The Most Annoying 15 Hours Ever: My Fiji Airways Flight

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I spent 15 hours on a very sleepless Fiji Airways flight thanks to a broken plane.

[Greg-whxt]

The gentleman working the Fiji Airways check-in counter that Noel visited at LAX was extremely kind and helpful.

[miketech]

I had to laugh when Noel said that the lounge was nice and quiet and a baby was crying at the same time.

[crazyinclarence]

I think the earplugs in the amenity kit was a clue you would need them. Welcome to Australia.

[theEagleBeagle]

one of the most helpful, thorough check in agents ever at LAX

[timschloe]

That broken music system playing every 30 minutes would've driven me crazy. As a light sleeper, I would find that extremely annoying, but I would've been popping in the earplugs. Yikes.

[windanthonystream]

I’m a cabin crew member and I remember one time to Paris we couldn’t get the music to turn off, and we and the passengers had to listen to it for 7hrs.

[lisajobsonbeasley]

I use to live in Fiji and often took Fiji air, never first class. I’d say 9/10 flights had music playing through the flight. I remember one having the same song played on repeat for three hours. This was over nine years ago, the crew then gave me the same explanation as you.

[arcanekand]

Fiji airways use the Panasonic avionics ex3 in flight entertainment system, which is based on android which is (fairly) prone to crashing/boot looping. Airlines can specify music which will be played automatically when the IFS boot's (often called boarding music)which is why the music would play every time the ifs rebooted (you could also see the "welcome to Fiji airways" ifs welcome screen during the video) the cabin crew could turn the IFS off but that would annoy passengers who are watching movies/listening to music etc.

[kalde]

Took the same plane and flight, but from Adelaide one month ago. I loved Fiji Airways and their attention. The cabin is not cramped up and you have decent space in economy. The IFE is amazing! Loved the A350!!!

[alanwilson]

Hello Noel, Nadi is pronounced Nandi, there’s an invisible N. Fiji is well worth exploring even just to experience the most genuinely lovely people on the planet. Thanks for the video

[juliet]

Sleep deprivation is the worst 😣. The flight map is one of the best I ve seen on Noel's reviews. Lovely seeing the Fiji print on the engine

[belugast]

Wow the sunrise and clouds coming into Fiji were stunning! 😍

[tobyprice]

People love to see the food service. I would not skip it.

[arielkoubi]

Flew on Fiji airways from YVR to SYD on the A330 to Nadi and the A350 to SYD. The crew was absolutely amazing on both flights, the A330 was a bit older and needed some love, the A350 was amazing. Looking forward to flying Fiji airways again.

[michaelosgood]

Fiji have come a long way since Air Pacific days in the 70s with 2 BAC 111-475s. Amazing feat flying these from Nadi across the ocean to Auckland, Brisbane & Port Moresby back in the day.. I think these had 74 seats!

[GasStationSushiiii]

The fact that Fiji gives the guy a nice tropical shirt for uniform is awesome

[spedzu]

I flew Air Pacific in 2012 right before they went back to Fiji Airways name. It was a flight out of LAX that we had to ride a bus to a 1970s 747 in the midfield. We got onto it and it still had functioning ashtrays in the seats. It may have been antiquated, but it was a nice flight into Fiji.

[andywhite]

I would have done the same as you, but spent a week in Fiji supping cocktails, swimming and fishing 🙂

[Colt]

63 thousand views and only 3.5 thousand likes is criminal. This is excellent content Mr. Philips! Here's a like to spite the algorithim.

[denisebledsoe]

Noel has such child like joy when he is flying.. I love it.. coming from someone who had a fear of flying..I fly through these awesome videos! Rachel is so funny 🤣😂