🇳🇿 UNFORGETTABLE -Air New Zealand, my first time

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UNFORGETTABLE - My first time flying in NZ
This flight review covers Hamilton - Wellington - Invercargill.
Today is a day when everything which could go wrong, went wrong. It began with a stupid bomb scare in Queenstown Airport where someone left a pair of snow boots unattended with what looked like wires hanging out. That set off a chain of events which led to that airport getting evacuated and flights unable to get in or out. A total of 25 cancelled flights cascaded into an whole day of delays and cancellations for the ENTIRE domestic network of Air New Zealand.
Despite that, my fellow travellers were incredibly calm and somewhat understanding of these events which were beyond the control of Air New Zealand. And not to mention the flight attendants and crew. Sometimes we forget that their workday has also been severely affected, not just ours. So, a little understanding on both sides does go a very long way.
We get amazing views out of the window of the North Island - but that’s about it. Majority of my time is spent umming and ahhing about Wellington Airport. Come along with me and enjoy the ride.
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@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Welcome to the re-uploaded version after a silly copyright claim over a soundtrack. Good thing the claim came so qyickly. So here we are... Please enjoy the video... 😊

@gosekinz 10 месяцев назад

*cough Oban Airport on Stewart Island (Rakiura) would probably argue they are a bit more southerly than Invercargill ..

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@gosekinz ah hah... That's an air strip 🤣...

@Ryanhothersall 10 месяцев назад

That's why I don't use music in videos, to hopefully avoid the copyright thing.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@Ryanhothersall strange thing is I've paid for the subscription. So who knows what the hell happened there? License expired for that soundtrack perhaps? 🤷

@TheHobartAviationFan 10 месяцев назад

Nice review, flew NZ domestic AKL-WLG and back last year, enjoyed the flights and they were pretty quick and straight forward

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Indeed, domestic NZ flights are short and sweet. But man, wish they sold something more substantial on flights to eat. These sweet snacks aren't too healthy!

@TheHobartAviationFan 10 месяцев назад

Haha that's true@@ryansofly

@Coolwow437 10 месяцев назад

Hey Ryan! Great flight review mate you definitely have my thumbs 👍 I’m so excited for more food reviews and flight reviews your channel is amazing it’s raw not scripted keep up the good work… love from your Qantas employe 😂❤

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Ha thanks mate! Always appreciate the support... 🙏🙏🙏

@Coolwow437 10 месяцев назад

@@ryansofly your welcome mate I hope this motivates you to making more content for us 🙏😊😎

@josephphillips9243 10 месяцев назад

As a kid I remember being offered lollies on AirNZ flights. Just wonderful. Wellington airport does look beautiful. Shame about the delay that mountain looked serene.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

I would return to fly in South Island because I did not get a chance to see ANYTHING at all with the full cloud cover!

@KatelynsAdventures707 10 месяцев назад

Hi Ryan, I was on a plane like that in 2006, going Timaru to Wellington, I had my head in a bag most of the way. It was so windy coming up the coast and landing in wgtn. I was ongoing to Tauranga. It took 4 hours for my stomach to settle enough so I could eat 😅. Loving your channel. 🙏💙

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Oh noooooo... You poor thing! Lol! Cheers and thanks for your support.

@jamessayers4046 10 месяцев назад

great report! Even though I'm an Aussie, my favourite airline is Air New Zealand! On an Air NZ flight to SFO, the crew helped me when I proposed marriage in flight to my now husband! Invercargill was the first city I stayed in New Zealand when I was like 18, so a looong time ago. Keep up the good work.... kite koe

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Awwwwww.... That's sounds amazing! Funny story, when my husband proposed he did not know I was sick with food poisoning. When he popped the question along the streets of Adelaide (after I refused to walk by the river) I threw up. 🤣

@josephphillips9243 10 месяцев назад

@@ryansofly LOL, poor guy. I wonder if he was thinking to himself "Well he could just have sad no" 🤣🤣🤣

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@josephphillips9243 haha it was a great story to share during our thank you speech to our guests at the wedding. But man I was really so sick that night... Went home with fever, sitting in the toilet pooping and vomiting at the same time.

@AndysWorldJourneys 10 месяцев назад

Air New Zealand have some unbelievable domestic routes. I took Auckland to Rotorua back in 2015 I think it was and I swear at one point you could see both sides of the country on either side of the plane which I think was smaller than the Dash 8 you took because in my memory it was only one seat one side and two on the other. i wish i had been vlogging back then. one bad event at one airport has the power to disrupt everything doesnt it? Hopefully the room service meal didn't bankrupt you! great vid as always!

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

I wonder if you flew a Beechcraft on one of their subsidiaries. That aircraft was grounded and retired in the mid 2010s. I do want to return to fly again. They also do have some interesting airlines too besides Air NZ.

@mikeetee 10 месяцев назад

I've always enjoyed my flights with Air NZ, glad you did despite the hiccoughs!

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Yes its very chill on Air NZ... Cheers.

@silvyvc 10 месяцев назад

Great review as usual! Perhaps it may be good to consider an esim like Airlo? I had a similar issue when going to NZ and agree with you about the cab charges… outrageous!

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

I've been using a cheap Chinese mobile phone for the longest time. Awesome phone, but basic. So no NFC or eSIM capability.

@peterkotara 10 месяцев назад

Your pronounciation of Maori is bang on.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Thanks heaps! I don't get it right most of the time, but I try my best. Thanks for watching!

@clay9185 10 месяцев назад

Great video Ryan, really enjoy watching your travels.. Major delays throw everything out, glad you still got out to Invercargill. My last trip from Queenstown to Melbourne almost didn’t happen. The incoming flight was delayed just before curfew & we were lined up ready to board straight away as people were getting off. Told by ground staff we must board quickly & the pilot informed us if we hadn’t taken off by 10pm the flight would be cancelled & we would have to get off plans due to the strict evening curfew. The pilot took off at 9.59… Yes I also found NZ food expensive.. safe travels, looking forward to the next video..

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Wow... That's insane! I was once caught in a SYD curfew too where a technical fault with my KUL-SYD flight saw us divert to MEL. We got put up at hotels courtesy of the airline, then continued our journey the next day.

@MarkDonnelly-j9v 4 часа назад

Hi I like your video

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he 2 месяца назад

Love it 🎉

@ralphwatt8752 10 месяцев назад

Come back. Again go.to Stuart Island Airport ! And fly to the Chatham Island Airport

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

I do intend to return! Especially when I missed out on so much of the view from up there! Cheers and thanks for watching.

@paulnoble8451 10 месяцев назад

You got the thumbs up at 12:44!

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Hahahahahaha... Glad I got your thumb up! Cheers! 🎉

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he 2 месяца назад

Funny boy 😂😂😂

@nursebronnie1 10 месяцев назад

I’ve travelled a lot around the world but the NZ flights have been the bumpiest and scariest that I have done

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

That's why they're so fun to be on! Hahaha... As long as the wings don't snap off, we'll be alright. 🤣🤣

@Ryanhothersall 10 месяцев назад

The times I have been to New Zealand, it would have to be the windiest country I've been to.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@Ryanhothersall indeed.... That landing in WLG is some of the wildest I've ever experienced.

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he Месяц назад

I go on Air New Zealand because I live at nearby at a city called New Plymouth 😊

@fv1291 4 месяца назад

You're a funny man! 😅

@ryansofly 4 месяца назад

Glad I could entertain! Thank you for watching... 🙏🙏

@jasongarufi8187 10 месяцев назад

Hi Ryan yes NZ is expensive, especially petrol, great review of domestic flights within New Zealand.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for popping by. Yes it's been a while since I've been to NZ. I don't remember it being this expensive. Cheers !

@TheScratchingKiwi 10 месяцев назад

I said it before, I'll say it again... Always pack enough food for an army if flying domestic because it's a hell of a lot cheaper. A day of flying (a few hours or so) can take all day with travel to/from the airport and airport waiting times (the timetables do not mesh plus any kind of delay is not small)... and there is nowhere when you finally get to your destination to get food. Hamilton is a Regional travel dead-end because there are no flights Auckland-Hamilton. The Air NZ Regional 'Notwork' has a lot of strange dead ends because Air NZ killed them off. Travellers booking need to be really careful. It may seem obvious that two cities with airports would be connected... but they aren't.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

I can see the frustration of the Hamilton dead end. Suppose that's why we've got the Te Huia? Man, that train was rough as 😅... You'll find out in good time. Yeah I was so absolutely famished on the second flight thought I was going to faint. Suppose it's a good thing I planned that long transit because it would've been tight with the delayed HLZ-WLG flight.

@josephphillips9243 10 месяцев назад

2 x protein bar or 2 x Sustagen drink and a bottle of water are my safety items. Grab them at the supermarket.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@josephphillips9243 yeah lesson learnt. As this was my first time flying domestic within NZ, now I know. Thankfully the hotel was smart enough to be tracking the delayed flight. There were 4 of us from that flight staying at there so the reception asked the kitchen to remain open till we arrived. Our room service orders were taken as we were checking in and pretty much arrived soon after we settled into the room. How's that for service? 👍

@Auckland-girl 10 месяцев назад

Kia.ora, you could of caught te huia from puhinui station near the airport, also caught a train to downtown...love te huia btw,

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Nah, I wanted to take the train from start to end for the full experience. That's why I started from Strand. That video will be published at some point. 😏

@Auckland-girl 10 месяцев назад

@@ryansofly ah understand, look forward to it😉

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@Auckland-girlFYI the Te Huia video will premier this Saturday at 2pm Adelaide time. 5.30pm in NZ. 😊

@davidshepherd6104 10 месяцев назад

Go commando Ryan

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Best feeling ever! 🤣

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he Месяц назад

Plz plz❤

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he Месяц назад

I want you to do a q and a ❤😂😂😂🎉

@ryansofly Месяц назад

@@MatthewLaurence-sq6he funny enough, you're the 3rd one this month who's asked me the same thing! 😂

@ryansofly Месяц назад

@@MatthewLaurence-sq6he I have a current travel series running on my channel. I'll think about it after I'm done with this series in mid October.

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he Месяц назад

Like 👍 and SUB

@sonnyday6830 10 месяцев назад

I am amazed with your good pronunciation of Maori words, a lot of people have no idea or don't take the effort. NZ is very expensive I am afraid.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Thanks man... Google and RU-vid helped me with the pronunciation and I practiced umpteenth times before I felt confident enough to record it! Hahahaha ... Yes, I stayed at the airport hotel when I got back to Auckland and thought I could have an affordable meal at the food court at Auckland airport. The cheapest thing there was 4 pieces of small fried chicken pieces at KFC for $10. 😮 I then ate a bowl of Japanese rice bowl with chicken, with a drink for $37. What the hell...

@rachkate76 10 месяцев назад

Dude that’s like Darwin prices from what I’ve heard. Haven’t been to Darwin yet (would love to do asap) but have heard it’s expensive.

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

@@rachkate76 tbh, I found Darwin pretty alright. About the same as Perth, price wise. But picture this in NZ... I stayed at the airport hotel and headed to the food court at the airport thinking it'll be cheap. A bowl of Japanese chicken rice with a drink came up to $37. KFC was the cheapest, 4 tiny pieces of fried boneless chicken parts was $10. And they were so tiny. So almost 50 bucks to fill me up that night.

@rachkate76 10 месяцев назад

@@ryansofly no wonder all the Kiwis live here! 🤷🏽‍♀️

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he 2 месяца назад

Hope you liked the new joke ❤😂😊

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he Месяц назад

I’m 7 and haf 😂😂

@gregorymiller7828 10 месяцев назад

a lolly at what price hahaha

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

ITS PRICELESS... Hahahahaha...

@MatthewLaurence-sq6he Месяц назад

I have mola 2 $

@feejan 4 месяца назад

Electronic device use is prohibited on the tarmac, including the use of go-pros. Please stop filming on the tarmac. Did you also ask permission of the staff to have their faces in your videos?

@ryansofly 4 месяца назад

You're fun... Give me your address. I'll send you an invite to my next party.

@feejan 4 месяца назад

@ryansofly1624 Not using electronic devices on the tarmac is for safety. There are announcements and signs everywhere stating that. And you clearly don't care about the staff's privacy. You don't get my fun side when you've crossed 2 very important issues here.

@ryansofly 4 месяца назад

@@feejan woookaaay Karen.... That's why I make these videos, not you. 😘

@feejan 4 месяца назад

@ryansofly1624 what, to go against safety rules and violate staff privacy?

@ryansofly 4 месяца назад

@@feejan zzz... Keep droning on. People really walk around me. Some walk into my camera frame, others buzz about me like house flies. So where do you belong? No rules broken here.

@brendonrutherford5118 7 месяцев назад

One aspect that is typical with being in NZ & that simply is the fact that whatever you decide to buy, motel bed, taxi, food, public transport etc, etc you can expect to get ripped off financially. I'm a born & bred Kiwi but we are experts at ripping off our own kind & our international visitors as well. As for Air NZ & despite what a lot of people will tell you, it's not God's gift to the flying public but it is an over rated airline that suffers from a gross lack of competition & therefore you can expect to get ripped off for some of the most expensive domestic flights in the world. Been into a supermarket lately?? If you haven't expect to get ripped off as per usual but in a massive way!! The whole cost structure of whatever you are buying in NZ is simply & merely a massive bloody rip-off so don't say you have not been warned!! Thank goodness I rarely fly these days but prefer to drive, flying does nothing for me personally & Air NZ even does less!! Enjoy your stay & travels around this very expensive but rip-off country!! No body does it better!!

@ryansofly 7 месяцев назад

Yes I definitely felt the financial pinch when I was there. When I went back to Auckland in part 2 of this video, I stayed at the airport. Long story short, lunch at the food court there cost me NZD37. A rice bowl and a drink. 😧

@rachkate76 10 месяцев назад

Chur, chur, chur bro. 😂

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Haha I really had to look up what that meant! 🤣

@rachkate76 10 месяцев назад

@@ryansofly lol chur is like the most used word in NZ- if you got 5c for every time a Kiwi said chur, you’d be a bajillionnaire. 😂

@Cingearth 10 месяцев назад

You think so ! I believe air nz is overpriced for what you get !

@ryansofly 10 месяцев назад

Yep that's because they're the only one. Who else is affiliated with an international alliance if you're a points junkie? Suppose that's why they are able to charge that fare.

@Cingearth 10 месяцев назад

@@ryansofly jetstar or the bus is the alternative options !