Inside North Korea's One Star Airline
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2018
- This video shows you inside North Korea and their one-star airline; Air Koryo. (only one star airline in the world by Skytrax rating)
You get an idea what's it like to fly on Air Koryo.
I bet their official flight record is perfect. Never an accident. Not even a single complaint...
ExJapTer Also not a single NK passenger has ever flown in these. World record
No. You should watch TH-cam about their plane. Collision and more
@@yvi4586 it's a joke idiot
Air Koryo is North Korea's finest airline!
NK makes sure there's no complaints.
Now you can fly AND go to a museum at the same time!
By starving millions of people.
Ken Tichy: LMFAO. That comment was awesome😆😆😆😅
yes a big soviet flying museum
Ken Tichy 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂👍
Got to give them credit, they keep those aircraft flying no matter what, that's dedication.
Reminds me of the Canadian Forces airplane, tack them with crazy glue but keep flying them lol
Yes, it's not easy to maintain such an old aircraft
I wouldnt give them anything. Subscribe to those NK policies, you get judged by them also.
They had to they could not by new planes because sanctions.
they have been cut off from trade for so long that they have had to keep their subway systems up and running and communist east germany built those! they do very well with what they have!
I bet those guy's owe a top notch airmanship.
No computers, no GPS, only classic "clocks" all around and a logarithmic ruler in hand.
Wish them all safety flights, CAVOK and happy life!
With respect, from Bulgaria !
My FBI Agent must be wondering why I’m searching North Korea so much
Sameee.
From past 3 days i am continuously watching NK related videos. 😂
Same 😂
same 😛
In the case of North Korea I think it would be the CIA
Haha #MeToo
The north Korean people seems really sweet and kind, I really hope the best for them and better future.
Americans out of Korea! Let the war be over already!
I’m sure it will. Regimes rise and fall all the time.
Well according to facts: the kindest and sweetest people have felt the most pain
Totally.
All their moves are scripted
My wife threatens me with divorce if I keep singing that song, but I can't help it. I even learnt the drum part.
If that happens, I will marry you.
What's the translation? Or are you just singing it phonetically?
Update: it's "Don't Ask My Name" by Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble.
@@ensignmjs7058 So it's an appropriate choice considering North Korean customs.
@@toucansam3217 what 😂😂
This gives me a sense of traveling into the stories that my parents would tell. North Korean life today is exactly the same as China during the Cultural Revolution where my parents grew up. The similarities are incredible. They definitely have more technology and style nowadays but the overall system and structure is the same. Even the song in the background sounds like the songs that my parents grew up listening to and singing...and I can sing them too because I've heard them so much and we sing them on karaoke all the time.
the naùe of song please
I know right...
*even the engines are screaming for help*
Lol, you realize we've kicked several countries asses since then right? Stop living in the past.
Stop asking people to forget your crines in the past.Henocide and "ass kicking" is not the same.
Really which countries arses has America kicked?
Drunken FPV vietnam, spain, Mexico i think, the uk and korea, i’m not sure about all
Lol avia you are taking the piss?
Everything looks so outdated. It’s like they time traveled to the past
North Korea is the past.
You mean they stuck in the past?
I suppose they have an different calendar
What about Iraq you invaded?
That is kind of true but it’s more like stuck in time because of the planes they use in the military and airlines are so outdated and they don’t call their country 북한 which the South Koreans and all the other countries call but instead they call their country 조선 (joseon) which was a dynasty which lasted until 1944
Can say those old Soviet jets have been maintained extremely well!
To set the record straight, the Tu-204 is the only aircraft Air Koryo operates that is allowed into EU airspace as of 2021. Some of its flights are active occasionally to Kuala Lumpur. and Kuwait City. Scheduled services are only operated from Pyongyang to Beijing, Chongjin, Macau, Samjiyon, Shenyang, and Vladivostok; additional destinations not listed on their website but showing up elsewhere as charters or seasonal charter services are also included. There have been only two crashes since Air Koryo began in 1950 which resulted in the deaths of passangers on board, the other two resulted only in light damage to the aircraft.
They might have the lowest rated airline but they have the most interesting fleet that’s for sure
Agree. They really got nice-looking planes, but actually, their planes is really old.
those planes are reaaaaalyyyyh old those are the ones built by russia during the cold war which failed. and most are only being use by air koryo only
*looks at prof pic*
Me: I have some concerns
@@casual_lunxtiic1309 ahegao
I had the same thought. No two planes are alike. It's like a menagerie of obsolete equipment. Though, I'm sure if you were to hear DPRK tell it, they'd say they're blessed to have the most advanced and accommodating airline in the world.
There is more leg room and the seats are wider than any other airline
Black Sheep, not true, JetBlue has the most.
Because most of these planes are 30, 40 years old back when air travel was still a rarity reserved for rich ones, hence plenty of leg rooms.
^ Not JetBlue right?
Probably because the cabins aren't filled with questionably overweight people.
Also it's because Air Koryo has less people on each flight on average and the plane is an average plane size, so they didn't really need extra seats like other planes, giving the passengers more leg room.
Name of the song is
"don't ask my name "
It's a very popular song.
then the secret police can't torture you! 🤣
6:18 Air Hostess chillin with the passenger
I think she was monitoring the passengers and her job was to come up and tell anyone with a camera to shut it off, in a friendly way.
Should the air hostesses have a date with a foreigner? or it is forbidden for them?
Available @streetmeatasia 🤣🤣
Air Koryo is proof that a good plane that is kept well maintained can fly indefinitely
not really, that is not how it works
bettee than the new Boeing
Until the tech ages out
maybe but i think it isn't fuel efficient.
@George Pearson they really can’t replace it...
Flight attendant:No pictures please
Passenger:takes pictures during flight
@SkyRa turned into patty burger
Thats how you end up in camps..
Thank you so much, Sam for giving us a great video. I like your background music by the way.
Thank you, Sam. Coming from the birth country of those airplanes, I only had a chance to fly on Ilyushin-62 and Tupolev-154 (and an Ilyushin-86 widebody which was not in this review of yours). Your video was very enjoyable... As for the street life it reminds me of the 1950-60s Soviet Union, which I did not experience but saw a lot of footage of.
Customer service is probably way better then United
Dear leader wouldn't have it any other way
All the attendants I've encountered on United were very sweet women.
well if you end up beaten you'll will not live to tell the story...
Feels 🤤
Yeah at least if you're dragged off a plane by United you're not going to put in front of a firing squad.
It's actually incredible that they've kept these planes flying. Some of those were built in the 1960's in the Soviet Union and I can't imagine there's a lot of parts left for Soviet aircraft that haven't been made for decades.
There's more parts than you'd think.I recently did a job in Bulgaria scrapping and cataloging parts from 14 aircraft and there's about 35 left to do. Most of them had very few hours too. I hate to say it but I'm pretty sure they'll be "washed" through certain countries and possibly end there but who knows. All I know is I appreciated the work.
SouthJerseySound cool job
A lot of the U.S airforce planes were built in the 60's that are still in use today. B-52's kc-135's, rc-135's ect.. As long as they are maintained correctly they can fly safely for decades. Though it does suck to work on them because they are always breaking lol...
Well... I gues you hate Comunist ideology : nothig is waste, everything would be transfomed ! Btw, I wish you have a successful landing in Boeing 737 Christmas 8 to tel us how was the stooory (you jorney).
Maybe there buying the parts in Amazon or maybe there making them on 3D printers.
0:54 air koryo newest first class
Joke, my man!
damn that landing at 6:05 is so hard that i thought the wheels broke off!
It seemed worse because that runway is ROUGH.
Well duh... that Soviet an-148 is like older than you and it’s very cheap..
That is the old runway at Pyongyang tho
nothing to worry it's made is Russia !! the Runway will break before the Gear comes off :P
Lol
The background song and engine sound make the video more vintage.
khairul anuar the background song sounds like an anime ost
@@okrayola222 yeah, anime from 80-90's era.
What song is it
hard to spell
@@okrayola222 give it a try maybe?
I don't know why but that background music is pretty good
arthritis san relaxing. I was just thinking the same
it is, but it feels like am in 1970s or older :D
sounds like chinese and japanese pop songs in the 80s.. i feel nostalgic
Moranbong Band!
Yes hahaha the old nostalgic days of good music
Amazing, beautiful, incredible aircraft but kind of sad that these lovely people have to live under those repressive conditions 😔🇰🇵
I flew on a Tu 134 from Odessa to Kiev, Ukraine in 2004, took off like a rocket! Wow! We were almost vertical! Gotta love it!
1:26
That was the most depressing Hamburger I have ever seen.
*insert Sad violin music*
Saddest burger ever
Press f for that poor burger
@@Yoyle-jq9ul f
f
IKR, I was expecting some depressing violin music, not some happy korean music! It's worse then all the mcdonalds hamburgers I've ever seen...was there even ham?
I don't know what I'm doing here on a CNN article. I was quoted to have eaten 10 of those lol 😂
0:56 Definitely better than Emirates first class suite
OMG wassup swiss
Oh Hi Swiss001!
Wtf
Why do I always see you everywhere? Btw ur great, in ur biggest fan!
What are you doing here lol.
1:27, burger of the year.
@Purnomo Lmao
Burger is america but north korea made burger
@@OxynRBLX burger was made in Hamburg Germany
Amazing job keeping this old planes flying! BTW love the video and the background music
3:51 lol did anyone noticed the woman fell🤣🤣
oml...🤣🤣🤣
that's hella funny..
hellomynameis nice catch lol
OMO! How did u see this bro.. I mean how🤣🤣🧐
@@irfansam4753hahaya
Haha haha
I am in love with these Russian aircrafts, they are old school, really elegant and engines' characteristic scream reminds me my travels in the early 80s.
Oh you mean these types of aircrafts
th-cam.com/video/oHg5SJYRHA0/w-d-xo.html
@@luciusmalfoy5446 k you got me
but the problem with these are, it's not the 80s anymore
hell yeah, nothing like being how many feet up in the air and knowing your pilot is working with outdated equipment!
They had screens in airplanes in the 80s??
2:27 we recommend to use only 1 engine for safety
I'm pretty sure both engines are running. It's just due to the camera refresh rate that the engine looks like it's still.
@@demonicpvpgamingits a old aircraft . Just like the 707 there is fans behind those ones
I am catching up with your sight and love it. I too am a Aero-nerd and love all aspects of your travel. I even enjoyed your early work in the DPRK. I decided, while watching this video, to see what Aero-nerd tourist opportunities to the DPRK still exist and found the Juche Travel Service sight with your smiling face in the front row of the website.
Its the Government there that needs to wipe clean. The people are good.
You must been American or European
Eurovision is so gay
-Putin from Putin putout
Oh cmon Rocket man isn’t really that bad is he???
The government isn’t “bad” by any means. It’s just doing what’s good for the country, which every government should do.
dinosaur junior I will be honest I did not read that entire thing, it’s way too long for a comment section... but I think many people believe that visions and stories depicted in the Bible are result of lunatics and or psychedelic drugs.
There are all sorts of people claiming to be Jesus Christ today, they are just wandering the streets of LA or locked up in mental institutions, or the lucky ones are cult leaders.
I'll probably never visit this country, so will appreciate TH-cam tour & sightseeing
BY THE WAY WHO HAS INVITED YOU? YOU REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE AS THE NORTH KOREANS DO NOT WELCOME PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THEIR COUNTRY.
Coz you are dumb
Eccessive load
@@rashidhussain8571 Um, the North Koreans have no word in nothing, its only Kim
Im think of doing it maybe
Love your video, as always. Thanks !
This video gave me flashbacks from a flight I took on Vietnam Airlines from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in 1985 on an Ilyushin Il-18. The flight crew couldn't get the number two engine started, so they feathered it and took off on the other three. Good times...
Gotta admit... DPRK/Air Koryo got the most coolest fleet collection... They are so old school it's kinda crazy.
aznhandles “Kinda” seems unnecessary…
Love those big faced analog meters and that drab paint green used everywhere....classic!
Beautiful fly attendants, and dam they got a bunch of old skool planes , but they are all clean and well kept.
...and the problem is ?......
@@kendallevans4079 please don't say drab - I love the shade. It's very Slavic.
The airline might be bad but the service is good n flight attendant are so sweet
Because there is a bullet waiting for their family back home if they are not.
Drunken FPV true.
This airline is the showroom of that great (😉🤣) nation. My guess is flight attendants are probably hand picked by the Great leader Kim himself to be sure the country is well represented,. Probably one of the best jobs in that country, so they have all reasons to be sweet and smiling! And their uniforms must be about sexiest in the entire industry...
They may be *North* Koreans, but they are still *Koreans.*
@@sce2aux464 may both Koreas be unified soon !
Wow! Great video. Thanks for sharing Sam. I'm surprise your camera equipment and footages were not confiscated.
Tanks Sam for sharing and make me dream, hi from suisse/europe i am a big fan off u and urs videos
The cabins refused to let anyone take pics, but they did it with their super sweet smile 😊 its melt!
My respect to Air Koryo for keeping the plane clean and well maintained 👍
Reven Ester here here
Reven Ester oh don’t be naive! Of course they tidied up a bit for the tourists and cameras
It’s all for the cameras
@@muskateer12345 of course what you think
Every airline needs to tidy up for customers
Especially them or it will be the labour camp
song playing background is so haunting
Well any flight that doesn’t crash is a success and the cabin crew seem nice lol
Can't believe I'm saying this...
For a "one star" rating, it doesn't seem that bad...
2:00 when u turn ur game graphics to lowest. *The engines don’t spin*
...or that engine was not functioning.
So my quad HD 120hz Phone display is not working Property then. That engine is working fine and my Phone is not
Lol
Those are low bypass engines, most of them have a fixed fin array for the inlet, then it goes directly to the axial compressor. So the front fins dont spin
@@aternias Thats right, it is indeed the fin inlet to prevent air swirl on the intake, thus stabilize the air inflow..
Honestly that landing was as smooth as it gets 2:33
1:26 Yes That Is What i want For My *LUNCH*
The first song is called “반갑습니다” or “nice to meet you”. The second one is “내 이름 뭇 지 마세요” which means “don’t ask for my name”. Both are sung by Ri Kyong-Suk. 😊
The very last song at the end is called “아리랑” or “Arirang” which is a centuries old classic korean folk song. This version is also sung by Ri Kyong-Suk!
Thanks, the 2nd one haunts me
i love it! its nostalgic!
North Korean Movie Reviews thank you. i love Korean DPRK and ROK
Thank you. It's a banger
Cox xx. This
Your access and insight is unparalleled to any other in the industry, incredible video Sam!
XsergioX17 I’m just trying to show the best of my own aviation experience.
very nice video ! the music is also perfect ..... cheers
@@SamChui hi
Comment payed for by the little toad in charge of North Korea.
I am actually amazed the NoKor gov gave him such access to the Air Koryo jets and its staff in the first place...
Thank You For Sharing This Beautiful Video
I always liked the Tu-134 with that B-29 style nose, just looks cool.
That Ilyushin Il-18 was incredibly quiet for a 4 engined turboprop.
For me, if an airline can get you to your destination, it is a five star one. Some airlines, despite their most modern aircrafts such as the 737 MAX, can't even do that.
karl gao 737-800 Max
Too dark man
Boeing will die soon
They have done way more compared that didn't make it.
They use russian aircrafts. Too sketch for me, its gotta be boeing or airbus
In fairness, That's the smoothest landing compared to other modern commercial airlines nowadays. And their aircraft's engines sounds pretty fine despite of being old in the industry.
Thank You For sharing this Video
What a beautiful video, congratulations from Cancún México...
The songs are catchy the plane looks clean and functional....definitely better than what I expected...all the best for the people of North Korea 🇰🇵
@Katora Khan i know most people will never use it… just trying to be positive and spread good feelings among people
The flight attendants look happy on the outside but on the inside their like “I hate life”
Said by some random named 'Ryanair001'
So no different from flight attendants in Western countries, then.
Matt communist north korean robot spotted LMAO
Scripted actresses
@Matt kardashian?
Sam, thank you very much for your video. The Soviet engine’s sound is very cool 😎 👍
2:35 butter lol
2:56 *Escaping from North Korea caught on camera*
Lol!!!
Poor flight attendants trying to be friendly but having to back away from cameras.
Sure, some of them are choosing to avoid the camera. What is your point?
Prejudice!
They live in a world were Generals are executed by mortars and ex-girlfriends and entire family are executed by machine-gun fire. Of course they don't want to be on camera... Great Leader might not like what he sees. Cant take the risk.
Sam loved my comment then deleted it :(
That wasn't the point of my comment. I was expressing sadness for people being controlled like that, not attempting to point out obvious facts about North Korea. Such as their people shying away from cameras.
Very interesting! Ive been looking at videos before visiting
Thank You Emperor For Sharing This Beautiful Video Vlog
It's almost like flying back in time.
I dont know but i hve this feeling that those high rise buildings are empty and just for displays
Lots of high rise buildings in North Korea actually are empty and just for show. They even have a completely abandoned city that looks nice to lure people in.
They are constantly building these structures and seem to be quite empty. It's FDR style " The New Deal". No wonder FDR had the US Navy attack the Germans in 1940.
@Matt not true
@Jay Japan Love he is obviously joking
IronSeaBee Lost honestly asking...please expound on the fdr stuff
Thank you do much for this video, very interesting !
How did they let you film this?! Incredible work!!
How on earth did you get these in video? Man! I take my hat off to you. Incredible video I enjoyed the planes, the music, and the shots of Pyongyang. Unparalleled quality. Thank you, good sir! Great shots.
3:50 random woman fell on the ground
🤣
I think she is kissing the floor cause they land xd
Thanks for the info 🥺
Haw did you get in?#the best music ever I see it all the time! Good job
Damn, I shed a tear watching this. You did a wonderful job of it Sam. Thank you.
you are the wisest youtuber when comes to judge things.
And you really explore world.
Really awesome.
You deserve more viewer more subscriber.
That park is for foreign visitors only. And the wedding is performed by actors😂. They get married almost every day and then take photos with foreigners
"So how many times you been married?"
"Oh man, don't ask... Three times!"
"Interesting. I'm on seventeen this week so far..."
stop watching western propaganda videos
@@flosyd7891 You must join in a group when travelling in North Korea and try not to make too many conversations with the local people walking on the street. So you think they will allow you to visit local parks which local people normally visit?
@@sheldonwu1285 how do you know?
@@flosyd7891 Because I am Chinese. I lived in northeast China
6:05: And from the cockpit, I'm Captain Chui, today we will be landing on runway 29L, which is a landing strip made of medium sized rocks...
Thanks Sam for this review. At least we could get a brief picture about the airlines in North Korea
I thought in the beginning "One Star" was the name of the airline🤣
Beyond the political aspects of the trip, I found the information very interesting to help form or at least add to my overall opinion of their country. This video was very well done and I do believe the staff helped make it more than just filming flying machines. Definitely part of the flying equation. Thank you Sam.
the IL-18 is such a nice plane and this Turboprop sound ... awesome
7:19 what a badass bass player
The background song is haunting me hours later
Waky Sr 🤣🤣🤣
That is actually traditional Korean music, you could hear them in South Korea too even flooded by KPop now.
Yeah I hated it, it reminds me of American horror story
Me toooo xD
I swear the god !!!!
6:05 a typical Ryanair landing
Of course jaja
The big Planet as a Ryanair pilot I take great offence to this. All of the pilots in our team and very highly and trained and all of our planes are the same as any other 737-800. Maybe you should think about things before you make accusations?!🤨
I respect you because you are a pilot and I want to be one myself but it is just a joke. Your airline is notorious for hard landings and some people like to joke about it
@@charlieclements1764 Never had a bad landing with Ryanair..even on the windiest places in Europe (Canary Islands f.e.) i had the softest landings..u guys do a great job! 👍
@@charlieclements1764 Just ignore them idiots. They haven't a clue what they're on about.
Interesting, thanks for share.
Is like live in a magazine.
2:25, why isn't the first engine running??
Opssie, forgot to add extra fuel. 🙂
it just looks like it isn't running, but that is supposed to looke like this
It is actually the air inlet fin, they are fixed, because the bypass ratio is low alike turbo jet engine (like a fighter jet), not a turbo fan (the usual passenger aircraft engine today), thus indeed the airflow is directed to the compression turbine inside and do not has any fan at the front.. I know maybe you just joking, but here some insight,,, wkwkwkkwkwkkwkw
Their air hostesses are definitely five stars
i’m native russian and north korea really looks like some cities in russia, like yaroslavl or novgorod
a lot of monuments of leaders
and also the metro is looking like moscow’s one
Ye except that Pyongyang is the only major city in North Korea, the rest is mostly farms, villages, and towns
I would love to go to Russia for a visit
I wonder why it's a one star airline? Are they expecting a swimming pool there for it to be a 5 star!? 😆
I did enjoy your visit! Wondering how you got video inside the aircraft? I thought that was prohibited... I too would like to go there to see it first hand one day.
Absolutely fascinating stuff. Thanks so much for the insight.
The Il-62 is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever. I have flown it and if you’re in the front half, it provides a really smooth ride.
I think that the idea of flying with cargo is actually quite a good idea and effective
Some commentary about the experience flying this airline and its routes would be nice
Pray for North Korea and hope they have freedom one day.
Don't worry America is giving theirs away
Not american freedom thou...
Search jaka Parker he vlogger in North korea
Amen
I will 👍🙏🙏🙏
I made such a trip 2 years ago ! every singel aircraft looks like new, beautiful and lovely maintained !!!
Theyre aircrafts are russian tho. Kinda scary
Scott Skadsheim when it’s well maintained it isn’t as dangerous as a western ac
@@christian-jakobgrasl still. If an airline use russian aircrafts, theyre star rating decreases by 1 instantly. Sticking with Boeing and Airbus
Well that Ilyushin il-76 looked sketchy af!
@@scottskadsheim8248 Russian plane is not that bad, although Tu-154 have many crashes, most of the accident is not the aircraft it self, most common causes are bad maintenance, pilot error, and atleast two were even shot down by missiles lol😂.
What is the name of the music you used in this video I really like the song please tell me
I think Pyongyang is a beautiful city. lots of unique architecture, especially trams and subway stations. the people are also friendly and look good. I pray someday we can all be at peace. and can visit any country in the world including North Korea. because God created humans to love each other.
So u have not been there then. I could tell you some stories
Ex communist europe trams, ddr subway trains…yeah. “Beautiful”
@@goclunker the subway trains are the exact same as the 80s West Berlin subway trains interiorwise. Exterior is the same, only the color is different
@@hammondc366 they are not “the exact same” they are literally old east berlin trains that the Dprk bought from east germany
Those who look good are actors, or the dogs of the dictator. There is no fun in N Korea.