The World's Most BIZARRE Airline Seat! 15Hrs on Papua New Guinea’s Airline!

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[@michaelmartin8036]

* * * HEY NOEL OR CREW * * * Someone is on here trying to impersonate Noel. This is the 2nd time in a week they have tried to SPAM me. Under names of NoelPhilip2 and NoelPhilips

[@noelphilips]

Thanks, Michael, I am aware. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about them. They are creating fake accounts faster than my team can block them. If you would kindly report them, we would appreciate it.

[@stevenwest000]

@@noelphilips no, I’m Noel Phillips 😂

[@a......5214]

@Noel Philips hi noel are you interested in double glazing?

[@dhaworth9047]

Hey noel did you do a flight review on your flight to texas?

[@papasquat355]

@@stevenwest000 will the real Noel Philips please stand up, please stand up, please stand up

[@JoshCahill]

This brings back wonderful memories, I loved flying Air Niugini ✈

[@a......5214]

Hi josh did you do time in Bomana immigration detention centre ? Because you look familiar

[@deancostello001]

I love your videos Josh! I watched your as well, loved it :)

[@Ashwin-zg7rt]

Comment 6 days ago??

[@Canleaf08]

@@Ashwin-zg7rt Priority Group.

[@Canleaf08]

@@Ashwin-zg7rt Priority Group.

[@jamesk370]

The single seat between the two toilets is for upgrading frequent fliers to, that the airline employees secretly hate 🤣

[@noelphilips]

Too funny!

[@lizg5574]

PNG is home to some of the most generous people on the planet. They have little but will share in a heartbeat. So thankful that your experience was good on Air Nuigini. I have a very dear friend who lives in the mountain area over there and she flies on much smaller planes to get around, as a health worker.

[@jayr4857]

But unfortunately port Moresby is a town you definitely don't want to visit if you value your life. It's a ridiculously crime riddled town.

[@becsaw5268]

@@jayr4857 sure, if you go looking for trouble.

[@jayr4857]

@@becsaw5268 ok. I actually lived there for 2 years and I didn't go looking for trouble. So I know what I saw and know. Thankyou for your time, Have a lovely day. 👍🇦🇺

[@maddiedorrellrose5402]

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[@stephenoconnell1591]

Except you'd be lucky to survive there

[@egpx]

Imagine if you've been watching Noel and the other KZbin flight reviewers for years, scrimped and saved all that time so you can finally sample a long haul business class flight yourself. The big day arrives and almost overcome with excitement you board your Air Niugini 767 and then find you are sitting in that seat between the two lavatories. I feel really sad for that guy even though he's a figment of my imagination.

[@Nadia1989]

I'd love to believe that's the karma seat

[@a......5214]

Or you been saving for years.... when some KZbinr gets upgraded for free.....

[@robclarkson]

@@a......5214 I wonder what the percentage is of free upgrades vs those who pay for the seat. My wife and I got one flying LHR to JFK a few years back on our honeymoon, just straight up asked for it and they gave it to us if we were happy to wait 3 hrs for the next flight. Even gave us a meal ticket for the delay! 😂

[@richardsanfilippo6761]

If you have to "scrimp and save"...you probably don't buy Business Class tickets.

[@robclarkson]

@@richardsanfilippo6761 Read his comment again...

[@CIairvoyance]

Air Niugini has a special place in my heart because I flew it at least twice a year growing up to visit relatives in Singapore and Malaysia while living in Papua New Guinea :)

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for sharing!

[@camotech1314]

Wow you grew up in Papua New Guinea? That's awesome 😎👍

[@damienomen68]

Fokker Friendship ? Madang to Brisbane or whatever. Goroka & Lae too. Cannot talk pidgin on YT comments.

[@becsaw5268]

Thank you for reviewing Air Niugini it's not the best airline by any means but to the local it's their pride and joy. Very nostalgic for kids who grew up in Papua New Guinea the A310, friendly ground staff and crew were like family always happy to see em. ❤🖤💛

[@larealmitchell4366]

Agreed 👍. As a kid the Airbus was the best their cabin crew were always so kind. Miss the people and the place dearly. We try to visit every few years but Covid.

[@kumul_meri]

Exactly 💯

[@jayrush01]

Yep. My dad was one of the managers of air new guinea from the 70s to the early 2000s. So i grew up there in the 90s. We had free flights. So flew all over. Very nostalgic

[@raymondcragg7282]

Great video. Brings back memories of when I worked in PNG and flew the airline every few weeks. Loved the airline and the country is amazing.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tobyprice1092]

Lots of Aussie mining in PNG. The guy asking for spirits has probably been working in a mine for 3 months. No wonder he wants a drink.

[@schalitz1]

To quote family guy "ah the airport, the only place people are drinking at 7 in the morning." Forget what episode thats from.

[@brodietaym8475]

I really like the old style, less intrusive looking over head compartments of the 767. My 1st flight on the 76 was on Kuwait Airways going to Cairo. I've since flown it on Gulf Air, Continental & Air Canada. What a workhorse indeed.

[@Knee-ko]

I flew a lot in the early 2000s within Australia and remember a Qantas captain on a 767-300 flight describe the aircraft as a racecar compared to other makes / models. Absolutely loved the unique sound as those RR engines spooled up. 👍👍

[@carolyndye2615]

You makes me want to travel by plane more. I have gotten over my fear of flying because of you and your adventures. Thank you

[@cody7068]

I’ve been around planes for a large portion of my life. I was a ramp agent for American and more recently became first officer for United after I switched careers (my intent was to always go to flights school and acquire my ATP License). These planes are strong, very strong. They do testing all the way from throwing dead birds into the Turbines, spraying ungodly amounts of water at full throttle all the way to testing the wings, the wings on some of these Aircraft can flex and touch tip to tip without breaking, this would never happen in reality though and is done in a controlled environment by the Aircraft Manufacturer. Also, Sure you’ve heard this before but, turbulence is nothing to worry about and some you should grow to enjoy, it’s the only eventful experience during the whole flight in my opinion. While everyone is freaking out in the cabin during turbulence and you start to get nervous just remember, the pilots in the flight deck are either reading the newspaper, taking their allowed Nap, drinking coffee, reading a book or having a conversation during the turbulence, they’re not worried. There are approximately 100,000 flights per day in the world, almost 37,000,000 globally a year, Billions upon billions of miles flown in commercial aviation history and billions of flights over time. You know how many have crashed? 1,500… such a minuscule number comparatively.

[@newvee3252]

Thank you for traveling on our airplane, Air Niugini 🇵🇬

[@nurrizadjatmiko21]

It's interesting too that Air Niugini only has 2 widebody aircraft and both are the Boeing 767-300. Yay. You flying deeper over Indonesia again

[@AndysWorldJourneys]

Wow welcome to Australia Noel! I mean I'm sure you've already left probably weeks or months ago! Looks like a great experience. I'm travelling Singapore Airlines Business Class in January but I'll be wishing it was Air Niugini!

[@nickhiscock8948]

Before 1975 this flight would have been a domestic flight to Brisbane as Papua was part of Queensland

[@simecrossley8056]

Loved this one, Noel. I grew up in Port Moresby and Brisbane, many memories of the Air Niugini POM to BNE leg. Cool to see Port Moresby International Airport again! thanks heaps!

[@jayrush01]

What years were you there?

[@karengibbs3320]

I love your passion for flight. If it wasn’t for videos like this I would have never ever had the guts to fly. I was the very worst of terrified flyers . I have used your videos to overcome my fears. I have now flown from Australia to the USA and right now I’m with my husband in Auckland. So thank you so much. Please keep them coming. My love to Rachel and the family ❤

[@noelphilips]

Wow, thanks for sharing that! I am so glad the videos helped you.

[@maddiedorrellrose5402]

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[@transportguy1k635]

Nice vlog! And the 767 is beautiful! 🤩 ✈️

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for watching.

[@Bobskiboy85]

Was great to see this flight as my love of aviation stemmed from my time growing up in Papua New Guinea for 16 years as a kid. I spent hours at Jacksons Airport plane watching and flying on all many classics, Fokker F27, F28, DC-3 and Air Niugjnis 707's, A300 and A310s and then their 767s and 737's. I also spent hours flying around PNG through the beautiful Highlands mountains and awesome coastlines on little Cessnas, Islanders, Twin Otters and many more. I had many friends who were flight attendants with Air Niugini and the service was always great. Pity you didn't spend any time in PNG as its a unique beautiful country with a hugely rich aviation history and some brilliant flying on some of the most remote hairiest shortest air strips in the world. Typical Pacific Islands charm on this airline, maybe one day you get back.

[@kumul_meri]

Yay 😇 exactly PNG is a beautiful place, it's a pity not many know that or are too afraid due to negative publicity 🤷‍♀️

[@jack-buckhilll5428]

@@kumul_meri Cant agree more, a stunningly beautiful country indeed!

[@andyreed475]

Gotta be honest...I'd be ordering a cocktail with breakfast too. Flying is the one time I allow myself to do it.

[@erincarter9457]

No MAF flight in PNG this time then? Welcome to Australia. I hope you didn’t cop too much weather while you were here. It’s been a bit wet for us lately.

[@lucascalma605]

At 31:16 even way before this week, I think that this was a hint that a trip cover to Australia with stops in Asia was coming soon; and now, welcome to the land down under! You have made it to the bottom part of this world from Europe to Mongolia to Korea to Vietnam to Singapore to Papua New Guinea and finally to Australia with you as one of these people who have almost circumnavigated the globe!

[@charlesbrenan6269]

B767 is incredibly versatile. Not only flown short haul from Glasgow - Heathrow but mainly long haul including Nairobi - Amsterdam (KLM), Heathrow - Baltimore/Washington (BA), Cairns - Singapore (Qantas), LHR-JFK and JFK-SFO (United) and more recently Toronto - Heathrow (Air Canada). Quite noisy compared to newer planes but amazing plane, nevertheless. Another great vlog - many thanks! ✈️

[@timcharles6837]

After a heartfelt love letter to the airplane and Noel saying he will ‘savour every minute on this plane’ can’t help but chuckle to the smash cut of ‘right I’m going to sleep’

[@tinkertyke938]

Nothing wrong with spirits at 7am 🤣

[@timbacchus]

Love those seats you can lean back and the person behind you does not loose any room

[@noelphilips]

👍

[@davidgunnar8569]

Welcome to our region, now fly domestic to Hagen or Tabubil for instance, plenty of more adventurous opportunities for instance MAF flights Hagen to Oksapmin. Then take Solomon Airlines to Honiara and some outer island flights, then onwards to Kiribati

[@thaimaxcan]

Love the 767 too. As for the Australian having spirits at 7 am, maybe he flew from a fifferent time zone and he feel like 19h00 having dinner.

[@claireb9430]

Some Aussi males will drink at anytime.

[@stephenjarzombek2903]

Almost every pastelaria we saw in Portugal offered a deal on a pastry with a glass of port wine as soon as they open in the morning.

[@keithphilbin3054]

@@stephenjarzombek2903 exactly! The Spanish enjoy a cold sherry with their elevenses too !

[@stephenjarzombek2903]

@@keithphilbin3054 LOL I stopped in Gaia for a port tasting just after 11 AM but there was no way I was going to finish the five generous pours they set in front of me.

[@keithphilbin3054]

@@stephenjarzombek2903 when in Rome.......

[@composimple364]

Last year, my greatest flight memory is boarding an air China 747-8 with the stairs. That view was phenomenal.

[@gks7424]

I love the 767, especially with Delta. Old work horse but great planes. Crazy they haven’t updated it with new overhead bins and maybe the aerodynamic enhancements like winglets. Either way, I’m glad to see these planes still in use. My first flight was a DC-9 but the 767 is one of my favorites along with the 757.

[@andrewyoung3299]

Not wrong there, took one to JFK from LAX five years ago. Shows it's age, but shows how people travelled in the 80s & 90s

[@queerdor]

What are the new bins like and how are they different than the old ones?

[@michaelbeck3766]

fun and frolicy review as usual, noel. PS, i love boarding through air stairs any old day. it's such a visceral entrance esp to aircraft not long for this world as is the 757-767, both designed and built at the same time. the amazing retro cabin (with the unique single center seat in biz class), angular bins and lively-colored leather seats are the bomb! i have very fond memories of flying the 767 as well when i was just a pup.

[@williamgriffis8733]

Completely agree Noel. I flew an American 767 across the US from Philadelphia to Las Vegas in November 2019 to see my best friend and go to a comedy show with the legendary John Cleese. Little did I know my best friend and fellow AV geek Jerry would pass away 8 weeks later. Special memories on a great airplane. Keep traveling safe and welcome to the United States🥰

[@PhlanMichellePurss]

That's very sad. Sorry for your loss!

[@anthonysheppard5116]

Wholeheartedly agree Noel. My first overseas trip was way back in 2001 from Christchurch to Brisbane on a Qantas 767-200ER. Can still remember the 2-3-2 config and how it was super roomy. It was Pre 9/11 the pilot even invited my dad, brother and I up into the cockpit as we approached the Queensland coast. The memories of the good old days!

[@johnkane1898]

Was good to hear you seeing active Fokker 100’s. I did my 3 year aerospace apprenticeship on complete assembly of the F100/70 wing production. I worked as a journeyman on them after apprenticeship. Covered every phase of production from building spars to wing equipping. Production ended 1996.

[@KevinJones-qp9er]

34 minutes of the legend that is noel phillips

[@jasonpeisley6031]

Welcome to my city!! It seems strange seeing a fairly big aviation KZbinr featuring my home Airport!! Enjoy your travels in my country!!

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for having me!

[@nathandosung3474]

Thanks Noel for the awesome video. I've been watching your adventures way back when your channel was at 2,000 subs. I am from Papua New Guinea and I gotta say this video really filled my heart with joy!

[@noelphilips]

That is awesome, thank you!

[@peterllewellyn8835]

Enjoyed flying Air Niuginu in the 80s from Morsby to New Britain and New Ireland provences. Twin engine Fokker jet I recall.

[@dingopuppytoo]

Amazing to see the changes! I grew up in PNG- flying old school Air Niugini- the old 707 and the incredible Bird of Paradise livery when that was retired- I knew I was nearly home when I got on the Air Niugini planes!

[@TheArrivalZone]

Noel arriving in Australia for I’m a celebrity get me out of here 😂😂

[@makiwa]

The only 767 I went on was with Air Zimbabwe in 1991 from Gatwick to Harare. But the first aircraft I flew on was a Lufthansa B747-130 from Frankfurt to Johannesburg in Oct 1976. Two years before, the same flight crashed at take-off at Nairobi.

[@mexiwi5124]

Just watched this video - brings back memories of the 3 years I spent in POM working for Air Niugini from 2010. I had a laugh with my wife when you said it was a little bit confusing - that's just Papua New Guinea, the land of the unexpected ;)

[@samhogue7879]

Love the 767. My first long haul flight was on one. And countless hours while traveling. Truly miss them

[@oscarzhiqingyu2778]

Great memories have turn up as I took the exact same route from SIN to BNE in the mid of July this year (but in Economy). The crew were extremly nice and attentive, fed me well and the IFE was phenomenal, super responsive and great amount of contents. The second leg I had was on a B738 which offer the exact same hardware (the front Biz were the same seats as well). They even had 3 options for economy as breakfast which was insane! Beyond that, they only charged me 640 Singapore Dollars (around $440) compared to whopping $1500oneway direct flight in economy with SQ during peak seasons, great deal! Thank you Noel for sharing this I've been waiting for so long!

[@laurelldockall2399]

Wow. I’m 63 and my whole life I have never had a lay flat seat. How lovely. ❤️

[@patriciosbravo5563]

I love the 767 and it’s been my favorite aircraft ever. I’ve flown it on LATAM, AA, and like you mentioned, Eastern. I even had a chance to fly on their -200ER TWICE in 2020. Such an unique moment.

[@chdreturns]

my fave is the A380 sadly you dont see many of em flying anymore :(

[@bernardmccabe463]

I did the same Singapore to Port Moresby flight with Air Nuigini a few years back and loved it. Whilst in PNG I got around on PNG Air. Their planes have the amazing tribal liveries on their tails it was great! We also had a stopover at Lae airport where Amelia Earhart departed from when she famously disappeared (technically that was a different airfield but still....)

[@tigersharkzh]

You just made me feel old lol. The 767 didn't exit when I took my first flight. My first flight was on a DC-10.

[@frankheels]

Same for me and my first flight was from Amsterdam to Chicago operated by Martinair. NO Entertainment system😂

[@stevensmith2078]

Great video and seeing interesting airlines keeps me interested. I might have flown on that same plane given how few they have! Too bad you didn’t get a chance to spend a few days. PNG - not pronounced ping - was an annual stop for me in the early 2000s. Between the Fokker 28s, 100s, and Airlines PNG’s Dash 8, flying was great for an enthusiast like me. Thanks for flying PX. Looking forward to reboot other interesting airlines.

[@nmejias370]

Great video, bud. I whole heartedly agree with you, nothing wrong about flying well known commercial airlines, however, you already know in advance what to expect. Flying those smaller, less known, national airlines has got to be much more fun 👍

[@kdp8133]

My first flight ever was with Laker Airways DC10 in 1980 from Gatwick to Oakland and back; followed the next year by Gatwick to LA and back in a British Airtours Lockheed Tristar. My internal flights were all by PSA 727 - there’s a pattern here of three engines! On all occasions, I was seated at the back, so I could smoke. Thankfully I gave up many years ago, but those were the days 😂😂😂

[@BethFrench97]

I recently flew on a tui 767. My first time on the aircraft type and the cabin was in better condition than the Dreamliner I flew out on. The take off power blew me away too. Lovely aircraft

[@zerobaseone_HelloZB1_3rdAlbum]

Hi Noel, thanks for flying my National Airline Air Niugini (PX), and for the favorable review, I was pleasantly chuffed, although we have had our challenges, PNGeans still take great pride in our "Big Birds" as we call them.In the spirit of fun a few clarifications on some points you made; the fabulous choice and variety in in-flight entertainment on PX flights is a priority marketing point that directly influences the choice of PNG passengers over its competitor airlines. I can recall so many occasions my colleagues deciding on flights for conferences in Manila (and with ticket prices being outrageous but similar) based largely on the availability of the latest The Rock movie, ridiculous i know... LMAO'd at your whispering about the Oz businessman drinking spirits at the break of dawn on the flight, that is so very common, he would have infact started in the international departure lounge bar if not at home on waking up, that's how some of these long term expat Port Moresby aka POM residents survive in PNG to begin with, by being semi permanently inebriated/obliterated. LOL! But rest assured as all alcohol is free on PX flights we PNGeans back from Manila conferences also get plastered/hammered but usually on our flights into POM. Lastly you missed the beautiful view on takeoff of the coastline around Port Moresby, for all my countrys faults you can never fault the beauty of a true Pacific Island country geography! See you back in Port Moresby & PNG sometime & we will be happy to show you around! Take Care!

[@cparkes92]

I love that you took the very long way to Australia on a route that could be done with one stop in Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, or even Los Angeles

[@andrewyoung3299]

Love the story of how you've loved the 767's over the years. I've only been on two, one with QANTAS when I was a kid, and a Delta 767 back in 2017. The Delta one at the time was close to 25 years old! Looking forward to the Australian videos, as I saw the stories on Facebook a while back

[@lockylive2520]

Having lived in PNG, I have been on Air Niugini many times. I've actually sat in the exact same seat on that plane from HK. Great to see you do video's on the small pacific airlines. I enjoyed Josh's video when he flew them also.

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelarcher6278]

On the subject of drinking sprites at 7am , I once ordered a whisky on board a Calmac ferry sailing from Oban to Tiree at 7:30 am. Didn't realise the time as such an early start that day.

[@CricketEngland]

Just remember its always 4pm somewhere in the world

[@dangertomarketing]

Deboarding via stairs from a Tulip-liveried 744 in FRA some 20 years ago is one of my fondest memories as an AV geek. Thanks for the report, excellent as always. 😊

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Its awesome to fly on such exotic airlines and I am really excited for your Australian Aviation adventure. Great content as always. Keep it up.

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheRareVideosXL]

@@noelphilips You're welcome.

[@stidgy27]

Stairs much more fun Noel 👍🏻

[@carolinacadabra8278]

I believe the lone seat between the loos is known as “The Throne”.

[@martinosborne2842]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@davidwill5347]

Transited thru POM back in 2009 on a flight to Cairns from Tokyo and back again. Had the fortune of flying on the 767, 757 and the F100 that time. Very similar experience on the ground to you. Despite a lack of information during transit the vibe of the airport was very laid back. Very friendly ground staff too. Wow the lounge at POM has really improved since then!

[@deaonferguson6519]

Love this review Noel and to see you smiling so much explaining your history with the 767…especially since I’m a 33 year Employee with Boeing, so proud of this plane😊

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Philfluffer]

I love how every time Noel says “Downton Abbey" it comes out sounding like “Downtown Abbey". :-)

[@Parawingdelta2]

I live just North of Brisbane and many of my flights have been in or out of here. I had quite a few flights on the QANTAS 767's and always preferring a window seat, loved the two three two seating configuration (economy class).

[@Diorella_scent]

Aww the Air Niugini flight brought lots of fond memories of the years I lived and worked in Port Moresby. I started speaking Tok Pisin in my head!! Back in the mid 90’s the airport in POM was Jackson’s Airfield with a tin hut to arrive and depart in. I used to catch the 90 minute flight over to Cairns to go to the movies, get my hair done and other essentials. Loved my years in PNG with my husband and children. Welcome back to Australia Noel, you are very welcome 🇦🇺

[@iFlyTheWorld]

Great to see an Air Niugini video as I grew up in Port Moresby and watched planes from Jackson's Airport over many years.👍✈

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great vlog as always! I have had many a flight over the Atlantic on LN-RCL. She took onboard about 52t of fuel from FBU-EWR on the 8h flight. Cool to see She is still flying. That is What good maintenance does! Keep up the good work. Be safe!

[@mwethereld]

Welcome to my home town. You've probably long gone by now. Brissy used to play host to heaps of my favorite type, the mighty B763. We had QFA, RBA, NZA, and of course, PQM just to name a few!

[@CricketEngland]

11:22 “Lucky we didn't say anything about the dirty knife...” - Monty Python

[@greggclark2975]

Love your videos! Any chance when you're on the planes you could do a walk through the cabins to show the different classes?

[@biking-viking-claus-andersen]

That middle seat must have been designed as a loo review seat. Can't really get much closer to the action than that 🙂.

[@noelphilips]

🤣

[@BigJackosGaming]

Awesome video mate hope you enjoy Australia and enjoy some propper aussie beer

[@deltachris]

Video brought back memories. I've flown Air Niugini Manila to Port Moresby with 90 minutes in transit & a change of planes ( still 767 ) for the same leg you took ... Port Moresby to Brisbane. Business Class with window seats ( avoiding the single seat in the centre ) ... and the kicker it was November 2020 during Australia's dreadful " cap entry system " ...then straight into 14 day paid hotel quarantine ... grrrr

[@u.hinson6300]

Mimosa or bloody Mary Noel.... Breakfast of champions. 🥂

[@OMSGA]

Fantastic video mate. Just wondering if you were thinking of pulling a bloopers video at all?

[@jstarASMR3103]

Wow the Singapore airport is gorgeous! Really emulates the country so well. And that waterfall/ rainforest room! Omg! The USA could never lol

[@hanseriksson8509]

Sprits seven o’clock in the morning? Sure! Being a Swede I don’t raise my eyebrows over that. Early morning charters from Sweden starts with a gin and tonic before takeoff and wine and whiskey on the plane!😅

[@LakeNipissing]

Best airplane interior ever!! The original 767 cabin with those overhead bins at 4:26 as you pointed out. I have done two "crazy" out and back trips to Vancouver, something like what you have done. This was to get on the last flights of the Air Canada "Gimli Glider" Boeing 767 C-GAUN , before it was withdrawn from service after 24 years with Air Canada. I have flown on B767-200 and B767-300 hundreds of times since it was new in 1983. The 2 - 3 - 2 layout in economy is awesome.

[@dawnbanerdt-adams8356]

Looking at that business class seat between the lavatories, I was floored. 😀 I feel bad for the poor sod who gets that seat. The 767 is a pretty cool aircraft. I flew my share of those in the 80's and 90's. I was amazed at how much legroom the business class seats had. Like you said, some of the retro airplanes are the most awesome ones to be on.

[@saarimmonim8438]

"but never mind" should be Noel's catch phrase or on a T shirt logo. Losing count how many times I've heard this on all his videos 😂

[@mattscarf]

Great video. 767 has always been a favourite; 2 aisles on the narrowest widebody feels so spacious in cattle class! I’ve done so many stairs boardings on to A330s, A340s, and 777s at old IST because they use them to London and Ankara and they were really pushed for jet bridge capacity (hence new IST). Loved it every time; no better way to get the sense of scale. 15 hours in title but 6+1+2 in video 🤔😁

[@ant647448336]

Thanks for sharing, Noel! Brings back such good memories of SIN and the 14hr flight back to LHR. Looks like a cool airline, too! Shame BA got rid of their 76's, as I flew from EDI to LHR onboard one and it was full to the rafters with pax for the morning commuter rush.

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@socaxle]

I find the interesting flights you have. I have not been to Pap New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand but I love traveling to Europe

[@johnpollard4158]

Stairs in nice weather, jet bridge in bad. Re: Australia man, vodka is spirits and vodka goes in a bloody mary and a bloody mary IS breakfast, soooooo.

[@smashoklw]

Excellent vid, there's something comforting about a clean, well kept, older plane. Except for a puddle jumper I'd prefer the jetbridge any time. I'll always remember transferring flights decades ago boarding a red-eye in St. Louis in a driving rain. It was so bad they were escorting passengers from the gate to the airstairs. It was so windy I should have been worried, but I 'd just mustered out of the service and noting could spoil that day. Deliver me from buses to remote stands, they're the worst of all worlds.

[@markclayton626]

Thoroughly enjoyed that journey Noel, look forward to the next one… ❤✈️

[@noelphilips]

More to come!

[@redshanksbolshevikempire]

Papua new guinea is a great country with 800 different languages!!

[@michaelhillard6158]

Really enjoyed this video as I'm also a big fan of the 767. You mentioned Scandinavian Airlines and the 767. I flew them to Beijing on a 767 in the early 90s (in economy, of course 😂) Maybe it was the same Air Nuigini aircraft you flew on. As an added bonus, the connecting flight from London was also on a 767. PS I think I've noticed the odd BA passenger on the spirits in Galleries Club before an early morning flight 😃

[@michaeljackson2838]

Ah memories, Air Niugini was great in the early 2000's flying from Sydney to Moresby. More often a milk run with stops in Brisbane and Cairns, but loved flying with them, and bringing some sensational coffee back home.

[@thepassamezzo1375]

Yup, the coffee is sensational. On my first trip back to Australia after my first year in PNG I had my suitcase bottom stuffed with blue vacuum packed coffee for Christmas presents back home. I felt like a drug dealer - but without the razzamatazz and risk of arrest.

[@michaeljackson2838]

@@thepassamezzo1375 Yes!😂😂

[@kezz11]

I don't know if they still do the route, but a few years ago I flew QANTAS from Port Moresby to Cairns in what I think was a little twin prop Dash 8 Q200 with the 2 x 1 seating. It was bizarre walking out onto the tarmac and on to a prop plane for an international flight.

[@mexiwi5124]

Qantaslink used to fly the Dash 8-400 CNS-POM 2

[@realnutteruk1]

I first flew on a Fokker F28 Friendship, from Griffith to Sydney, in 1971... My next flights were a DC8 to Amsterdam, then a DC9 to London... I was 6!

[@elijahgatana3141]

Thanks for flying with Air Niugini 🇵🇬

[@nahte583]

So cool to see you travel to my home town of Brisbane :) Can't wait to see what kind of flying you do in Australia :D

[@noelphilips]

Awesome, I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@MelbourneFlyer]

It's funny, you were heading down to my home country of Australia at the time I was heading to the UK! Hope you enjoyed the flight from Singapore to Brisbane via Papua New Guinea, and hope you enjoyed your time in Australia! Hope we can cross paths one day on our travels!

[@sightsandsoundsofaviation]

Hi Noel, I enjoyed this video as always. However, what puzzles me, if you "grew up" with the 767, as I did with the IL-18, why don't you explore the 767-paradise, Japan ? Three airlines still operate a considerable fleet of 767s, and if you reserve your seat a half a year in advance and plan your trip carefully, you can make deals of 60-70 EUR one way on any of the route network of ANA, JAL or Air Do. The 767s are here for not much longer, since ANA and JAL are now renewing their fleets at an alarming speed. Come over and see my small Aviation Museum at my home in Yokohama and we have a beer (or two) together and you can also enjoy the unmatched beauty and nature of this country.

[@keith2758]

Noel, please leave the whole take off run in your videos, we av geeks love to see them, cheers Keith

[@tedferkin]

I remember the 767 coming out, most of the time we had been on 737s or DC-8s and the odd 727, on holiday trips to the Med. The 767 was a revelation, so much more roomy, so many people on board. Loved the fact you were less stuck with two people from me (I always took the window seat) to the aisle. So my first flight was with Britannia, it was a short while afterwards we had a flight on a 757 with Monarch, which was interesting due to the automated flight. It was the first time they did a fully automated flight from takeoff to landing.

[@noelphilips]

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[@peterdegelaen]

The first plane I flew in (I was 6 years old) was a DC6., from Brussels to Palma. After that, I flew on a plethora of planes types: Caravelle, DC8, DC9, DC10, MD11, B707, B727, B737, B747, B767-400ER (this one always Brussels-Newark and vice versa with Continental), A319, A320, A321, A330, A340, Embraer 145, Fokker (I don't remember the type; it was from Amsterdam to Brussels). I guess that's about it.