kid. Business is supposed to give adults the chance to arrive fresh and ready for ‘business’ (or at least that’s the intention). There is no need for a child to be in business.

[@vancedpharaos7011]

They just should be ban from business class and first class

[@tchevrier]

@Jenna Knox nope, Do you?

[@FreshSalad645]

I flew with Egyptair as a teen and was harrassed by male staff while going to the bathroom. They even closed the curtain so we could "talk in private", my dad was keeping his eye on me and flew through the curtain in a rage, asking them why they took a minor in the back and closed the curtain. They apologised but my dad told then not to talk to me anymore. I loved Egypt, I even became an archaeologist later on in my life, such a beautiful country with an amazing History. But I was harassed all the time there :/

[@CaesarBest]

That's awful

[@ogalief]

That’s absolutely vile. What did that guy even say to you (if you don’t mind me asking)?

[@Arabsummer]

That sort of thing happens all the time in England. Bus stations, soccer games, and primarily at school. You might have been cumming off that way to the guy on the plane.

[@IbrahimElsanhoury]

@@paperman9708 what you on ? drugs? woman its the most valued thing to a man the best thing a man can get are you an Woman and have u been to eygpt?

[@phreak761]

@ogalief Show bobs and vagin.

[@hdwporiginal8850]

I will never Ever fly without my noise cancelling headphones, and that baby is exactly why.

[@lesego20]

What's a good (and reasonably priced) brand?

[@ih5927]

​@@lesego20 Skullcandy headphones are brilliant, if you're feeling generous try the BOSE headphones.

[@ANTSEL]

Same here i have the Bose QC35 & Sony WH-H900N. For flights i used the QC35s

[@ANTSEL]

@@lesego20 I'd recommend Sony WH-H900N - They 150pounds on amazon at the moment (if you are UK based) They are not as good as the Bose headphones but close enough for half the price. it really is worth the stretch if you can afford it

[@lesego20]

HIB Travel thank you! I’m in South Africa so that’s about R2,800

[@victormorell3016]

I had a similar experience last year on an Air Canada flight from Zurich to Toronto. In the row ahead of me was a family from some Middle Eastern Emirate, whose kid screamed the nearly the whole flight long. The parents did nothing to try to quiet it.

[@wayneolsen8965]

I didn’t cry and fuss on my first flight. Of course I was 17...

[@worthman9644]

I had mine when I was 4 but I didn't either :p

[@gdstudios539]

Mine was when I was 1 year old in 2011 with ryanair

[@JUVI9596]

I’m crying now 😂

[@theculturedthug6609]

@@gdstudios539 Thank yourselve lucky young man when I was your age in the 90s we didn't have KZbin or the Internet to keep us occupied, its why a lot of us turned to cannabis out of boredom. 4 bloody TV channels we had five when channel 5 launched big wow.

[@qnrbrg]

I was a few months old and didnt. Probably why i want to be a pilot.

[@asimbutt2000]

"We apologize for no movie on this flight as we forgot to record it from the television"

[@thelucky2133]

Made my day XD

[@LevitationMaster]

So true

[@itach7__gaming833]

If you like Air Egypt, ride, if you do not like, you don’t like the one who told you to go

[@peachbunns]

OK Captain Hareedi.

[@ahmadwhocos]

@@itach7__gaming833 engelezee dah ya morsy?

[@SwatRocks_BeCalm]

That's why airpods pro or bose queitcomfort are a must when travelling noise cancellation is so advanced on these things

[@mahmoudhussien9988]

You forgot the Sony Wh-1000xm4 the best one for flying ✈

[@jesdadotcom]

Check out the Anker Soundcores for a much lower cost alternative.

[@rais1953]

I feel for the mother of that crying baby. Two years ago my daughter was on a Tigerair low cost flight across Australia to Sydney with a two-year-old, followed by a long flight to Singapore with Scoot. The little one started to get upset on takeoff on Tigerair then vomited all over his Mum and the seat. Cabin crew were wonderful, they brought a complete replacement seat cushion, cleaned everything up, helped my daughter to clean herself up, cuddled and consoled the little one and generally made the flight tolerable. I repeat, that was on a low-cost airline. Then on Scoot to Singapore, again the little one was upset and crying. Scoot has a "no kids" section that you can select for just a few dollars extra so passengers who have decided not to pay for "no kids" should understand what they have chosen. But no, when the little one was crying the passenger opposite was enraged and abused his Mum and the cabin crew were totally unhelpful. Eventually she was forced to flee to the toilet where she sat holding him until he went to sleep then back to her seat where she held him asleep on her lap until arrival in Singapore. Friends, all kinds of people need to travel and parents can not always control their children's crying no matter how much they may want to. We adults, on the other hand, should be able to control our rage. Isn't that why we claim to be adults?

[@alexspuswiss]

Whilst it's unfair to blame any children, it's really those parents who appear to be utterly unable to control their offspring. Please don't make your children everybody else's problem! If you are not certain whether or not you are capable to control your kids, please refrain from taking your children with you.

[@rais1953]

@@alexspuswiss Do you have children Sandro? Some parents have no choice in the matter. Secondly, society is not a loose collection of individuals with rights and no responsibility for each other. Society is what makes all the facilities we use available. The taxes of parents with small children went into providing the facilities for your flight. The children, unless they are babies not occupying a seat, contribute to the cost of flying the plane. A parent with a restless infant can reasonably expect that people who identify as adults will control their impatience with some disturbance. It's not forever, at the most it's a few hours. If that's too hard, ear plugs or sound deadening earphones are available for a few dollars. Perhaps cabin crew should have them for sale.

[@feluto7172]

i'm sorry but 99/100 times its just bad parenting. you let your kid be your slavemaster and thats fine for you but on a flight you are making the experience miserable for the 100-200 other people

[@rais1953]

@@feluto7172 99/100 times when someone says "99/100 times it's this reason or that" it's just an expression of personal prejudice without any data to back the "99/100". You have no basis for saying that unless you can quote references. A two-year-old can have a bad day. Unfortunately it coincided with the day of the flight. In this case the rest of the journey, after arrival in Singapore, was enjoyed by all although the infant, now nearly 8, doesn't remember it.

[@feluto7172]

@@rais1953 how about you learn to soothe your baby or discipline your toddler when they are being a nightmare? it's not the baby having a bad day. its you failing as a parent because you are too tired to care and decided it should be everyone elses problem instead

[@matt-beale]

No Alcohol and a screaming Child for good measure. Great times :(

[@Mohamad_2310]

@@Bobspineable "Dry", shut the fuck up.. Egypt is a Muslim Country therfore, Alocohol and then stuff are BANNED.

[@Mohamad_2310]

@@Bobspineable No.. There are juices and tea and stuff. Alcohol is horrible and fucked up.

[@j-n-dfilms473]

@@Mohamad_2310 “horrible and fucked up” ???? Some people enjoy it. Why would you say such a judgemental thing? 😡

[@Mohamad_2310]

@@j-n-dfilms473 Its haram in the muslim religion and it causes bad habits and doing things you don't want to do.

[@j-n-dfilms473]

@@Mohamad_2310 What??? What evidence do you have for that ridiculous statement? Sure, anything can be abused, but it is absolute hyperbole to make the statement you just did.

[@donaldknowles9640]

Noel the baby was screaming with disappointment because you had just received the best hairbrush ever in the amenity kit but won't be able to use it

[@noelphilips]

It was actually me crying at the realisation that I’ll never use a hairbrush again 🤣

[@tweetycat6341]

😃😃😁😁

[@hayleydanhirschfeld4862]

Nice videos Noel thanks. Looks like a pretty average experience overall. But the 90 minutes delay without a single announcement is just lazy and reflects pretty badly on the airline. It only takes a minute to explain why your sitting at the gate for so long.

[@TheGLORY13]

Hell you can lie and that'll be good enough. Truth be told majority of delays, are crew related (waiting on someone with hours to make the flight or someone on the ground called off and someone is having to finish up elsewhere before checking on your plane) OR my favorite, any issue even a minor 1 like (for example one of my last flights) 2 screws missing in a non crucial panel and they were attempting (The Techs) to get ahold of engineering to see if it could be speed taped and deferred until the next stop or whatever they could have done and that took an hour) Usually if it's a "major" issue they'll cancel it pretty quickly and just try to rebook people if possible, does them no good to sit there delaying and delaying on a major issue HOPING it magically fixes it self quickly.

[@kwas101]

Having been to Egypt this video does not surprise me. We landed in Cairo and headed to the baggage carousel, upon which we waited 45 minutes for our bags to arrive. This would not have been so bad, but the bags came in waves 15 minutes apart. The first wave came after 15 minutes (business class bags maybe?), then another wave of bags 15 minutes later, then 15 minutes later another wave which included ours. We left, and there were still pax waiting for their bags to arrive. The carousel was serving only our flight! On the flight out there were two guys in plain clothes (not an airport uniform) "helping" you put your bags on the xray belt. Then both (very quietly) holding their hand out for the customary tip - each! It's just Egypt and the Egyptian way of life.

[@WhoDaresWins-B20]

I have read some horrific stories about Egypt; especially from a food blogger who was constantly harassed by Egyptian Police. Egypt is certainly NOT on my bucket list.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

haha combing the hair with that brush. I know your pain brother. And those pyramids looked amazing! :o

[@scottoftheworld]

To be honest, your experience sounds much the same as the flights I've had with EgyptAir. We flew to Egypt with them some time ago and we had broken seats, grotty lavatories, random delays, cabin crew that refused to allow us to open our window blinds for the entire Luxor - London flight for some reason, bad food, rude passengers and screaming babies, and the entire 747 had no pens for UK immigration forms to be completed so the one my Mum had got shared around the entire plane and we didn't see it for over 2 hours. We had a couple of internal flights with them and to be honest those were actually fine, but their long distance services are awful - both legs we had were as bad as each other. I'll definitely be avoiding them - even Air Koryo rated better from my experience when I flew with them - and the fact they haven't improved from when I used them to when this video was taken is shocking.

[@fingerxpert2305]

Thanks On Your Hardwork Typing This… LOL

[@risquecat]

If I pay that much for business or First class, I don't wanna hear screaming kids.

[@theculturedthug6609]

The face on Noel when the kid starts crying lmao.

[@Pontiacman1964]

It is why we pay extra for business class, to stay away from the crying kids, the idiots who play solitaire on the back of your seat for 8 hours, (like a chicken pecking on your back), and all the other "perks" that come with close human contact with those you don't know or necessary like. Long sentence, yes, but I feel your pain! I'll never book an airline on business class that allows children.

[@LoganLavery]

The lady flight attendant that met you for boarding and farewelled you seemed genuinely warm and kind.

[@Cheekers]

Oh my freaking lord. I wouldn’t have made it beyond the chaotic boarding of the first flight, let alone boarding one that had caught on fire previously and an almost 2 hr delay. You’re a brave soul. The mix of the jerk next to you who thought he was more important, and the inconsiderations of other passengers not addressed by crew..which one is worse? I can’t make it a 2 hr flight without a drink. Kudos to you, I feel the need for at least 4 shots watching this.

[@shenanigans_beacon]

Parents give your kids Dramamine or Benadryl. Helps your children with ear pain and anxiety. Sometimes kids ears can feel strange. This helps everyone in the end. My son used to hate how flying made his ears feel. Hopefully it can keep peoples nerves from fraying. That just is ridiculous to let your child scream in discomfort most of the flight. No matter what class your sitting in.

[@StanWatt.]

In the days of Sir Freddie Laker and Skytrain, a child kept running around the cabin kicking a stewardess, as they were called then - yes, I'm old - she eventually had enough of that kid and leaned down and said to him, "Why don't you play outside..."

[@TamimLB]

British: Complaining why it’s hot during summer in South Africa. South African: Jeez it’s a cold day 🥶

[@Rottnwoman]

Australian: What did he expect?

[@betrousaltaweel]

EgyptAir and Kuwait aren't completely dry like PIA, Iran Air and Saudia. Unless there policy has very recently changed EgyptAir and Kuwait will in most cases allow you to drink dutyfree and provide glasses, ice, mixers etc

[@noelphilips]

That is good to know. Mental note: next time raid the duty free 😂

[@JamesBen937]

It shouldn't be required to raid tue duty free for a beer in business class

[@dagored4077]

A few years ago my wife and I flew from Fiji to London via Los Angeles. Boarding in LA we were two rows back from business class, separated by a curtain. The row in front of us had a family with 2 small children who screamed for most of the flight. The flight attendant in business class must have been getting some grief from his customers because he came through several times to address the parents. It was a looooooooong flight!

[@jn8ive60]

Address them how? "Please put muzzles on your children. Our supposedly adult passengers think they have a right to never hear a child cry."

[@dagored4077]

@@jn8ive60 well, it might of been because the parents were totally oblivious to the children and made no effort to comfort them.

[@josalt3190]

Yeah, I don't know what's more annoying on a flight. A screaming kid or a dude next to me filming himself and talking to his camera. Also, if you could argue that it makes more sense to bring a kid in business class since it will bother less people.

[@asmith2126]

Who's watching this reminiscing about flying in the midst of covid?

[@ahmedlotfy8060]

🙋‍♂️

[@steveharleyfan]

Me!!! Spring 2021, normally we'd be looking forward to going to Cuba from Canada's winter - not this year though...

[@rolandkronqvist1034]

I do. I'm tired of not being able to travel anywhere. And if that weren't enough, I'm sitting home in quarantine at the moment.

[@LatingGirl277]

Oh I have done 4 international flights since October 2020. Our recent one was Egypt. We love the fact that we didn't encounter crowds at all.

[@l3f799]

I'm really missing the travel but the screaming child brought back some bad memories. Once, in Business class, I sat behind one of the worst brats I've ever encountered in my life. The child screamed blue murder for hours and could have auditioned for a Duracell ad. I was exhausted from self restraint.

[@riojimenez842]

Reminds me of my trip from Cancun to Los Angeles with Delta. Just add being hungover and the screaming toddler replaced with a sobbing 9 year old.

[@WTG20233]

I’m sure sam chui would say they are wonderful ££££

[@MylesHSG]

Not as bad as that Swedish kid.

[@lioneldore9047]

Wouldn't watch either of them.

[@herodesees3767]

Well Sam is just more subtle with his criticism. When he doesn't like something he just mentions some suggestions. A sell-out? Well yeah probably in the sense that he's never particulary negative on anything. However to some extent he just has his own style. He finds any experience interesting in a way.

[@lioneldore9047]

He's bloody cringeworthy

[@ronik24]

Sam Chui has a completely different product to offer. He is invited by the airlines, in turn he shows more insight like cockpit views, interviews, etc. which can be quite interesting. Nobody thinks he is doing hard regular customer critique.

[@fluffyfour]

I don't think under 16s should be allowed in Business or First. Many people have to work or are trying to sleep.

[@nevillespence6101]

I agree with this guy, screaming kids in business class should not be allowed

[@juliebriz1703]

I remember our flight via Singapore Airlines to Australia - my husband, self and four young boys. The Airline staff kept complimenting us towards the end of our flight, plus two other random passengers - which was lovely but we didn't really know why they kept telling us this ... After watching this video...we certainly know why now lol!!

[@MalaysiaPhilip]

You don't wear shoes to go to the toilets on a plane!!!!!!!! Yuk man!

[@sarnxero2628]

Ew ew ew you went in to a public restroom without shoes?

[@RailroadFanatic-hr6pf]

Back in 2014 my mom and I were connecting in Atlanta from Dallas to Tampa; as we were pushing back from the gate in Atlanta the electricity went out and the engines shut down. The pilot said he would “turn the plane back on” and a lady said “what just reboot the plane?” We continued without incident but that experience has stuck with me.

[@JimDean002]

CTRL ALT GO

[@davidswift9120]

flying these days is like going to the supermarket. Always a screaming kid.

[@ezz1770]

this man is acting like baby’s come with the package of egyptairlines mate there is baby’s in all flights not just egypt airline

[@ponyclub3198]

It's a common narrative of all those youtubers flying business (on someone else's sponsorship). They just feel really really important despite being as common as the last of the economy traveler. Going barefoot to the toilet kinda proves it :)

[@ezz1770]

@@ponyclub3198 that’s so true it’s just disrespect bro

[@sidhu704]

Lmao that lounge looked more like a shisha lounge than a business/first class lounge

[@TheNewVaultOfKnowledge]

I am quite impressed by how kind you are and how much you say thank you, despite having some fairly miserable experiences. Nicer than most I've seen, Joel! Makes it very enjoyable to watch even your uncomfortable flight experiences.

[@itszyad4332]

It is a damn shame seeing this. As an Egyptian, I’ve had to use their services a lot of visit home. And on pretty much all of the flights I’ve been on the staff we’re wonderful and clearly passionate about their jobs, but it’s just a classic example of an airline with potential ruined by poor management.

[@lionlukas1768]

What do you do for your job that you get to fly so much?

[@jeffcrompton2767]

Uncomfortable seats ,delays with no explanation, screaming kids, and a problematic plane. I didn't know you were going at all. They need to improve it more. And no kids in business class. That bathroom reminded me of a scene from a Indiana Jones movie where the bathroom on a train was gross.

[@reha1066]

Omg! I wish all airlines would watch your videos so they can get an idea of how good or messed up their airline company is. Great video

[@anibabyru0916]

I remember as a little girl growing up in Russia, one look from my mom while out ANYWHERE and i knew what it meant. I remember this as early as 2-3years old. My mom always told me i was the most well behaved quiet child, and all i can think about was that deadly stare which meant death. Train your children to fear that look, thats it. I still wouldnt dare to challenge my mother when i get that look, and im turning 40 this year.

[@PowerWidow]

You obviously have no idea ow old that baby was.

[@MariaNI-yf1bz]

You mum sound like a narcist

[@sojourn6697]

@@PowerWidow and neither do I care. The parents need to make sure the kid stays quiet. Enough of your sanctimonious sermonising.

[@saschamayer4050]

I'm a father of 2 and l wouldn't want my kids to fear me like that. Respect? Yes. Fear? No.

[@CJ12952]

Sounds like you had a pretty abusive mother.

[@willy623]

Last Christmas there was a woman who took her baby into bizz on a short flight from Düsseldorf to Budapest. I really think it should be prohibited to bring small children on a flight anyhow. Business or economy. It was horrible, she wouldn’t comply to the safety measures and we had to wait for our departure due to that. Singapore airlines has flight where bo small kids are allowed at all in all classes. This is a very good example for all airlines.

[@pdunderhill]

That grim smile on your face as the baby cries on the Cairo to London flight says volumes mate.

[@nycflyertravel]

At least the guy next to you on the second flight let you close the privacy screen! Hopefully Egypt Air’s new Business Class is better.

[@noelphilips]

To be fair their 787 looks very nice indeed. Would like to try that one.

[@jouezmoi]

The airline should have never allowed a baby in business class. That is so unfair to the business travellers who need to get stuff done or to rest.

[@hmmm4more]

you are correct in a way. most arabian airlines all seem to have very wealthy people that do not mind small kids in business class. that is their right too, but one would hope that they know how to behave and respond. it is , however, not the case. they jump on seats rattling seats behind and you cannot concentrate. they seem to be afraid of telling kids to behave , no, they ask them: would you sit still? or please be quiet ? in such a begging , you are stronger than mum- voice. terrible. I always ask the manager to tey and take care of it, and they do. if you ask. they speak with parents and tell them people find it annoying. tell kid to remain seated as the corridors are not the play ground. surly you get where i am going.

[@madridista007]

you realize half the idiots in Business class are the ones that pay 300$ at the gate to sneak in. I say no sneakins. Either pay full fare or go cattle class...

[@james-mn7zj]

Oof as someone with family all over the world I've been traveling a lot since I was 1. I flew business as a baby before

[@goforgold7082]

I sat next to a sick woman on a KLM flight for 10 hours in July 2019, she was coughing her lungs out most of the time. The stewardess told me I could go sit in the Pilot's seat and before I could tell her that I wont know how to fly the plane I realised that she meant the extra seat where he goes to take a rest. I decided to endure the torture and was so worried that I would pick up the germs and ruin my vacation but I was lucky that it did not happen

[@danielnegulescu7858]

And you didn't accept this offer???

[@goforgold7082]

@@danielnegulescu7858 I was stupid not to accept it yes

[@MyBallsRBest]

I flew from Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi a few years ago and had a coughing man sitting next to me - coughed the whole way. Sure enough I fell sick in India. On the return I had a coughing woman ( horrendous deep lung cough) sitting behind me and sure enough I fell sick on return to KL. What a life !

[@Alkhaldi92]

Good old days pre COVID. any coughing person right now will be isolated lol

[@ElizabethWarrenYeahYeah]

I flew to UAE and back with my then 1 year old disabled child. We had a bulkhead seat for him on the return leg for a cot for him to sleep in. He didn't give out a single peep on either journey. He looked out of the window and giggled a lot of the time, he smiled at the crew as they passed by him and said hello to him. He happily accepted juice when they offered it to him. The only thing he didn't like was the hot cloth face and hands wash in the morning before we crab landed at a very windy Heathrow in the morning.

[@alexhill1871]

As a new parent it would suck if my kid was crying, but if I could afford to fly business I would. I found it a bit entitled to say don’t disturb people in business class, but economy is fine.

[@szervosz]

Traveling with a baby is so exhausting. I remember we flew from Montreal to Paris when my son was only 4 months. He kept crying and no one on board could sleep, until one aboriginal women saved us and managed to calm him down.

[@derby1884]

Couldn't you have (safely) drugged him?

[@vancedpharaos7011]

It was your personal choice to have a kid, your personal choice to ruine every other passenger's flight by bringing him onboard.

[@derby1884]

@@sierrajk9809 I did say "safely" drug them. Nothing harmful. Just enough to keep them silent for the duration of the trip. Or just tape their gob shut.

[@yohanyohan2363]

@@XAuroraM this is bitter af

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

@@XAuroraM kids travel on planes. if you don;t want o be near kids don't travel on planes ffs...

[@FabioMonteirovsm]

newsflash: the southern hemisphere also celebrate Christmas

[@seangitari4671]

Lol

[@olivegrove2615]

Lived there my whole life and yes we’ve celebrated Christmas every year 😲

[@ANTSEL]

@@olivegrove2615 But do you celebrate it upside down 😅?

[@michaelcap9550]

See Donovan's Reef.

[@PureAloha78]

Fabio Monteiro lol

[@huysaviation477]

Wonderful trip report! Thanks for sharing your amazing view over Egypt!

[@cremebrulee4759]

No shoes in the bathroom?! No way. Amazing to see the pyramids from the air

[@KenSentMe-]

I dont know if you have ever flown with small child, but I could easily book business tickets with child to get more space (compared to mortals department) to let the kid do its things. But if the kid happens to be sick or its ears are hurting, it is also very very frustrating to parents too. I can bet my soul that they were wishing their child would had a nice flight too. But I also understand very well your point. Thats why I always carry my noise cancelling headphones and also ear plugs when flying. Anyway, I love your videos. Thanks for sharing them to us!

[@andysalmon9162]

"The hard product is just crap to be honest". Sums up EgyptAir in a nutshell

[@ProjectZorgoClues]

Baby:*Cries* Noel: here we go again

[@SR-jx8yu]

They also have awful inflight entertainment!

[@bagnome]

At first, I was thinking 13 MBps is actually pretty good, then I realized it was just 13MB total.

[@aleksandarkosoric7488]

I been on Air Cario owned by EGYPTAIR we were delayed for 24 hours.

[@HLl564]

I love that Nodl is always nicer to the staff than the other way around

[@stevenbest6408]

Personally, my experiences with Egypt Air weren't that bad. Then again, I had just left Sudan Airways ... now THAT's an adventure.

[@moniquepenne8034]

15 Times to Cairo and further to Louxor with Egyptair. No problem. I enjoy the trip and look forward to going to Egypt every time. The images of Terminal 3 and the announcements in the background delighted me. Next stay in February, still Egyptair. Maybe in the end, it depends more on your way of living things. Try to be happy.

[@robertseaman9680]

1982 1 flew back to Nairobi from LHR on a Sudanair 707. At Khartoum most passengers got off leaving about 12 of us for Nbi. Then the lights went off and the surprised cleaners came on. 'Plane no going..not enough passengers'. Stuck at Khartoum airport for 28 hours waiting for the next Nbi flight. Never again!

[@stevenbest6408]

@@robertseaman9680 Sounds very familiar. Sudan Air had nightly news updates (TV) in Khartoum as to whether or not they were flying. The back end of one of their aircraft jutting up from its resting place in the Nile was NOT a confidence-builder either.

[@nevillehb]

I’m appalled towards the comments of those who cannot stand crying babies. The aircraft environment can be very uncomfortable for babies and people should understand that sometimes it can be out of parents’ control to calm them down.

[@WolfgangKroj]

A Business Class flight for 1000 USD is a great deal even if the equipment is dated. BA or SA would have charged you 3-5 times that.

[@HS-PGX]

Wolfgang Kroj but with excellent catering and wines on SA, as well as the better Stelia Aerospace seats!

[@Alyg19]

Aiyaphol Kemapuckpong catering was from SA on his First leg

[@HS-PGX]

Aly Gaballa oh yeah ex JNB... I remember that I flew Egyptair ex BKK and catering was from Thai Airways, so the catering was pretty good, but they seemed to select the economy class package, because the business class meals were pretty sub-par...

[@philipduffer2669]

Thats what I say. 1000 USD plus $30 for sleeping pills, and $20 for a good set of headphones and some disenectant wipes $3 $1053 and he s good to go on just about any of these great trips.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Just ban all children under a certain age (say, 14 years or so) from Business Class or above. Problem solved. Not at all unreasonable as part of the cost premium is for a superior experience i.e. spared stuff like this. Oh, and remember the EgyptAir disaster of 2016? They now believe that was because there was smoking in the cockpit. Guess what? EgyptAir actually permitted that and it wasn't considered a problem.

[@jw0stephens]

I suspect you should put a couple of sets of earplugs in your travel kit. Very small, you smash them up and they expand in your ears no noise. sometimes on takeoff kids will scream as they don't know about clearing their throats or coughing when their ears hurt from the air pressure. But I've never seen that be the reason for screaming the entire time. That's a kid that needs to be told to shut up or dangle him out the window. (not a real parenting call, just snark).

[@freebie65]

That screaming kid on that flight would do my absolute head in. I always take noise cancelling headphones with me when I fly to drown out the screaming kids and so I can zone out

[@eddiewat3474]

If you’re reading this, I hope you become rich and successful...😃😃😃🥰🥰🥰

[@abifrench7596]

Aww same here U 2👍👍

[@Mhel2023]

Ooh thanks Bro you too 💰💵💰

[@MrsXxJeSsIxX]

You too

[@ngozia5138]

You too!💕

[@gmr225]

Eddie Wat thanks boo

[@petey3965]

Crying babies, a passengers worst nightmare.

[@justplanes295]

petey3965 what about a plane crash?

[@justplanes295]

K Sjodin agreed

[@justplanes295]

Scott Smith r/woosh

[@justplanes295]

Scott Smith money is all you care about.

[@suunto61]

Once had a kid crying so load, passengers on other planes were complaining

[@annettewalter2273]

Noise cancelling headphones are a wonderful invention

[@onequeensquest5585]

I hated everything about Egypt, but some of the lovely and kind people. EVERYTHING! Egypt is a day trip or a 1 day trip to the pyramids and GO HOME. I've been all over the world and the thought of even a layover in Egypt gives me hives. It's the WORST!!! THE WORST!!!

[@mtlassen1992]

I once flew across the U.S. with a young mother/toddler sitting next to me. As soon as we started moving, the baby boy started screaming. She struggled for over an hour with her baby, and one by one everyone around us made a point of glaring at her in disgust. I looked over at her, and she was panicked, tears had been running down her cheeks. I told her loudly "All these assholes giving you dirty looks must not have kids. Do you need to stretch your legs or use the restroom?" She said "YES I have to go so bad". I then said "Give me the baby" and held my hands out. She hesitated for a moment, and I said "Where am I gonna go with him? Go!". She then unbuckled her seat belt, stood up, and handed the still screaming boy to me and walked fast towards the restroom. I turned the boy facing me and said "OK, THATS ENOUGH. NOW BE QUIET" and held him against my chest. His eyes were wide open, but he stopped screaming. He was sound asleep within one minute. Mom came back and her mouth dropped open as I motioned for her SHHHHHHHHH. I told her if she wanted to take a nap, I didn't mind holding her baby. She asked how I did it? I said I just told him to knock it off and he fell asleep. I think the boy must have thought "Ohhh shit, now I've done it...mom gave me away". Mom too was asleep within a few minutes, and before long had fallen over and was slobbering all over my shoulder lol. They both slept the entire flight after that. My suggestion to you Mr. Noel Philips, and anyone else that bothers to read this, is to show a little compassion next time a parent has a screaming baby on their hands. You have no idea what that parent or child has gone through. Sometimes babies decide its time to scream and nothing you do will make them stop. I hope you never have children to be honest. Also, my children are adults now, but they knew at age 6 that going to the lavatory in their socks is disgusting. You inspire me to now make a video of my own to teach people like yourself simple rules of cleanliness, and manners while flying. No thumbs up or subscribing from me, thanks.

[@DutcherDog]

We need subtitles for when your mumbling while on the airplane !

[@beth-rg8bm]

Two places you don't want filthy is the bathroom and the kitchen! That was gross!

[@ajayparikh2121]

Babies don’t have developed canals in their ears, so they can’t properly pressurize their fluids after take off which causes them a lot of pain, it feels like a bad ear infection.

[@Mike-ur7xk]

I usually like Noel's content but felt compelled to comment about his hatred of babies in buisness class. Is it ok for even more economy class passengers to suffer? Before I had kids I also use to somewhat dread being seated next to a baby or noisy child. I used to travel a lot in the front seats but never did I think that because I'd paid a few K (a lot less in your case it would seem) that somehow would entitle me to a flight guaranteed without children. Our autistic twin 3 year olds can be very hard to comfort. We keep flying to an absolute minimum and the attitude of some fellow passengers such as yourself makes it even worse.

[@dennischallinor8497]

Noel, I really like your videos, reminds me of when I travelled internationally. One skill you need to 'brush up on' is ensuring your narrative is distinguishable from all the surrounding sounds. There were times during this vid I simply couldn't make out what you were saying. Love the sound of those fan jets climbing, throaty power sound!!!

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

Ur my favorite channel, I especially like ur videos that are adventurous like ur 81 hours flight 🥰🥰

[@jetfowl]

I remember my first trans-Pacific flight from Seoul to Atlanta. I was on an Asiana Boeing 777. That flight was dreadful, even with having an exit row aisle seat. For they had upholstered the seats in a slick, waterproof material that had you sliding out of your seat unless you constantly pushed yourself back with your legs. And on top of that, the flight was packed with infants. Infants, of course, poop. So the flight constantly smelled of baby poo. And the bathroom garbage bins were overflowing with diapers. It got to the point that the mothers were trying to flush the diapers down the plane toilets, which naturally clogged them. So it was a flight filled with screaming babies, the stench of baby poop, and backed-up lavatories smelling of even more baby poop. And you couldn't sleep (screaming babies and all), but even if you tried... you'd slide right out of your seat. --- To this day, I still won't fly on an Asiana flight... and it's been around 20 years now.