You could not make my day any better, simply Aviation, i just loved it, i know you are more used to travelling in Europe and in other continents with more modern airports and airliners, but, i like when you go to Africa and you show the little we have. I am an Angolan and i want to see the African aviation grow and take the right direction and this airliner deserves our trust, do not stop just right here, keep on showing us more trip reports in Africa, it was a nice surprise for me today, thanks a lot.
We have flights booked or already taken on almost all African airlines...you can expect Tripreports on airlines such as Asky, Air Burkina, TAAG, South African, Kenya Airways, Jubba Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Egyptair, Camair, Tunis Air, Air Algerie and more over the next year... :D
Bro, every single continent need to be known from a POSITIVE side, and Africa is one of the nicest continent from a point of view culture. I like the culture there, is just majestic. And yeah, the numbers of new airliners and airports in Africa isn't that small. Don't trust the rumors, it's shit.
Wow a really nice unique trip report. I was really impressed with that business class cabin, blows most European airlines out of the water. And WI-FI also, looks like a fun airline to fly, If i'm ever around that way I would love to try them. And the Free food, not much to look at , but at least they gave you something.
Spot on comments. I love the colour scheme as well, very professional, but then the fun of the FA's outfits. Keep up the good work on your channel too, always good to watch. Now, get back to your BA economy dungeon ! hee hee
I am born and grew up in Africa, I have been to countless amounts of airports in my life but never would I have expected to see such clean and organized airports in Cotonou and Abijan, I was expecting more chaotic and less modern terminals/gates from Western Africa. Cool vid, sure are an example to other western and central African nations!
Today with smart phone one hardly cares for inflight entertainment. But greeting with a meal and water is always a blessing. Noticed Africa and Asia are more gracious.
Well, Cotonou airport may be nothing special, but it looked pretty decent to me, and adequate for its passenger volume. That's more that can be said of many African airports in much larger countries and capital cities. I'm Brazilian and Benin was the source of many slaves sent here in that shameful episode of human history, but the result is that many of us here have Beninese blood (probably even I, with my deceptively sheet-white skin, as most of us are mixed-race to some degree), there was considerable influence from them in the formation of our national culture, and in Benin there is also a sizable community of descendants from returned freed slaves from Brazil with Portuguese surnames. So, there are many affinities and it's one of the parts of Africa that I'd like the most to get to know. Air Côte d'Ivoire also appeared to offer a very decent service and Abidjan airport seems to be up to international standards. It's heartening to see signs of progress in Africa. Even if, as in this case, they benefit only a small fraction of the population, they still give some hope for the future and show that things are possible.
+Sérgio Agostinho, vi em outro comentário seu que você é angolano, e Angola também está na minha lista pelos mesmos motivos. Já conheci alguns angolanos aqui no Brasil e foi incrível a afinidade e o quanto nós temos tanto a ver uns com os outros.
@@goytabr , têmos com certeza muito em comum, a comunidade Brasileira em Angola tambem cresceu muito nos últimos anos e realmente há muita coisa que nos une, mais que nos separar.
It is great to see you report on smaller airlines in countries that lots of people ignore. Some of these countries/airlines may not have the facilities or money of so called first world airlines, but the staff I have met on my travels are very proud to work for their airlines and their enthusiasm & smiles can put some of us western crew members to shame. Keep up the good work.
Remarkable! Great report like the previous ones. Even greater knowing you flew on one Air Cote d'Ivoire that I really like for my travels in West Africa (as possible). Watching this report gave me a clue of what to expect when flying on their new airplanes like this a320. Good job. Tip: next time you fly in to ABJ, try and get a window seat on the right side of the aircraft. The view is better :) Keep it up and as Jeb Brooks says, see you in the skies.
Another great tripreport as always! You should try British Airways direct flight from London to Nashville, TN, USA. The route just opened in May and is operated by a 787-8 (95% of the time). I live in Nashville and am an avgeek so it is cool being able to see the 787 fly over on a regular basis! I love your videos, keep up the great work!
UPDATE: At the end of 2019, Cotonou's airport started undergoing major renovations which allow the airport to recieve more airlines and more passenger, as well as modernize the airport (There's now self checkin kiosks, flight trackers everywhere in the airport, modernized lounge for Business class passengers and more)
Awesome video Simply Aviation Always love seeing your videos and excited to know about the different airlines of the world Thanks for the video Simply Aviation
came across this video as I was scrolling through and have to say great video - good photography and overall review. They have a great A320 product and the power and USB outlets are a nice touch - I had the opportunity to fly them in early 2017 due to technical issues (you can read the full details on my blog but overview is that they have horrible ground service who cannot handle delays). On the brightside is at the end of a 10+ hour delay I was able to fly on their A320
I was about to watch a tripreport of air new zealand but I received the notification and then I clicked on (DAT GREAAAAT) video. Love your channel. I have two good tripreports you could make !! Paris CDG - Boston BOS with AirFrance B772 -- OR -- Detroit DTW - Paris CDG with Delta B763 -- BONUS -- Orlando MCO - London LGW with Virgin Atlantic B744. Talk about it with David, it could be nice. Oh I forgot, everything in economy, you'll be comfortabe, trust me.
Thinking about doing Orlando to Gatwick next summer...the other ones are too similar to existing reviews, so I can't give them priority. We already published a review from the US to Paris on AF's B777-300 and from Paris to the US on Delta's B767-400... :)
@@simply_aviation Ah, I understand. I already saw both. Particullary Delta B764 yesterday... so you mean you guys need more variated tripreports, not always the same airlines to the same places. I understand. Waiting for MCO to LGW ;)
Exactly... :) There are so many interesting flights and airlines out there, we first want to fly with all of them before we return to an airline we have reviewed before... Thanks for understanding and for your support!
Sorry to say it but the Capital of the Ivory Coast is Yamassoukrou, Abidjan WAS once the Capital, but the Founder of the Ivory Coast changed it to his birthplace ^^ Ad Abidjan isn't a City anymore but a District. Its City-Districts were converted into Towns themselves. PS: I was born in 1974 in Abidjan ^^
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS :D People barley even do West African flight reports I'm so happy you are THANK YOU!!! My parents are from Burkina Faso it would be great if you did Air Burkina or Colombe Airlines its ok if you don't I really just love this thank you!!! Angelo
I love Simply Aviation videos but I do wish you'd say why you're flying the route - ie - is it for holiday, work, fun, to connect. I find it interesting as to why someone would be flying this route or any other.
Thanks for that, I really like these less usual airline reports. What a fantastic airline with good looking business class, nice colour choices and funky FA unifrorms. The newer A3xx wing tips are good looking too. Can we swap this airline for one one of European ones, naming no names ;) Or would that be too mean on the Ivory Coast? More please!
There is nothing illegal with that, as long as North Korea's own formalities are followed. There are many countries that ADVISE against travel to North Korea, but as far as I know, South Korea is the only one that BANS it outright (and even there, some exemptions are possible). And there are many travel agencies in Europe and China specializing in tours of North Korea. But precisely because everybody's so curious about Air Koryo, there are tons of reviews of it out there already, both in video and in blogs. It's unlikely that service has changed much. And all reports I've seen are unanimous in saying that it's definitely not as bad as the fame goes, being the only 1-star Skytrax airline and all. Air Koryo is usually punctual, on-board service is restrained but courteous, the planes are outdated but not really uncomfortable. Besides, most foreign visitors fly from Beijing, which is only a short hop from Pyongyang anyway. I have seen many reviewers saying that they have had much worse flights on some 3-star airlines from developed Western countries - and it's probably better than Ryanair or Spirit (though, of course, that's not saying a lot). The only real negative points are the abominable food (but at least there IS food), the annoying "heroic patriotic" anthems played as background music all the time, and of course the dreary destination itself.
Congratulations, I am pleased to read that we will have many more videos of african airlines. Please also walk through America, it would be interesting a video of BOA, the flag airline of Bolivia, for example.
Love the video as I do the channel. Every upload’s a hit. LOL, they really give their C passengers all the perks. Mood lighting (at least during boarding), IFE. HA HA.
Well done, Vienna, well done as always. And just another thing (german though): 'Hallo, Herr Spohr, hoffe, Sie und/oder jemand anderer aus Ihrer Möchtgern-5Sterne-Airline hat dieses Video AUCH gesehen. SO, liebe Freunde in Frankfurt wird 'ne Fluggesellschaft umgetrieben, und NICHT anders!
Hey, where did you hide the "yogurt"? ;-) These (french) mashed apple cups are also served as part of KSLM in Qatar Airways. Great trip report! It's an unusual airline and unusual destinations - fantastically covered by you. Any chances of visiting Accra while you are in the region?
I had a Beninese colleague at university. François was a lovely guy, everybody there loved him. He's now a professor doing research on computer-controlled prosthetics for the disabled.
Simply Aviation, I have a question, is Paris cdg more confusing than Heathrow or the inverse? I am slightly confused as I find Cdg horrible but still never went to heathrow
![[Flight Report] AIR COTE D'IVOIRE | Toulouse ✈ Ouagadougou ✈ Abidjan | Airbus A320 | Economy](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DtVx0a2MDj8/mqdefault.jpg)
You could not make my day any better, simply Aviation, i just loved it, i know you are more used to travelling in Europe and in other continents with more modern airports and airliners, but, i like when you go to Africa and you show the little we have. I am an Angolan and i want to see the African aviation grow and take the right direction and this airliner deserves our trust, do not stop just right here, keep on showing us more trip reports in Africa, it was a nice surprise for me today, thanks a lot.
We have flights booked or already taken on almost all African airlines...you can expect Tripreports on airlines such as Asky, Air Burkina, TAAG, South African, Kenya Airways, Jubba Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Egyptair, Camair, Tunis Air, Air Algerie and more over the next year... :D
What a nice comment
Air Malawi and congo airways
Bro, every single continent need to be known from a POSITIVE side, and Africa is one of the nicest continent from a point of view culture. I like the culture there, is just majestic. And yeah, the numbers of new airliners and airports in Africa isn't that small. Don't trust the rumors, it's shit.
Simply Aviation RAM❤️ I I’m Norwegian but I’m ethnically from Morocco. Looking forward to see that
Wow a really nice unique trip report. I was really impressed with that business class cabin, blows most European airlines out of the water.
And WI-FI also, looks like a fun airline to fly, If i'm ever around that way I would love to try them.
And the Free food, not much to look at , but at least they gave you something.
Spot on comments. I love the colour scheme as well, very professional, but then the fun of the FA's outfits. Keep up the good work on your channel too, always good to watch. Now, get back to your BA economy dungeon ! hee hee
Is rare that Simply aviation make a trip report of an african airlines, great job
Felix always doing trip reports on lesser knows airlines, I really appreciate it ! :)
I am born and grew up in Africa, I have been to countless amounts of airports in my life but never would I have expected to see such clean and organized airports in Cotonou and Abijan, I was expecting more chaotic and less modern terminals/gates from Western Africa. Cool vid, sure are an example to other western and central African nations!
Wow this have to be the first professional trip report of this airline!!!! Well done felix and you are still welcome to Norway 😉
That business looked stunning!
Today with smart phone one hardly cares for inflight entertainment. But greeting with a meal and water is always a blessing.
Noticed Africa and Asia are more gracious.
Well, Cotonou airport may be nothing special, but it looked pretty decent to me, and adequate for its passenger volume. That's more that can be said of many African airports in much larger countries and capital cities. I'm Brazilian and Benin was the source of many slaves sent here in that shameful episode of human history, but the result is that many of us here have Beninese blood (probably even I, with my deceptively sheet-white skin, as most of us are mixed-race to some degree), there was considerable influence from them in the formation of our national culture, and in Benin there is also a sizable community of descendants from returned freed slaves from Brazil with Portuguese surnames. So, there are many affinities and it's one of the parts of Africa that I'd like the most to get to know. Air Côte d'Ivoire also appeared to offer a very decent service and Abidjan airport seems to be up to international standards. It's heartening to see signs of progress in Africa. Even if, as in this case, they benefit only a small fraction of the population, they still give some hope for the future and show that things are possible.
Verdade nua e crua, meu caro Villela Júnior.
+Sérgio Agostinho, vi em outro comentário seu que você é angolano, e Angola também está na minha lista pelos mesmos motivos. Já conheci alguns angolanos aqui no Brasil e foi incrível a afinidade e o quanto nós temos tanto a ver uns com os outros.
@@goytabr , têmos com certeza muito em comum, a comunidade Brasileira em Angola tambem cresceu muito nos últimos anos e realmente há muita coisa que nos une, mais que nos separar.
It's better than 9% of the airports in Europe. Go to stansted in london and see a proper dump.
Nice book
Thanks for publishing another great video. Loved the choice of airline!
Great to see you guys doing TRIPREPORTS on African Airlines 😃👍
Just great how you explore lesser known airlines and bring light to their products❤️❤️
Porto-novo is the capital city of Benin, and Yamoussoukro is the capital city of Ivory Coast
New Trip Report!👌
Yes yes yes I was waiting tooo long from Friday till today thanks for uploading the new trip report
It is great to see you report on smaller airlines in countries that lots of people ignore. Some of these countries/airlines may not have the facilities or money of so called first world airlines, but the staff I have met on my travels are very proud to work for their airlines and their enthusiasm & smiles can put some of us western crew members to shame. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for coming to our country❤️ I hope u enjoyed the stay
Remarkable! Great report like the previous ones. Even greater knowing you flew on one Air Cote d'Ivoire that I really like for my travels in West Africa (as possible). Watching this report gave me a clue of what to expect when flying on their new airplanes like this a320. Good job.
Tip: next time you fly in to ABJ, try and get a window seat on the right side of the aircraft. The view is better :)
Keep it up and as Jeb Brooks says, see you in the skies.
Thanks for this video, i am flying this airline for the first time and i now feel comfortable and excited.
So interesting Tripreports,i love it!Good Luck!
The pilot has such a nice voice and accent.
lol fact I thought I was the only one to catch that
New simply aviation video. Simply awesome
Another great tripreport as always! You should try British Airways direct flight from London to Nashville, TN, USA. The route just opened in May and is operated by a 787-8 (95% of the time). I live in Nashville and am an avgeek so it is cool being able to see the 787 fly over on a regular basis! I love your videos, keep up the great work!
Looks like a great airline. I'll definitely try to fly with them if I go to West Africa.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR FLYING ON MY COUNTRY 😍😍😍
Oui
J'ai voyagé tout en étant sur place. C'était magnifique
Nice report. Excellent service on this short flight. Very nice and modern ern looking cabin.
Ouuu thanks for visiting my country and taking our airline!!!
Awesome video man, its nice to see trip reports from countries other than Europe from time to time. Specially Africa, they re very rare.
UPDATE: At the end of 2019, Cotonou's airport started undergoing major renovations which allow the airport to recieve more airlines and more passenger, as well as modernize the airport (There's now self checkin kiosks, flight trackers everywhere in the airport, modernized lounge for Business class passengers and more)
Absolutely great to see such exotic routes and airlines, more of this kind please!!! ♥️
Many thanks again for this great trip report mate!
You have really good and detailed trip reports, just want to know about updates of the PIA trip report
The fact that Ivory Coast airlines has an entertainment system makes me wanna fly there
Oh really?!!! I live in ivory coast i would like to see that :D
Business looks great!!! So does economy!
Awesome video Simply Aviation
Always love seeing your videos and excited to know about the different airlines of the world
Thanks for the video Simply Aviation
Cant believe you liked my comment
BTW how much is the ticket
Always a pleasure to travel with you 😊
Love it! Hope to see more of the flights you take around the world :D
Nice trip report pls keep doing more of this!
came across this video as I was scrolling through and have to say great video - good photography and overall review.
They have a great A320 product and the power and USB outlets are a nice touch - I had the opportunity to fly them in early 2017 due to technical issues (you can read the full details on my blog but overview is that they have horrible ground service who cannot handle delays). On the brightside is at the end of a 10+ hour delay I was able to fly on their A320
Thanks Felix I really appreciate your reactivity
I LOVE YOU! Great vid I love all of them!
Never heard of this airline! ;) nice man
Yes new airline. My country 😍😍
I was about to watch a tripreport of air new zealand but I received the notification and then I clicked on (DAT GREAAAAT) video. Love your channel. I have two good tripreports you could make !!
Paris CDG - Boston BOS with AirFrance B772
-- OR --
Detroit DTW - Paris CDG with Delta B763
-- BONUS --
Orlando MCO - London LGW with Virgin Atlantic B744.
Talk about it with David, it could be nice.
Oh I forgot, everything in economy, you'll be comfortabe, trust me.
Thinking about doing Orlando to Gatwick next summer...the other ones are too similar to existing reviews, so I can't give them priority. We already published a review from the US to Paris on AF's B777-300 and from Paris to the US on Delta's B767-400... :)
@@simply_aviation Ah, I understand. I already saw both. Particullary Delta B764 yesterday... so you mean you guys need more variated tripreports, not always the same airlines to the same places. I understand. Waiting for MCO to LGW ;)
Exactly... :) There are so many interesting flights and airlines out there, we first want to fly with all of them before we return to an airline we have reviewed before... Thanks for understanding and for your support!
@@simply_aviation I always support people I like. Keep going.
Impressive Business Class on that A32O fon short/medium haul flights, it seems great airline
High quality filming simply keep it up :)
First! And love your videos :D
Cute little flight, thank you for sharing!
Great video love it when you guys upload
Another great trip report :)
Very smart plane. And a nice landing!
i like the air cote d' ivoire livery and the business class the european airlines should take note
They're in the national colours and I think the airline's done a spectacular job using them in its designs, both outside and inside.
Oh wow African airline seldom saw you done before...... 👍
Transavia Dutch flight report please???
I think there was one earlier
@@cocoananaspineapplemelone9657 That was Transavia France.
transavia France is basically the same
Transavia is boring!
The flight land like butter landing
This A320 is gorgeous
Sorry to say it but the Capital of the Ivory Coast is Yamassoukrou, Abidjan WAS once the Capital, but the Founder of the Ivory Coast changed it to his birthplace ^^ Ad Abidjan isn't a City anymore but a District. Its City-Districts were converted into Towns themselves. PS: I was born in 1974 in Abidjan ^^
4:25 Cool indeed looks like an L1011.
In june i flew @qantas for only 45 minutes and they served snackboxes and drinks on the Melbourne-Canberra route!
Cool
Great video Felix
Perfect landing
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS :D People barley even do West African flight reports I'm so happy you are THANK YOU!!! My parents are from Burkina Faso it would be great if you did Air Burkina or Colombe Airlines its ok if you don't I really just love this thank you!!! Angelo
We already flew on Air Burkina and did a Tripreport...we'll publish it in the coming months... :D
@@simply_aviation OH!!! YAYY THANK YOU!
Excellent
Enjoyed the flight
Air Côte d'Ivoire - they're excellent. Pricey but excellent.
Love air trips 💙🛫
🇨🇮🙏🏿Akwaba
Great review Felix!
Awesome flight report !!!!!
Btw, Côte d’Ivoire’s capital city is Yamoussoukro, not Abidjan 😊
I love Simply Aviation videos but I do wish you'd say why you're flying the route - ie - is it for holiday, work, fun, to connect. I find it interesting as to why someone would be flying this route or any other.
Thanks for that, I really like these less usual airline reports. What a fantastic airline with good looking business class, nice colour choices and funky FA unifrorms. The newer A3xx wing tips are good looking too.
Can we swap this airline for one one of European ones, naming no names ;) Or would that be too mean on the Ivory Coast?
More please!
At 9:03 you can see the new crew waiting at the door, ready to take control of the plane for the next rides😎
Omg that bussines class is so cool on a320
Hi, can you guys please review Air Koryo one day? I mean, there are completely legal ways to get on an Air Koryo flight.
There is nothing illegal with that, as long as North Korea's own formalities are followed. There are many countries that ADVISE against travel to North Korea, but as far as I know, South Korea is the only one that BANS it outright (and even there, some exemptions are possible). And there are many travel agencies in Europe and China specializing in tours of North Korea. But precisely because everybody's so curious about Air Koryo, there are tons of reviews of it out there already, both in video and in blogs. It's unlikely that service has changed much. And all reports I've seen are unanimous in saying that it's definitely not as bad as the fame goes, being the only 1-star Skytrax airline and all. Air Koryo is usually punctual, on-board service is restrained but courteous, the planes are outdated but not really uncomfortable. Besides, most foreign visitors fly from Beijing, which is only a short hop from Pyongyang anyway. I have seen many reviewers saying that they have had much worse flights on some 3-star airlines from developed Western countries - and it's probably better than Ryanair or Spirit (though, of course, that's not saying a lot). The only real negative points are the abominable food (but at least there IS food), the annoying "heroic patriotic" anthems played as background music all the time, and of course the dreary destination itself.
Congratulations, I am pleased to read that we will have many more videos of african airlines. Please also walk through America, it would be interesting a video of BOA, the flag airline of Bolivia, for example.
Love the video as I do the channel. Every upload’s a hit.
LOL, they really give their C passengers all the perks. Mood lighting (at least during boarding), IFE. HA HA.
I just subscribe on your chanel I'm from ivory coast your just the best thanks for everything
I love the sound on an 320
There business class looks stunning for an A320
nice report. please do sri lankan airlines next!
Pls go abidjan to libreville
The flying is very cool
Cool, thanks :)
Nice trip report...
Will you do Aruba Airlines in the future?
It's nice :D to see :D African Aviation ............ :D
please Czech airlines Prague-Seoul
ItzMeMaty• ItzMeZentriX ???
Correction: Abidjan is not the capital of ivory Coast
Now there's an airline you don't see every day!
Great flight
Well done, Vienna, well done as always.
And just another thing (german though): 'Hallo, Herr Spohr, hoffe, Sie und/oder jemand anderer aus Ihrer Möchtgern-5Sterne-Airline hat dieses Video AUCH gesehen. SO, liebe Freunde in Frankfurt wird 'ne Fluggesellschaft umgetrieben, und NICHT anders!
Great tripreport
Hey I had a question for when you guys are flying business class and first class do you get to keep the amenity kits?
Yes, we do... :)
Simply Aviation thanks!
Nice trip report
Hey, where did you hide the "yogurt"? ;-)
These (french) mashed apple cups are also served as part of KSLM in Qatar Airways.
Great trip report! It's an unusual airline and unusual destinations - fantastically covered by you.
Any chances of visiting Accra while you are in the region?
benin, the country of my mother.
I had a Beninese colleague at university. François was a lovely guy, everybody there loved him. He's now a professor doing research on computer-controlled prosthetics for the disabled.
Wow awesome
Simply Aviation, I have a question, is Paris cdg more confusing than Heathrow or the inverse? I am slightly confused as I find Cdg horrible but still never went to heathrow
@@obama2150 thank you very much for your answer.
I recommend Heathrow. CDG is indeed very confusing as it has a horrible layout. Heathrow is more sturctured and has excellent signage! :)
@@simply_aviation thank you very much for the advice my friend.
How do you get rid of ear popping during ascend and descend of the flight…
Shivam Madhur eat gum
Nice!!
What software do you use for Cutting/editing your videos? ^^
Adobe Premiere Pro :)
U should really fly on beijing capital airlines, air koryo and albastar