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I took a flight on an old airliner across British Colombia with an airline operating a very unique route.
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I thought that plane looked like an old Southwest plane but I looked up the tail number at it actually started life as an Asiana Airlines plane, then spent some time in Brazil, then went to Greece for a bit and finally making its way into a Canadian airline's fleet. Interesting.
Kelowna and the surrounding area is one of the biggest vacation areas of Canada. It is pretty much mostly a tourist area of BC. Lots of cottages and expensive villas and vineyards dotting the rolling hills with the lake as a backdrop. Most of the tourists come during the summer of course but it being Canada it’s also a place for winter activities as well.
I had a friend that had some property with several cabins near Silverton on the Slocan river spent many summers up there gorgeous mountains & glaciers.
The Okanogan and surrounding area are starting to get a reputation because of the fire hazzards during the summer months. I cannot remember the last time the area went a whole season without thick smoke at some point . I use to drive tour buses through there in the 80s and 90s and it never use to be a problem.
@@thearsenalmisfit2414 yeah I remember several years seeing massive plumes of smoke in the distance or thick smoke where I was at the smell so bad that made iothers and myself sick, the red flag warnings, we were never told to evacuate but I'm sure we were close a couple times.
Its a huge tourist area here during summer in regular times. Honestly I still get surprised how many people come tour this area in summer because usually we're socked in with smoke.
I'm retired now, but 30-40 years ago I was in the air a lot. The 727-200 was my favorite, I loved the DC-9/MD-80 family with that 3/2 seating, and I really liked the Southwest Airlines 737-300's with their big ovoid engines. But the favorite? Had to be the beautiful 727-200; it was so radical looking when new. I always wanted to fly on a VC-10 and never got to; another truly beautiful airliner.
What perfect timing to review Air North! I am flying with them for the first time on Thurdsay from Edmonton to Whitehorse! Thanks for the lovely review Noel! Glad you came to our wonderful, beautiful country! :)
Noel, also need to point out that most of the travel on the route is done by Yukoners going to Kelowna from Whitehorse or Vancouver to Whitehorse. Due to the status of The Yukon at the time of your trip, there was very little travel being being done. I have done this route before and there wasn't a spare seat to be found. They have just announced a new flight, one a week beginning May 2022, to Toronto via Yellowknife. So if you wanted a longer flight on a classic...cheers.
Been on every Air North type, multiple times, except the DC3. These birds aren't going anywhere for a while. Nice to see some familiar faces. Hope you enjoyed Canada, as you can see, we are not too backwards from the rest of the world 😉.
Noel the first video I saw was with round about 2,5 years ago! You had 12.000 folowers. I was one of the first person who sad you are the guy for Trip reports and now you are a very big person. I saw all the Reports and I love them all. It is so amazing what you are done. Thank you so much.
Am I the only one who thinks that his voice is so relaxing
Yes contrary to TV journalists who have often shrill voices
I thought I was the only one
Sorry what was that I was asleep?
Yes you are
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As someone who was born and raised in Kelowna, it’s always interesting to see the perspective of someone who’s visiting for the first time, and I have never heard “Canadian Las Vegas” before hahaha I love it!
Same. Raised in Coldstream but live in Kelowna now. On his Vernon shot I actually almost saw my the house I grew up in. Love seeing major travel TH-camrs travel through the area. And same never heard this city/area be compared to Las Vegas haha! I got a good laugh when he had that still shot of the cannabis/liqour store cause I live in that complex. People seem to get really infatuated by the combo of a weed/liqour store.
Much more like the Canadian Sonoma or Napa. Great town, very walkable downtown.
Found your channel, and as a Yukoner, I immediately had to see if you tried Air North. I’m a bit disappointed you didn’t do a real run on Air North and didn’t get the REAL experience with them! The short city sprints aren’t what Air North are known for. If you take Vancouver to Whitehorse leg for example you get treated to what makes them great- their hospitality! Air North always prides themselves on serving a free meal on all long flights (made by the local bakery), free (non alcoholic) drinks, and the locals favourite- a homemade warm cookie at the end of the flight! There’s a reason we locals choose Air North over Air Canada whenever possible.
I’m in no way sponsored or affiliated with them, just a Yukoner who’s flown with them since I was a child. They’ve always been the best airline to fly with.
In truth… the last time I used them was bringing my mom home from Vancouver after her cancer surgery this January. We booked a 3rd seat so she’d have extra space so people wouldn’t bump her surgery site and I’d have room to care for her needs. They called us before flight asking why we booked an extra seat & who it was for, as I only booked 2 names. Once I explained the situation… they refunded me the seat. They then arranged to have a wheelchair ready at both sides of the flight so mom didn’t have to walk, and someone to assist me. I didn’t ask for any of that, but their kindness was astounding.
Mom passed away a month later. I’ll never forget that act though. That was true compassion.
Anyways. It’s still cool seeing things and places I recognize on your channel. Your videos are really well done.
I still recall my last flight on a DC-8 (UA BDL-DEN). That had to be 1981 or so. Loved that plane for its big windows and authoritative liftoffs! Also loved the 707 and 727 as a kid. The DC-9 and it’s descendants were more of an acquired taste that I eventually developed. But I’m with you: fly em while you can!
Those blue leather seats reminded me of the early Southwest planes. There was an airline out of MIlwaukee in the 80s and 90s called Midwest Express. Same blue seats but only 4 across. It was such a sweet airline. Sad what brands have been lost or sold to others.
Fresh cookies made on board. They were good!!
They are old southwest planes. When you look at the head rest the logo is still embossed
@@bigeyejim and kringle on the morning flights.
@@keithjellis2038 Seats possibly, but Southwest never operated the 400.
It could be an old Sun Country 734. Don’t know if they ever flew those but all the 737s and 738s I ever flew with them had those dark blue leather seats in an all coach config.
I have a friend who lives in Kelowna, so I know it's a large and lively place with a bustling economy and lots of things to see and do in a postcard landscape. My friend loves it there, he considers it a privilege to live in such a fantastic place.
It truly is beautiful area. Especially North Okanagan where I grew up, the Vernon/Coldstream area. I did the quick 45 min hop and moved to Kelowna, ill probably be priced out eventually but I felt it was a privilege to grow up here.
6:20 noel you can still get the chance to fly on a dc9 there is a small airline down in Kenya called African express Airways who fly alot of old aircrafts including THE DC9
Buffalo Airways out of Yellowknife has DC3's, DC4's, and the Electra.
..... yea that sounds safe.
Great vlog as always! FYI every single Boeing aircraft has their «Airframe Information Number» stamped on a metal plate just above your head when you walk thru the left front door. It will show type of aircraft, DOM, and some FAA stuff I think. So you do not have to look in your seat pocket, because now you already know! I agree with. I love to fly on the soon to be extinct aircraft! Enjoy your stay!
The Dash 8 burns 5 times less fuel Noel, thats why we fly them!
I know what you mean about "not being bothered". I could have ridden on a Caravelle and a Mercure, but didn't because I thought I'd get another chance when I made time. I'm still kicking myself!
I have the same feeling about the 727.
My first ever flight was on a Dan Air London BAC 1-11.
That was a lovely old bird.
When they closed production down, they had been working on a new variant using the CFM 56.
Full marks to you Noel for supporting the underdogs 👍
Mildly surreal to see a big travel TH-camr not only fly the specific route I've done many times before into my former home airport, but then catch a cab directly through/into my former neighbourhood! (I've run out to that little plaza with the DQ and the cannabis shop many many times.) Hope you enjoyed your time in Kelowna! At 200 000 people, it's one of the largest cities in the BC interior so definitely funny to hear what you had expected LOL
As for why I flew Air North YLW-YVR and vice-versa: I was a university student in Vancouver who grew up in Kelowna, and I'm the sort of person who enjoys flying mildly out-of-the-ordinary airlines. It usually turned out to be a few bucks cheaper, too!
Wow that sunshine! We haven’t seen that in weeks.
It's super exciting getting on a plane you've never flown on before. I remember flying on a United B727 & prior to boarding only got a glimpse of the nose & thought it was a 737! It was only when I sat down in the window seat & looked at the wing & saw no engine the penny dropped!
Awesome video, shame there's such a few of these aircraft out there now. I never got a chance to fly one.
Bit of a shame about the -200... Canadian North operates one still up to the Inuit communities you visited in earlier videos, but they're supposed to be phased out next year.
Unfortunately, they don’t use it for revenue service anymore. It mainly just sits there and last I heard it’s set to go for retirement. They mainly use their 737-300’s and 737-400’s. They also just purchased 3 737-700’s.
Nolinor has a bunch still.
Your tempting me to go out of my way now to fly on a classic, not been on a classic since we lost bmibaby, and that ending paint job is really hitting home!
Warm greetings from China 🇨🇳
As a native of British Columbia (Prince George YXS); my parents retired to Penticton (YYF) and later to Kelowna (YLW) when it was still feasible.
Kelowna is basically a tourism AND retirement destination. For the wine connoisseur, Kelowna is a year-round place to visit. Next to Vancouver (YVR), Kelowna is considered, “Financial suicide”.
Thank you for visiting my home province 🙏
Enjoy this program. He doesn't chatter on and on. Informative.
I used to spend summers in Silverton on the Slocan river not far from there my Dad's friend had some property with several cabins, it's more over to the east in the mountains beautiful glaciers have some great memories from there, love those older 737 myself!!
Beautiful Take off
I'm surprised to see a KC Chiefs shirt!
Looks exciting! Hope you enjoyed the trip :)
Glad you came and saw our beautiful area. I was raised in the Vernon area which was the town you had a shot of on approach with the little runway next to the lake. Ive never heard this city Kelowna get compared to Las Vegas I loved it haha! And you gave me a good laugh with your still shot of the cannabis/liquor store, I live very, very close to that store. People seem to be really infatuated with the combination of weed/liquor in one store. Hope you enjoyed the area, and come back anytime!
Exactly how I feel about missing out (mostly) on the Boeing 747 as I only recently became a aviation geek.
The Queen’s days are mostly numbered now, except for freight but in reality only 3 airlines still use this type for passenger…. guess I’ll be saving up for a Lufthansa trip in the near future.
Luckily I was able to get a couple of rides on a 737-300 without having to go well out the way, as Jet2 were still operating them until last year
I wonder if Noel has ever taken a train trip on the Rocky Mountaineer since he's been doing so much in Canada. Two levels of service, you ride during the day and get put up in a hotel at night. They've even added a US trip in the canyonlands area. Maybe for a special event.
Check out the Downie Live channel!
@@gerardacronin334 Yup I watched the first half of the trip!
Flying on the 737-400 reminds me of my childhood flying on Malaysia Airlines with their then classic workhorse. Last time flying with it in 2012, now I kinda miss this aircraft that is usually synonymous with the 737 Classic and one time probably the largest operator of it in Asia and the aircraft that shape my chilhood love of aviation.
Loving this North America series 👌💯
Happy Sundays must mean noel Phillips 👌
There is also an Air North airline in Australia operating Embraer aircraft
Friendliest airline in Canada!
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Oldest plane i've flown in was an Avianca MD 82. Flew on it on one of the last revenue flights for that type in that airline.
And I got to ride on an A340 from Iberia! I'll be able to fly the A350 or the 787 later, but the A340s are disapearing
My first ever flight was at 6 years old on a 707, following on Comets, 1-11's, Caravelle's, 747 Classics, Tristars, DC10s, A300's, Convair 990, DC9's, 727's, 737's, 757's, 767's, Dassault Mercures, Fokker's, Tupolovs, A DC3!, A310, A340, 747-300's, 400's, 777's, 787-9's, Emberaers, Dash-8's, some SAAB thing once, A320, A319, A321, A380, A350, some seaplanes, helicopters, and last but not least used to go over to NY and back by Concorde. Loads of different airlines, most of the main ones & almost always upfront ( as an adult ). So I am blessed really that I was fortunate to fly aircraft from the first jets to supersonic, to today's plastic planes. Never got to ride a Trident, or a DC8 though...I'm now 58 and still LOVE LOVE LOVE flying - from leaving home to baggage reclaim.
9:37 My family worked for Alaska Airlines. Alaska still use this feature on their brand new 737 Max + entire 737 fleet. Most NG and Max 737’s rarely use Pulsing Landing Lights(which you can see flashing on the engine cowling in this video). The landing lights will be on, but also pulse bright/dim between left and right side. Next time you watch a 737 land, if the landing lights pulse from left/right, chances are it’s Alaska Airlines. I’ve rarely seen it on any other 737 operator 👍🛬🔅↔️🔆
My first trip to New York gave me a nice mix of planes, an 737 from Gothenburg to Copenhagen and some Airbus across "the pond", I thought that crossing the Atlantic I wished to travel onboard a 747 so I changed airports in New York from Newark to JFK and got a Lufthansa 747 to Frankfurt, then going home from Frankfurt I got one of the last DC-9´s of SAS to Gothenburg and on that flight we were only 19 passengers in total. Three of four legs SAS and one Lufthansa but fun.
I thought I heard your stomach growling in the background 😂😂
Lots of family in Kelowna..great place. Try the wood fired bakery in town..fantastic German food.
Loved the Chiefs gear!! Where did you get the inspiration?
Like you noel I grew up on the classics lamented seeing the 737400 again!!!
I flew on them with MARK AIR & ALASKA back in the 90s between PANC, PAJN, KSEA
Yay I am finally early for Noel’s video!
Noel, you said you hadn't eaten all day. It looked like you passed a bar in the airport. They had beer and, as we all know, Beer is so much more than a breakfast drink!. 😊😊 Will you be visiting Buffalo Airways on your tour of Canadia?
Looked like a great flight.
I used to ship to Northern BC all the time with Air North at their old cargo terminal in Edmonton. It was almost like going into a bus station. Very downscale.
However, I think they probably focus less on the internal decor and more on the maintenance due to the small remote airports where they fly. I believe their main source of revenue is the types of cargo they bring to northern towns.
I don't remember ever seeing them have any history of problems, and I think they keep those old jets because they have great handling in cold, icy, slippery, windy conditions.
30 years ago used to be a little village in the middle of nowhere, it has changed and grown...btw - 0-ka-no-gan...same name as the lake. pay a visit to Ogopogo, the cousin of the Loch Ness monster, Nessie...
My fav vlogger is back
I'll never forget a short flight I had back in the 70s on a DC3. On boarding, it was a steep walk up to the seats. And it was really loud.
I was in Kelowna myself three years ago. Very nice city👍
we have friends in Kelowna, we visited them in 2011
I feel like i've seen more 737-200 recently than i've seen -400s which seems kind of backwards. Great video as always.
I remember Kenosha as a mill town. Some friends and I were there chasing trains(CP used to have a fleet of FM diesels based there).
As to airplanes, lets see, DC10 JFK SFO on UA, 727's alll over the place. DC-9 LAX MRY SFO Hughes AirWest. 737-200 LAX FAT SFO AirCalifornia. 707 ELP TUS SFO AA. DC-8 WRI(?) FRF JW(charter). 707-320 FRA LHR TW(this was supposed to be a BA Trident that got cancelled) the 747-200 LHR-SFO PA. DC10-10 SFO-JFK UA. Next year DC-10 FRF WRI(?) (Aircraft took two lightning strikes on the way out of Frankfurt according to the Pilot) Then spent the next 4 weeks knocking about the states on a VUSA ticket/pass on CO.
Fun times. Spent the next year ELP-SFO on a variety of flights. Things like on an EA 727-100QC(all passenger on my flight) into ELP or WA 737-200 ELP ABQ. WN(Southwest) here and there. The first two years of airline deregulation created all kinds of interesting routings.
Canada is pretty much lucky enough to be one of the last countries who are still flying these vintage, but nostalgic aircraft. See why your virtual adventures are just so awesome? Because you give us tours at times on different types of aircraft you fly on especially the rarest types!
We Canadians pronounce Kelowna with the stress on the middle vowel, reducing the other two to schwas, the common English vowels that you've never heard of.
Come to thing of it, you made the same mistake with Nanaimo earlier in this series.
You missed his complete butchering of “Okanagan.” I didn’t even realize what word he was trying to say at first. I had to listen 3 times until I understood he was saying Okanagan.
They have gotten rid of the social distancing in the chairs at the airport. They realized that this rule was ill considered since there is no social distancing on the airplane with passengers sitting in all seats.
Awesome views from my hometown airport of YVR Vancouver! Great video, welcome to B.C.!
Noel, the oldest B737-400 I ever flew on was in 2005. This was on Kam Air from Dubai to Kabul, Afghanistan. Cannot believe an airline in Canada flies such an old aircraft.
@2:05 Carl's Jr makes some of the best fast food burgers out there. Well worth the slight extra expense.
Spectacular!!
That place looked fantastic, hotel was super modern
It was built in the 1990s but has been completely renovated several times. It has many resort facilities.
Wonderful video per usual. I will have Kelowna on my list.
Some of these pretty old 737's in northern canada are equipped with "gravel kits" to shield the landing gear and somewhat engines when landing on very far north unpaved runways. That might be an interesting adventure at some point!
My local airport only has flights to four destinations with mostly CRJ and ARJ aircraft, but with growth in recent years (save 2020), larger narrowbodies are flying in on a more regular basis - earlier this month I got to fly out on a Boeing 717 (aka. the MD-95), which while not the oldest aircraft type in mainline service, I would not be surprised if that type goes extinct within the next decade due to its limited production run and use on shorter, but more frequent flights
Glad you enjoyed your short flight! When I was young, many moons ago, Kelowna was a small vacation town but now everyone is moving there and it's become a very large city! It's still very popular to vacation there in the summer because of the lake. Hope you enjoy your stay and I'm looking forward to your next video!
One thing i v notice about flying here in my own country is its huge. I do enjoy your videos about the difference in planes .
Such a beautiful country is Canada on mt bucket list for sure
I was lucky enough as a child to fly on DC-9’s, 727’s, tridents, 1-11’s and Viscounts. The overriding memories of all those aircraft apart from the Viscount is if you were anywhere near the back it was hellish noisy and they had a smell to them. They all had far more character than the aircraft of today, you knew you were flying on the old stuff.
That is a beauty , just now getting broke in real good.
I'm a Patreon, but I still wait until Sunday to watch your video. I watch Football (my version- not yours), and then watch your video, and it's time for bed. My last 737 OG was a WN . I It might have been the late MDW-OAK flight and the fan died. The FA's were trying so hard to keep cool on this 4 hour flight.
We need more rachel. Ain't seen her on many videos lately, hope she's okay, and hope you're OK noel. Keep up the amazing work xx
I lived I Kelowna for a year as a child. My dad did a teacher exchange from Australia.
The dash would have given the same view at 25,000
Age-wise, ValuJet had some real oldies, often with original cabin designs and groovy fabrics. As a college student, I assumed the creaky old DC-9s were safe. Now we know differently. Now the oldest and most maligned planes I fly on are CRJ-200s.
Kelowna is my home city, I've lived here for about 60 years and I have watched that plane fly over my house many times. FWIW: Harbor Air has a float plane flight from Vancouver to Kelowna in the summer time. ( I saw in a previous video that you flew over to Nanaimo and back with them and though you should have done the flight to Kelowna)
Great one Noel. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
I flow on one in Avior, a small Venezuelan flight between my home city and Isla Margarita, itd the only plane outside the a320 family Ive flown on
Interior looks like an old BA 737. The sort that did UK domestic flights.
Love your Kansas City Chiefs tee shirt!
Hi Noel, nice vids, found you via Widero video. Keep it going.
I would love to know how you decide on where you go. I had never heard of Kelowna and am also surprised at what you found.
Noel you must come fly on our Qantas 717-200s in AUS before they’re retired in a year!
Awesome location to fly to, but more than anything on this channel love that you enjoy and seek out these aging airliners to fly on. Flew KC-135s (talk about aging planes) for a bit for the USAF, something about a plane that doesn’t have all the automation and has some quirks to it.
That's incredible. The 707 (or its variants) is one type I am gutted to have missed.
29 year old 737-400 - pretty much still a daily occurrence in South Africa thanks to a few airlines that still have them flying around. You know it's a 400 when the button for your reading light is a rectangular slab :D
I have flown numerous times with the aircraft you mentioned and also the BAC111 which if sitting at the rear meant you where behind the engine cowling and deafened lol
Love Kelowna. A few years ago, we stayed at a resort right on the lake & then proceeded to eat & drink our way up & down the Okanagan in many of the wineries. Never did make to Osoyoos as there wasn't enough time.
Also, did you research why Air North still flies the old 737's? They use special attachments on landing gear & engines in order in order to be able to take off & land using gravel runways up in the Arctic. This is so gravel is not sucked into the engines & doesn't wreck the landing gear bays. From what I read, these kits couldn't be attached to any other jet aircraft.
Wow, that sounds like a great time. Thanks for sharing!
Maybe go up to Yellow Knife and hitch a ride on a Buffalo Airways classic plane.
Very cool flight...totally worth the short ride, the 400's are fewer and fewer...Mentour Pilot has taught us all so much about the systems on the 737's.....so its fun to see them used.....didn't you do the vlog of the cargo/part passenger 737-200 ride in Alaska with the deflectors that keep dirt from gravel air strips ingesting into the engines?!?
The rustling of that bag makes my stress and anxiety levels go through the roof!! Horrible sound! 😂
Air North is launching Whitehorse-Toronto via Yellowknife next spring
C-FANB (737-4E) was originally delivered to Asiana in 1992, then Varig, Olympic Airlines, Air North
cheaper than WestJet and get free checked bags on cheapest fare...
Great video as always, Noel! I never got to ride on a 737-400. Glad I could enjoy it vicariously through you. Also, go Chiefs!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ah finally new video
Ha omg in 1994 I was 22 I worked for air UK Leisure out of Manchester and we had 737-400 and 767-300 at the time these planes were almost brand new 🙏💕