Flying across BOLIVIA with BOLIVIANA DE AVIACIÓN (BOA)! 767 Business Class
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2019
- I took a trip across Bolivia with BoA (Boliviana de Aviación) to try out their little known Boeing 767 and Boeing 737-300, in both business class and economy class. My trip took me to Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Viru Viru) and onwards to Buenos Aires.
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The empty bottle of cologne was a nice touch. More airlines need to go the extra mile and offer such amenities.
It may not be a whole extra mile, but it’s at least an extra half mile or kilometre
Oh yes hate it when Airlines provide a full bottle of cologne
If I get given an empty cologne bottle I’ll probably assume it’s been used
Wow
LOL
dude... for someone who flies so damn much, get some noise cancelling headphones
Ha ha
I’ll get you banned from UA-cam for your attitude and you are not allowed to tell him what to do
@@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer AHAHAHAHA dont cry
Litteraly, dude needs to stop fkn complaining
@@CadillacCabinLife do you play your phone out loud too? People just don’t need to do it.
Noel: complains about kids screaming
Other business class passengers: this idiot behind me keeps chatting to himself the whole flight
He is also condensing. Like, watch this horrible south America airline, they have screaming babies. Not like UK, we are born from cabbage
@@rodU65 he must be a very condensed person
It was one offhand comment and apparently you’ve never been on a flight with screaming kids before. BTW did you notice that there weren’t that many passengers that close to him.
@@Veritas419 While I get kids scream, perhaps not taking them on a plane is a good idea until they're old enough.
@@gdparry2727 you are clearly not a dad. Besides, if you are on a public plane then deal with the fact that there may be screaming babies on board. You have not paid more than anyone else, you are not more special than anyone else.
Ok did anyone laugh at the gate agent's sarcastic "If the passenger can't carry all those bags then she can't bring all those bags" while scanning his pass... IM DEAD
timestamp?
@@natep8153 2:54
Typical Spaniard V Latin American argument. Same language, two different worlds. Also “Please, if you don’t sit down, we can’t do the cabin check” LOL
I didn’t get that cause I don’t speak taco
@@davidortiz3015 Oh, that’s a pity, we don’t speak school shooter/crooked teeth either. 😕
2-1-2 buisness. Never seen that before. That lone middle seat looks rather odd.
used to be standard on Continental's 767-200's as well. The middle seats were quite popular with solo travelers.Qantas' 767-300's were 1-2-2 as well, and Piedmont also had 2-1-2 on their 767-200's when they first got them, so it wasn't uncommon. I think there were others as well who used similar configurations.
United 767-400 (and some of their 767-300s) are 2-1-2
I was in an airplane that was 2-1 in business. No middle seat
it is also on Icelandair 767
Kenya Airways 767 business class either had or still has that configuration. I saw it a couple of times and always felt happy I didn’t have to sit there.
I get annoyed when people listen to music/movies without headphones on the train. I can’t imagine how bad it must be to be stuck on a plane when people are doing that!
I HATE that guy on the train who always plays rap music and you can always hear the weird electric drums going ti-ti-ti-t-t-t-t-t-ttttt-t. It sucks.
Captain Speedbird1974 completely agree! I have no idea why some people think I want to listen to their terrible rap!
It’s fairly normal in Latin America...
Captain Speedbird1974 I Love The sound of the Electronic Drums of them tracks and songs
Dang I didn’t even know people did that
11 hour flight and no tv 📺 I would die
I'd did it once. It is life changing
And no power socket or USB charger 😱
Mercey SlayzV1 there is something called sleep, downloading shows, and books... 😂
@@idaviation Milenials won`t believe that anyone can function without mobile or anything with screen :)
I had to do that with KLM.
Not easy I bet, but as a backpacker I have to say that Bolivia is a such amazing country. It has a lot of problems, specially economic ones, but its people are just lovely and its nature is beautiful.
Laughed too hard at “Boing” 😂
rossildosil Ryanair should rename there 737’s that
I was just shocked that an international business class flight attendant had to struggle to explain what "bacalao" (codfish) was in English and in the end had to say just "fish". Cod, being usually dried and salted, tastes rather different from most other fish, after all, and passengers should know what to expect.
@@goytabr well tbh its really rare to get english speaking passengers in an airline flying from Spain to Bolivia.
@@goytabr I was more shocked he didn't know what it was. Fair play to the flight attendant.
Oh yeah, I was wondering why he said "the way the plane bounces" or something when I saw the spelling. 😂🤣
10:17 I laughed so hard about that Boing english and thats How they land😂😂
Should have filmed this in VHS
😂👍
😂👍
petergorm stfu
Gaming W/ Nicko why are you being so rude to petergorm? What did they say wrong and why do these 2 emojis offend you so much?
😂👍
I've come to terms with screaming babies on flights. I think to myself ... I've only got this for 10 hours...that poor parent has it for life. It makes me feel better.
You do realise babies don’t stay babies forever right......😂
In my experience, if the baby is crying due to being frightened. You just hold their hands to their chest and rock them.
Ah yes the famously immortal babies
Dillon H their poor little ears don't like the change in air pressure, too, right?
@@NatohDine
Then, don't take your f@#€ trophy on a plane.
Most amusing flight report I have seen in a long time. Sorry you had to go through all that pain.
Thank you! You soon learn to just take things in good humour, otherwise I'd be a wreck!
@@noelphilips No problem.
@@noelphilips Also, the previous season of Top gear UK is by far the best Automotive car show I've seen.
@@RicardoFerreiraMiranda erm, who are you addressing?
@@noelphilipsmy grandma always says ,,If I wouldnt laught so much, I would already be dead“
5:11 sparks in engine!
That Windows error sound when he scanned the ticket.
Finally someone that takes time to do flights in Latin America. Very glad you go outside that Europe-US bubble most aviation youtubers live in sadly.
You have Sir Chadler's youtube channel. It is in Spanish but with the autogenerated subtitles it will be super easy to follow
The only good airline is South America is Latam which is very good, but the rest are bad
@@samr7609 Latam is just as mediocre as several others in Latin america (and many many european and north american airlines)
@@mindfullness8828 At least they use new aircrafts with decent cabins and a really good business class
@@paradisopaul as several others do
19:01 "an aviation geeks dream"
Also: *TARMAC*
24 minutes! I wondered how long it would take for someone to comment on that :D
Noel Philips: inflight Video hahaha 😂😂🙄
Josh: Crew?
Flight attendant: Ventana
Josh: ok
This video reminded me about Air Crash investigation episodes for whatever reason
Invest in some earplugs Noel.
No matter how good the earplugs, no matter how powerful the noise cancellation, that fucking kid screaming its stupid head off will pierce right through it all, and nobody's getting any sleep.
What do you have against kids? They have a right to go places. I get it can be annoying but they can’t help it! This is coming from a kid as well
Kai Misra-Stone The children have parents who are responsible for the children so the parents should tell children to shut up!
@@olihead7888 Good luck telling an 8 month old or whatever it was to be quiet. That's what earplugs are for.
I’ll get you banned from UA-cam for forcing him to invest earplugs when you are not allowed to say that
Hey there Bolivian here. I'm glad you had so much fun in my country 😂. Visit sometime I promise we're a fun country. Uncomfortable but fun.
I know what you mean about flying is escapism despite the troubles and strife 7 miles below. Same for me, whatever I'm dealing with at the time, whether it be my job or whatever seems pretty insignificant when you are up in the air. I try to get airborne as often as possible too and I love watching your trips, I find them really relaxing to watch. Nice to see a local lad doing something he loves. Bravo dude.
That second 767 has seen a record number of operators.
5:11 sparks coming from the edge of the jets engine blades
Me:crying
Noel: that stupid kid won’t stop crying for hours
Nathan Thompson what?
Sorry it’s a typo
David Alexandrovitch it is. I don’t speak other language
I learnt french in 3rd grade, i think noel is Santa in french, the direct translation i think is father Christmas?
Edit: i was partly correct, Noel means Christmas in french but père Noël is 'father Christmas' This leads me to believe he's not referring to what i thought it was.
I had that one time, a screaming kid for over 4 hours. Even a flight attendant ask if the kid had stomach pain.,but the kid simply had not learn to take a no and had a tantrum for like 4 hours. (like 85 % of the fly time) I was not a happy person when my mother called to ask how the flight was lol .
Loved this video Noel. Great to see new routes and countries and it sets you aside from the competition in my opinion. Love the sense of humour too 😊
Yes old yes very dated but I love the rawness of this airline . I have Bolivian neighbours and they really are a beautiful nation so this video always puts a smile on my face .Viva Bolivia 🇧🇴
Spot on!
This guy even past my own town on rail "dude gets around " safe travels 🙏 I appreciated this Boeing retro 767 it brought me back to the 80s 90s when I flew them with Delta United and SAS
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Noel. Thanks for the great watch, stay safe!
if you have noticed - when you give flight altitude numbers you always have higher altitudes on the second half of the flight. On heavy, fully loaded longhaul flights, the plane simply does not have sufficient engine power to climb very high, and only after having burned off some tons of fuel can it climb further. It's calle step climb.
I've often wondered why my plane mysteriously climbs a couple of thousand feet in the middle of a long flight, and now I know! Thanks!
4:44 this is why you Always bring noise cancelling headphones with you on Any flight. ALWAYS!
“Boing” I love it. Bouncing around when landing. :)
"Two hours into the flight, that damn kid still has not shut up screaming behind me!" 🤣🤣🤣 This is why I always travel with earplugs or noise cancelling headphones.
Imagine being the crew and having to work in such a hot plane.
Welcome to Buenos Aires!!! Thank you for your visit!!
Very interesting trip report! Was fun to watch, thank you for taking us along
I thoroughly enjoyed this!! I love how you fly exotic airlines a lot it’s really interesting and unique. I really enjoyed the video, thank you so much :D
I must say that the seat belt was an unexpected bonus.🤣
I’d have loved to have flown on that old B767, my first ever flight was on a B767 in 1993!
PS, there’s much to be said for a comfortable and decent sounding set of noise cancelling headphones on a long/overnight flight, I have some Bang & Olufsen ones that I wouldn’t be without on a flight.
AFAIK this is the first BoA flight review on UA-cam or Internet in general - not even Sam Chui has done it! You are a pioneer. CBB airport has 3.8km long runway - the problem is the 2500m high altitude. Try to visit La Paz one day and you will literally feel the high altitude of over 4000m.
15:29 they are so happy to land without doing a boing
Congratulations for the 100,000 subscribers! Great TR as usual!
Not only your aircraft was an ex Alitalia, but it still didn't change the Business Class since 25 years! BoA just removed 3 rows in order to achieve a configuration of 10 pax from 25 pax.
Love you man, so entertaining.....crying baby before the taxi even started...your face...lol...keep up the good work. What sets you apart from others is that you are honest, you give your opinion, good or bad. Always be this way, makes it a unique experience to watch (and endure) 😀
Hey, Noel! Felipe from Bolivia here. Boliviana has since upgraded their fleet with much modern aircraft, having replaced almost all of their 737-300s with newer 737-800s and their old shoddy 767s with ten or so year old A330s, with an excellent Business class product with lie flat seats and IFE! They look really nice 😁 Hope to see you come back to Bolivia and try their new service! I'm binge watching your videos and was pleasantly surprised to see you came here.
Loved the storytelling and sense of adventure on this trip. Great comic timing too.. Boing aeroplanes bouncing on the runway and empty cologne bottles in the amenity kit 😂😂😂. Really admired the fact you were nervous but did it anyway. As someone with anxiety and who overthinks everything I love seeing how these trips turn out and how you just breeze through it all, not worrying about the obvious lack of security etc. Great fun and nice to see a little bit of the places you visit too. 👍
Thanks so much! One thing I've learned through doing this channel is that actually, people are people everywhere in the world, and ultimately you will always be OK as long as you don't take any unnecessary risks. Thanks for watching!
security is always hell for me as i need direct communication and told exactly what to do, if i feel under pressure or rushed i just shut down so my mum has to help me do it all, luckily i’ve had some nice security be patient nd help me
I love how the security was so lax that you could have likely walked right into Bolivia without anyone even having noticed.
@s Jones bolivia is awesome..a hidden gem
Congrats on the 100k subs! You deserve it, your videos are always really interesting
No problem for 100k your vids are definitely the best for reviewing flight's and I hope you carry on with this in the future 👍👍
22:11 I haven't heard that computer sound in like 17 years
Congratulations on 100k well deserved
Great job on this video Noel! Excellent video footage of the airports and inside cabins of Boliviana’s 737s and 767s.
Honestly as a flight attendant I’ve always seen Boliviana’s two 752s parked by D55 on the hard stand in Miami for the longest time! Even up to yesterday morning! After watching this video, it makes total sense now!
I have always loved your deadpan delivery of humor Noel!🤣🤣🤣
My Economy Flight with BoA was actually the most comfortable I ever had. It was much more better then AirEuropa or Iberia Economy. I always have this flight in good memories also because of the very friendly staff and nice neighbours in my row.
And this it the video that caught my eye!!!! well done, I loved your presentation :) Andy
OMG, you're my fave!! This was hella entertaining!
Man I’m so jealous of your fearless nature. Watching these videos has made my fear of flying at ease. Hoping I can practise this in real life. Love the work!
I'm trying this strategy too.
Always remember- the plane WANTS to fly.
I know it's irrational and nothing someone can say can help but just remember you're more likely to die on the way to the airport
It amazes me how calm he noel is, I'm terrified of flying but I always do get through it in the end
LOL I had to see the explanation for that thumbnail. Congrats on the 100K! :-D
One of the best tripreporters out there! This has got to be the funniest tripreport ever published on UA-cam XD!
The thought of Noel Phillips dancing to La Bamba is hilarious!
Entertaining report! Brought back memories of scrum boarding on flights in Bolivia when there were no computer-generated boarding passes. Passengers massed at the gates and rushed for the aircraft. Very amusing at La Paz airport: altitude 13,000 feet. Everybody was gasping for breath by the time we got to the aircraft stairs. Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers!
Haha that's amazing, yes it was definitely like that! Didn't really notice the effects at CCB but I guess it's "only" 8500ft up. I'm in Nepal in January where it will be much higher - lets see how that goes!
This kind of reminded me of the time I flew Air Niugini. They really do try so hard.
BTW, Bolivia is one of the most underrated and beautiful countries on earth. It's a photographers paradise. And physically La Paz is one of those breathtaking world cities not unlike Cape Town, Hong Kong, Sydney or Rio de Janeiro. La Paz can best be described as Rio in the sky or if you put a city inside the Grand Canyon.
Bolivia is simply amazing and has it's own uniqueness on show. Stay for a while and become acclimatized, it's inexpensive and the people are very friendly. By acclimatizing to the altitude you'll experience a much easier time in the stunning Andes.
Yes, I have been there
I've been to Bolivia and I enjoyed it. But that being said, acclimatisation isn't easy for everyone. I had altitude sickness for only 1 day, while my parents suffered altitude sickness for the entire 2 weeks we were at high altitude (even though we went no higher than 4150 metres, which was at El Alto), and they needed to be hospitalised.
Yeah I really love Bolivia!
LOL i think you are overrating bolivia
Cool. Many years ago I did a tour around Bolivia, and passed through both Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. At that time, the planes were all 20+ year-old 727s - but equally sketchy. Love to see that Cochabamba has a new terminal since I was there. And they finished the one in Santa Cruz. And the vast majority of Bolivian people are super friendly.
congrats on 100k, well deserved!
I think you should try Flair Airlines and WestJet’s lowcost airline Swoop
Well done on the 100K, there's definitely a hint of inspiration from "Bald & Bankrupt" in your videos now Noel. Getting brave with your airlines and destinations. 15 seconds in Cochabamba would be enough for me too, Bald would probably be off to get drunk with a local!
Haha it's funny how when you spend a lot of time watching a channel you like, you start to pick up their traits! Love Mr Bald!
@@noelphilips Watch there be a collaboration video in the future xD
And look for Soviet llamas.
Congrats on 100k! Well 114 now, amazing! Well deserved.
Santa Cruz airport has a neat outdoor observation area, or at least it did when I was there for a long layover (on the way to Cochabamba, actually) back in 2017.
Ah yes, the new phenomenon of playing tv shows at full volume with no headphones!!! Drives me mad!
It should be illegal to be honest
This is not just a review, it's more like a well made travel show 👍
Thanks! 😃
@@noelphilips you’re welcome!
Noel...
I must tell you, your first flight brought back memories...sorry really epic ones! You see I was the Area Manager for Alitalia in San Francisco 1998-2002 and we operated THAT aircraft from MXP-SFO nonstop...all 11.5 to 12.5 hours of it. The seats you sat in were the very ones we used on that route, although we had 30 of them and 174 seats in Economy.
When we had them, they were pretty much new out of the Boeing factory in Everett. Lie flat seats were just being introduced in 1996-97 by BA and others; AZ did not update until well after 2003. I flew on that very aircraft a number of times between SFO and MXP, without WiFi, without individual entertainment...but our flights did very well and it is only this next summer when AZ will start service again to SFO, this time from FCO.
Ah the memories...
That engine on take off sounds like my schools pipes when you flush the toilets or turn on the taps 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fantastic as always, Noel!
I'd love to see you do a review of the RAF's once-weekly flight to the Falklands. Of all the great UA-cam flight vloggers, you're the one who could pull this off.
Johannes Sæbøe oh yes that would be awesome!!
That would be epic
I only ever flew on the Voyagers to Cyprus. Quite a peasant experience with 38 inches of legroom, seats were fairly hard though. The food was pretty good, and you got plenty of it. No drinks except water, or orange squash.
I've done that flight, it's quite pleasant. We got stuck in Cabo Verde for about 7 hours though and were expressly forbidden from having a drink at the bar which was disappointing!
on your way back you can go to Punta Arenas in Patagonia ;)
I love the variation in airlines and destinations, unlike your standard first class emirates experience etc these prices are realistic to the working man/woman to one day have that feeling if business. Keep up the great videos buddy
You are my new travel guru, well done and I'll keep watching your progress
That was an experience and a half. Glad u didnt get any issues with the unrest there
The amount of amenity kit earplugs you must have and you don’t use them here 😂
Congratulations on 100k
Interesting retro airline Noel..always nice to see something different 👍
Clapping! I loved that retro touch by the passengers upon touching down at Cochabamba.
The flight attendant kissing the pilot was a nice cultural touch too !!!
Coming soon:- UA-cam boxing match "Noel Phillips vs Paul Lucas." 🥊☺
Why ? What happened ?
I want to see a tag team match Paul & Noel vs Jeb Brooks & Sam Chui
@@betrousaltaweel me too!
@@betrousaltaweel nah David and Paul vs Jeb and Noel
@@betrousaltaweel jeb brooks thinks its below him to fly economy
Ah, yes, my favorite plane!
The Boing 767!
Boliviana is a state owned company and as such, there isn‘t much to be expected. As a matter of fact it seems better than I thought.
I miss Varig airlines. They had an area for children and parents to sit in, noise cancelling curtains, and earplugs in the amenity kit! Very friendly folks aboard too!
This is why I love aviation, shove your emirates first class shove the delta one . This is what I love a Bolivian airline from Europe to South America 👍 loved it
Your best video to date Noel! Several laugh out louds! The crying kid, the sick bags and my favourite “boing” 😂. You do these things so we don’t have to I know! Congratulations 🥳 on 100k subscribers! 🎉🥂
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed making this video, and I'm hoping to make a lot more like this over the coming months!
Noel Philips: inflight Video can’t wait!! Safe travels X
More South American Trips!!! What a great adventure! Congrats on 100K :)
By far the best video! Have never seen a review of Boliviana
I spit soup at my wife when you made join 'Boing aircraft' joke. She didn't get it. :p
Only av geeks get the joke 😂
If you understand spanish like I do, this is a hilarious video hahahaha
One of your best videos yet. Highlights, the prominent sick bags, empty bottle of cologne, squeezing on the window ledge on the flight to Santa Cruz and forehead re hydration. Great viewing.
Loved the video! Quite an adventure!
I lost it at the air sickness bags being on display 🤣🤢
yeah wtf
@@SuperPhunThyme9 I’ll get you banned from UA-cam
Brilliant Video
I subbed
Best aviation UA-camr
Thank you!
The BoA flights looked about the same as Delta or United from Canada to a U.S. destination. The meal on the 767 looked actually pretty good. Better than the TV dinner I got on my last United flight to Newark ! The people looked friendly enough and as you said, in the airports you have no idea what may be going on outside. Always wanted to visit here and as yet have not. Thanks for sharing, Noel.
congrats on the 100k !!
So Noel, am I to assume that you'll pack earplugs for your future trips?
Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers, you really deserve it 👍
Thanks so much!
That kid screaming, no tv and a "Boing" 767 ha, ha, Noel you made me chuckle out loud while watching this one.
Keep going with the great travel videos, you make such a refreshing change from the normal stuff out there.
As you show the real nuts and bolts of modern flying. "The big guy sat next to you on the 737 flight" you looked really comfortable! good job it was only a 26 min flight!
I love your videos! Keep them coming 👏🙌