Why the United Nations Runs Its Own Airline

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[@RyanKusuma]

Sam always finds a way to talk about airplanes. Even the UN isn’t safe

[@Brivalia]

Neither is newark airport

[@herrhornbuckele5227]

In fact, it's kind of UN safe

[@RyanKusuma]

@@herrhornbuckele5227 Get out

[@herrhornbuckele5227]

@@RyanKusuma XD

[@tigercap100]

I don't trust the UN at all.

[@YouAreBreathing]

I'm just amazed at the stock video footage that is available. Who would think of using a knife to cut food that's not there?

[@braydengraves4655]

I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@ZaHandle]

Stock images are even more extreme

[@pratyushjayachandran]

@1:02 if anyone is wondering because I had to re-watch it to laugh

[@jamril1936]

I believe Sam waited ages to use the stock footage: "Child Pretending to be an Airplane while Running on the Beach." @3:29 This was finally his chance.

[@EminencePhront]

Just wait till AI-generated video reaches parity with the real stuff and then you'll see some seriously weird shit.

[@ac31o19]

My dad flew on UNHAS a couple days ago. Nice airline and the crew even let him take a photo with the plane. Shame they only serve water on the flight. On a real note they are a fascinating airline and cool logistical study. Nice video!

[@jonathanshaw6784]

What? The World Food Program doesn't serve food on their flights?

[@planefan082]

@@jonathanshaw6784 I mean, to be fair, I don't know if a catering terminal is readily available at all of their destinations

[@maazkalim]

{Only-&-only to the OP: }Utter shame that your dad is a greedy gut who isn't capable to think beyond his consumerism.

[@planefan082]

@@maazkalim Not necessarily their dad; they never mentioned their dad complaining about it

[@maazkalim]

Regardless... "The OP" was shameless about his entitlement, so.. "@@planefan082"

[@androk.]

1:51 Sam’s writers have made a small breakthrough to freedom

[@filippoformoso9690]

Subtitle: "This should have been a Wendover Production video, but we couldn't find enough stuff to make it 20 mins long, so it ended up here"

[@alex_zetsu]

Well I mean he also have visual jokes on this video, which fits with the half as interesting chanel.

[@JamieElli]

Well, it fits with the channel name Half as Interesting (as a Wendover video), I guess.

[@tryxdc]

well how else are they meant to unite the nations?

[@kjl3080]

@Rare one silence bot

Glue and string, like everyone else!

[@handlemonium]

Um.......an army of "peacekeeping" troops?

[@jonhall2274]

@@kjl3080 I'd say report it for terrorism &/or child abuse since reporting for spam has never worked, and as you'd think something like that would alert KZbin's algorithm, but then again, KZbin could NOT give less fucks.

[@sirpixel7945]

Smash tournament, who ever wins owns the world

[@ssundgaard]

So what you’re saying is that I have a good business case in creating an airline that flies where the UN does but at a lower price?

[@Nathannorris744]

Unless you get shot down

[@purplerabbit638]

You wouldn't be able to because you wouldn't be able to get insurance or it would be exorbitant lol.

[@magica3526]

@@purplerabbit638 yes, thats the only problem with the plan

[@p00bix]

Maybe something like that could be possible if it was a private contractor funded by the UN, but otherwise the risk is way too high and reward way too low

[@p00bix]

@RedDot How has KZbin not figured out how to eliminate these bots?? They're everywhere

[@squeaksquawk4255]

"They had to figure out how to airdtrop 1.5 million tonnes of food into Sudan while somehow convinving both sides of a civil war not to kill them" How can you say something like that and then not elaborate?! We need a video on this!!!

[@adrianhv3083]

I now want a movie about this

[@Ginrikuzuma]

because then it would be interesting

[@thischannelisforcommenting5680]

The Logistics of Airdropping Food in Sudan War

[@kenos911]

@@adrianhv3083 but instead of the movie being about the war, it’s about the airdroppers

[@ericburton5163]

To be fair alot of UN peacekeeping and aid forces have been attacked while operating insane logistics. I mean Black Hawk Down was made into a movie because it was Americans who were killed, but this happens to lots of UN peacekeepers and aid workers all of the time, while they are performing some insanely complex work.

[@jasonselling]

UNHAS is pronounced by those who use or operate it as a single word, like the opposite of Has is Un-has. Not each individual letter.

[@chimpazoo1143]

and it also means "Fingernails" in portuguese

[@chaosXP3RT]

I'll pronounce UNHAS however I want. What're they gonna do, send their Peacekeepers after me?

[@scythal]

@@chaosXP3RT You've clearly disturbed the peace with that comment, so yes they will

[@chaosXP3RT]

@@scythal Lmao

[@azlanadil3646]

@@scythal What are they going to do, sit around and watch me commit a genocide?

[@AveryChow]

1:50 the vocal chops on this song are INSANE

[@mlog92]

Yea. What was that about?

[@al.j.s]

@@mlog92 probably the equivalent of beeping it out to avoid demonetization

[@Killz4Dayz]

@@al.j.sthat makes no sense.

[@jammymcjammerson5318]

1:49 that's a kc-135, left over wing hatch and neighboring passenger seats. On the right you can see the apu bleed air supply pipe and cargo door safety net. On the left is the "20" person life raft. 20 people will fit but will have a hard time being friends afterward

[@HazmatPyro]

2:33 Oof. That was an unexpected brutal insult. The Newark Liberty International Airport jokes are always fun to hear

[@mt_xing]

The new season of Jet Lag is already so good. Rooting for Ben and Adam for once; think it's their turn to finally win one.

[@jaredf6205]

You can hear the jet lag at 1:50

[@heidirabenau511]

I knew Joseph from RLL would be in the Season 2

[@technole]

Sam is right about Newark-Liberty airport being a warzone

[@muenstercheese]

as someone living in the terrific state of new jersey, i can confirm

[@sporq]

I just wanted to point out that there actually WAS a Hooters Airline, from 2003 to 2006. I remember seeing ads for it at the time.

[@ministe2003]

"If by party you mean famine" had me laughing out loud, not something that youtube videos do to me very often!

[@killz2liv3]

Wierd audio glitch at 1:51 for a couple seconds, obscuring a hooters joke.

[@steavf9455]

1:47 "You don't see Hooters [REDACTED] your local airport.

[@BarrettCharlebois]

Sam thank you for speaking about that org. Honestly, I’ve been trying to find a more fulfilling job than what I currently do, and you know what….I’m going to apply to work for them.

[@jonhall2274]

Good luck! 🙂

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

Tell us how it goes

[@deddcuber3288]

so what happened?

[@robdavy4468]

The real question we should be asking is what was wrong with the original lines that had to be de-dubbed in clearly a totally different physical space that sounded totally different. They were about things that could have been dicey, so my money is on Sam first having said something a little too close to the line

[@HitTheFloor09]

The fact that you present this factually while respectfully talking shit is my favourite thing.

[@handlemonium]

*"a better public transit network than most American cities have."* OUCH. Roasted 🔥

[@d33pNacho]

I love the way this channel uses the same stock footage that most "cheap" KZbin channels but somehow manages to make it engaging and fun to watch

[@austinthrowsstuff]

I love this channel. There is actually a HOOTERS AIRLINE but he never even gives you that joke, he lets the people who know laugh

[@kenos911]

He made me check if there was and that made me laugh way harder lmao

[@TracksideViews]

Was*

[@N0xium]

Let's hope they don't beat their customers like United or Delta

[@ThePsychicFish]

3:47 That fake email which pops up for a second is too funny man!! I'll admit I haven't laughed that hard at something in a while!

[@61rampy65]

3:48 If only Sam from Half as Interesting were the same guy as Sam from Wendover, he could book a flight! (Along with Mr Beast). I have to admit I got a good laugh from that.

[@cherylcrawford3581]

That was my favorite part of the video!

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

A++ 😂

[@patrickhanft]

You probably should collaborate with Sam from Wendover. They might let him use the UNHAS. Only question remaining: Would his content be funny all the time, or not at all?

[@tired1923]

imagine living in a world where there once was a Hooters airline, that would be sooo crazy, who would even think of that

[@12_terabyte57]

Another video about air stuff! Hooray!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

On the bright side of taking off from Newark Liberty, at least there's the chance Tony Soprano gets to see your plane as he's driving on the NJ Turnpike while listening to Woke Up This Morning by Alabama 3. And the airport has an Amtrak-NJ Transit hub...unlike other airports that don't have transit at all

[@user-gb7cl8np3p]

WHY ARE YOUR COMMENTS EVERYWHERE sorry

[@RunawayTrain2502]

So what you are saying is that the best thing about Newark Airport is being able to get out of Newark?

[@mattorr77]

4:08 “Boeing 737” but shows a pic of a 767. Sam up your game. Love the vids.

[@khanra]

there are actually still several international routes from Kabul on commercial airlines - including between Kabul and Doha on Ariana Afghan Airlines

[@kylemcconnaughey4611]

The audio at like 1:50 sounds strange for me, does it for anyone else?

[@MarcTamlyn]

That email screenshot was worth pausing for, thank you

[@AndrewMott6]

If only it was real 🤣

[@kjl3080]

Yay more plane videos from HAI

[@lawrencefriduss8476]

1:51 ???? What happened there?

[@needlearon]

Wait, you said they had a 737 but showed a 767-200! Still great vid!

[@loduk102]

Thank you for making videos, Sam! I love humor and learning at the same time.

[@jonasdatlas4668]

And back to our regularly scheduled program, plaaaaaaneeees!

[@yoshi-808]

Being half as interesting as Sam from wendover is quite a blow!!!

[@earthling_parth]

I really appreciate the work UNHAS does. All power to them 🙌

[@jetx_47]

Keep the Newark Airport roasts coming, Sam!

[@Tetrahedral-Justin]

My father needed to go on a business trip to Orlando when I was little, and so he used it as an excuse to take the family on vacation. We flew on Hooters Air. I had in-flight teddy bear graham crackers.

[@ogigami]

It isn't a HAI plane video without good ol' Newark Airport bashing!

[@jiajianhou426]

Love the constant NYC airport roast lol.

[@stepawayful]

You don't see Hooters doing what?

[@wbokhari8860]

I saw their planes in Islamabad in December 2021 as they were operating to Afghanistan. There were three of them, and they were really small planes (probably sat 10-16 pax max).

[@TanyaOfMars]

Waiting now for the in-depth Wendover video on “The Logistics Behind the UN’s Airlines”

[@Kelfuma]

Lol was that rejection email from the WFP real? I got a good laugh out of that.

[@pirunkar]

1:50 is just something else lol

[@henke37]

You'd be surprised how big the overlap between commercial airlines and warzones actually is.

[@patrickm.4469]

3:48 amazing!

[@afatcatfromsweden]

New Wendover video just dropped!

[@TraderPulse]

The amount of good jokes in this video is insane 10/10

[@ronjon7942]

Wait, Sam? Fron Wendover?? Subscribed.

[@iAPX432]

Great answer from the WFP! Kudos!

[@ackelcurns4814]

why did the audio at around 1:50

[@epender]

3:40 Never thought I'd see Copenhagen Central Station on Wendover- I mean HAI's video 😆

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Just a head's up at 3:07, that's not the official flag of Afghanistan anymore. That was the flag of the US-puppet Islamic Republic of Afghanistan government that collapsed in August 2021. The current country's (which is the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) flag is the same as the Taliban flag at 2:59

[@Sar_y]

Thank you supream leader of the real korea

[@SacredDirt]

"w the exception of Newark.." probably the funniest thing you've ever said on any of your channels! Been watching for years.

[@mazincraft1]

a perk of being sudanese is i get to see UN aircrafts and vehicles almost everyday lol

[@five-toedslothbear4051]

Pulses, haven’t heard that term used since I was reading Guns, Germs, and Steel.

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@qzbnyv]

3:41 it’s the country train platform at Sydney’s Central Station!

[@stevenfaw8535]

There used to be hey Hooters airline. My friend Melissa‘s mother was the administrative assistant to the president of the airline until it went out of business.😂🤣😂

[@allaab9385]

Let me make you jealous, I used UNHAS on a regular basis throughout the time of the pandemic, when I worked for WFP and DRC

[@BrendanGeormer]

This video sounds like it was recorded in Fangak, or on the plane to it.

[@derekkang8126]

I read the title as “Why United Airlines runs its own nation” got me pretty confused lmao

[@ChristopherMahn]

3:47 Mr. Beast should make a video about these flights, when I see this email correctly. That would be good publicity.

[@Pika915]

Wait *you* made the Jet Lag game channel? I had no idea.

[@S1mp1l0t]

Small editing mistake, 4:08 is a 767-200, not a 737 as stated.

[@JonathanNilens]

That WFP mail is hilarious 🤣

[@wedot1]

When's the next episode of the new show? I want more :)

[@gordanbabic8028]

"Sahel region is essentially the party center of the world. if by party you mean famine."

[@MandoMonge]

Just this morning I saw a plane from the UN in Doha...AND then I find this on my recommended...perfect timing!

[@bernadettan6732]

"Or just kinda hanging out while a genocide happens" SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE DO THEY

[@kalebwieland4938]

The Email response is hilariouuuus!

[@troelsfischerthomsen1892]

Sometimes you just have to stop and enjoy stock video of places you know, Copenhagen central Station - Denmark, is in there.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Does Wendover know you did a video about planes? 😉 Sam always finds a way to put in a jab at Newark Airport.

[@Mathtron5000]

Not gonna lie, I thought the title said "anime" and I thought it was something I already knew about

[@unraged6004]

I assume you're talking about hetalia

[@jannikheidemann3805]

There are official UN animes being made?!

[@unraged6004]

@@jannikheidemann3805 no but they're probably talking about hetalia

[@thestocksource8393]

Did anyone else’s audio have a seizure during the hooters bit?

[@mindblown9]

4:23 the best/most practical problem soving organization in the world doesn't seem to be too hard to beat these days

[@ccityplanner1217]

Let's crowdfund to buy a jet airliner and donate it to the World Food Programme on the condition that Sam gets to travel on it whenever he likes.

[@chrisbowpiloto]

My favorite part is the joke about Newark, I was based there for a few months

[@verylongname8161]

Im most excited for the return of newark international airport slander

[@Liam_219]

4:06 “one Boeing 737” *shows 767*

[@alexoestreicher1092]

How long before aviation review KZbinrs lie to get their way on this airline and then write some clickbait title, “I flew the UN’s SECRET airline and it was FILTHY!”

[@bobjohnson7963]

That add transition was so bad I thought it was a joke. Then I realized this is a half as interesting video and not a Wendover productions video and looked at the time left on the video.

[@thecasualparry7797]

TL;DR: Humanitarian Uber Eats

[@mountainsan7618]

Alaska Airlines was built around this concept too of doing flights where no one else would in rural Alaska.

[@User31129]

So was Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service). Alaska and Australia are mostly empty for the same reasons. The predominant weather and terrain is something very few people want to live in.

[@beatboxlanguage]

Love, world food programme

[@actng]

3:47 troll email had me reading

[@stijnjonkers1859]

I have a feeling that that was not a real e-mail from the WFP. 3.48

[@aidanpeairs1967]

At 4:08 you said that’s a 737 but it’s a picture of a 767-200

[@justins8802]

Oof

[@Chubby_Bub]

I can’t believe Old Fangak and New Fangak look exactly the same!

[@McFly0097]

fyi there's some audio distortion around the hooters joke

[@hrdwan2000]

If I've learned one thing from Sam over the years, it's that Newark airport is hell.

[@grantdavis5992]

Check out "Major Jordan's Diaries" and the incident where a commercial plane dinged a lend lease bomber at Newark being given to the Soviets, and so pissed off the Russian Colonel that they moved operations to Minot ND.

[@DJTechYT]

You know Sam is going to find a way to roast Newark airport if the video is aviation related

[@toobeast5485]

I’m going to go through ever video Sam narrates to find all the Newark slander