What's Onboard Albania's MYSTERIOUS National Airline?
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- čas přidán 23. 09. 2023
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I ended up stuck in London and ended up flying on Albania's national airline, Air Albania, to get me across Europe.
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The guys at the airport that recognized you were so nice & respectful. ❤❤
Yes, absolutely.
The way the second guy went about things was incredibly efficient. He simultaneously shook hands while greeting Noel, immediately asked for a selfie, and while getting his phone ready inquired about Noel's itinerary. All within 18 seconds!
To be honest if I saw Noel at a airport I would ask for a selfie . Only if he didn’t look to stressed . Nice to see him in Stanstead my local airport
We need more guys like this in theUS’
Our Noel finally makes it! 😊
Noel is literally world famous. The nice guy checking him in saying he was watching him a couple hours before was great. Brought a smile to my face.
My family and I are Americans living in Albania for over 12 years. We love it here. It is a beautiful country with lovely people.
Are u guys black or white ?
Meaning they don't play the victimization race card like in America?@@unitedstatesofalbania9221
@@unitedstatesofalbania9221 “ Albanian household belongs to God and the Guests” , relax Shqipe !
@@unitedstatesofalbania9221 People are wild these days asking questions like this.
@@ElusiveTyfr😂😂😂
Albania is a wonderful country with some of the friendliest people I have ever encountered. And the nature is just amazing! A great 101st country for you, Noel!
No it is not nice
@@AlexFernando1996well, that's his opinion, no need to argue for your shitty opinion.
@@AlexFernando1996serbs like you are not welcome there 💀
@@AlexFernando1996serb venom 😂
@@invader7191 Where, youtube is not Albanian. Even Rita Ora is not yours, relax, you are small and nobody cares about you
I spent the summer hiking around the Route of the Balkans trek through the Albanian Alps. I really loved my time in Albania and highly recommend it. I spent my last night at the ARC Hotel at the airport and really enjoyed it, especially the pool as it was very hot and the AC in my room wasn't at 100%. On a side note I flew ALBAWINGS, an airline you saw on taxi to take off, and it was one of those flights you thank your lucky stars you survived; I'm glad Air Albania looks quite a bit better.
Albanians are really friendly and welcoming and the country is beautiful. Probably the best experience Noel has had doing these excursions.
The airline was Skyllence, an air charter based in Lithuania. It can seat I think 26 people. My uncle worked for them for 3 years.
When did they acquire an A320?
Also that livery is absoluteley beautifull!@@JacobEvans2
8:53 It’s not Skyllence. My partner works for an aviation company and they are one of his customers. They are Masterjet airlines part of the Lux aviation group. That plane is usually used as the Airbus corporate jet.
@@Lindalenguyen yes it is Masterjet, part of the Luxaviation group. But I'm pretty sure it is also operated by Skyllence
Skyllence is a broker, not an airline and never held a valid AOC. Airline is Masterjet.
Giving your name to another passenger is a No no . They could have suggested the passenger speak to you directly if they were that interested in who you were.
Noel is a celebrity now. A bargain bin celebrity but in the airline industry, his opinion weilds considerable power. He can nolonger expect privacy.
@@sithonsithon1012😂A bargain bin celebrity
😂😂😂
@@sithonsithon1012No need to be quite so childish unless of course your nose is out of joint because no one recognises you
And what about air marshalls?
It was wonderful to how you were greated by the ticket agent and the workers at the entry of the plane. Great video. Take care. Happy and save travels.🛫✈️🛬. ☮️
I agree, cool as anything.
So nice to hear that you had a good experience with Air Albania. I have flown with them before and always had good flights. Great crews and excellent service.
the guy at the check in desk who recognised you and asked for a picture was so wholesome. genuinely made that blokes day.
Albania is a lovely country was there a couple of years back
Come back, it has changed alot
I wanted to visit Albania but unfortunately didn’t have a chance to. I became interested so I did some research. From other visitors I heard the people of Albania are very friendly and welcoming. And Albania has an interesting history.
Very nice people also extremely cheap and beautiful hotels and beaches along with night life. Can't ask for more also history is interesting 60percent of Albania is actually in other country's now as when they faught the ottomons the story's of there bravery and fighting ability made the other empires around them not want a full Albanian state with all its territorys so 60pervent was given to Greece Serbia macadonis ect
Giving out passenger names to other passengers is definitely a violation of privacy.
Astonishing, really. I hope Air Albania sees this and reprimands the employee who did this.
The employee works for Stansted airport so the airport management is ay fault
@@Daniel-wh4px not the stansted employee that gave the name to the passenger, it was the air albania flight attendand
@@cbartlett Ach, away and don't talk shite.
As flight left Uk it should come under UK law sounds like they have breached GDPR www.gov.uk/data-protection#:~:text=The%20Data%20Protection%20Act%202018,Data%20Protection%20Regulation%20(GDPR).
I am an albanian living in London for 25 years..I always fly with British Airways but watching your video with Air Albania I definitely try next time economy class...Did you realise the name of the airport? Mother Teresa airport..she was an albanian and proud of her ❤️
She was evil who hid medications from the sick.
Oh you mean teresa who starved and made Indian children suffer in the name of God?? No thanks
Indian woman with Albanian nationality. He just spreads facts
@@marthoula1977albanian women service in poor people in India
Mother teresa albanian? She was a christian..
You just need to contact your card issuer to sort the BS with the flight refund Noel
I love the happiness the guy from Air Albania has for meeting you. Superb!
😂 getting scanned in by mister happy...almost spilled my tea on the cat.😂😂
Curious how the hotel receptionist wanted a mini review of the flight after the crew had obviously found out who you were and what you did !!
I’ve always wanted to check out the countries along the Adriatic as you said, Albania along with the other Balkan countries were shut out for so long due to communism and then civil conflicts I feel like they would be very interesting to explore and personally benefit from the overall lack of big international tourism.
Albania was actually the only closed country during the communism.
Notice you have your Houston Astros shirt on. Well done. For a European airline, the seats look quite nice. Met some Albanians while in Montenegro last week. Lovely people.
Passenger names should be confidential. It's definitely concerning that the flight crew gave your name to another passenger.
Yeah, it's a bit... Ew. And how did Noel find out?
@@Roadent1241 Well, he sat across from the bloke and witnessed the whole thing. And a bit later he was probably approchaed by the overly curious passenger.
There is a possibility the other passenger 'outranked' you in celebrity status, but you didn't know, or you became the target of some government interest whilst in Albania.
@@slightlygrouchy You can't hear anything on a plane so unless he saw he was pointed at I'm having trouble figuring out how he worked it out before being approached, and we're assuming he was approached, I didn't read the subs that that happened.
It's just a name, not a SSN. The people crying about names are the same people that will happily say their name at Starbucks. And if Noel is concerned about his name being out there, he shouldn't have used his real name for his youtube channel.
Loved the fact that this video dropped right after I just got back from my trip to Albania and I saw several Air Albania jets waiting to depart from Tirana airport. I didn't fly them as I was on Wizz Air but I did get to enjoy the same lounge as Noel as they accept priority pass
Albania is a fantastic country, no wonder more and more people are going on holiday there.
No wonder more Albanians are escaping to the UK, okay maybe just the criminals.
So why are Albanians coming across the English Channel in dinghies as illegal immigrants? Your comment doesn't make sense.
@@fastyaveit It may not make sense to you but it’s bloody true. Research tourist figures. Go and visit like I have twice (have you?) and hey presto, you’ll see its true.
@@fastyaveitthe person meant it’s a fantastic country for taking a visit. It’s beautiful & has a lot of culture and history is what they meant. The country’s not that suitable for living in compared to most fully developed nations though, which is why I’m guessing there are so many Albanians who live abroad. They’ve also had many issues with leadership in their government which is why it’s harder for themselves improve for their citizens. Still a great country.❤️
@@bluerain1719 it is still a great country, except Albanians don't want to live there? Come on dude. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭 they only live abroad because they are illegal immigrants.
Albania is a safe country.
Air Albania business class comes with 2 x 30kg checked bag which basically is the selling point on this flight
Oh the jealousy of watching you have a Full English breakfast as I watch this on my Sunday morning! The two that stand out in my travels were visiting my UK mate in Hartlepool at the Staincliff Hotel, with proper fried bread which seemed tough to get afterwards, and at the Premiere Lodge in Southwark (imagine a Yank trying to pronounce that for a foreign cabbie!) for my sister's wedding later that week near Plymouth. Both had bacon, black pudding, AND sausages, as well as the rest of the usuals. You could march to Dresden on a meal like that! (Oh also very interesting Air Albania review as well, thank you!)
With more than 121 million views on CZcams it'd be hard for Noel to hide. Glad to see he doesn't want to. I've already got my Noel merchandise stored in my carry-on waiting for my turn.
Once drove from Greece to Croatia. I noticed traveling through Albania things were a 1 or a 10. You had places that were simply beautiful and in some places you just scratched your head and wondered why.
Things have changed , albania is welcoming almost 10 million foreign tourists this year , which for a country of only 2.8 million inhabidants is huge.
Loved travelling Albania so many beautiful places
@@b012345100only if you're a Muslim or a white
@@daniyalbbd5281
Wrong
I love when fans meet you and take time to chat with them, take selfies.
Flown once with Air Albania from Germany to Istanbul and to Albania and I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. I'm Albanian as well. I loved the service.
Noel has such a humble spirit and unique perspective to share. I know I can trust his critique and judgment in his travel videos. Such a great guy giving honest reviews! Thank You Noel 😃😉👍
The Albanians are quite proud of their country is an understatement
The A320 taking off at Stansted is Lux avaition CS-TFY. Great video as always.
Albania is such a great country and the nature is also amazing,
I did fly with air Albania and it’s one of the best specious legs stretch ever, Loved it!!!
Air Albania looks amazing, friendly airport staff, and cabin crew.
Revin Evans
Queensland Australia
Thanks for doing that demo of the sound levels and microphone. I've always wondered what your neighbor would hear when you do your pieces to camera! Also, glad you've become an Astros fan in your short time in Houston. Go Astros!
As usual a nice video! One year ago I visitied the same lounge in Tirana and I really liked the experience there. I considered it a cute little lounge with a small but good buffet. I did not see any broken seats and experienced a simple and smooth check-in into the lounge.
The lounge is under full construction that's why it's that way
I’ve been in to Albania on a cruise ship. Seem to remember we got 5 drinks at a cafe for about €6
Ryanair just opened routes to Tirana from all across Europe, £16 from Stansted brought me to this very unknown and mysterious country in November and guess what, every cell in my body am glad to have visited it, so pretty, calm, friendly, delicious food and CHEAP. Absolutely a hidden gem for a low cost but comfortable short getaway.
Can’t be any worse than Wizz Air which I took to Tirana in the summer. Albania is a fantastic country, wish more people were more positive about it. Great video once again
October 2023 fare - London to Istanbul - US $33 on Wizz.
I'll take Wizz. The $767 savings will probably buy me some Turkish Delights, or support a village for a month.
@@FUToobAir Albania from Istanbul to Türkiye is around 36 euro, which is only slightly more
@@samirbelica2358but Istambul is in Türkiye, what? Xd
You should check out Albawings. They're an Albanian LCC who use Boeing 737-400s to Stansted. Very cool in my opinion!
Awww I love Albania! I had an amazing time traveling across the country last year! Beautiful place, great food, fascinating history and wonderful friendly people, and a real hidden gem of Europe. I hope you’ll go back to explore some more! You need to go bunker hunting!
Was in Stansted recently myself and found that the security has improved a lot. Unlike most airports they do try to use all the security lines now.
Seems like more and more people are starting to recognize you on the ground Noel. Way to go! You'll be a world-wide famous celebrity in no time at all!
I am going to be annoying and ask for a selfie. Who wouldn't want a selfie with LORD NOEL? Thank you for another video Lord . Loads to learn from you ❤
Rachel needs to read this comment!
I mean didn’t everyone know? He’s a lord now!
As usual your honest insight and approach to both an airline and culture is a satisfying point of view that makes even unexpected experiences all the more enjoyable!
It was a shame about the Algerian flight getting cancelled but this was a pretty cool alternative. I don't think I can ever get bored of watching these vids! Thank you Noel.
I've been about 6 times to Albania and I love the place.
In flight, Air Albania employees forgot all about protecting your personal privacy.
Could you call this "personal piracy?"
As an Albanian I found that strange if the passenger wanted to speak to Noel then should have done so directly.. obviously this need reporting completely unacceptable she needs to be fired
I just flew out of Stansted for the first time a week and a half ago. The half a mile of shopping you have to walk through blew my mind. I was starting to wonder if we would ever get to the gates.
I flew once with Air Albania from Istanbul to Tirana as my flight from London to Tirana got cancelled from the heavy snow in Vienna and they put ne ibto Turkish airline to Istanbul and Air Albania to Tirana. It was one of the best planes I've ever travelled in terms of leg stretching seats on the plane. There was plenty of space, and I enjoyed the trip getting totally a different route that I had never done it before.
Been to Albania, via Greece. Lovely Country. So much history when president Hoffa was in control, it was closed to the outside world, with strong ties to Russia.
He was also a paranoid lunatic Who had an obsession with building bunkers.
@@nathanmerritt1581not really as Serbs had always tried to claim albania , especially kosovo for the past 200 years. Yugoslavia were always pushing to invade but Ussr got involved. Serbs invaded Kosovo many times over that time which led to the genocide
It's the curtain noel....the curtain makes it business class 😂😂
Great cideo, as always Noel!
Thanks for the always great content 😃
I do love it when you get recognized while filming. Really shows that you have a great fanbase and that your videos are watched by a lot of people.
I had a very good experience with Air Albania as well, even on the backseats. Nice crew, great service and clean planes.
One suggestion for your next connection throught IST - When you have a connection of +8 hours at IST and fly on TR they have special offers for customers to visit the city (free of charge) I did that once and had a few great hours. Worth checking out when you plan your next adventure.
Keep up the great work and hope to run into you as well one of these days...
Amazing to watch Noel great to see you have so many fans
That British bacon was probably imported from Denmark. 😅😅
Still it's not smokey so it's better XD
Air Albania is by far one of the best planes u can get. Lots of leg room free food even tho it's meh but still and also free water or juice. Leg room is the main thing the comfort compared to for example Ryan air is not even close seats also go back so u can lie down abit
Thanks for sharing your Air Albania adventure, another banger!
It’s offensive you’ve been to 100 countries before Albania.
Albania has become extremely popular and it’s ranked 25th of the most visited country in the world this year.
Air Albania looked good. I agree double price for business class just wasn’t worth it. Safe travels.
I agree with you and Noel here. Even though I’m getting on a bit (66) and not too constrained budget wise, I tend to avoid Business Class on all European flights from the UK. Yes, you get a meal and usually an empty seat between you and the passenger next to you, but in cost benefit terms, I just don’t think paying double (often more) is worth it. I guess a lot depends on how one values the ‘social cachet’ of not being ‘up the back’ on these short hops? 🤔👍
You are welcome any time back in Albania, Noel. I'm an Albanian subscriber who has followed you for many years now (and even sent you a cheeky DM back when the airline was first created because I wanted you to try it :D ). I'm glad you enjoyed their service - they offer free meals and in certain flights even free checked luggage, but this is because they are heavily subsidised by our government, and are mostly kept afloat for patriotic reasons rather than to make a good business out of it.
Great to see this video. Noel your review was spot on and its always nice to see my motherland on t.v. being represented in a nice way. Hats off and cheers....
Noel you are the sweetest person , im glad you get such a warm reaction from followers . So deserved ❤
The A320 taking off is MasterJet livery but now for LuxAviation
its Skyllence
@@jasperhunter8386 the registration is CS-TFY. It's registered to LuxAviation Portugal. If it is operating for Skyllence, it's as a charter as Skyllence don't have an A320 in it's fleet.
@@jasperhunter8386 Flightradar24: CS-TFY, Airbus A320-232, AIRLINE: Luxaviation E.A, OPERATOR: Luxaviation E.A, TYPE CODE: A320
On a side note, at 32:17 look at all those wheelchairs on the jet bridge for disabled passengers. That's a heck of a lot better then what you showed here in the US.
Hey, Noel!
Thank you for the entertaining content as always! I would really love to see you go to Estonia in a future video.
I was just counting days looking forward to Air Albania review after I saw it on your Insta. So, thanks Noel !! Can`t already wait till the next one really🤩
We had a family member who was from Albania...What's interesting is that now Albania has been discovered by Italians who are flocking there for vacations!
Discovered? You know Albania was an Italian-controlled territory for a long, long, long time?
Yes, of course, but now it's becoming very popular for vacations because it is relatively inexpensive as well as being close by @@kevinraabe
Great video, its a shame Air Algerie cancelled your flight, because I really loved their business class on the 737.
Hey Noel! Did you know, with Fast track, at stansted, you get pass all of the duty free shops, via the toilets? Just scan your ticket and boom, bypass all of those alton towers giftshops.
That's Fast Track Plus; extra £10. Normal Fast Track means you still have to run the gauntlet.
They have two great coffee shops at the Tirana airport and not expensive.Nice country with friendly people.
Bit of Cob with your meal 12:19 😂. Love that they can never take the East Midlands out of you. Keep up the great videos!! Hope Rach is still doing well
Rach is getting better, thanks for asking.
Certainly not normal Airline policy to give out a passenger name to another passenger!
Thats not okay.
Its a policy in Albania, dont like it ? Dont fly it bro
@@daniyalbbd5281it’s not policy though is it, you can’t just give out someone else’s name like that. It’s called privacy ‘bro’
@@daniyalbbd5281
Albania and Air Albania are two different things
I love how you never disappoint with your videos Noel! I never get tired of watching them. Keep them coming!!👍😀
Thank you! Will do!
You are a good man Noel. Kind to fans and not stuck up. Kudos to you
Noel - you complained about Business Class being double the price of economy. You got 50% of an extra blocked off seat, lounge access for free, better food and drink, faster exit from the plane, more locker space, more luggage allowance, choice of seat without payment. Surely the package is worth double the price?
Noels' probably quite used to riding on larger carriers in business, which was obvious when he relised it was a 3-3 instead of a 2-2 config
It's adorable when people recognize you. 🤩 And it seems like a breech of privacy for the crew to do that. The other passenger could have introduced himself and gotten to know you. Less creepy that his method.
Flew through Tirana this week and had no problem getting into the lounge....
Cup holder in the loo. Not for soap but could probably use a good disinfecting anyway.
Thanks for another cool video of an interesting airline.
Too famous in the UK! haha
Maybe that's the real reason he left the UK. Too many selfie stalkers.
Yup, modern British airports seem to be 90% shopping mall these days.
Excellent video as always, Noel! Keep up the good work :)
I love how you hold the mic !! I feels like your actually talking to us
I would say that giving your name to the other passenger was a break of security.
Albanians are so nice! What lovely people!
Well you did get a fancy curtain to separate you from the "riff raff" 🛩🛩🛩
2:51 That guy is all of us❤️
Must be no Data Protection in Albania with the flight crew telling other passengers who you are - but that’s the price of fame!! Great video as usual Noel!!
That airbus you were wondering about looks to be a Global X A320
5:00 The lady on the left is eyeing you. Maybe she's not used to people talking to cameras. 😁
i just found your channel and binge watched a lot of your videos from around 2 years ago to now. Something about british men reviewing planes just hits the spot
That's BS how airlines are allowed to get away with not having to refund.
What a celebrity! I am sure you made their day. I agree with the price of your tickets it was a little high. The food was decent. Your lounge experience was dreadful. I believe the gas station coffee would have been much better. Would I fly Air Albania? Probably, although Albania is not on my bucket list. Safe journeys.
No worries darling.. Albania doesn't waiting for you either 😅
@@supernova4961not a very welcoming gesture bro ? I had a great experience in Albania and the hospitality was great. Hope you change your attitude and welcome foreigners again
I would also want to take a picture with you. Love it!!! I also enjoyed viewing your view on changes in travel. Sometimes it is fun to do something that you never planned on doing.
Finally, after a few warm laughs with you the morning cheese breakfast plate was cute!! And the Flight Attendant offered yogurt to you!! Nice for what they had. Again, I am glad you the seat next to you free. Well, I hope this airline continues to operate and stays good in their service to passengers.
Yup, that's a considerable privacy breach. Not sure which country's law applied to your flight, but in my country if you can prove you have suffered harm the courts will probably rule favourably for compensation
Come out of your dream world bro , there was no breach or harm
@@daniyalbbd5281 I agree no harm was caused. But in my country this would be a breach of our privacy act.
@@museste I agree in my country too but sometimes I feel we have made way too many laws that aren't making our lives any better. He is a celebrity, there's a chance of losing privacy
Nuk eshte bere dem noeli esht i famshem
Very impressed with Air Albania and the terminal. Will use Air Albania if possible.
I took part in a planning meeting at Sydney Airport thinking I was there for my Civil Construction experience. I left the meeting realising that from the perspective of the owner, it wasn’t an airport, instead it was a shopping centre where planes could park.
I got to fly on an Albanian TU-154 when my Libyan Air 727 had mechanical problems from Tripoli to Valleta. That was a long time ago.