NEVER AGAIN! Bangladesh's BRUTAL 450 Seater AIRBUS!

This is a comprehensive Flight Review of US-Bangla Airlines.

Class: Economy
Route: Dubai (DXB) to Dhaka (DAC)
Plane: Airbus A330-300

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[JoshCahill]

Would you fly the "Beast of Bangladesh"? Let me know in the comment section below! Please follow me on for daily updates! Thanks :)

[MrPlanes]

US-Banglad Air really took the word Airbus literally. 😁

[lora]

As an ex Emirates Cabin Crew I used to work on this route and it was my pleasure to serve the passengers that very rarely got to fly home and give so much.

[DanniChan_Worldwide]

I used to live and work in the UAE, and I remember seeing all the guest workers lined up for their one holiday trip home to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, etc., and they were loaded down with treats and goodies to take home to their families.

[BoubiMalo]

Those are not tourists they are hard working people who use the plane as a vehicle to get to their family and not for pleasure and gourmet food. The airline is offering a cheap service and it’s perfect for the kind of passengers they are dealing with .

[theshieldhero]

The highlight of this flight was definitely the crew. Working in those conditions looks extremely stressful but they kept everything in order.

[xfirehurican]

For your entertainment, I'd put my 1998 Yak-40 flight from Bishkek to Tashkent up against anyone's (no crash) flight. The 'bus' from the terminal to the aircraft was an open top baggage carrier pulled by a farm tractor. Luckily, I was on the first of two groups. After the tractor groups were seated, we could hear a noisy and rowdy argument going on the tarmac at the aft stairway. Eleven, yes, eleven more pax boarded the Yak-40!!! All, with their luggage, ended up *STANDING* - from the rear cargo net & lav area right up to the jump seat! The FA stood bcz an armed security guy occupied the jump seat. The cockpit had the PIC & FO *PLUS* another armed guard crammed in there! The floor bolts for my seat were loose, and the interior cabin padding sections on at least six rows were held together with duct tape. The meal of juice, a cheese & crackers packet, and a chocolate square came in a knotted plastic bag with a tiny wet wipe. The rollout, over Soviet-era concrete slab runway at screaming throttle took every available meter of that airstrip. We must've cleared the group of small sheds after the overrun by mere meters because I could clearly see, and I'm not joking, several scattering goats and ducks right outside my dirty window. To clear the mountain range towards Tashkent, it took four or five switchbacks to climb to the necessary altitude - and still, snow-covered mountains were on both sides of the aircraft for most of the flight. The descent was basically a straight in dive and approach to the runway. Braking was so intense that we were met on the taxiway by a tanker truck that sprayed down the gear, causing steam to totally obscure the terminal for a couple of minutes. We deplaned on the taxiway and walked to the terminal. *TOP THAT, ANYONE* ?

[ghalibsworld]

USBangla is actually a company of USBangla group. Actually the group suppose to be a combination of investors from Bangladesh and Non residential Bangladeshi living in USA. So the group named USBangla.

[PeterWilliams-kbyn]

So Funny “I Survived 1E US Bangla” should create a T-Shirt slogan 😂

[josh]

Looks like the crew are doing their best and airline providing an affordable travel option. Few rough edges that can be improved like boarding but otherwise seems as good as you can expect

[RichardGreen]

I spent a few weeks in Dhaka around 20 years ago. The view from your car and hotel suggest that the place is astonishingly different. But I remember the people were very kind.

[budapestflyer]

Is this even legal to squeeze this many people on a small Airbus A330? Nuts! Definitely a flight Sam Chui wouldn't dare to take haha...

[elizalodge]

'Smells like the end of the world'
Excellent

[David-nxvm]

JAL used to operate a 747 between Osaka and Tokyo — single-class with over 600 seats. I flew this in the 1980s. It was a full flight. I’m a 6’ American and couldn’t believe how little legroom there was. And, almost every adult was smoking.

[flyinginfinitely]

Hello Josh, thank you for your indepth review and the criticism. Great video! It is unfortunate that you had a bad experience on US-BANGLA. We are still a developing country and we are still working our way to fix the common etiquettes. Hopefully, we can redeem ourselves with our Biman Bangladesh Airlines service. On behalf of all bengalis, we wish you a warm welcome and hope you enjoy your stay at Dhaka. 😊

[DanielByrnes-tv]

You've got balls to fly on this plane, be safe

[dotdotdot]

The first meal (beef?) looks like the worlds worst Neopolitan Ice Cream, and the second looks like someone threw up in it.

[alighozi]

Lion Air packed their A330-300s and A330-900neos with 440 seats. But they use it for umrah or Hajj flights (sometimes they use it also on busy domestic routes)

[ahmedmehraj]

Hey Josh, Welcome to Bangladesh again. Just saw the video. I know the experience you had was not that great. But for your information, these 400+ people are the life of Bangladesh. People like them are working day to night with their sweat and blood. There remittances are the main source of foreign income of Bangladesh. They owe a lot. Unlimited love and respect for them❤️❤️❤️

[ST-jltb]

As a former QR crew, I was blessed with Dhaka many times. Crew used to report sick or try to swap as it's the worst flight one could imagine besides Istanbul.

Lavatory was always a nightmare with floor, sink and comode all full of water, poop on floor, in and outside the lavatory, topped up with people getting so excited during landing that everyone suddenly jumps out of their seats peeking through the window and ofcourse you are totally helpless at this sight.

I quite literally believe that Bangladeshis love lavatory more than their seats and I can confirm to what you said that everyone uses lavatory atleast twice or thrice and their bladder is still full after landing. Food and drinks were always short and although most are Muslims but they LOVE drinking. Apparently everything other's do is haram except for when they do it themselves.

Anyways, it's fun experiencing the world with QR and now through you. So Thank you 🙏