I Flew an Airline With a 1 STAR Safety Rating. Here's What Happened

What's it like flying an airline with a 1 Star Safety Rating? I took a flight on an Indonesian Airline to find out.
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[mjtt]

"They only have one 735, they did have 2 but they crashed the other one" best quote I've ever heard on this channel.

[DavidWsTrainVideos]

My God, he survived lion air, and Sriwijaya air. Noel must think he’s invincible now.

[woutergijs]

1st: “We have a youtuber on board”
Cpt: “okay, let’s do the long take off joke.”

[DailyDamage]

My father travelled extensively for his business. One of his journeys, way back in early 70s, was on an Aeroflot flight from Jakarta to Moscow. He told me how a ceiling panel cracked and how a crew member stood on his seat and gaffatapped the crack quite nonchalantly. None of the mainly Russian passengers even paid any attention and the whole operation was completed with as much fuss as if serving someone a drink. A week later he was supposed to fly back… same route, same plane… however he had some misgivings about that plane and instead changed his flight via Paris. Just as well, that plane crashed somewhere enroute. Goes to show… listen to those gut feelings. 😂

Glad to see u survived the experience 😊

[sinisteak]

their work philosophy is nobody can leave a bad review if you just crash hard enough

[briandavies]

Great video, thank you. Reminds me of the early eighties when I took a Uganda Airlines 707 from Nairobi to Entebbe. It seemed to be a home-converted, full passenger to combi plane. On this flight passengers were seated in the rear of the empty, curtained off freight area which was acting like an amplified drum. After a very shakey take-off we gained altitude and the guy in the seat ahead of me leant on his arm rest which promptly fell off into the aisle. Unpeturbed a female crew picked up the armrest and, with a few deft taps, refixed it to the seat! I was tempted to enquire if she could do that if a wing fell off but I thought better of it!

[lfarru]

Takes a lot of courage to fly these airlines Noel 🤣. We certainly appreciate your efforts

[GerryAirways]

Your take off was on runway 34 and not 16 because you can see the old terminal on your side of the cabin. With the turnaround fillet as your marker, you still got quite a lot of spare runway remaining, which is normal for the short hop to Belitung/TanjungPandan.

Anyways, Sriwijaya is a ghost of its former self. They were quite good in their first 5 years... ok up till 2015 ish, and they seem to have lost the plot since...

[yaronsteinbuch]

Indeed, you never know when they won’t be flying anymore — but hopefully they won’t stop flying en route!

[jacrispy]

You didn’t die, that’s the most important thing!

[sandrahaigh]

OMG Noel. You're either mad or extremely brave. No wonder you were stuttering trying to pronounce the airline 😉😂
That suave young fella in the bathroom is quite a comedian isn't he 🤣

I enjoy all your reviews, and glad you arrived safely. Thanks for your honesty.

Hope you and your family are having fun living in the US.

[RSG_TheMonster]

Gotta love Noel for going on such obscure adventures!!!

[karenhall]

The selfie in front of the plane was a classic 🤣🤣. Some people might think you have a glamorous life, but you're much braver than me. No way could I fly on some of the airlines you do!!

[shonen]

I’ll be flying Sriwijaya to Tanjung Pandan/Belitung next month! It’s the childhood island of my parents. Pangkalpinang is the capital of the larger sister island, Bangka. It’s amazing to see this route on your channel, Noel! It really is a bit of a backwater but I always enjoy going back. Being lesser known, it’s a hidden gem of an island with amazing seafood, hail-white beaches and sparklingly clear waters.

[nickyp]

I won’t stop saying it. But this channel is extremely underrated

[someoneelse]

The safety hazard started with the lounge, drinking that water before a flight might give you lots of time to do a loo rewiew

[jimmeltonbradley]

Unfortunately, my only experience of Indonesia is sailing around the islands on a cruiser, apart from Bali, whose airport we flew from on our way home. I'd love to do the kind of thing you do but, as I'm now in my 70s with coronary issues, I suspect I shall only ever do it vicariously through your channel. Love it

[robertlebel]

Noel! Please stop sending us though the scanner we’re getting radiated😂

[davidvincent]

The reason for the mechanical problems that caused the last crash was that the plane wasn’t properly maintained added by a pilots‘ mistake - that’s really alarming. Joel is quite courageous 👍🏻

[porcelainthunder]

Many times, the older planes are a lot more comfortable if they still have an older interior. The newer seat dssigns have much firmer seat cushions that can make long flights rather uncomfortable.