INSIDE India's Most Luxurious Business Class
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- I took a ride onboard India's most luxurious business class with India's second airline, Vistara.
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Love how you said ‘THAT WAS A LOVELY COFFEE’ right in ear shot of the guy in front who gave air hostess a hard time over it
That was a great series from you in India. Flight, train, budget airline, worst airline, helicopter, overnight bus, and business class. Loved it.
I've been on an Indian camel which is at the opposite end of the comfort scale. Admittedly, it was VERY cheap.
Hei the flute music used was really blown up my heart ❤️pls comment
Midnight colors Pawan Krishna was the soulful music ❤️😎
Of all the Aviation youtuber.. I love Noel's presentation the most... He just travels.. never hold high expectations.. Always feel he is real .. not plastic and pretentious ...
Certainly doesn’t have a bouffant hair do! Saves a fortune on shellac! 😜
He’s the only YT blogger I watch for precisely this reason!
And I might add, always gracious and always has a kind word no matter the situation. Thank you,Noel.
He's the only one I watch, and I enjoy them. His videos are raw and real, no matter what the situation. He is honest, polite and patient with everyone (I don't know how he does it) I've seen some of the other travel CZcamsrs who just seem cocky and entitled, and just complain if things don't go absolutely perfect.
Agreed! Noel has always been an honest, kind traveler sharing his experiences and he’s always offering a kind word.
A one hour flight on Iberia you'd be lucky to get a good morning from a flight attendant.
🤣🤣
Try vistas economy then lol.
@@krishnamohanmishra its still WAY better than iberia or any other domestic carrier around the world
Who'd want to fly Iberia anyway?
It would be nice if European carriers put this effort into their domestic/regional business class products
They can’t unfortunately. The ULCCs like Ryanair and EasyJet with there $5-10 fares have completely destroyed the market so FSCs tend to pack as many seats as possible to earn more revenue
European FSC's like Lufthansa have even stopped the free snack they used to offer on intra-European Y class. It's all BoB now.
Western carriers in general
From an Indian who is yet to visit Europe. May be because the High Speed Trains are so close to perfect There. that overshadow the Airlines & this could be a reason & to make Airlines more reasonable. However, if somebody could correct Me if M wrong as I will be in Italy & France during the of This Year Hopefully for a Visit.
@@mahender.psinghbudgurjar709 that definitely plays a role. In Italy for instance, domestic high-speed rail literally killed flag carrier Alitalia, which heavily relied on domestic routes.
I first flew Vistara from Delhi to Goa in 2017. Remember then how impressed I was. Really glad Tata got involved and they’ve gone international. Seat comfort was extraordinary. I also remember in 2018 sitting in the food court of Delhi IGI reading the ‘worlds best airport’ banner as a pigeon landed on the table opposite me, announced its arrival, shat on a discarded plate and flew off.
Love that how do Pidgeons even get in to Airports Bus Stations I could understand but airports.
😂😂 We Indians think Pigeons also "matter" ! It has every right to mark it's territory ❤️😁
Guess you've never been to Trafalgar Square.
@@TheUtuber999 Many times as I live ~40 miles from London. Guessing you haven’t tbh, there hasn’t been pigeons in Trafalgar Sq for 20 years or more.
@@unklemunky8992 Admittedly, it's been a while (decades). 😄
fun fact - even the Starbucks coffee you drank is from Tata. Tata owns 50 percent of Starbucks India. And not just that, it recently purchased Air India, so now it operates two air lines in India.
4 airlines. Air Asia India fully bought out by the Tatas, Air India, Vistara fully being merged with Air India and SIngapore getting a 25% stake of the large entity and Air india express.
That is an amazing seat and service on a 60 minute flight. Must have been a great experience!
I really miss India from my job with BA 👍 love the hotels and the cool lobby music , that flight looked amazing
Every body deserves respect and they are just doing their job. That Indian guy in business class thought that he owned the plane and that's the reason he may have started wining to the stewardess,. Nice to see you compliment her for her job and coffee of course may be put a smile on her face. good gesture.
What did that guy expect? Was she supposed to run down to the corner store to pick up what he wanted? What you get on a plane is what they have on the plane - it's not like they can offer you anything else. It's good that Noel was much nicer to her.
Nice review. BTW the TATA group owns Jaguar Land rover, Tetley tea and Chorus Steel amongst other brands. They are one of the largest private employers in the UK.
Also they own the Starbucks franchises in India.
@@irenedavo3768 Yes.
*Love* Tetley tea - especially their black-and-green mixed blend. Jumped ship from PG Tips for this brand.
@@milindbajekal oh dear lol ..
4:20 Noel is brave. I would have stopped recording... All those stares😂
Lol yoh bro, those were just too much eyes. I guess he is used to people staring at him
@@richardmalinga8217 It's common in India. Isn't it?
You should come to the North East India for interesting views from flights. Completely different.
Also Vistara serves Starbucks cause Tata has a joint venture with Starbucks in India. Tata is a ginormous conglomerate. They pretty much make everything or has a hand in everything.
I just took a 5 hr flight on Vistara's a321 neo from Singapore to Mumbai in Premium Economy. Very good experience, was delighted to see the seat back entertainment as I had never been on a narrow body plane with tvs before!
Bit sad that your trip is coming to an end. Really enjoyed all your India vlogs and looking forward to seeing the report of your flight out from India. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
Air India was also purchased this year by Tata Group, so hope to see much improvement in its service as well. BTW you drank Starbucks in the flight which is also jointly owned by Tata in India.
Enjoyed your india series..loved your reviews and vlogs always as it's funny yet detailed... great to see someone appreciating what's good and pointing out what's not good..as someone belonging to aviation fraternity can relate to your flight experiences.. always welcome to our India.. there may be ups and downs in the daily experiences here but one thing is for sure, there won't be any lack in extending hospitality and warmth to our guests.. Cheers
I enjoy your reviews because unlike other reviewers, they do not know your coming. We get to see the real way passengers are treated. If they know you are going to be on the flight of course they will butter everything up. Well done Noel
Many other reviewers travel unannounced - not just Noel.
As always, Noel showing how quality he is in sticking up for the crew.
In some cultures being an absolute arsehole to the 'help' is how you maintain your rich, powerful status. No logic to it though, it's simply bullying to boost their own ego. Make the enquiry by all means and politely voice dissatisfaction, but if the coffee isn't freshly ground what do you expect anyone to do about it at 30'000ft other than apologize profusely? Losing your shite in the luxury of business class over a Starbucks coffee just goes to show that money doesn't buy happiness or class.
Some passengers are just soo difficult and loves to make other people's life miserable, like SERIOUSLY, if he wanted the VERY BEST IN CLASS and could afford it, FLY VIP on a private jet.
Even on a private jet, if you don't like the coffee there's not a lot anyone can do about it once you're up there. Being kind, maybe it was flight anxiety transferred to a more 'acceptable' subject of coffee because, again, ego won't allow some people to just admit flying makes them tense/scared. Either way, how much nicer would flying be if stewards could dish out diazepam as required? Especially in cattle class where travellers often try to medicate themselves with alcohol to terrible effect 😆
Vistara is the best Indian airline than any of the other Indian one and it is still growing...keep it up
Wow! Really would love to experience a big IFE screen even on a domestic flight service, and Happy Father's Day Noel! I know that may be a bit sad for you to leave India, but when you leave India behind, I know that a new journey begins soon!
I love how you made an effort to MAKE SURE the flight attendant knew the coffee was good :) - I would have done the same if some dingus in front of me was rude about it. Good video
I absolutely love Noel Phillips and his awesome high quality videos, he unlike a lot of vloggers that produce airline review videos always provides honest genuine reviews and always is so optimistic, I'm a complete aviation geek and it's great to know to know what to expect on certain airlines; keep it up, these video reviews really put a smile on my face which is great in today's negative and at times a hostile world! Thank you Noel Phillips, you're awesome!
From what you said, and from what I saw, Vistara seemed like a really nice airline. When I travel to India and am looking for domestic flights around the country, I will consider your experience with the airline when I book a flight with them one day. Great review!
I've really enjoyed your India experience, thank you for sharing and stay safe.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love how loudly you told the attendant how much you enjoyed the coffee. I get really frustrated by overly entitled people who give others grief for doing their job...
Excellent production as usual Noel. The big man moaning about his coffee is the standard Twat on every flight I’ve ever been on. There’s always one and the poor staff deserve more. The quality of accommodation was amazing and really good VFM. Perhaps you could of accidentally spilt your coffee on that nasty git ! (Joke) lol. Thanks again Noel.
That was awesome getting to see an old P-3 Orion. I grew up with those things flying overhead all the time while they were on their sub hunting missions. They will always have a spot in my heart!
Close :) Air Force Hawker Siddeley HS.748. The orion has 4 engine..
@@vinba8234 I stand corrected, you are defiantly right. I guess that means it's bedtime for me since I can't count to four correctly/ :)
Safe travel back home …. And I also agree … Vistara is the best full service airline in the country ….food+ service is great.
Just one point on the TATA group - Starbucks in india is infact a TATA venture with the US coffee company…so it’s their product being offered onboard 😊
The way Noel pronounced 'Tata' - LOL!!!!!
Sounded like a posh mum waving of her school children "Ta Ta children!! Toodle oo!"
Mr. Philips after what you endured on this trip you deserve this flight! I like the HS 748 you caught taxiing out too!
From 24h bus ride to business class, that's a really big step :D
Vistara isn’t too bad. United, Lufthansa, and a lot of other airlines partner with Vistara on connecting domestic routes. I’m flying in a couple weeks to Kolkata on United using Vistara for the local leg from Delhi.
It's probably the best review of a flight on Vistara, all the others I have seen have been poor in some way or another. I'd like to hope they have turned a corner after that scandal, but I guess we will find out in due course.
Goodness, what scandal was that?
I work in India fairly regularly and I always make sure I fly internally with Vistara. Definitely the best Indian airline.
The music in this series has been fantastic. Spot on!!!!
I just flew business class with American Airlines from Boston to JFK and had exactly the same set up for just a short flight. Extremely surprising for the plane and duration.
The breakfast looks awesome from here.
Thank you for spending so long in India and gave exposure to so many trips. It was nice to see ur vlogs about India whether good or bad but they were truthfull
"i do love a nice sausage" - Noel Phillips 2022
A brilliant month of videos Noel, enjoyed the India trip and what a cool plane , looking forward to next week as always , Great stuff 👍
Thanks a ton!
Noel, another brilliant video and review. Just wondering, would you consider doing a compilation video of your favourite/best moments from travelling in India?
1) 20 years ago Delhi airport was very bad, but the new terminals are excellent. 2) I like how Noel always catches some military planes on the ground at each airport. 3) Vistara says on their website that business class travelers get access to the lounge.
Nice to see the immediate offer of more coffee. Don't know whether I'll ever make it to India again but if Vistara has international routes it might be an option to go via India to a destination further west.
vistara does have international routes
@@cinnamoncola591 Indeed it does ... including LHR.
@@alexmcwhirter6611 yeah i’ve used vistara from London Heathrow to New Delhi to visit my indian relatives
Vistara is operating to London, paris, Frankfurt from Delhi...
I work for Delta, and after Jet Airways went away, I think it would be a good business decision to have Vistara as a new Indian partner. They seem to have their service and branding up to par.
Not going to happen unfortunately. Vistara is already code-sharing with United , will mostly join star alliance
I just spotted a 'Jet Airways' aircraft, in Noel's video [ above ] @ 2:48... 😎
@@francoking3641 that’s a spicejet plane :)
@@aayushbajoria that used to be a jet airways plane. A lot of jet airways narrow body planes are taken over by spicejet. You can still see jet airways livery (without the name though).
Jet got their license back, they are coming back soon
Love your self produced sound effects when you’re zooming in on the inflight map. Another great review - love your work.
Looking very nice flying...Thank you for sharing...
Great video Noel. Shame this one was just short of 15 minutes! I have really enjoyed your Indian adventure. Look forward to watching your trip home. Keep up the good work.
The video length is proportional to the level of suffering Noel has to endure.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi Noel,
A good review, the aeroplane looked well kept and the service seemed to be great, this airline would put a few UK airlines to shame when it comes to customer service.
Looking forward to your next review.
Kind regards
DS
Many thanks!
Vistara serves Starbucks coffee because Starbucks India is also owned by Tata. Just FYI :)
You should do a tour through China just like what you’ve done through India. Would be fascinating just as this has been
Can westerners feely explore China I mean would be pretty cool to see domestic Chinese flight .
Your presentation is highly interesting to watch. Thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I guess you did save the best till last, or let’s say most comfortable. This was a great series to see the whole gambit of travel in a country like India.
FYI Starbucks is also owned and operated by TATA in India!
I hate when people moan looks like you had great service. I also believe good service should always be appreciated. Paul
And I am sure you are aware, TATA recently purchased AIR INDIA from the govt. TATA also operates Starbucks in India.
Great video again, I've really enjoyed this series and can't wait to see your African adventure.
Nice to see that Vistara have now launched flights from LHR. How would they compare to BA etc?
Have you ever flown Agean? They also do full service and full meals on short haul flights (including Belgrade-Athens, which is about an hour).
Nice touch with the steward re: coffee. I tend to do the same.
Any product associated with Singapore airlines should be nothing short of spectacular. Been enjoying your journeys in India for some time. I am not quite ready for that experience in person given the crowds and the assault on all the senses.
Nice move to complement the coffee and accept another cup - I do hope the pain in the seat ahead heard.
I did have a moment of hearing 'Non-Stop Dan' saying "I do like a nice sausage" for some reason. . .
„I love a good sausage. And the eggs are not bad either.“
Well, this could be interpreted wrong xD
Thanks for sharing the video. I hope you'll return to India soon for more adventures. Two new airlines will be starting operations this year (one re-starting) - Akasa Air and the reincarnated Jet Airways. You mentioned the Tatas. Yes , they own a lot of things in India, including Air India now.
Hi Noel, Small Correction for your video at 12:36.
Seems like the USD and British Pound symbols need to be swapped. 1 GBP is roughly 1.30 USD, so the pound value cannot be greater than the dollar.
Thank you very much for spending some time in my country. We are not perfect by any means, but we try all the time. I wish you good health and many more pleasant travels in future. Your video production quality is second to none.
Take Care.
Yes, I was going to mention that. But I was thinking the USD should probably be $315, not $215.
I always laugh at the amount of people in India who just stare at you like you have 2 heads when you are filming yourself. Not just on the plane as they passed you by but in the lounges and around the airport.
Always worth staring when a man is talking to himself and pulling faces.
Yeaah, probably they are wondering what did the guy look like who stole his father's land..
Cool ride.....LOVE the AB-321 too, Delta has a few they are using! Just flew on an a Delta AB 220-100 LGA to RDU, so cool...great plane too, Thanks for taking us along!
Awesome video!! Vistara Air business class product lives up to the expectations for sure!! What a seat...😍😍
This is very similar to the American Airlines A321 they use for the transcontinental flights. Very nice planes
Great to see aviation fans out there
Still laughing over coffee beans out of the back side of an elephant. 🤣🤣🤣
Nice video Noel. By the way In India Starbucks is in a joint venture with TATA. Hence they are providing Starbucks coffee.
Midnight Colours by Pawan Krishna is the perfect tune to accompany an Indian odyssey and Noel is without doubt the most unique flyogger on CZcams.
It's Starbucks because in India that is also owned by Tata.
Tata owns everything here, from table salt to airplanes. Everything you can think of Tata has a product.
Noel conveniently skipped mentioning the part that TATA also owns what once used to be iconic British brands such as Jaguar and Range Rover. That was his selective omission.
The best of your Indian experience videos was your helicopter ride over lower Himalayan range. I divided to go for it after the monsoon season.
That was an excellent trip and very good value. The breakfast looked amazing. Pity it was such a short flight - we never got the "loo review"!!
Really enjoyed the whole Indian series, thanks Noel!!!
Once he has done every content he may do airline's based in Syria etc.
@@thundershorts4757 great suggestion... I guess it might be a bit more chaotic and noisy than India
Job of a youtuber is just to review the flight rather than pass a judgement about the airline as a whole. A thing that many reviewers do
VT-TVA regularly flies Delhi-Singapore - a 5+ hours red eye - so nice to have a flat bed
Agree with you Noel that New Delhi is not the nicest Airport to fly through.
Pleased to see this video... next month I'm flying Delhi to Chennai so was good to see Vistara's hard product..!
We'd be honoured to have you sir
You liked Vistara, partially owned and run by Tata group. Now that Air India is also in hands of Tata group (who actually founded the company long back), we can expect that with time, AI will regain it's lost place again in aviation.
As said in the German anthem,
'Sollen in der welt behalten
Ihrren alten schonen klang'
Speaking of Tata, did you know that Air India started life as Tata Airlines back in the 1930s? Air India is also currently owned by a division of Tata (in a roundabout way!).
Another wonderful video by CZcams's premier travel blogger. Noel you are an inspiration to me. Your work is superb, interesting and entertaining.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Love the music in the video. Gives it a super good feeling on how it is in India
Back in the day, BCal flew from LGW to AMS (45min) and served a full English in business. How times change.
BA, EI, and BD all used to serve a full English/Irish on DUB-LHR in economy.......Think on that one lol
Noel, I would love to see you do some sort of crazy challenge again. Round the world trip was great. 👍
looks like a very good airline all the nice touches
love this game very much . Thank you for sharing this wond erful and interesting video . good luck to you always 🤲👏👏👌👌🙏🙏🙏
Happy father's Day 😘 Super Dad Noel, thanks a zillion for this fantastic video
6:55 youre right and more amazing fact is that India have 5 majorly flown airline (Indigo, Air India, Air asia india, Vistara & Go Air) and 3 of them are owned by TATA only lol (Vistara - joint with singapore airlines, Air asia india - Air asia subsidiary and Air India ownership)
I wish British airways would do something to make business class more comfortable on their a321 neos. It’s really bad...
Fun callback to the Around the World in 80 hours video! That was one of my faves!
Tata also own shares in Air Asia India and Air India .... and also Starbucks India. :-)
TATA has purchased AIR INDIA as well.. In couple of years you will notice massive facelift of Air India as well.
I love love these videos but 🤔🤣
Make it longer Noel . I watch to unwind in the evenings. Love to your family.
Nice "air guitar" on arrival! Also nice catch of the HS748 at the 5:00 mark. A rare plane these days.
Is that the hawker siddely or an ATR 72
@@mattwilliams9466 Sure looks like a 748 to me and not the " HS ATP" and low wing, so it's not an ATR.
Great air guitar there Noell!
That definitely was a quick flight. You didn't have time for the 'Noel Philips Loo Review'! 🙂
If you want to be a vlogger you should have confidence like our noel the best think about him is he doesn't hesitate and shows the reality keep going...😊
Noel's favorite, high flying service description phrases seem to be either "rather/quite nice" or "not too bad" hahahaha.
Must mention that in #noel's India trip videos , the #indian #bgm.. was really nostalgic