Hope you like this classic re-created vlog. I am bringing back many more of my classic trip that previously never shown before during the downtime of covid-19. The next vlog coming is the "Most Scary" flight I've ever flown, with bomb threat onboard Siberia Airlines IL-86
Syrianair 747 SPs were a regular sight in Delhi in the early 90s, together with Royal Jordanian L1011s, Iraqi 747 200 and Japan Airlines and Ariana Afghan DC 10 30s ( During Najibullahs time ). Aeroflot IL 96s were fairly common. Also Royal Nepal 757s and PIA A 300 B4s. Gulf Aif had a daily direct from Bahrain or Muscat using a 767 300. Not many Airbuses in those days. In the 90s mostly A300B4s and a few 320. Boeings and L1011 and DC10s and MD11s were the rage, back then. I used to live in Chicago back then and 727s and DC 10s and MD90s/ DC9s ruled the skies. Flew from Ohare to Sydney in 93 via MSP, SFO and HNL on Northwest all the way on a DC10 30s. Bet you cant do that now!!!!!
Hi Sam, I am from India. I got to know that our country is purchasing 2 special Boeing flights for prisedent and Prime Minister. It's Boeing 777 VVIP flight from USA , please make a vedio on this particular flight . Thank you
More like: The -100 and -200 is the Sedan version The -300 and -400 is the Hatchback version The SP is the Limited Production Coupe version The -8i is the Crossover version
Great trip story. I toured in Aleppo in 2010. It was a marvelous place with incredible history and monuments. The Syrian people were very friendly and the food was superb. It makes me ill to see the damage there and the destruction of their heritage that took place. I hope that someday they can recover.
R.A.H Mavyyev Well there is the fact that USA is responsible for many thousands, if not millions of civilian deaths as a result of their insane drive for global conquest.
@@lipton5428 Why is he stupid? There's literally hundreds of US military bases all over middle east. Fine, you wanna kill terrorist then kill them, why did you need to destroy infrastructure and kill civilians for that?
Thanks for sharing this, Sam. My first flight ever was in October 1985 on a SyrianAir 747SP! I was 5 years old, and I still remember it. I have a few photos somewhere, but in those days smoking was allowed in-flight, and on a long-haul flight passengers got THREE hot meals (even in Economy), boiled sweets before take-off and before landing, and the seats even in Economy Class were like the current Premium Economy Class seats (very spacious). I again flew a SyrianAir 747SP in 1999 (from London Heathrow to Damascus, and then to New Delhi via Sharjah), and this time in Business Class- for a Middle Eastern airline in those days, it was one of the best airline experiences - great service, punctual, clean, and very spacious old style Business Class seats...and plenty of food! Still remember the strong Arabian oud smell in the cabins. I do remember when we re-fuelled in Sharjah, a lot of Indian expats (mostly those working in the construction industry I guess) boarded the flight and they had a lot of luggage (like quilts, TVs...the lot!). That was my last flight ever to India and the last time I flew on a 747SP. Unforgettable.
Many years ago I enjoyed a couple of London - New Delhi return trips with cheap and cheerful Syrian Arab Airlines on their 747SPs. On the first journey to India the wheels were not deployed for landing! Luckily the error was noticed just before contact with the runway and we went around again. I was also seated in the front section of the 747SP for the second return journey and we had an unscheduled 24 hour stop-over in Damascus. I really enjoyed the opportunity for a little exploration of the ancient city and we had a wonderful meal in a very atmospheric old Arabian restaurant. You were lucky to see Aleppo when you did Sam.
It is a shorter version (ie the fuselage ), so is lighter and has very long range. Was great for those very long hops that the Airbus 380 and 777 are currently performing.
I'm Syrian and I've flown several times on board Syrian air and my experience was nothing short of excellent I'm sorry that you had such an experience and I wish that you can come visit Syria soon❤️
I would love to have photo's of my first flight back in 1952, I was 7 years old and we as a family flying back to the UK after my father finished an 18 month tour of duty in the Gold Coast now Ghana. We flew in a small prop plane from Secondi to Accra, then a BOAC 4 engine prop plane to London Heathrow via Tripoli and Rome. The seating was railway carriage style with seating each side of a centre table so two passengers faced backward. Heathrow was ex RAF buildings with bus transport to and from the airplane. Previous to flying home transport out and back was by ship that took 10 days, so we had the ship out and the plane home. I followed my father and spent my working life in construction around the world and have travelled in a lot of aircraft with a lot of airlines. The last airline I used before the lock down was Emirates and in the fantastic A380, will be sad to them go.
Hey Its me the Captain of that beautiful ship .. your story it's 20% true + 50% a gossip collected from the echo of passengers and the other 30% is still untold story ,,i remember you was one of group of 4 travellers . But why after 12 years !!!
Sam has really been at the right places at the right time! Getting to fly a 747SP and seeing Aleppo before the unfortunate events really started. Times have since changed and not for the better when it comes to classic 747s and Syria. Hopefully peace will return to Aleppo.
It's terrible that the Syrian people have been thru so much and have had their name dragged through the mud. I really feel for them and am extra-proud of my country (Netherlands 🌷🇳🇱) for taking our share of refugees. They are grateful to be living in a peaceful and prosperous country and their gratitude is all that I need...it's beautiful to see.
mrs.X 510 so they’re story would have gone along the line of “ as soon as we landed, we were picked up by two burly security guards”. Scored before we hit the strip! 🤣
Oh Gosh! as Syrian, I'm not proud at all of what you've seen! but to be honest, Syrian Air crew did their best to keep this plane operational as they were under unfair sanctions banned the aviation improvement in Syria, but I'm glad that you was on board the YK-AHA one of a time! welcome to Syria after 12 years of your flight!
Exact.🤏 Because of this ban.Syria couldnt buy any thing for its planes to repair.They build kind of their own parts to repair their plane.I am very sad to hear those bad things about my country.I hope for all u guys a piecful life and I hope that u will never have this ssd experience which I had with my country syria.I hope that syria will have peace again.
I am sure these delays had something to do with sanctions. People should appreciate the tenacity of the aircrew and maintenance people trying to do these repairs and fix these problems under the most difficult of circumstances.
Interesting story and Long Live Syria!!!!! I have flown Syrian Air when I was a kid, and have been to Damascus. One of the best and smoothest landings that I can remember was on Syrian Air when landing in Damascus. I still remember that after all these years!
i am from Aleppo. and now live in Europe . i hope that you enjoy the Aleppo Food . it is the best in middle East. to be honest i had a lot of bad experince with syrian air lines too
Thank you brother Sam for the video and welcome to Syria , there are a lot of beautiful places in my country you could visit , I wish if I have met you at that time , I will show you interesting amazing villages and places where you can enjoy the nature , food , historical castles and communicating with good kind people , am sure that the things will get much better soon as we keep our faith 🤲 , May God bless you
@@gladbro4049 ….isis were never even close to aleppo. But to answer your question Isis does not control territory anymore. Their territory is now in control of the kurds
As a Syrian, I think that anything like that should be expected. It is kind of funny to watch people expecting the flight to be perfectly fine, like what do you expect this is Syria. My country has been suffering from lack of water and electricity. To fly, I use Saudi airlines and I actually love it! Saudia has made a huge difference in their airline in the past 2 years. Everything became better than before in Saudi airlines, especially in long flights. Flights that take 3 to 4 hours haven't really changed, but when I flew from Jeddah-Saudi Arabia to Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia using the economy rank it felt super comfortable ( 8 hours) ! The food is great and you can control the window by using a button, and if you are not feeling comfortable in your seat if you're flying economy you can simply have a whole row for yourself to sleep if the flight wasn't full, and you won't have to pay anything extra. Pray for Syria 🇸🇾🙏❤
Nice video Sam. Brings back memories of Aleppo. I worked for an oil exploration company in Syria in 1998 based in Deir Ez-Zour (which later became an ISIS stronghold) and because they needed me to make a boat journey of about 50 metres to survey a tiny island I had to prove I could swim to satisfy health and safety regulations. That meant doing a swim test in the nearest swimming pool which happened to be in Aleppo around 400 kilometres away. So we spent a whole day driving to Aleppo, went straight to the swimming pool, swam one length of the pool, spent a night in a hotel and drove back the following day all so that I could make a 50 meter boat trip. Madness!
Wow Sam, fatigue, hours and hours of delays, fights breaking out among Arabs, security watching you, the plane diversion to Alleppo....It's amazing you love to fly so much after such "scary experiences". WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL IS THAT YOU'RE SO OPTIMISTIC! NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE ALWAYS SMILING, AND YOU NEVER SOUND RATTLED. YOU SIR ARE AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING! Doc David, San Antonio, Texas
Absolutely love watching your videos and looking back at your flights years back. Love seeing how developed and different the airports are now compared to back then. It will probably change again post a covid 19
Your review reminds me to my visit to this country 2 times before the war. I flew by EK. It is actually a beautiful country, and I hope the situation there will be back to normal soon. Nice to travel by land from Syria to Lebanon or to Jordan.
Awesome Sam! Brings back so many adventurous memories of the past from the 80' while traveling the world (3 times around the globe... ) :) Thank you for you great VBlogs all the best to you. Lovely greetings from Switzerland.
Fortunately the city had been rebuild ever since the end of the battle in December 2016. And now they allmost done in rebuilding it. Maybe someday i will visit Syria including Aleppo
I'm a big fan Sam. I recently just got into your videos about a month ago. I never knew some of the planes had the accommodations that you show us. never knew there was full size beds and shower facilities on some planes. It's amazing. Your camera work is unbelievable also. Please be safe during these times.
In 2018, I was about to fly from London Heathrow to Doha on a Qatar Airways Airbus A380. Then we heard the flight was delayed. My family and I waited and waited until the flight was cancelled. We were re-assigned to another A380 and we took off at about 2 in the afternoon, when we were supposed to leave at 8 in the morning! We missed our connecting flight back to Australia, obviously. Luckily for us, Qatar Airways took good care and there were porters, at 12:00 am waiting for us, to take us to our included 5 star hotel, where we stayed for the night. We got to explore Doha and then we were off, a day late. While we were late back home, we won in the end with an unforgettable stay and Doha stopover!
Sam, this was really interesting to watch. From today’s perspective a flight on a Syrian Airlines 747SP seems to be such a unique experience...as if someone was telling a story of flying in the 60s...and this was just 12years ago.
I remember getting on this beauty when i was 3. I ran upstairs and the kind attendant brought me down to my parents. Truly a memorable maiden in the Syrian Air fleet that will never be forgotten.
These days the rules are strict. They will put you in the slammer if you act up. In the plane, at the airport, inflight. Everywhere. You cant even vent your anger
Imagin the first electric tram ran in New York in 1904 and in Damascus in 1907 ! Syria got electricity around the end of the 19th century. But the catastrophe happened when Asad family came to power in Syria they removed the trams and throw the country back many years instead of developing it. What happened to Sam gives a simple hint on that. Syrians started their revolution to put the country on the track and live the freedom and democracy again and you know the rest.
Another awesome video sam. I bet it has been really hard for you these past few months not being able to travel. Hopefully the airways will reopen this month allowing you to bring us more excellent content.
Hey Sam great content, I just joined ur channel. Not only do u provide us with very useful information, u always have such an upbeat personality.Thanks for for all that u do.
Sam Chui, thank you very much for your videos! My first flight ever was on a Syrian Air 747-SP from Munich to Damaskus in 1976. It was great! Since that time the 747 is my favorite plane. I think your first flight was with a 747, too.
@@rhodium1096 open your mind as much as you open mouth and you will one day understand what we need. We have a corrupt dictator that is killing people at this point there is no difference between him and Taliban.
@@abnalsham9662 Look at Libyans...they have rid of Gadafi and continue fighting!..sorry but Arabs countries are not European countries...and always Dictators and Satrapies will continue rule that countries so they have stability...unless you chose to live under ISIS califate!..
@@rhodium1096 then why didn't spain remain under Franks thought after his death and why didn't Germany remain under Hitler's ruling and why did the french revolution happened, the answer to all these questions is also the reason arab spring began, because living in a country with a dictator is worst then living in hell. If you like Assad so much i welcome you to live there for a week and stay sane afterwards.
I had a situation similar to you Sam. In 2016 in Istanbul our Turkish airlines 777-300er had a technical delay. One of the passengers hit a flight attendant and got arrested. A few hours the coup attempt happened.
It’s amazing that you were at the right place, at the right time (or is it wrong place at the wrong time.......... 😃) to bring us this interesting recollection. Good job!!!
Hi Sam, thanks for posting this video, I wish that oneday I can fly on Syrian Air when things get back to normal. Very nice aircraft. Thanks again. 🙂👽🇵🇲🇨🇳🇫🇷🇰🇭🇪🇺🇦🇫🇨🇦🇪🇦🇩🇿🇰🇵🇺🇳🇲🇶🇱🇦🇲🇳🇲🇫🇲🇶🇵🇲🇸🇾
The two B747SPs were ordered in 1976 with the intention of operating transatlantic services to New York. SyrianAir and Alia-the Royal Jordanian Airline were to join forces in launching the first transatlantic route ever operated by an Arab Middle Eastern airline. The joint flight agreement never really materialized, and Alia launched independently its own Amman-New York flights in 1977. SyrianAir started its Boeing 747SP operations on June 1, 1976, using the jumbo jet on the Damascus-Munich-London sector. Strange choice in relation to the SPs' long range abilities. However a great aircraft allowing Qantas to fly non-stop from Sydney to Los Angeles in April 1984.
@@AlTheEngineer Syrian Air placed an order for two B747SPs' on December 06 1974. YH-AHA first flew April 15, 1976. Named 'November 16' and delivery was May 21, 1976. YK-AHB first flew July 01, 1976 and delivery was July 16, 1976. Named 'Arab Solidarity'. Hope this helps.
From Japan. 3:05 I can see a sign written in Japanese("非常口",which means emergency exit). Also,maybe the characters written on overhead bins are "窓側"(window side)"通路側"(aisle side) .Was the PanAm experience converted from a Japanese domestic 747(747SR)? Anyway,the video is great and I enjoyed very much!
I'm not well English speaker,Your speaking English is so clear so very easy to listen and understand for me. so,I can enjoy your excellent movies with comfortable like as relaxing in first class :D thank you!!
Awesome story Sam! I wish you could have captured that fight on video. Only fight I've seen in-flight was on that Aeroflot IL-96 flight from Bangkok to Moscow.
Hope you like this classic re-created vlog. I am bringing back many more of my classic trip that previously never shown before during the downtime of covid-19. The next vlog coming is the "Most Scary" flight I've ever flown, with bomb threat onboard Siberia Airlines IL-86
Syrianair 747 SPs were a regular sight in Delhi in the early 90s, together with Royal Jordanian L1011s, Iraqi 747 200 and Japan Airlines and Ariana Afghan DC 10 30s ( During Najibullahs time ). Aeroflot IL 96s were fairly common. Also Royal Nepal 757s and PIA A 300 B4s. Gulf Aif had a daily direct from Bahrain or Muscat using a 767 300. Not many Airbuses in those days. In the 90s mostly A300B4s and a few 320. Boeings and L1011 and DC10s and MD11s were the rage, back then. I used to live in Chicago back then and 727s and DC 10s and MD90s/ DC9s ruled the skies. Flew from Ohare to Sydney in 93 via MSP, SFO and HNL on Northwest all the way on a DC10 30s. Bet you cant do that now!!!!!
Hi Sam, I am from India. I got to know that our country is purchasing 2 special Boeing flights for prisedent and Prime Minister. It's Boeing 777 VVIP flight from USA , please make a vedio on this particular flight . Thank you
Yes Delhi boast quite an awesome collection includes Aeroflot IL-86 one stops to BKK vid Delhi.
Hi
But what is your job exactly ?
A fight? That would never happen on Air Koryo, scary
for legal reasons, i'm liking the comment
edit: stan kim jung un oppar or receive electric chair
A flight* would never happen on air koryo. Love u kim❤️❤️❤️
We love you, our savior Kim Jong-un
Ok, kim fatty the third XD
Hey rocket man!
2:26 that guy waving gives me all the positive energy I need for the day.
Haha 😂
that was the security
same
Still positive 😀
Go there again and set the Playback Speed to 0.25 xD
2:26 nobody gonna talk about my homie waving at the camera
Yeh
straight vibin
He made my day 😁
@@dasha8658 he do be vibin
PerfecToast if course not
I'll never complain about my hour delay again.
I once had 19 hours delay, sleeping on the cold floor.
please also ⱱiṥit mЎ new çhańńel. top documentaries about plane disasters.
LOL
Wings & Tail shut up
@@wingstailchannel4444 19? Don't they cancel the flight at 15-18 hours with delay or change the crew?
Right
2:27 that guy is still really happy/excited even with 12 hour delay.
The 747 is like a car: you've got the regular one (-100, -200, -400), the coupé (SP) and the station wagon (-8i)
*747-300s would like to know your location...*
-300 has left the chat
-300 is looking for you...
More like:
The -100 and -200 is the Sedan version
The -300 and -400 is the Hatchback version
The SP is the Limited Production Coupe version
The -8i is the Crossover version
@@petrolweeb more like the converted freighter is the crossover and the standard freighter is the panel van XD
Great trip story. I toured in Aleppo in 2010. It was a marvelous place with incredible history and monuments. The Syrian people were very friendly and the food was superb. It makes me ill to see the damage there and the destruction of their heritage that took place. I hope that someday they can recover.
It is sickening.
Easy to destroy, hard to rebuild.
🕊️ 2 D 🌍 .
Russia bombed it to pieces. They should fix it.
It's a shame that such a beautiful country like Syria just got destroyed like that in a war..
The reactions of the passengers to a delay will show you a glimpse of why the Syrian civil war escalated the way it did
Thanks to Americans
@@IftikharAliChangezi no it's because of your religion that supports terrorism
@@IftikharAliChangezi yep
@@bn1193 so you know well about other religion? pathetic
Loved this story! So sad that the city and people have been through so much.
Very true. It is always people who suffer throughout the war.
Maria Minado you are so stupid its unreal, just shut up before u embarrass yourself more 😂
Thank you
R.A.H Mavyyev Well there is the fact that USA is responsible for many thousands, if not millions of civilian deaths as a result of their insane drive for global conquest.
@@lipton5428 Why is he stupid? There's literally hundreds of US military bases all over middle east. Fine, you wanna kill terrorist then kill them, why did you need to destroy infrastructure and kill civilians for that?
Thanks for sharing this, Sam. My first flight ever was in October 1985 on a SyrianAir 747SP! I was 5 years old, and I still remember it. I have a few photos somewhere, but in those days smoking was allowed in-flight, and on a long-haul flight passengers got THREE hot meals (even in Economy), boiled sweets before take-off and before landing, and the seats even in Economy Class were like the current Premium Economy Class seats (very spacious).
I again flew a SyrianAir 747SP in 1999 (from London Heathrow to Damascus, and then to New Delhi via Sharjah), and this time in Business Class- for a Middle Eastern airline in those days, it was one of the best airline experiences - great service, punctual, clean, and very spacious old style Business Class seats...and plenty of food! Still remember the strong Arabian oud smell in the cabins.
I do remember when we re-fuelled in Sharjah, a lot of Indian expats (mostly those working in the construction industry I guess) boarded the flight and they had a lot of luggage (like quilts, TVs...the lot!). That was my last flight ever to India and the last time I flew on a 747SP. Unforgettable.
U never visited india again ?
@@niftyneurotic8259 Never. No chance to.
2:27 that guy is waving at the camera what a legend
That is a huge ariplane!
May Syria, Palenstine, Yemen be free from oppression. They deserve to live in peace. Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭
❤️❤️❤️
Ramy Fares yes! ☺️
So sad what happened to Syria and it's people . I used to work with a Syrian doctor who was a really lovely guy. I hope peace returns soon.
Many years ago I enjoyed a couple of London - New Delhi return trips with cheap and cheerful Syrian Arab Airlines on their 747SPs. On the first journey to India the wheels were not deployed for landing! Luckily the error was noticed just before contact with the runway and we went around again. I was also seated in the front section of the 747SP for the second return journey and we had an unscheduled 24 hour stop-over in Damascus. I really enjoyed the opportunity for a little exploration of the ancient city and we had a wonderful meal in a very atmospheric old Arabian restaurant. You were lucky to see Aleppo when you did Sam.
The SP is definitely a very funny and cute looking 747 😂
It is a shorter version (ie the fuselage ), so is lighter and has very long range. Was great for those very long hops that the Airbus 380 and 777 are currently performing.
My first 747 flight was on a China Airlines 747SP. Yea, it looked funnier than majestic :)
I'm Syrian and I've flown several times on board Syrian air and my experience was nothing short of excellent
I'm sorry that you had such an experience and I wish that you can come visit Syria soon❤️
The occasional blast from the past is for the most part a good thing.
I would love to have photo's of my first flight back in 1952, I was 7 years old and we as a family flying back to the UK after my father finished an 18 month tour of duty in the Gold Coast now Ghana. We flew in a small prop plane from Secondi to Accra, then a BOAC 4 engine prop plane to London Heathrow via Tripoli and Rome. The seating was railway carriage style with seating each side of a centre table so two passengers faced backward.
Heathrow was ex RAF buildings with bus transport to and from the airplane. Previous to flying home transport out and back was by ship that took 10 days, so we had the ship out and the plane home.
I followed my father and spent my working life in construction around the world and have travelled in a lot of aircraft with a lot of airlines. The last airline I used before the lock down was Emirates and in the fantastic A380, will be sad to them go.
that noise of the plane while taking off at the end is just amazing
Thanks for sharing this story 👍🏼
Tungevaag no one will notice next Avicii commenting on Sams Vid 😂😂
@@TheHmVine Thanks Omar 🙏
Bro huge fan❤️
Love your music🥰
Wow an Dj that I recently listened to his music commented on the aviation video that my favourite Aviation youtuber produced? What an coincidence🤣
Worst moment
Some people leave and we had to wait to search of their baggage.
Wishing Syria and its aviation all the best, I used to go there 2x a year to visit my kids...so memorable❤
We hope the war in Syria end , and Syria will return better than it was 🇸🇾❤
Ameen
ISHALLA 🙏🏿
It finished because I am from Syria
Not all the countries
ameen
Hey
Its me the Captain of that beautiful ship .. your story it's 20% true + 50% a gossip collected from the echo of passengers and the other 30% is still untold story ,,i remember you was one of group of 4 travellers . But why after 12 years !!!
Best captain ever
Best Pilot ever ❤
Sam has really been at the right places at the right time! Getting to fly a 747SP and seeing Aleppo before the unfortunate events really started. Times have since changed and not for the better when it comes to classic 747s and Syria. Hopefully peace will return to Aleppo.
teacher: have you done your homework?
me: 2:26
Before leaving the classroom
Those wallpapers. So vintage
Only 12 years ago
Air Hollywood..
It's terrible that the Syrian people have been thru so much and have had their name dragged through the mud. I really feel for them and am extra-proud of my country (Netherlands 🌷🇳🇱) for taking our share of refugees. They are grateful to be living in a peaceful and prosperous country and their gratitude is all that I need...it's beautiful to see.
Thanks!
6:55 I like that you used FSX to show the landing. A true man of culture. Wow what a story
2:26 guy waves at camera 😂
Thats
Thats so funny
Look at his face when he is looking at the camera
I once saw 2 drunk ladies get carried off a flight, by security, that just
landed in las vegas
mrs.X 510 so they’re story would have gone along the line of “ as soon as we landed, we were picked up by two burly security guards”. Scored before we hit the strip! 🤣
hey whatever happens in Vegas stays in vegas
Very much appreciate your warm memories of Aleppo before the war and your kind wishes for peace in Syria
Oh Gosh! as Syrian, I'm not proud at all of what you've seen! but to be honest, Syrian Air crew did their best to keep this plane operational as they were under unfair sanctions banned the aviation improvement in Syria, but I'm glad that you was on board the YK-AHA one of a time! welcome to Syria after 12 years of your flight!
Exact.🤏
Because of this ban.Syria couldnt buy any thing for its planes to repair.They build kind of their own parts to repair their plane.I am very sad to hear those bad things about my country.I hope for all u guys a piecful life and I hope that u will never have this ssd experience which I had with my country syria.I hope that syria will have peace again.
I am sure these delays had something to do with sanctions. People should appreciate the tenacity of the aircrew and maintenance people trying to do these repairs and fix these problems under the most difficult of circumstances.
@@simonsmatthew This comment was a time machine for me. Thank you for bringing me in again!
Interesting story and Long Live Syria!!!!! I have flown Syrian Air when I was a kid, and have been to Damascus. One of the best and smoothest landings that I can remember was on Syrian Air when landing in Damascus. I still remember that after all these years!
i am from Aleppo. and now live in Europe . i hope that you enjoy the Aleppo Food . it is the best in middle East. to be honest i had a lot of bad experince with syrian air lines too
Can you elaborate !!!
You are such a nice guy, kind. You still found positive things to say, after such a horrendous flight. I hope you were OK after that.
Thank you brother Sam for the video and welcome to Syria , there are a lot of beautiful places in my country you could visit , I wish if I have met you at that time , I will show you interesting amazing villages and places where you can enjoy the nature , food , historical castles and communicating with good kind people , am sure that the things will get much better soon as we keep our faith 🤲 , May God bless you
So What about the ISIS?Are they gone?
@@gladbro4049 ….isis were never even close to aleppo. But to answer your question Isis does not control territory anymore. Their territory is now in control of the kurds
As a Syrian, I think that anything like that should be expected. It is kind of funny to watch people expecting the flight to be perfectly fine, like what do you expect this is Syria. My country has been suffering from lack of water and electricity. To fly, I use Saudi airlines and I actually love it!
Saudia has made a huge difference in their airline in the past 2 years. Everything became better than before in Saudi airlines, especially in long flights. Flights that take 3 to 4 hours haven't really changed, but when I flew from Jeddah-Saudi Arabia to Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia using the economy rank it felt super comfortable ( 8 hours) ! The food is great and you can control the window by using a button, and if you are not feeling comfortable in your seat if you're flying economy you can simply have a whole row for yourself to sleep if the flight wasn't full, and you won't have to pay anything extra.
Pray for Syria 🇸🇾🙏❤
Nice video Sam. Brings back memories of Aleppo. I worked for an oil exploration company in Syria in 1998 based in Deir Ez-Zour (which later became an ISIS stronghold) and because they needed me to make a boat journey of about 50 metres to survey a tiny island I had to prove I could swim to satisfy health and safety regulations. That meant doing a swim test in the nearest swimming pool which happened to be in Aleppo around 400 kilometres away. So we spent a whole day driving to Aleppo, went straight to the swimming pool, swam one length of the pool, spent a night in a hotel and drove back the following day all so that I could make a 50 meter boat trip. Madness!
Cool story
Pray for our Syrian brothers. Greetings from Hong Kong, China.
War is almost over now thank god.
Omg, I miss my city Aleppo, the airport what a great memories.
Even with this mass in the airport I still love my country.
With all those delayed and other chaotic situations you still gave them compliment. What a man!
Even though you were telling a story of an old flight, I enjoyed the video. Do more of these Sam
Wow Sam, fatigue, hours and hours of delays, fights breaking out among Arabs, security watching you, the plane diversion to Alleppo....It's amazing you love to fly so much after such "scary experiences". WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL IS THAT YOU'RE SO OPTIMISTIC! NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE ALWAYS SMILING, AND YOU NEVER SOUND RATTLED. YOU SIR ARE AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING! Doc David, San Antonio, Texas
Absolutely love watching your videos and looking back at your flights years back. Love seeing how developed and different the airports are now compared to back then. It will probably change again post a covid 19
beautiful memories and so sad that situation was really through and quite sometime it happened.
Your review reminds me to my visit to this country 2 times before the war. I flew by EK. It is actually a beautiful country, and I hope the situation there will be back to normal soon. Nice to travel by land from Syria to Lebanon or to Jordan.
Great story. Thank you for sharing it. Nice to know that we all experience delays, destination changes and drama.
Hello Sweety
I agree with you.But there is a wisdom saying that, to be late is better than not to come.
I want to chat with you, you are damn so nice
Awesome Sam! Brings back so many adventurous memories of the past from the 80' while traveling the world
(3 times around the globe... ) :)
Thank you for you great VBlogs all the best to you. Lovely greetings from Switzerland.
What an amazing experience even if a little fraught! Beautiful photos of Alepo before the war, so sad that it was raised to the ground 😔
Aleppo looks beautiful
So sad what’s happening now :( such a beautiful country
Syria was just like Italy :(
Fortunately the city had been rebuild ever since the end of the battle in December 2016.
And now they allmost done in rebuilding it.
Maybe someday i will visit Syria including Aleppo
I'm a big fan Sam. I recently just got into your videos about a month ago. I never knew some of the planes had the accommodations that you show us. never knew there was full size beds and shower facilities on some planes. It's amazing. Your camera work is unbelievable also. Please be safe during these times.
All the people who disliked the video were the ones who fought on the plane
Probably
Its almost 60 now😅
@@idawan09 well i was here early thats probably why 😂
Trying to beat up Captain won't save them any more time.
Lara Mudallal they probably killed by isis or Assad regime
In 2018, I was about to fly from London Heathrow to Doha on a Qatar Airways Airbus A380. Then we heard the flight was delayed. My family and I waited and waited until the flight was cancelled. We were re-assigned to another A380 and we took off at about 2 in the afternoon, when we were supposed to leave at 8 in the morning!
We missed our connecting flight back to Australia, obviously. Luckily for us, Qatar Airways took good care and there were porters, at 12:00 am waiting for us, to take us to our included 5 star hotel, where we stayed for the night. We got to explore Doha and then we were off, a day late. While we were late back home, we won in the end with an unforgettable stay and Doha stopover!
Great vlog. I used to see Syrianair 747SPs come in to land at Delhi Airport in the early 90s
Yep, the fly between UAE and India (5th freedom right from Sharjah, Abu Dhabi)
At least one guy seemed to enjoy the whole experience (2:27) though. Guess it wasn’t him who started the fight... 😃
Sam, this was really interesting to watch. From today’s perspective a flight on a Syrian Airlines 747SP seems to be such a unique experience...as if someone was telling a story of flying in the 60s...and this was just 12years ago.
So sad for the people of Syria and their beautiful country and history. Thank you for the video! Really 😎
I remember getting on this beauty when i was 3. I ran upstairs and the kind attendant brought me down to my parents. Truly a memorable maiden in the Syrian Air fleet that will never be forgotten.
Im from Aleppo-Syria, this video broke my heart somehow💔😢
I am honestly surprised there aren't more fights in planes (before COVID) with how crazy people are these days. lol
Thank God there aren't more inflight fights
because the plane would have to land immidiately and the fighters would face serious legal problems and be blacklisted by airlines.
The people who are more likely to start fights probably can't afford flight tickets anyway
These days the rules are strict. They will put you in the slammer if you act up. In the plane, at the airport, inflight. Everywhere. You cant even vent your anger
Sam looks like he just participated in the recording of All Star.
Imagin the first electric tram ran in New York in 1904 and in Damascus in 1907 ! Syria got electricity around the end of the 19th century. But the catastrophe happened when Asad family came to power in Syria they removed the trams and throw the country back many years instead of developing it. What happened to Sam gives a simple hint on that. Syrians started their revolution to put the country on the track and live the freedom and democracy again and you know the rest.
1907, thats amazing. It was all built by the Ottomans and they would have got most of the hardware from Germany, which made the best.
Syria probably would have become a great place to live I noone ruined it
And what they did now backed syria to last century never told it peaceful protests
Anonymous ME it builded by ottomans
ABCDEF I know that, but I’m just comparing between that time and the time of Asad family.
That dude waving at the camera, this is hilarious 😂😂😂😂! Broken pipe 😂😂🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Another awesome video sam. I bet it has been really hard for you these past few months not being able to travel. Hopefully the airways will reopen this month allowing you to bring us more excellent content.
One of the most beautiful SPs ever! Especially the older livery!
2:27 the dude is just vibing
I hope see syrian air in all airport🇸🇾🇸🇾❤
Don't worry just wait Bashar Destroy Free Syria
Hey Sam great content, I just joined ur channel. Not only do u provide us with very useful information, u always have such an upbeat personality.Thanks for for all that u do.
Sam Chui, thank you very much for your videos! My first flight ever was on a Syrian Air 747-SP from Munich to Damaskus in 1976. It was great! Since that time the 747 is my favorite plane. I think your first flight was with a 747, too.
Me being Syrian: "that's what happens when the state owens everything and the state is corrupt"
Better to live with Talibans?
@@rhodium1096 wtf, it is not only these to options. There are more options like freedom of speech, free market, ect.
@@rhodium1096 open your mind as much as you open mouth and you will one day understand what we need. We have a corrupt dictator that is killing people at this point there is no difference between him and Taliban.
@@abnalsham9662 Look at Libyans...they have rid of Gadafi and continue fighting!..sorry but Arabs countries are not European countries...and always Dictators and Satrapies will continue rule that countries so they have stability...unless you chose to live under ISIS califate!..
@@rhodium1096 then why didn't spain remain under Franks thought after his death and why didn't Germany remain under Hitler's ruling and why did the french revolution happened, the answer to all these questions is also the reason arab spring began, because living in a country with a dictator is worst then living in hell. If you like Assad so much i welcome you to live there for a week and stay sane afterwards.
You gave my home country hope, thank you Sam!
Syria my home ❤️
You captured history. This video is of huge cultural and historic significance. Hope you have more pictures of pristine Aleppo.
You are incredible, your talent is outstanding!
I had a situation similar to you Sam. In 2016 in Istanbul our Turkish airlines 777-300er had a technical delay. One of the passengers hit a flight attendant and got arrested. A few hours the coup attempt happened.
Sam you look fit! Stronger and skinnier!
That's just his shirt
It’s amazing that you were at the right place, at the right time (or is it wrong place at the wrong time.......... 😃) to bring us this interesting recollection. Good job!!!
You're an excellent story teller 😂😂😂 I am hanging in there, what an epic trip . Thank you @sam Chui
من اجمل وإمن شركات الطيران 🇸🇾
2:27 Man : Waving his hand with a creepy smile in front of the camera
Sam Chui: Am I a joke to you?
Hi Sam, thanks for posting this video, I wish that oneday I can fly on Syrian Air when things get back to normal. Very nice aircraft. Thanks again. 🙂👽🇵🇲🇨🇳🇫🇷🇰🇭🇪🇺🇦🇫🇨🇦🇪🇦🇩🇿🇰🇵🇺🇳🇲🇶🇱🇦🇲🇳🇲🇫🇲🇶🇵🇲🇸🇾
They were probably actually fighting because they werent on a proper 747
The two B747SPs were ordered in 1976 with the intention of operating transatlantic services to New York. SyrianAir and Alia-the Royal Jordanian Airline were to join forces in launching the first transatlantic route ever operated by an Arab Middle Eastern airline. The joint flight agreement never really materialized, and Alia launched independently its own Amman-New York flights in 1977. SyrianAir started its Boeing 747SP operations on June 1, 1976, using the jumbo jet on the Damascus-Munich-London sector. Strange choice in relation to the SPs' long range abilities. However a great aircraft allowing Qantas to fly non-stop from Sydney to Los Angeles in April 1984.
That's pretty cool info, do you know where did Syrian Air get their B747SPs from?
@@AlTheEngineer Syrian Air placed an order for two B747SPs' on December 06 1974. YH-AHA first flew April 15, 1976. Named 'November 16' and delivery was May 21, 1976. YK-AHB first flew July 01, 1976 and delivery was July 16, 1976. Named 'Arab Solidarity'. Hope this helps.
@@jcr150658 It does, thank you - was just trying to see where the planes came from (i.e. Japan / PanAm, etc.)
I really hope we overcome soon and get back to traveling soon. Thanks for the nice video :)
This is the reason why I love my country's airlines
3:50 Talks about fight!!! Whole video is interesting thou!!!
Neither have I tried a 747SP nor been to Syria. I guess both are going on my list of regrets. Thank you for this awesome video Sam.
From Japan.
3:05 I can see a sign written in Japanese("非常口",which means emergency exit).
Also,maybe the characters written on overhead bins are "窓側"(window side)"通路側"(aisle side) .Was the PanAm experience converted from a
Japanese domestic 747(747SR)?
Anyway,the video is great and
I enjoyed very much!
Great catch!
So what ?
I'm not well English speaker,Your speaking English is so clear so very easy to listen and understand for me.
so,I can enjoy your excellent movies with comfortable like as relaxing in first class :D thank you!!
i think u should upload more videos like this sam, i'm sure there are some of your trip that doesn't uploaded yet
Exactly, I actually have many interesting trip. Stay tune for more in coming weeks!
@@SamChui You lucky man Sam . Thanks for the Greate video from the past. Boy hasn't the World changed so much since then.
Just Syrian on that plane takes you back ages..Hope the country comes back soon.
Syrians are always angry even for small stupid reasons... you gotta keep your anger in control my syrians friends 🤝
Haha
Awesome story Sam! I wish you could have captured that fight on video. Only fight I've seen in-flight was on that Aeroflot IL-96 flight from Bangkok to Moscow.
Sam, hope you publish more flight experience video during this critical time😊
Salaam Syria. THANK YOU. ZUCKER. I REMEMBERED.
I am a Syrian and I didn’t know this airline had 747’s
LEASED.
The aviationist 600 Yt where do you live
That is classified
Hi Sam - I appreciate how you point out all the positives in this unusual experience.
This guy has balls to fly with Syrian airlines 😂
Only ignorant dont fly to SY
Hey shut up Syria is not that bad am from there 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
@@AbdallahBitar Yeah sure it is a shit hole dude.
@@curryking8002 its one if the most gorgeous countries in the world
May Allah bless Syria with and harmony
What happened last time they believed in him?