ULTRA LOW-COST across the Atlantic on Play Airlines A320neo and A321neo! | BRUTALLY HONEST

Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean on a low-cost carrier, without food and entertainment. Was it worth it?

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*SOCIAL MEDIA*

*FLIGHT INFORMATION*
Airline: Fly Play Airlines
Aircraft: Airbus A320neo / Airbus A321neo
Registration: TF-PPC / TF-PLB / TF-PPF
Flight Time: 3h 00min / 5h 45min / 4h 30min / 3h 00min
Seat: 21A / 40F / 7F / 27A
From: Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel Helmut Schmidt
Via: Reykjavík Keflavík
To: General Edward Lawrence Logan
Date: June 2023

*EQUIPMENT INFORMATION*
Cameras used: Canon R6 (Canon 15-35mm F2.6, and Canon 24-105mm F4.0), DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment used: Rode VideoMic Pro+, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone, Joby Bendipod

*PRICE BREAKDOWN*
Total Price: Ticket provided for free by the airline
Total Routing: HAM-KEF-BOS-KEF-BER
Booked through: Play Airlines Media Relations Office
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including checked luggage, free seat reservations, and snacks
Booking made: April 2023

*VIDEO BREAKDOWN*
00:00 - Ticket provided to us for free
01:15 - Introduction
01:37 - Intro
01:56 - Getting to the airport
03:36 - Luggage Guidelines
04:33 - Panorama Terrace
05:45 - Boarding
06:25 - Cabin and Seat (TF-PPC)
07:56 - Taxi and Take Off
09:02 - Inflight
10:02 - Buy-On-Board Menu
10:39 - Snack
11:03 - Approach and Landing
11:33 - Transiting at KEF
15:01 - Cabin and Seat (TF-PLB)
16:02 - Play North America Network
18:02 - Pizza and Muffin
18:52 - Conclusion
21:02 - Outro

*COLLABORATION DISCLAIMER*
This ticket for this trip was provided to us for free by the airline. All opinions expressed are our own and the airline did not get to pre-view or approve the video.

*ANIMATED MAP*
Map Data by: OpenStreetMap
Created: October 2023

*GRAPHICS ATTRIBUTION*
Seat Drawing in intro made by Aviation Volume

*CONTACT US*

COPYRIGHT 2023

#play #flyplay #playairlines

[mitskilovingb]

i honestly enjoy watching economy class videos way more than first class

[mitjasmid]

David, your honesty and transparency is soooo refreshing! Plus, you and Felix really know what you're doing! Keep up the good work!

[Naris]

I respect your journalist integrity in not asking for special treatment, and your opinions on Pepsi. It's nice to have a thorough reviewer doing such great off the beaten path airlines.

[gustavsvensson]

I’m a big fan of your long haul low cost flight reviews!

[jeadie]

Flew these guys exactly 1 year ago from Boston to Paris through Iceland round trip. 3 x A321neo and 1x A320neo. I know the 3 former internet A321 planes we flew on had massive amounts of legroom and flip down screens showing the flight map. I understand these will be reconfigured to Play standard. We absolutely loved it! Planes were clean, tons of space on the A321s. Crews were awesome and super friendly. Everything was on time and I felt, was very comfortable. The A321 was far more comfortable but we had a whole row to ourselves on all flights. We travel light so the personal item was fine for us. Would absolutely fly them again. I hope they stick around! Huge fan here.

[CoolTomato]

I flew with them from London to Toronto (well, Hamilton, which is a tiny cargo airport with like 3 passenger flights a day), and while it wasn't particularly comfortable being able to get a round trip flight to visit my friend for less than £300 was absolutely worth it, and I'd definitely do it again.

[XiongBearTravel]

Honestly, I really like their Red livery! Just looks really cool in my eyes. Anyone else agree?

[martyjames]

My guess with Stewart would be flight slots. If they're willing to fly to washington and BOS, they're willing to pay relatively higher fees, but acquiring the actual flight slots for an airport like JFK is shockingly expensive and difficult. I'd also be worried about delays - a long wait to takeoff at JFK could mean missed connections at KEF, which gets real expensive real quick, especially with those tight connections.

[geometricrobot]

I flew with them from Europe to SWF earlier this year. Being from Upstate NY, I actually appreciate having an international connection outside of NYC and wouldn't want them to change it. Plus, from SWF they also offer a bus into the city.

[magnustan]

It doesn’t matter if the review is about the most over the top first class or basic economy, I just enjoy listening to someone who enjoys aviation and air travel share their experiences and thoughts. I also like that I feel I’m on board with them and Simply Aviation simply does exactly that! You and the likes of Jen Brooks, Nonstop Dan and Sam Chui keep my spirits up, i really appreciate all your hard work and am especially jealous you get to do this for a job!

[hkostek]

For someone living in the greater NYC area, flying out of Stewart is a game-changer, I simply adored the experience and CONVENIENCE of utilizing this airport. Flying out of JFK for a resident of the tristate area is a nightmare.

[marko_ys]

15:12 for an LCC, Interjet was one of the best ones out there. They only placed 192 seats on this A321 guaranteeing 34 inches of seat pitch of legroom (their emphasis on comfort also means they had recline and adjustable armrests). They even served complimentary snacks and full bottles of drink.

[goytabr]

That kind of "half jet bridge" (fixed covered stairs ending in a jet bridge attachment) at KEF can also be seen in several airports of medium-sized cities in Brazil. Virtually all airports of major Brazilian cities have true jet bridges now, and if the town is too small it will only have regular stairs, but this half-baked arrangement is sometimes used in the mid-range. It can be seen at the airports of João Pessoa, Campina Grande, Palmas, Londrina, Cuiabá, and Porto Velho, for example. The difference is that in these Brazilian airports the "half jet bridge" is close to the terminal building (they're relatively small airports, after all) and is often joined to a covered short ground-level passageway leading to the terminal, so no bus rides are necessary.

[mohdodat]

YYZ charges airlines more than 110 dollars CAD per passenger for EVERY departure. Flying out of Pearson would make the airline not very cost friendly. And getting to Hamilton on the GO transit system is actually quite seamless and cheap. Not to mention that a lot of passengers very much dislike YYZ because of how overcrowded and hectic it can be.

[michaellyons]

"A bottle of Pepsi is...disgusting." That's A+ commentary right there. Well done and thanks for another great review.

[WorldTraveller]

16:20 Ryanair flies to Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) and not to Frankfurt Rhein-Main (FRA), they flew to FRA until March 2022. They plan to comeback once the new terminal 3 opens in 2026 with concourse G

[GarrettGaudet]

I think YHM can work for Play as demand from Southwestern Ontario is there and a lot of people will try avoid YYZ if possible. You are absolutely right about brand awareness at secondary airports as everyone (non-avgeeks) don't know about the transatlantic option in Hamilton. Google Flights sometimes does tell you about the cheaper fares from nearby airports like YHM if you are searching flights departing from YYZ. I enjoyed flying Wow and hope to try Play soon.

[seqv]

Just 15 minutes ago I was wondering if you had a Play airlines tripreport as I was eyeing some ultra-low cost tickets to Reykjavik, impeccable timing

[dianeschroeder]

I always appreciate your sincere and honest videos David. The Brutally Honest series continues to be my favorite on YouTube. Great job!❤️✈️

[thomas]

Love the concept of Play, sadly like shown in your Video many of there flights have a low load factor (or at least to low for their business model). So hopefully they can survive.