Sam Chui vs. Josh Cahill: What REALLY happened

[@noelphilips]

Hey don't get me involved in this mess🤣

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Sorry bro😂❤️

[@richardbutterfield412]

Noel, it’s alright. I find your videos so boring. Full of whinges. “Oooh India is so dusty, oooh Mumbai airport annoys me, ooh can’t wait to get back to Manchester…bla bla”. Very insular and parochial! I stopped watching them yonks ago.

[@herreach6955]

Hey Noel, appreciate your videos on some of the Indonesian airlines. One thing that shocked me is that you travel from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang and then back to Jakarta, all in one day just so that you can review 2 airlines in one day, that's sick!!! why don't you stay for some time in Pangkal Pinang?, it's also very beautiful town in the island of Bangka, you're missing so many things there.

[@TrendingTicker]

@@richardbutterfield412British!!! Boring

[@mfarizabas80]

😂

[@joesephstylin1577]

Both vloggers have become quite wealthy from this career, both seek to gain attention and personal gain, they just go abouts it in different ways. Sam likes the internet to think that he's an approachable, likeable, cuddly care bear that everyone gets along with when in reality he's out of touch, undeniably cringeworthy, and loves to foster his cult of personality. Josh thinks he's on a noble crusade to make the world as better place by calling out every small inconvenience and misstep with every airline he flies, he likes to blow things out of proportion, create drama and style himself as a the Juliane Assange of the airline industry. Both are quite narcissistic, and both are driven by the attention of their viewers and subsequent payouts. I don't really listen to either, I sometimes watch their videos because no one else has covered an airline I want to fly. If I want to listen to the opinion of a flight reviewer, I'd rather listen to those who have a good track record of being impartial and staying clear of any drama or controversy. Jeb Brooks, Dennis Bunnik, and Vicarious Voyager come to mind, it helps that KZbin revenue is not their main source of income.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

You nailed their contrasting approaches-and yeah, both do have a flair for theatrics and self-promotion (this isn't something entirely bad by itself imo but it depends how you do it). Totally get where you're coming from.

[@syedwasilkaleem295]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@nickwoodward3034]

Absolutely spot on 👌👏👏👏👏

[@lemontea000]

Never been a big fan of Sam in the beginning so I'm not arsed about him. However, I can't stand Josh's clickbaity titles. It's probably not much but that really turns me off from clicking on his video.

[@solinvictus6587]

perfect description. IMO the best flight reviewers are those, who don't even show themselves in their videos (like simply aviation or onboardHD), only the aircrafts, airports and surroundings. I'm not interested in their personality.

[@DennosManCave]

I stopped watching Sam Chui content a long time ago. I'm happy to watch Josh, Noel, Trek Trendy etc etc, but Sam is a just a paid shill of the airlines. I don't know why they suck up to him, because his content is generally fairly dull

[@PMK5]

all three of them provide more factual and interesting tidbits than Sam Chui ever has. They are relatable, where as Sam's content is far far away from the experience of regular travelers.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

I watched maybe about 10 minutes of Sam’s videos, and I have no idea how he has such a big community when he is obviously paid and bought off.

[@DennosManCave]

@@DavidWsTrainVideos There is a big market for dull an uninformative content on YT!!!

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

@@DennosManCave yeah you’re right. That’s why there’s big channels that are just an AI voice reading Reddit posts.

[@krishnasadhanaofficial4292]

I love Noel but lately the people who handled his ad deals always patch him up with dodgy companies and that kinda left a bad taste for me in his videos. Still an excellent guy tho

[@ja785a4]

By no means Sam Chui videos are trustworthy, but the Josh Cahill praise here is insane. Cahill is just a drama queen to put lightly.

[@dexplorer_vids]

I stick to Simply Aviation - it's the most polished and honest of all the channels I've watched, and far away from the drama that these two are always embroiled in. That's where I aspire to position my own content.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Go for it man! Never saw your channel before, I will definitively check out some of your videos! 🤩

[@vaffangool9196]

​@@theRealJohnnyG. Josh can be a bit dramatic and his advertisers aren't always well-vetted. However the entirety of a Sam Chui video is an advertisement. Every single one, every single time, every second of it from beginning to end.

[@armchaircritic5605]

@dexplorer_vids. 100% agree. Best reviewers who are still down to earth, open and honest. Josh seems to be on a big ego trip. If crew fawn over him then a positive video. If they treat him as a normal passenger then he picks faults and moans.

[@lontongstroong]

The real G.O.A.T of the category 👍

[@renejakobolsen2333]

I agree with you about Simply Aviation. I’ve been watching them several years and I still love watching their reviews. I remember that I was amazed by their principles to review any airline. It was at the time they were invited by FlyPlay from Iceland, they accepted the invitation but they must be treated as any passenger onboard (I hope you understand my point). Btw, I love Simply Aviation

[@flyoma]

Very fair video. Sam refused to blur me in a video so I filed a privacy complaint. It got taken down until he edited me out.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Hahahha well played.

[@YouTubesTop10]

too bad if you're in his footage - the law doesn't offer any protections for you

[@robbanto98]

​@@KZbinsTop10European GDPR offers tons of protection

[@FPSOP57]

​@KZbinsTop10 There is plenty of protection, and many airlines now announce prior to take off that photography of any member of the crew or passengers is not allowed without the consent of the individual concerned.

[@stalker5299]

@@KZbinsTop10 too bad for you, there are plenty of protections for him as many many laws exist protecting one's right to privacy

[@SvenHimmelgrau]

From my experience, Sam is a very annoying and egocentric flyer, who used to bother crews and fellow passengers for his own fame and profit. I stopped watching him.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Apart from the obviously paid reviews that's also a reason why I stopped watching his stuff.

[@magnumass]

Just ask any slavic what Sam Chui means in russian, no further comments will be required

[@davidchan9187]

Stopped following him when it’s obviously just paid partnership to promote the airlines and self promotion - where is the authenticity and integrity??

[@SvenHimmelgrau]

@@davidchan9187 Well I liked his photos decades ago. Like in the 2000s he was taking nice photos at LAX and other airports. I met him on a tour to North Korea. By that time it was not that extreme. Sometimes annoying and egocentric, yes. But not as bad as today.

[@mcmuffin-z5v]

@@SvenHimmelgrau well someone's gotta do it to get somethings we want to see

[@johnreynolds5407]

There's likely a bit of truth in both accounts. Previously liked and subscribed to Cahill but after I modestly criticized one of his videos in the comment section, the diva and narcissist side appeared. He is thin-skinned, petty, whining, humorless, arrogant and lacking in humility. All with a perennial smirk/fake smile. I'm rather indifferent to Chui but he often has good insights.

[@curtlee6228]

I can confirm. I once pointed out the veiled racist remarks he made regarding the crew on one of his African flight reviews, something about them being hard working for an African crew, and he promptly banned me on the spot. But I've noticed his tendency to make veiled racist remarks, always accompanied by that "perennial smirk/fake smile" you alluded to.

[@omahabred9466]

@@curtlee6228I remember that crass comment about the African crew, and if you go to his page,you’ll see all manner of racist comments about Sam chui.

[@jamessmith1652]

Same happened with me. I made a small criticism of Cahill, nothing personal, and he pounced on me with his reply (his fanboys also piled in).

[@jkjkjk100]

Exactly. Cahill is the biggest drama queen. He act as if he’s an expert but he’s far from it.

[@alexandermikhailov2481]

I watched a dozen of Chui's videos several years ago and stopped as I felt they were fake to the point of being cringe worthy. I watch every video by Josh and love them. Go Josh!

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Story of my life hahah

[@daapz]

I had the same reaction. I watched couple, then they started to feel incredibly fake, like a video version of those drop shipping product sales pages, that have "reviews" and "testimonials" at the end but they're obviously not real. Chui singing with the crew made me lose my mind, were we supposed to think it's an organic reviewing situation?

[@jamessmith1652]

Many people here don't get Chui's channel - he's NOT a reviewer and doesn't claim to be one - he's an avgeek who made decision few years ago to get into more polished, high production, more scripted, TV-doc style productions about aviation (not "traveling"). He doesn't claim to be an ordinary "reviewer", he clearly works with airlines to get behind-the-scenes access. If you don't like his "reviews" then you've totally missed the point. Has nothing to do with authenticity.

[@raferik.]

Josh isn’t that all good either. I remember he was flagged in red whenever he’s traveling with a certain airline (I’m sure other airlines too) trying to diminish crew’s hardwork on board even though they did what any crew would do normally. Lol

[@thehypetraveler8114]

Kendrick and Drizzy ❌ Josh Cahill and Sam Chui ✅

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

😂😂😂

[@HA-gx2dg]

I am a former crew/purser and i flown with both. Josh seems rude and straight to the point/ however he had valid points although he lacked the polite way of addressing them but he did have a point! On the other hand sam is not what he seems like on video! Full if himself beleives he is an exception to every thing from safety to service and even other passenger comfort! I am no longer flying but would prefer to watch josh cahill videos! Regardless of joshs aggressive way of approach but u get the point

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Appreciate you sharing your perspective, coming from a crew member! 👍

[@paulkensington4069]

I disagree, that's exactly how he seems like on video!!!!

[@TrendingTicker]

Thats why you were fired!

[@m4x1k5guy]

Was in FC with Sam Chui. I hated every minute as the entire crew kissed his a** over and over. Other BIZ/FC passengers were so pissed off with the terrible service.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

And I bet you watched the video of it and he just gave the entire airline a five star passing grade

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

I can imagine it so well😭😂

[@nikserof2183]

Given that he's so full of BS, hope they washed and sanitised their lips afterwards.

[@inniyan-ef4nh]

Even if the crew don’t like him, he will force them into the camera

[@standartenfuhrerhanslanda343]

That would piss me off

[@MqLei]

Josh Cahill is just the exact opposite of Sam Chui. He keeps yapping through all his videos and is without doubt the king of stupid clickbait. Videos of both of them are so embarrassing to watch, but I hate Josh more. Watching him criticizing every thing he sees is pure torture.

[@n74wilson33]

Josh comes across as someone who is very arrogant. I'll keep watching Sam's videos.

[@cindynimmore]

He has some healing to do cahill

[@iluop3623]

Hi Sam

[@maguro008]

Cahill is not shilling…good on you Josh

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

yep, sometimes less is more hahahha

[@duk2k]

Josh has a personal issue. He's like that one kid who reminds the teacher about forgotten homework.

[@denzilemmanuel93]

I think that Josh is very rude and quite frankly didn’t need to criticise Sam Chui to begin with…. They both have different styles, and that’s okay. Josh shouldn’t have to try and defame him.

[@MrTomcat104]

Sam Chui ain't perfect but neither is Josh. Frankly I find a lot of Josh's videos tiresome and irritating at this point. Exaggerate minor issues with certain airlines out of all proportions, act like a diva who thinks he knows how to run airlines better than the airline managers themselves and just have an annoying and irritiating attitude that rubs me in the wrong way. At the end of the day, I watch airline videos for reviews and insights, whether its worth my money to pay for a seat onboard. I don't watch airline videos for them to attack another vlogger for perceived slights or settle personal scores whatever.

[@Transportationfan1421]

I think Jeb Brooks is my favorite trip reporter, always upbeat but never promotes

[@HopSkipRun22]

Cahill literally needs drama to function.

[@McLadenLLC]

personally i watch more of Noel these days. but once i used to watch Sam for his unique planes and behind the scene experience which were really good, other than that, his first class/business review on normal airlines felt too staged.

[@deefraser1324]

Sam Chui is a professional. Airlines and pilots welcome him on their flights and invite him into the cockpit. Sam is also a licensed pilot. Cahill is a drama seeker who likes the review 3rd world country’s airlines just to whine about them. Poor countries are not competing with other airlines, their purpose is to transport their people the best they can. In fact I can’t believe that people think Cahill is the league as Sam Chui.

[@omahabred9466]

Exactly, his last review of an African airline he made a disgusting comment about the polite cabin crew, and he’s the one who’s been trying to defame Sam chui for years and now he does what he does best, whine.

[@deefraser1324]

@@omahabred9466 Yes. Also Cahill and the bald guy Noel try to target viewers who know nothing about the airline industry. Whispering into their little microphones like they are revealing some great unusual discoveries about the poor airline they are traveling on. I really feel sorry for the very poor countries who struggle financially to supply air travel to their people. Cahill and Noel go to such poor countries to review their airlines just for content. I have great admiration and respect for airlines that exist so they’re just so they can provide service to their people.

[@MrClack-k7q]

What about that video about AirPeace where it shows a poor guy asking why he couldn't board his flight?

[@deefraser1324]

@@MrClack-k7q what about it? Was it Sam Chui’s fault? The guy could not board the plane because he didn’t have the correct paperwork and the airline did not want him on their plane. Also, many people do not realize that the pilot of every aircraft has the final say.. The first thing they take into consideration before you board is your demeanor and behavior. The crew have to to imagine being stuck with ill behaved people at 30,000 feet altitude. Turning a flight around to land out of their route can cost airlines hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[@flybyanuj]

So very agree here. Like he was so disgusting in his critique of Air Mauritania.

[@jackalcrackle]

To this day I still find Simply Aviation the most grounded, neutral, and genuine large flight review channel, they avoid all the drama queen stuff, avoid sucking up and being a PR channel for the airlines, and remain honest while still being enjoyable to watch.

[@Schuftification]

exactly!

[@martymcfly256]

I don't think there is any question that Sam Chui gets paid by airlines to make favourable videos. On the other hand, Cahill is a drama queen. Virtually every video he uploads has a theme of airlines being out to get him.

[@Toulkok1]

True

[@mdshadmanwasifkhan4482]

Finally someone called out Cahill.

[@nekoest]

yeah cahill's a whiner

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Princess vs Predator

[@terrychang28]

agree with you. go and search josh 2 review of malaysia airline, you will see that there are a lot of diffrent between them and everyone know what is happenning

[@stephanetalboom6842]

Agree Sam also do paid video and Josh is unfiltered I like Josh..

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

I don't understand the point of a paid review anyway. Just watch an advertising clip instead lol

[@canadian_aviation]

I read the comments here, I will say Josh can be a bit dramatic but he does it in a way to get the airlines attention into changing things.

[@TrendingTicker]

Josh is a blackmailer

[@richardbutterfield412]

Loathe Josh Cahill. Cahill was the first to target Chui online. Cahill drew first blood.

[@richardbutterfield412]

This is the end of Josh Cahill. Yippee.

[@CristianDiaz-p5g]

Josh, Sam is for real. I trust Sam Chui's contents.

[@silvagirliamany]

i lwk feel that josh cahill provoked the entire dispute. that comment in the end about sam chui being an advertiser was unnecessary. in addition, i strongly feel that sam most likely made a video to check them out for himself. he generally explores the workings of airlines, so it will appear to be advertising even tho it isnt. i never really liked josh cahill because he gives off privileged white vibes, so.....

[@Spitty]

Do we actually need Aviation-KZbinr beef videos now? Can just one genre of videos in this world go along without people hating on each other?

[@philip4193]

Sam has just released his own video dealing with this situation. After watching his explanation (in which he also offers an apology to Josh for his comments that he made in a flash of anger after being relentlessly attacked by Josh previously) where he goes into detail about not only the mission purpose of his channel and the style & content of his videos but also addresses these accusations from Josh & others of being paid by the airlines to provide good reviews & PR material, I have now come to the conclusion that it is Josh himself who actually owes Sam an apology for defaming him. Josh has consistently accused Sam of being paid by the airlines to provide positive feedback & reviews and to provide PR campaigns for them, and Sam has publicly denied this and clearly explains how he makes his money. So where is your evidence Josh that Sam does indeed get paid by the airlines? I would suggest that Josh himself has defamed Sam by making these unfounded claims on many occasions, just as he now accuses Sam of doing to him. What is good for the goose is good for the gander Josh. I previously had a pretty high opinion of Josh Cahill and his channel (and was never a big fan of Sam's content to be honest), however not anymore now that the true story about Josh is finally coming out and after watching Johnny G's video here (as well as Sam's yesterday) my mind has now been made up & I have just unsubscribed from Josh's channel.

[@arunangshughatak]

Generally find Josh Cahill to be a very negative person, in his videos. I have rarely found him to praise any airline. And also all his video topics are sensational and clickbait

[@doutorgori327]

Yes, Sam Chui is a sellout. But, I would rather watch him than watch a diva like Cahill.

[@hunkhk]

@@doutorgori327 have to agree there if there is a choice

[@archiebald4717]

Chui is a promoter, not a reviewer.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

You are featured in my video I think ahhahaha, hope you are filipino lol

[@InnerTurbulencia]

I hate both of them: Cahill is whiny and petty and doesn’t seem in touch with realistic expectations. He’s an arrogant brat. Meanwhile Chui is as fake as it gets, his motivation is to get paid, get free flights, get attention, and get views. So I stick with Noel Phillips, he’s spot on.

[@ScottKernaghan]

I agree with you on both Cahill and Chui, I have never subscribed to Cahill and occasionally only watch if his stuff gets suggested in my feed and it looks interesting. Sam I do subscribe to but have gone a bit cold on - even though he does occasionally do some interesting stuff. Noel Phillips on the other hand I am a bit..... meh about. He does some interesting locations, but honestly I find myself getting frustrated watching him - for someone that has travelled so much, I find him doing some incredibly stupid and amateurish things, and like many of these KZbinrs seems to hit a destination with breathtaking ignorance and lack of interest in where he is.

[@SW-os3mk]

You're a bully Josh. You will bully and harasses people just for money.

[@iluop3623]

Hi Sam

[@ZachTam]

Never liked either of them. One is a whiner and the other is an advertiser. I have unsubscribed both years ago.

[@SomeOne-xv1pl]

Then why bother watching this video

[@fazt4831]

I started watching flight formula now

[@abmindprof]

I dropped Josh after that Bin Salman puff piece.

[@richardbutterfield412]

Josh looks so tired and stressed. Josh began maligning Sam ages ago, albeit subtly to begin with.

[@someonerandom-d6n]

I thought they settled it in the Air India A350 video but apparently not. I used to watch both of their videos, their videos are not the best nor the worst, but having too much negativity, clickbait or paid promotion is what’s stopping me from watching them. (and large aviation youtubers) This is why I prefer watching you and many other underrated aviation youtubers, no clickbaits, no paid promotion, nothing, just authentic experience. All that aside, great video! also the ending 😭

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Yeah I used to watch both too. Actually I have been watching Sam before I even knew Josh. Then I got older lol. Thank you for watching my videos :)

[@Cqnr.k]

I was watching Sam chui he was flying from Hong Kong to Paris with a 777. The plane had some problems so they had to change aircraft then guess what while cc was trying to remove everything and transfer it to the new aircraft Sam was narrowing the cabin crew to film and I saw some cc look at him disgusted. After they went on the new plane Sam wasn’t sitting %80 of the flight. The cc transferred everything to the new aircraft then they served the passengers then they have to deal with a jerk I’m sure the cabin crew was so upset. Also I always notice something on Sam’s videos always the cabin crew talk English to each other but in real life that’s not true.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Wow, that sounds like a chaotic flight! Can’t blame the crew for being annoyed. And yeah, real-life vibes don’t always match what we see on camera.

[@herreach6955]

Well, Sam is company-centric while Josh is customer-centric. I have to say I'm more enjoying Josh's video than Sam's because Josh shoots everything by himself and all the flights are random picks, Sam is a bit too scripted and already anticipated by the airlines, I enjoyed some but not all, however, I have to say Josh is always harsh on every single tiny thing, oftentimes I feel like he always expects perfection without the consideration of the airline's merits. One of them is when he tried Aero Dili, it's an East Timorese airline and East Timor is an utterly poor country, a new airline in a poor country, how much is the perfection you will expect?

[@ChineseKiwi]

But you expect basic service - like not getting food poisoned and not having to wait hours for a person and not having your passport leaked online.

[@KuostA]

@@ChineseKiwi did all that actually happen to him?

[@Massachamp08]

​@KuostA Yes it did. He talks a bit about it in the video, getting food poisoning.

[@herreach6955]

@@ChineseKiwi I know, and I did watch the video, I enjoyed it, I'm Indonesian btw, his experience was indeed not a great one, but he can lower his tone, saying like "as a new airline, Aero Dili have a big gap to fill", rather than bluntly discrediting the airline. If you look at his channel, I can say 70% of his videos are telling bad experiences and most of the thumbnails use words like "embarrassment", "downfall", "scam", "spy", "disaster", "worst", "garbage". These are the words that make sooo many airlines mark him or even blacklisted him. Honestly, I never seen an aviation youtuber with many bad experiences as much as him. Not just Aero Dili, other airlines, like Turkish for example, I've seen his video, the one time he had a bad experience with TK, he vigorously criticized the airline, and then every flight after that was great, yet what did he said? "love and hate for Turkish Airlines", what do you expect from airline getting that word over one bad experience?

[@Scarebus_Driver]

Having known Sam for 20 years I wouldn’t watch a video of his if I was paid.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

lol 😅

[@rodsloan3810]

I knew Sam before he was ‘famous’. My mother always said if you can’t say anything nice about someone…don’t say anything at all. So I’ll end it here.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Your comment made me laugh

[@vishwanathchidambaram7241]

That about describes Sam Chui's approach too!

[@davidchan9187]

Sadly the quest for more power n money corrupts usually

[@mrmemer2179]

This says a lot more than whats on the surface... Beautifully written

[@TrendingTicker]

Josh is so vicious

[@ally8225]

"send any info to (inserts noels email) made me lose it ngl 😂😂😭😭

[@rossellarosin]

I laughed out loud and got puzzled looks 🤣

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Hahahaha gotta keep my inbox clear

[@Mej111]

I was listening to this at work in a silent office and just burst out laughing 😂😂

[@blackieblong8334]

That said, Josh is a bit of an idiot. He once described himself as a "minority" because he's a KZbinr, alongside ethnic, cultural, and sexual minorities. But I don't believe he holds airlines to ransom.

[@doodles3075]

😂😂😂oh dear, now poor Noel is getting dragged into it😂😂. Honestly, i search and watch hotels and flight companies if im thinking of using them on KZbin. What's the point in watching sams if all it is is polished reviews?. Then i use that company, and im getting completely lower standards than what im expecting because it's been polished up or even doesn't exist? Where as Josh on the other hand is down to earth and will show you the nitty gritty, if that airline is bad and im stupid enough to still want to go with that airline, its off my own back, i know what to exspect. Love Josh and also a big fan of Noel, too, who's yet another down to earth, tell it as it is KZbinr

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Ofc Noel is getting dragged into it, let's make this thing escalates lol, jk but I don't understand why someone would want to watch a paid review either (that doesn't only apply to flight reviewers but also tech etc) might as well just watch an ad instead lol.

[@TrendingTicker]

Josh has less than 800k subscriber..... Sam Chui has 3.6 million. Alone from that, you can see who is liked and who is not.

[@jpegnow]

There are more serious matters to worry about in this world ....

[@Meechooilka]

like the fact that Nina Bo'Nina Brown should have been Blac Chyna!

[@paullewis2413]

Cahill’s videos are more about “look at me” than the actual product. Absolutely full of himself. Haven’t seen many with Chui so will investigate. 😊

[@jamalshah881]

Josh Cahill is such a drama queen and he find issues with everything

[@KevinPrak]

3.6 million subscribers vs.733K subscribers! Nuff said!

[@mrmemer2179]

Not necessarily - see whats happening to MrBeast right now

[@iluop3623]

Vistara's crew has fair skin. That's racist.

[@ERICHANSBARENTE]

It's disappointing to see that some aviation enthusiasts and influencers, like Sam Chui, seem more focused on promoting than providing unbiased reviews. His content often feels more like PR, lacking the critical perspective that genuine aviation reviews should have. For those of us who are passionate about aviation, it’s essential to have reviewers who prioritize transparency over brand deals. We need more honest voices in aviation, like: Nonstop Dan - Known for fair, critical reviews, with a focus on passenger experience. Jeb Brooks - Offers genuine insights, mixing the good and bad without sugar-coating. Simply Aviation - Provides straightforward, unbiased reviews of both premium and budget airlines. Paul Lucas (Wingin' It) - Known for comprehensive and objective travel experiences. Dennis Bunnik Travels - Gives grounded, practical reviews, especially valuable for frequent travelers. These reviewers show that transparency and honesty still matter in the world of aviation. Let's support them and encourage more authentic, unbiased content in the aviation community

[@DennisBunnikTravels]

Thanks mate, appreciate the shout out

[@richardbutterfield412]

I dislike the way Josh is discriminatory about other countries and cultures. He’s been especially rude to Indians. I’m glad that Vistara air hostess called him annoying - Josh, you are.

[@neil_g78]

All this guy does is moan in his videos 😴

[@composimple364]

Well at least Sam Chui doesn’t involve in politics. Josh keeps showcasing his political viewpoints by wearing Taiwan flag and Hong Kong independence flag in his reviews which is SUPER ANNOYING

[@robertholtz]

Your bias comes out in the first moment when you refer to Sam Chui as a paid cheerleader. Where is YOUR proof? Just because Josh Cahill has made a career out of bashing airlines does not make him more legitimate. Chui is not and has never claimed to be an air travel reviewer. He is an aviation enthusiast and his goal is bring attention to the joy of flight and the culture of air travel. By its nature that will always have more positivity to it. But it is no less genuine and legitimate.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Chill, Robert

[@jcaam8094]

Chui is basically a paid cheerleader for any airline that gives him free perks.

[@nine8three310]

I don’t doubt Chui is a bit dodge but god Cahill just moans and groans about anything and everything.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@johnreynolds5407]

Agree.

[@lazypercussionist]

yup. They're both insufferable, Cahill is just a bit less so.

[@hunkhk]

​@@lazypercussionistsame same in my book

[@CSmaniac10012]

My fav is simply aviation. Josh started out as a critic but I guess he went too far to be called as a 'Karen' now. I started hating him too.

[@Dipps]

Sam seems genuine Josh is also good at his work but loves to make unnecessary controversies.

[@moharikram1687]

I'm not supporting Sam or Josh and I'm not interested in both. Sam rarely post actual review that is deep enough/less frequent, absolutely a paid by the airline so his report is deeply scripted, but I have no problem with his style of reporting. Although to be said - He seems more commercially motivated than few years ago when he shares more of his interest on the airline industry and become too much of people pleaser too so I also dislike that. I absolutely HATE Josh since his mouth is unfiltered and absolutely zero respects for airline staffs just to get his perks most of times. To those who think you cannot be brutal without being rude, you're wrong. Some reviewers I prefer are brutal (David from SA, Kevin from FlipFlop Travelers) but they were never rude.

[@richardbutterfield412]

Josh Cahill is an awful man. He doesn’t provide measured and fair reviews. His videos are clickbait for revenue. He is persona non grata to so many airlines: Air Canada, Malaysia Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Qatar Airways, Vistara etc His commentary of certain airlines comes across as discriminatory to other races and cultures. He yearns for air hostesses to smile at him and treat him like a celebrity (which he is not). He is a cold character; the sort that got no love from his mother growing up. Sam is a fun, measured and informative vlogger. Of course he’s irritated by Josh and should retaliate. Josh has been maligning Sam for some time.

[@masterpc4836]

I like that part about mother. lol felt absolutely same

[@TheFigaro666]

I am sick of Josh Cahill. He is always saying bad things about every airline he flights with. I do not trust his comments at all.

[@conorlarkin1035]

subscribed to both, then unsubscribed to both, one thinks everything is brilliant to keep in with the airlines....the other thinks everything is poor in order to get views.....but both full of their own importance

[@rjjain373]

Josh did not provide any evidence of any" sexual favours" , he accused vistara of. I think it works both ways, Josh just wants views and you can see it in his videos

[@sgam43]

Yep, kinda ironic that the guy who made a straight up propaganda video for the Saudi regime a few months ago now paints himself as the poster boy of honesty and integrity. I'm a fan of neither btw, they both have a creepy, smarmy vibe, give me wobbly-cam Noel any day. 🤣

[@doodles3075]

@rjjain373 the sexual favours he's refuring to where emails written to him by airline staff saying they had been asked within the company. He shouldn't have to publicly put them online as he could be risking that persons job or even their life. Josh gets views off his own back because he's good and likeable, not because a KZbinr that's basically doing adverts for promoting airlines

[@DennosManCave]

@@rjjain373 Josh provided written documentation via cabin crew. He was very clear on that video that this was feedback from people who contacted him. I think that was transparent enough

[@TheLibermania]

He was always transparent that this info came from staff members and he also made a video where he showed an e mail and talked to someone on phone. I think he has proven his point as much as he can do.

[@richardbutterfield412]

I would love it if Josh were to find another job! Such an unlikeable, toxic character.

[@Aeronautgal]

Nah Josh makes negative clickbait reviews. He is dishonest and has a bad personality. Hilarious for him to complain about defamation when that’s what he does to get views. I don’t believe a word he says.

[@xposshorts]

The AI voices for the comments💀

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Hahaha and then they told me AI and diversity is the future.... :(

[@rxtf]

I can't stand to watch Sam Chui's videos. He is unbearable. Josh is whiny and complains about every little thing. Both are cringe.

[@ml_g]

Well, between these two fighting , choose the side of the fight... can't stand them both. Good channel is the flip flop traveller that we don't even see the guy's face.

[@PaulAlexander-rw4rn]

Kevin rocks!

[@TheAviator_10]

Meanwhile Aviator Dan and Simply Aviation 👁️👄👁️

[@MultiSUPERLATIVO]

What began as an interaction between two airline and customer service reviewers ended with mutual accusations. Lesson learned: don't be friends with other airline reviewers if you are one of them. If you meet someone who works in that field, in a hotel lobby or on a flight, pretend you don't know them. Egos are very high in this world of insane competition between people.

[@alrisyafruddin9730]

Josh is toxic. Sorry to say that.

[@richardbutterfield412]

Don’t be sorry, you’ve spoken the truth.

[@Canleaf08]

Cahill feels off, too. He is igniting a lot of fires, too.

[@lenroos6624]

I am not a fan of eitherJosh or Sam,but I findJosh more credible and find his reviews very honest

[@pbworld7858]

I'm not familiar with many vloggers but I have seen a variety and I can tell you, what I am not interested in are vloggers who ONLY travel on business and first class. I'd rather watch someone who at least sometimes travels on economy. Many of us do not have a money tree and advice on first class is of absolutely no use to the ordinary Joe like me.

[@curtlee6228]

My point exactly! Business and First Class reviews are only relevant for the tiny 1% that can afford such flights. I'd rather watch economy reviews as they're far more relevant for the 99% of us that travel economy - like me.

[@VaibhavShete1981]

Actually I think that all reviews depend on the day they are flown and not represent the airline itself. Famous bloggers like Sam are famous with all airlines crews and thus they try their best to present a positive review about their airlines to Sam

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

Absolutely. Also a single flight is never enough to judge an airline. However if the price is right and the review is announced to the airline in advance, this will obviously have an impact.

[@VaibhavShete1981]

@theRealJohnnyG. To be fare all avgeek vloggers should have atleast flown with a perticular airline for multiple flights and routes both domestic and international unannounced to have a fare review at the end

[@JUVI9596]

Back in my day we used to just fight on the playground. Times change

[@kabakamukasa6835]

😂😂😂😂 so trueeee,

[@herreach6955]

I'm rewriting the comments here after Sam released a counter video, and I have watched it. While I do enjoy Josh's videos more than Sam, but in the counter video, Sam make a more solid point than Josh. Keep in mind that aviation world is all about business and business means branding. Sam has established a personal branding as an avgeek who always curious and want to gain insight in their behind the scene. He make it clear that he's not an airline reviewer and I believe that, it's obvious that his content are scripted and he gained so many access to behind the scene, something that not many other avgeeks are privileged to. With this personal branding, it's obvious that airlines would trust him and even using him sort of like a PR, and it's not wrong. I'm not gonna say whether I think he get paid or not, however, even if he get paid by the airlines, there's nothing wrong with it as long as everything is line with the personal branding. Sam make it clear that he's not an airline reviewer and it's in line with most of his content. Josh on the other hand, while he also brand himself as an avgeek, he is more an airline reviewer, there's nothing wrong with it and it's more mainstream content. However, Josh is probably the most unfiltered airline reviewer I ever seen, and in the eyes of the company, the persona that he gets is more like an auditor or inspector rather than an avgeek, and you know how dreadful an auditor or inspector for a company. The thing is, he's not a real inspector, so he's not authorized to do an inspection. So this led him to have problems with so many Airlines compared to other airline reviewers. In this clash, I have to say Josh is the one who started everything, I have seen Josh's video for so many years and so many of his videos in the past, even before Pandemic, he always compare himself to Sam, he always said "my opinion are based on first hand experience that I have without any sponsor from the airline, unlike Sam Chui", while I can't name each videos where he mentioned Sam Chui, I can recall that to the videos before Pandemic, he mentioned Sam's name so many times, saying "I'm not Sam Chui", I do respect his opinion, but that's not a right thing to do, you should not bring other people's name, Sam's content, while it looks pretty much scripted, he never mentioned other names. initially it's not gonna bother Sam, but overtime it will eventually got into Sam's head, and finally, Sam is snapped.

[@herreach6955]

well, turns out my comment is deleted by Josh Cahill, despite I make it clear that it's subjective and I said he shouldn't mentioned Sam's name in his video as basically Sam doesn't have anything to do with all of his problems with many airlines, that's my point, I watched Josh's videos more than Sam's, but in the end, I would rather agree with people who dislike both of them because I finally knows Josh's true color.

[@FAMEROB]

Sam Chui just has a different style.he isn't a reviewer

[@tero712010]

Sam have 3.6 million subscribers you only have a little bit more of 4000, is obvious what is the real issue here, by the way the best in airlines and Hotels videos is "The Luxury Travel Expert" by far, sayonara!!

[@V1aviation]

I've met Sam 12 years ago for a couple minutes during spotting at AMS, but never actually watched his video's. Never met Josh but do occasionally watch his vids. They're both businessman living off their watchtime and engagement and both are in the same niche, which clashes eventually (not saying it's good or bad, it just happens). P.S. for those who haven't read it already, Vistara just got merged with Air India... Who knows why.

[@WordsRelyReal]

AI and Vistara merged, in part, because tata (the company that owns part of vistara) bought Air India, not sure about other reasons though.

[@jonathanrees3401]

Problems aside, it must be very frustrating for passengers to be filmed and a feel a lack of privacy on these flights. I imagine the airlines are getting rather fed up with these KZbinrs. That said I have watched a few of these video, so yes, I am contributing to this issue.

[@SSun80]

Sam isn't right-it's obvious-but let's admit that Josh is too aggressive sometimes and looking for any scandal to boost views. Perhaps only Noel Philips has more balanced reviews; however, Josh's videos are more entertaining and exciting.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

I agree with every statment in this comment lol

[@thibautvincent2976]

@@theRealJohnnyG. #MeToo 😀

[@robinrobin3022]

I will keep watching Sam’s video

[@IseiNabuka]

Wake up people, these people are using us for money including Josh

[@johndavis839]

i cant stand either of them Josh punches down on airlines from very poor countries Sam Chui is a paid hack.

[@TheVeelkrow]

As the song goes, Sam has bitten more than he can chew, if he had any shred of evidence against Josh, then at least for the sake of what's left of his reputation, he should have brought the facts (if any) and accepted Josh's challenge. Yes indeed, Josh is critical and yes, he doesn't allow small things to pass off easily, but at least speaking for myself, I have reasons to believe in Josh's integrity against Sam's lack of it.

[@Meechooilka]

Sam has bitten more than he can chui?????

[@dezbriel9981]

Josh do as all a favor and stop creating conflicts among the airline industry and social media. Your attitude only reflects envy.

[@Raprada]

Clickbaiter vs. sellout. Oh my who should I side with 🙄

[@johnreynolds5407]

Concise and accurate description.

[@Mrop1432]

None just stick with noel phillips

[@LtNduati]

I’ll be honest, I didn’t really clock this beef until like a year ago. To me Sam is so blatantly paid off/given exclusive access to ish, so I’ve never taken any of his content as being serious - he hasn’t even done any real reviews for a few years now. He just makes airplane themed content, and I’m a plane geek, through and through, idgaf about his reviews, I’m only there for the planes. Josh to me is at times is unnecessarily critical, like beyond Noel Phillips critical, but without the temperance of recognizing his own privilege. But he’s German, and I’m very familiar with the German people, it’s easily my favorite country in the world and I’ve visited it 8 times and want to move there (Ich spreche Deutsch auch), so I know that they’re very direct, or even crass at times

[@grapesofwrath1984]

Nobody really believes Sam Chui except for the naive and ignorant. I only watch some of his videos for the “advance/insider access” because we all know many airlines give him that for obvious reasons.

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

I agree. Good point with the "insider access", that's why I used to watch him. But yeah, I changed my mind long ago.

[@TheLibermania]

To be fair, i wonder how much of Josh's background is true. Since he was born in West Germany, moved early to East Germany, was raised there (there is even a local amateur football article about him from 2014). Doesn't he always say that he comes from Australia or lived their? And lived in China. And now lives in Sri Lanka or something?

[@theRealJohnnyG.]

apparently he keeps re-editing his own wikipedia page to hide his German heritage, no idea why tho

[@phuttyyt]

As an Australian I can say there's a definite Aussie twang to his accent, so unless he's a master at imitating accents, I'd say he's definitely spent a good deal of time there - or at the very least had an English teacher for a long time who had an Australian accent! :D

[@Thomonthego]

The bias in this video is just terrible. Being Swiss doesn’t make you unbiased.

[@MrDior-c5b]

This money-hungry Chinese man... I personally experienced how this guy stood behind me and said I can film, I paid... even though the flight attendant said no... I'm also sure that this Bruce Lee... gets money from airliners ....!!!