The Secret World of Saudi Arabian 747s (never before seen)
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Airline: Boeing 747-400
Aircraft: Saudia Airlines, SV
Aircraft registration: 9H-AZA
Flight date: January 2024
Route: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Medina, Saudi Arabia
Flight numbers: SV831
Seat: 18A
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - The Hidden Fleet of Saudi Arabian 747-400s
00:01:17 - Saudia's 747 Operations
00:02:25 - Interesting Airport Encounters
00:03:31 - Exploring the Configuration of our 747 Aircraft
00:04:50 - A Journey on the Retro 747
00:07:20 - Excitement in Bed
00:08:39 - Exploring the Air Atlanta Plane
00:09:57 - Retro Style and Wing Views
00:11:08 - Views!!!
00:12:50 - Final Part of Our Flight
00:16:31 - The Last Few Years of Flying the 747
About Saudia (from Wikipedia):
Saudia (Arabic: السعودية as-Suʿūdiyyah), formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية al-Ḫuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Suʿūdiyyah), is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. The airline's main hub is at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
Saudia operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 100 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Domestic and international charter flights are operated, mostly during the Ramadan and the Hajj season. It joined the SkyTeam airline alliance on 29 May 2012, making it the first carrier from the Persian Gulf region to join one of the three major airline alliances. Saudia is a member and one of the founders of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization.
About 747 (from Wikipedia):
The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747. The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range. Northwest Airlines became the first customer with an order for 10 aircraft on October 22, 1985. The first 747-400 was rolled out on January 26, 1988, and made its maiden flight on April 29, 1988. Type certification was received on January 9, 1989, and it entered service with NWA on February 9, 1989.
It retains the 747 airframe, including the 747-300 stretched upper deck, with 6-foot (1.8 m) winglets. The 747-400 offers a choice of improved turbofans: the Pratt & Whitney PW4000, General Electric CF6-80C2 or Rolls-Royce RB211-524G/H. Its two-crew glass cockpit dispenses with the need for a flight engineer. It typically accommodates 416 passengers in a three-class layout over a 7,285 nmi (13,492 km; 8,383 mi) range with its 875,000-pound (397 t) maximum takeoff weight (MTOW).
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Ur so great Dan and Oscar. Keep it up!!!!
15:12 I don’t use Nord VPN because they don’t have a Saudi Arabia server
Those supposedly funny TV clips ruin the whole video... it's unwatchable. It gives me nightmares. These are so good without those TV clips.
Well come again brother
13:42 FaceTime and other social media apps are open in Saudi Arabia no need for VPN.
Some websites are blocked in Saudi arabia though, & for no apparent reason
@@uhm175
There is a reason.. Due to the companies’ non-acceptance of the conditions
There are a number of companies that give that service, that is, the problem is the problem of the companies themselves by not accepting these conditions.
true am also from saudi and whatsapp is so famous like they use it in jokes
Ik that was weird lol
yup typical american propaganda
Calling the 747 "retro" still sounds weird to me, but I guess that's the state we're at right now
True , crazy to think
Well not that many carriers are still flying them so…
I felt that 😨
Well it's an old piece of junk by now. 😂
He even has the audacity to call these planes “ancient” 😳
I think that 747 or its sister might have served as Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One. Their singer Bruce Dickinson was formerly a pilot with Air Atlanta Icelandic and spent some time operating pilgrimage flights as well as flying the band around the world on tour.
Yep Ed Force One was a 747 (I think 200, but don't quote me on that) and yep, he flew it. Kept his license :D
The ed force one was operated by saudia from 2016 to 2022 but it has been retired since
Ironic isn't it.. The "number of the beast" flying in Saudi Arabia
@ricequin No, sadly, the Ed force one plane is just sitting in a scrapyard waiting to be scrapped
@@dbn52? I know what the number is, just don’t understand your reference?
Saudi Arabia like any country in the world,and we all use FaceTime 😂
Dan, this was so refreshing! I love watching flight reviews in all cabins from cattle class to yacht class, but more than anything, I love seeing a fellow avgeek acting like a kid in a candy store. I’d love to see more avgeek-specific experiences like this, where you seek out a special aircraft, airline or an airport experience. A welcome break from the usual, the latest business class product or whatever, for sure.
Wow Dan & Oskar, what an AvGeek experience on the 747-400. I think Mahan still flies the -200 with the prayer room on the top deck.
Must have been amazing flying over the empty quarter.
Great wing & cabin views, unbelievable the aircraft was so empty; but can imagine peak season being chaos.
Thanks, Rog from Wales 🏴
You don't need a VPN to access FaceTime or "Messenger" in Saudi
Hi Dan! I said it before and l’ll say it again: you’re the best! 👍 This is a blast from the past for me. My first trans-Atlantic flight in 1981 was on an Air France 747. I sat in the same section, at row 2, right in the nose. It was weird to think that the pilot was somewhere behind us upstairs! It’s pretty much the way I remember it. Except for the tv monitors, I don’t think they had those in the seat back then.
In 1981 it was not a 747-400 …
Love this. My first international flight was on PAN AM on a 2 storey plane (1982) from South America to Australia. It took several days and a huge number of stops. Now that’s retro! At some point we changed to air New Zealand (maybe?)
Wonderful video, Dan!! I always look forward to your videos. I love the 747, but this is certainly interesting.
Thanks Dan for an awesome experience on the legend of the skies. Brings Back memories .First flight for me was the 747 from Johannesburg - LHR via Abidjan in the 1980's when SAA South African airways was banned from flying over Africa due to Sanctions. SAA was a great Airline in those Days. Thanks for the great content.
Great Video! Loved it... Reminds me of my "retro flight" in a 747-SP with Iran Air in 2009 - great flight that ewas and on one of the most iconic 747's
I miss the 747 in service and hope they will be back one day in one shape or form
Keep up the good work and happy travels! 😁
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My last time on the 747 (a 400) was on a Cathay Pacific service between Manila and Hong Kong waaaaay back in December 2014. It was a very short flight but definitely one of, if not THE most memorable trips I have taken.
While happily sitting in my seat after being bumped up to biz, a flight attendant walked up to me and said, "Sir, this aircraft is being retired in June, would you like to take this opportunity to sit on the upper deck?" I calmly replied, "Oh, sure why not?"
What I meant to say was, "Oh you mean fulfill my childhood dream to fly on the second floor of a 747? F**K YEAH!"
What a great video, I'm a huge fan of the 747 and this video really hit the spot, really enjoyed the tour of the upper and lower deck, the galley and he lav, great job, thanks !
it makes me so happy to see nonstop dan notifications omg
So interesting Josh, keep the great videos coming !!!!!!
Wow, I never knew about these! Thank you for covering this interesting topic
I have fond memories of flying many times on BA, Qantas, Cathay Pacific 747s in club/business class. Some of the best flights ever.😀
Hey Dan! Awesome video of the 400 variant of the 747. I have jumpseated on some cargo 747's (Upper level is it's own crew quarters) and it just is magical, especially seeing those wings out the window in the crew quarters!
Been a subscriber for a while!
Happy Jetsetting!
Another fantastic video with loads of insights, that's hardly known by anyone 🙂❗
Oh! I have really missed you! I've been thru a ton a stuff, so glad to see you with your handsome friend! Keep flying!
Always great content, keep up the great work m8
I was eagerly waiting for this video ever since you talked about it in the podcast. I’m going to watch it and then comment later about it.
Wow! those are the best and most satisfying front and rear wing views of a CF6-80 Boeing 747-400.
I've been lucky enough to fly AMS-LAX-AMS back in 2012 on KLM's queen and boy oh boy, what an experience it was.
The 'butter' landing you've experienced is exactly what i've experienced as well and exactly like you say: the 747 is such a unique experience.
Amazing video Dan! I never even new Saudi Arabia had the 747!
Loved the retro look, ashtrays bring back fond memories 😊. Thanks Dan😊
Great content as always.
That’s the emptiest plane I’ve ever seen 💀
This flight so interesting, a retro 747-400, a crew wearing an old Saudia uniform, the same route where was Saudia operating an own 747 before retired, if IFE functional, having blue seats and walls it became an experience of Saudia between 1996-2011
And welcome in Medina my hometown!
I've been watching your videos for years and every once in a while you say the very last thing I'd think I'd hear. This time you actually made me spit my iced green tea out and laugh when you said "high heels on my tippies."😂🤣😂🤣😅🤣🤣
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I used to like the 747 because although most of economy used to be a 3-4-3 configuration, there would be one or two rows in the back that had a 2-4-2 so you would have a huge gap next to you on the window side.
Ahum … yes and no. I had numerous flights in economy in these 747-400 on BA, Qantas , China Airlines and others. Very little leg room and noisy.
What a cool experience! You could tell how excited you were 😄
Oh, this jogged some memories I had forgotten! I am pretty sure I have flown Saudia 747 during my childhood, looks pretty similar to what I remember from 17 to 20 years ago.
These wide-bodied air crafts were (and still are) one of the greatest " Masterpieces " ever engineered and built.
Also " Carrier " who invented the ac, and as a gratitude I pray for that sucker every time I turn on my air-con because he made my life a lot easier in the heat of Summer.
I’ve flown quite a few TWA 747s between the US and the Middle East. Great memories
Thank you so much I always wondered what inside of 747 look like
I remember when I was younger, I used to fly on the exact same airplane. It’s very nice since it brings back. Good memories
747.😅
Hi Dan! I flew with Lufthansa and their 747-400 twice, both times with D-ABTK in Businnes Class in the Upper Deck, and it was amazing! 😍
I'm so happy to see this. Flown the SAUDIA 747 about 7-10 years ago.
I've never flown on a 747 but I have stayed at the Jumbo Stay hotel in Arlanda, Stockholm. It's a 747-400 that they've compleatly renovated so that it is a hotel. You can sleep in the cockpit and even the engines, and on the back there's a swing made with a real 747 tire. It's such a special expreince and if you ever by any chase visit Stockholm, try it.
Plane Trains Automobiles channel has just covered this. Well worth watching.
@@houseclearance7509 I gotta go watch that.
This was my childhood plane omggg thank you soo much for this video
Amazing video production
Back in 1977 I flew from Columbus to Nice on a 747 that was chartered by an industry association with my parents. It was full of members who were all adults and I found 2 other "kids" who's parents were on the main level, and we asked the f/a if we could see the upper deck even though the stairway was roped off, and they agreed. We ended up staying up there for the entire flight. I seem to remember couches in addition to regular seats. Quite a memory, playing cards and dozing off without any parents. A week later for the return Air France flight, the airline workers went on strike, which ended in about 8 hours, so we diverted to Paris where we spent the night in a hotel at CDG, leaving for CMH in the morning, and I saw the Concorde on the runway there. Quite a memorable trip.
Thanks for sharing! Great memories to have
Strikes in France ? How strange 😅😅😅
Dan you are the best😊 you have the best content and both of your channels are the best even the Oskar and Dan channel. I wish to see more content like this and keep it up❤
I got an aircraft change in January 2023 in Paris, for a flight to Boston, on Air France, and got those seats also on a B777, with a 2-3-2 configuration in business! I was quite a shock and deception!
I flew Lufthansa 747 from FRA to ORD late last year. Beautiful plane for sure
What a nice vid 🤩. I did not fly this specific flight, but I am a Pilot of Air Atlanta. Last year I flew many Passenger Flights with the ZA ZB and ZC. It feels even for me unreal that I am flying this beauty as a Pilot.
Im really glad you enjoyed your flight on our Aircraft and the Service of our wonderful crew. Keep up the great work 😄✈️.
Jao jao😉 Aza must be added newly. Miss the former air france pax J,K,L
Wow that's amazing! Can you confirm that those 747s are really going to be retired by the end if this year?
Air Atlanta Icelandic also operate 747 cargo services for Saudia. Great video Dan, thanks
I have flown on an Air India 747-400, but i was 5 at that time, so I'd definitely want to fly on a 747 again. And as always, amazing content, Dan, and thanks for letting me know about this very unknown flight!!!:)
I flew on AI from LHR to JFK on their 747 using fifth freedom. I remember the steward was smoking at the back and flicking the ash out of the rear door which was open. Instead of showing you to your seat he literally waved his hands around!
6:36 sent me out - nearly spat out my tea 🤣
Wow my last 747-400 flight was HKT-BKK back in 2007. I feel old.
Join the club😅
Loved this video.
The last time I flew on a 747 was Virgin Atlantic Manchester-Barbados in 2015
I remember most my flights folding UK to Sydney was on 747’s
Welcome to Saudi arabia Dan, if there is something that is the most special in Saudis is our hospitality. Glad you visited and enjoy your saty.
In 1998, I flew this 747 configuration from Tokyo to Bangkok on United. The configuration at that time designated this section as first class. I was flying business class, which was on the upper deck. Because my seat was double booked, and I was a single traveler, I was moved into the first class section, row one. I have never forgotten how excited I was to fly international first class. This was years before lie flat seats but there was significant recline. One of the highlights of my travel years.
Those were the days. And the excitement to get a upgrade because of over booking
I used to fly on Air Frace's 747s all the time between Paris and New York - probably more than a few times on this very plane! They were great if you were traveling for work (like me) but your employer wouldn't pay for a business-class ticket (like mine), because Air France was one of the very rare airlines that put Economy-class seats in the upper deck, rather than business- or First-class seats. If you got a window seat, you had a little extra bin next to you, between the seat and the wall. And you were in this little mini-cabin, up above everything. As cattle-class travel goes, it was about as good as it got.
I remember flying the Saudia 747-400 several times back in the early 90s when I lived in Jiddah. They were operating the 747 between Jiddah and Riyadh!. It was pretty new then and I remember that a couple of them had really lavish interiors. I was pretty young, but I remember lots of emerald green and gold trim! I wish I had some photos…
I always get to see it at Algiers and I'm glad they extended its lifespan, so I still got chance to spot it from a closer point to the airport not from my house at 4 miles away, but it's still flies close to us ❤😍
Such a fortunate avgeek,Dan!!!
Big up Kuala Lumpur Airport! Such an amazing design for a terminal built in the 90s
Last 747-400 flight was on United: SFO to HKG, back to SFO--in economy. If I remember correctly, I think the flight was during the last month of 747 service on that route--UAL then switched to 777. Previously, I had flown the SFO to HKG route on Cathay Pacific 747 in business class, upper deck, a few times. Now, that was great service! Now CP flies the A350, which I have flown in economy to HKG--which was pretty good for economy--nice airplane.
I was flying 747s back in the 1970s. We're talking PanAm/TWA. Everybody dressed up and the seats were huge! The Pan Am terminal at JFK was so freaking amazing.
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Thanks for the help everyone
lol when Dan said “Ancient queen of the skies” 😂 it’s giving historical narrator on a journey to ancient civilizations 😅
14:26 Dan that’s false information, I downloaded my VPN for work purposes in Saudi Arabia.
I use my VPN to access my Saudi services when I’m abroad
Good afternoon like you presentation and it thing and the way you presenting Saudi Airlines it’s more than professional way on TH-cam. Thank you very much. Good luck
When i was a kid we flew back an fourth from south africa to Ireland Via France on these. Seeing this gave me such nostalgia
Very cool trip on that oldie, the economy seats throw me back to an Airfrance Flight to Cuba almost 10 Years ago, where they were using an old 777 with no legroom and no individual entertainment whatsoever 😅 Sadly i've never flown on a 747 (or an A380 for that matter), but that's still a bucket list item for me 👍
One and only time I flew in a 747-400 was in 2013, on my way to CDG from Rio de Janeiro with Air France. I do believe that this flight you took was the same (or very similar) aircraft as the economy class was in the upper class. My seat was 60A on my way to CDG and 60F on my way back. :)
I've flown once on AirFrance's 747-400, and I was upstairs in economy, and it felt special taking the stairs in a plane. My second time was with Corsair, still in economy, on main deck at the front. The flight was so silent. I was not used to seat in front of the engines.
Dan, I flew on a 747 was on 27th of December 1999 on Air New Zealand first class LHR-LAX-AKL. The last time I flew a 747 was LHR-BKK on 19 October 2000 in Business Class. Have not had the chance to fly it since.
I was a flight attendant on the Qieen of the skies for almost 20 years before they were retired from our fleet. Miss that beautiful aircraft and it was soooo very cool to see it in your vlog Dan. My newest favourite vlog by a mile ❤
what airline?
@@Alex-ym7trair new zealand
My first 747 flight? June 1972, on Delta. The early 70s were difficult, economically, and there were only about 100 of us onboard, LAX-ATL. My first 747-400 flight? NRT to HKG, the old Kai Tak airport, November '93. We left Japan over three hours late. Since I had started my day in Texas, I didn't know that a typhoon had just left Hong Kong and that a 744 had overrun runway 13 and was sitting in the harbor at the runway's end. I'm lucky my flight wasn't canceled altogether.
Yes, we flew the infamous approach to runway 13 and in the ensuing week I got many shots on film at the airport, along with the usual sightseeing.
Dan thanks for sharing!!! I think we all need a Master class f your redeemed points method!!!
Reminds me of two of the 747 at Atlas Air, ours took 474 pax, wish you got to see crew rest - however we had two 747-400 that only took 189 pax 10 first class 143 business and only 36 economy seats between doors 4-5, that was our gold tail and VIP planes and I flew a Prins from LAX to Riyadh and we were 16 cabin crew and since not everyone booked on the flight came, we only had a pax of 15 and it was an interesting flight and they even got to smoke on that flight in 2012.
I flew on her sister ship 9H-AZC back in 2019. However back then it was registered as TF-AAM. An absolutely wonderful retro experience.
Yup! The 747 is still my favourite commercial liner! I will miss it!
Love your videos
Here's a wild one for you! I've flown in that business class seat from CDG to Punta Cana back when that 747 was at air France (maybe not that very plane), but I distinctly remember the experience on the upper deck as it was my first time flying business.
as a saudi that uses saudi airlines my whole life i didnt know this thanks dan for showing it to me much love.
😊love ure vids danny
The box dates!!! Wow!
I've been fortunate enough to fly on most types of the 747, but not the most recent 747-8. Started with a British Airways 747-100 in 1976, they'd just changed over from BOAC. In 1979 I flew on a Pan-Am 747SP from LHR to LAX, it was weird inside with the shortened cabin. In 1984, I flew on a 747-200 with the ill-fated People Express Airlines. In the early 1990s, I flew during the final years of Pan-Am on one of their 747-200s; they never recovered from the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. The last 747-400 I flew on was in 2006, on the upper deck of an EVA Air flight from LHR to BKK. When looking at the seating plan, I was astonished to discover that the upper deck was Economy Class; usually used for flights only in Asia. EVA Air had added a second flight to their summer schedule between London and Bangkok, the regular single daily flights were normally performed with a 777-300ER.
Seeing Dan's experience on these wonderful (and not that) old aircraft brings back loads of good memories flying on 747s, there really is nothing like it in the skies. Well done!
I went on Haj many years ago and sat in upper deck economy! So it might have been this plane or the sister! So cool!
You are giving really useful information to avgeeks like us! Loved it!♡♡♡
6:00 I had this experience flying first/business class domestic on a United a320 just after the merger. Comfy seats that looked more fitting in a 1 star motel. The crew was 5 stars though, I felt like I was in Grandma's house with all the food.
First time I flew was in 1981. A 747 from SYD to LHR via BKK on BA. I was invited into the cockpit for 5 minutes. I’ll never forget it, but it was all a blur trying to take it in. Sensory overload. That wouldn’t happen today.
In 2011, BA gave me a free upgrade to business class in a 747 from SYD to BKK. I had no idea why but I didn’t say no. The return in economy was not so great. These are the only times I’ve flown BA, so I can’t bag them. A trip to the cockpit and a business class upgrade in 747’s. Pretty happy with that.
Actually flew to Frankfurt from UK to fly the Lufthansa 747-800 to Miami last August. Going again in January. My favourite airplane 😍
Even in economy the Saudia crew is always fantastic.
My last trip was an Air New Zealand 747-400 from Auckland to Rarotonga Cook Islands in September 2001. 3 days after 9/11. Ansett Australia had collapsed and we had to fly Melbourne to Auckland. We blagged a ride on a 767-300 of Qantas, as all Air New Zealand planes were blocked by Ansett employees who blamed them for the collapse. We were exhausted but ANZ crew were magnificent. The 747 also. Cheers.
I've flown to and from jeddah so many times and always wondered why there were 747's in gleaming condition standing around and nobody could ever answer me what they are. Nice to know.
Amazing view.
I remember flying 747 back in 1988. What a great plane. 😊
Thank you for flying my favorite airline saudia
747s have been all my grown-up life. 1970 Continental 747 HNL-LAX-ORD on the way from MEL to ITH. Last year LH 747-8 FRA-ORD. Over 2 million miles flown in between. Hard to see the 747 diminishing and referred to as retro.
The 747 is such an awesome plane
I have a beautiful memory of traveling from Jeddah to Dammam in 1999❤
Looking at your attraction and love towards the Saudia B-747, I feel you were one of the passengers on SV 763