AIRLINE TOOK MY PASSPORT - LAM MOZAMBIQUE 737 to MAPUTO! 

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Hi Josh. Sorry about your weird experience in Mozambique. I am Mozambican and once I had to "rescue" a friend who went through nonsense trouble on arrival in Maputo, allegedly because there was an error on reading his passport data. It turned out later that the computers at the immigration were not working properly. When I asked to see the screen I realized it was clear enough to the reader to tell my friend was the legitimate owner of the passport. By that time he had already spent 20 hours at the airport, with no access to food, no access to his checked luggage and no permission to enter the country. Fortunately I was able to provide what he needed to survive. All that probably only because he (and I) did not bring the officer any "chocolate". My friend now tells me he will never come to visit me in Mozambique again. So sad!

I had a similar experience with immigration in Maputo, they were so frustratingly slow and they didn't seem to know what to do. I was extremely tired at the end

They tried to do the same with me when leaving Maputo Airport. Security guard asked how much money I had and how much I could give him in order to return my passport, so I could board the airplane. After saying I had no money at all, he asked me if I could pay him a coffee, which I declined as well. Shocking!!!

Josh, if you do get to fly on a737-200, please show the entire take off & landing - without music so we can all enjoy the roar of those P&W engines!!

Hi, Josh. I’m sorry about your experience in Mozambique. I’m a Mozambican and had some friends coming from Tanzania with the same unpleasant experiences. Hope you enjoyed the country though. 🇲🇿

flying the 737 - 200 is like going back in time

Wow, hardly an advert for visitors to Mozambique! Thanks, as ever, for the honesty of your videos.

I have already been to Maputo on TAP AIR PORTUGAL and it was pleasant flights on the A 340. However, corruption was very evident in the police on the streets and at the airport.

In my country, Nigeria, we call these corrupt ground staff Olé (tief!!!). Glad you caught a shot of her mug. It boils my blood when I see this happening.

What a great Africa adventure. This was a great series. Keep it up.

Hey Josh. I'm Mozambican and I am deeply sorry for the way you were treated upon arrival in Mozambique. Shameful! Keep it up. Love your contents.

Wow, you just took me back in time! I lived in Hawaii for many years and flew with Aloha Airlines regularly. Glad to see the planes are still going strong!

I flew on Aloha Airlines when I was a teenager back in 2005 when my family took a trip to Hawaii. I'll never forget flying on their 737-200s for the inter-island flights. Even back then, flying on a 737-200 in the US was quite rare and special. There were also Northwest and JAL DC-10s and ATA L-1011s at Honolulu back then. It was a different era for sure.

Sorry for the experience, it is what it is, I salute your professionalism...keep it up.

How nice was that Air Zimbabwe 737-200? You should definitely do it!

Welp, seen enough to know I have no desire to ever go to Mozambique. They have such a unique way of greeting tourists.

hahaha, we used to call LAM - Late and Maybe when I lived and worked in Tete. We used to regularly take the flight from Tete to Johannesburg, and at times the flight would be diverted mid flight to pick up passengers in Beira. good times 🙂

You are a brave man! How you deal with all these crazy airlines I don't know. It proves that corruption has not left Africa.

Thank you for my vicarious trip. Loved it, learned so much!

Hi Josh, as Mozambican I would like to apologize for what you went through at the airport. I wish I could give you a ride through Maputo, it’s very beautiful and interesting. You had a bad experience and unfortunately bribery is institutionalized and it’s being difficult to find honest. Next time you come Here let me know in advance, I will guide to some amazing places and show more of our culture.

Great Volga Josh! Keep up the great work 👍👍👍

the Mozambican Immigration officers are notorious for this sort of blatant asking for bribes, I am Kenyan and the stories I've herd of people getting flown back is just a sad tale, FYI, we are not any better dealing with the same scourge of corruption either, Africa countries really need to work on this, to allow seamless transition of legally travelling passengers with little to no fuss, allows for a very great experience for everyone from arrival to departure, always good to catch a Josh Cahill video, such great content, love it.

You are so so brave... Currently awaiting my first ever solo trip to Paris.. just love your enthusiasm & confidence

Airport, airline, service, foodie, Country Review Channel….all in One!,, brilliant Subscribed.

I've just come across your Channel Josh.....I am really enjoying it....my sisters and I love travelling to different places....I am a bit on the lazy side so do not travel as much as them.....I love all the atmosphere around airports and airoplanes....so your Channel is right up my alley!!.....makes me feel like I am actually there in person!....Well done and Bon Voyage!

Glad you came to Mozambique. Sad for the situation. Hope you had good times here, to whoever coming here I'd love to show the amazing places we have.

I love your reviews more than any other creator.... You review flights and planes that the vast majority of travellers would fly, not just first class like so many do. Thankyou for your reviews, and blessings on your future travels... 🙏✈️💕

Hope you managed to have a good time outside the Airport. Maputo won't definitely let you down

I started watching your channel 2 weeks ago and I am from Maputo this is a video I didnt expect ...real feedback

Klasse Report👍🏼 Air Zimbawe 737-200 wäre schon wild👌🏼

Wow I can’t believe that a 737-200 is still around, that thing started flying even before my mum was born but I do remember flying on a 737 classic series the 300 to be exact back in 99 with a now defunct airline called Airtours.

Taking the same trip next week. This was incredibly helpful.

Josh, you are so adventurous. Keep these videos coming, I enjoy all your stories. Stay safe.

hello josh love your videos keep making this kind of video

Hi Josh, Thanks for your clip. It brought disturbing memories from my trip to Maputo last year. The people OUTSIDE the airport are lovely, but the airport.... Especially on my departure, no wifi, and corrupt customs officials... I was stopped at customs during my departure process and was asked by several important looking officers " what money do i have to buy souvenirs"... I said that i have hardly any cash, and that i will buy souvenirs with my CC... Than they called to chief officer who requested to check my wallet.... I kept playing dumb, knowing exactly what they wanted...after 20 min hold up,the bunch got tired of me and let me go free. On one hand it annoys me, but on the other i know these gov employees make redicilous salaries, so who can blame them? Very sad. BTW, i stayed in the famous Serena Polana Hotel, even the Q of England stayed there once...:) Not really expensive, around 170$ and well worth the special ambiance and good old days gone. Any how, on another topic, the B762 still flies for UTair in Russia, especially on long haul like Moscow to Anadyr. Cheers. Cheers

Mozambique is such a 'tourist hostile' country. They strangle themselves with illogical red tape and corrupt officials. Plus LAM is unbelievably expensive. A return ticket from Dar es Salaam to Pemba (1 hour flight) is $750, and that's just the start of the experience. Good video. Thanks

Amazing review as always. Looking forward to you flying on the Air Zimbabwe 737-200.

Never EVER surrender your passport and become a non-person, even if you miss your flight. NEVER,

All I can say is I have being fortunate to fly on a 737-200 back in my youth days, such a great plane.

Great video! I look forward to you trying Air Algerie :)

Hi Josh, sorry for your bad experience in Maputo airport 🙏... we are very good people. Nice channel by way...👌

Hi Josh, always interesting to watch your videos with really exotic airlines. 25 years ago (I know it's very long time ago) I flew Air Zimbabwe's B 762 from FRA to Harare, and also the B 732. Additionally, I made two short flights with BAE 146. Unbelivable, that their Boeings are still in service today. At that time also two ex LH 707 could be seen in Harare, but I think they were not in service anymore at that time. Looking forward to your future projects.

Yess! Do the review please! Good can be found in old things!

Finally you made a video of Mozambique!🔥❤️😊

As a Mozambican i'm very sorry for the bad situation, and please keep doing what you have doing

I'd love to see you fly the Air Zim 732. If they still fly the MA60 on domestic routes that would be cool to see too.

I’ve flown that air zim 737 when u was younger, amazed they are still flying

Yes A 737-200 Review Will Be Good

Well, I like how they went with chocolate, the bribe code is usually buy me a cool drink!

Fantastic vid! And OH, yes .. please do that Air Zim 737-200 one day soon. We've all flown on them so many times, but took them for granted because they were so common for so long (like the 727 and DC9) ... but now they're gone and we miss them !!

I follow you on patreon and on RU-vid and all your adventures! Stay safe my guy!!

I think you will not forget this africian trip .Many experiences, drama ,happy flights and also many fearful flights... I really enjoyed watching every video you posted trying different African airlines such as Air peace ,Ibom air,Air cote d ivore,Air senegal sorry if i missed anything . So happy to virtually travel with you on the above mentioned African airlines .. I also recommend to fly Air Mauritius because recently i had experienced traveling with them in Business class on their A 350 ...Expecting more interesting videos from you .By the way i am from India andyou are my best airline reviewer.. If there is a Oscar award for best airline reviewer you will be the winner

Wow Greenland, had been waiting for it, please give country travel videos including cuisine and places to visit

i knew LAM would show up on ur channel eventually

Fond memories of the 737-200, flew on it many times as a kid in Zambia when Zambia Airways had those and they even had a 707 which I was lucky enough to fly to Kenya, crossing over Tanzania and Mount Kilimanjaro.

I live in Hawai’i. We miss Aloha airlines. It was a staple to the state of Hawai’i. I am born and raised in Hawaii and it’s so good to see a piece of our Aloha history still flying. She’s a long way from home 🌸 🌺

I love the fact you video isn't just 20 minutes but 20 minutes of pure entertainment keep it up Africa trip please do it again in the future

Thank you Josh, such a crazy day for you. I am heartbroken, no loo review 😢

Nice review once again! Hope you enjoyed your African aviation tour, and obviously I would love too see a review of this 737-200. By the way I thought of you today as I was supposed to fly Air Peace, your new favourite airline, from Lagos to Abuja. Just learned at the airport that there was a 7 hours delay, surprising isn't it😁? Finally booked a ticket with United Nigeria on an Embraer 145, not too bad. Take care👍🏼!

Congratulations for 500k

Thanks Josh for another great video. Also I would love an Air Zimbabwe 737-200 review.

Great vlog. I'm now always having a bar of chocolate in my carry on

Nice video my friend ✈️😍

I got excited once you mentioned Aloha Air, as I remember the 737's (and their 200's) fondly as a kid! Felt like a mini-reunion with an old friend! But I don't know what you're going off about with "not so fond memories" (save for that one incident that landed safely!) Miss those jets. It's *definitely* not the same seeing Southwest 737's fly our interisland routes now.

I flew on the Air France 737-200 many many times.as a kid between cayenne,French Guyana and point a pitte ,Guadeloupe with stops in Paramaribo, Georgetown port of Spain and fort de France. We called the “laitier “ = the milk route.It’s small and the engines make a high pitch sound.

Josh, one of the very first planes I flew on was a 737-200. The engines were so loud! I've also flown the 400. I'm hoping to fly the MAX soon. I likebthe 737 very much!

I flew that Air Zimbabwe 737-200 JNB-VFA. She's a beauty, Look for the hand written overwing exit markings, Fabulous aircraft. Lucky you got your passport back.

It was nice meeting you with my 2 kids at Colombo airport (next to Lounge). I hope your flight to KL was good. Looking forward to your new videos.

Heyy Josh, I am Levin a Sri Lankan who is a great fan of yours. Love all the videos you do man, continue the great work we will be there to support you. anyways stay safe and May God Bless you. Cheers Mate

Why do these counties that need visitors mess people about so much ?

What a totally nightmare experience. If I ever thought about traveling to Mozambique, those thoughts are dead now

Love your videos ❤ thanxx:)

Love to see that Air Zimbabwe 737-200 review :)

Chocolate .... bless them ! And arrest them lol. Looking forward to seeing your TAP review , am considering them for my Brazil adventure Porto Alegre-Igacu Waterfalls-Florianapolis-Rio. And possibly in their business class.

Very awareness and help report .

Im from maputo and tnx for making this video!

Great video Josh as always! You got me with the inflight entertainment joke. 🤣🤣- Good one. Would be great for you to get on the Air Zimbabwe 737-200. I want to do a trip report some day on the -200 variant also. All the best, Jason@JBTripReports

Thanks for touring Africa, quite insightful 🙏👍💯

Love your videos!! and your personal touches. You are SO cute too!!

That was an eye opener... Thanks Josh and appreciate your travel advices

Go for the -200 as long as she ist still flying. Just make sure to take a seat right behind the wing, reverse thrust just looks amazing!

Love your trip reports Josh from down under

love ur vids

You should really make a separate channel maybe to show your touring experience in the cities you visit! It doesn't have to be all adventurous, probably a simple street exploration and cultural stuff!! :)

Yes please come to Zimbabwe, we'd love to have you over 🇿🇼🤗🇿🇼🤗

Flew on that Air Zimbabwe Boeing 737 many times a long time ago! Lovely to see it again.

I just subscribed. Really love these videos. The most honest videos about flying I’ve seen, and you’re very down to earth and seem like a jolly decent bloke. (And you’re very handsome ☺️☺️)

I noticed you made use of your free Emirates pen you got on your first class trip filling out your departure paperwork in Tanzania.

Thanks Josh for visiting my home country!

Travelled on that same aircraft (C9-BAR) in 2020. 1 week later, it had a runway excursion. One of the worst flights in my life. Almost one hour waiting on the gate without air conditioning. When we arrived in Maputo, the imigrations office didn't have enough Visa stamps for everybody. And everybody ask for bribes.

love your videos. stay safe ❤️

As for the 737-200s, I flew a lot on them from the 1970s to the 1990s (yes, I'm old), as they used to be the workhorse of major trunk domestic flights in Brazil, where I'm from. Later, in the 2000s, a very traditional airline, VASP, was having financial difficulties and had no money to renew its fleet, so it kept flying the -200s while all other airlines had switched to 737 Classics and NGs or A320s. I remember being outside a major shopping mall in São Paulo that is right under the approach path to busy domestic Congonhas Airport and a short distance from it, so it's a great spotting place, as planes pass almost overhead and are already so low that if you look quickly enough, you can read their registration. And I remember the striking difference in noise levels between VASP's 737-200s and the more modern jets of other airlines. Modern engines not only produce less noise, they are also designed to project the noise backward and for little of it to reach the ground. So, when an A320 or a 737 NG passed, I could only hear the noise for some 2 or 3 seconds, when it was directly overhead, but you knew a 737-200 was coming before it appeared in sight, and you could still hear it for quite some time after it had already passed. And it was VERY LOUD!!! Later, the inevitable happened: VASP went bankrupt and stopped flying, but its bankruptcy was a very complicated legal mess that dragged in the notoriously slow Brazilian courts for several years. In the meantime, the planes were judicially impounded and prevented from being sold or from receiving any maintenance (VASP had few leased planes, most were its own), their abandoned airframes decaying in several Brazilian airports. Eventually the courts authorized their sale, but by then they were beyond any repair and had to be sold just for the price of the scrap metal, which didn't even pay for one month of the airport parking fees. Not even the engines could be salvaged. Most airframes were scrapped, and a few were towed somewhere else in complicated operations to become restaurants or such. 😭

That iphone part was hilarious. Paused the video and wanted to book a flight very quickly haha

You can fly 737-200s in the Canadian north as well! Very cool.

Welcome to Mozambique Josh, unfortunately that`s how things are going here. Nice tour

737-200's are still flying in Quebec because they can land on gravel runways up North. Nolinor has the largest fleet and Chrono aviation has one also.

Oh Josh, what a saga with your passport! Imagine if that had happened in a big developed city? Loved the old B737-200… not sure I’d want to spend a long flight aboard her, but it would be fun to to have a peep inside for nostalgia’s sake, hoping the aroma of lots & lots of passengers isn’t too strong! I’ll really be able to relax when I know you’re home safely, which you probably are now ! (Do I sound like a worrying Mum, or what…😊). A great African adventure. Cheers!

The 737-200 was the first ever plane I’ve flown on. Right now, I think there’s only one 737-200 left flying in my country. Please do feature it someday, Josh!

Joshie, praying for your safe flight as always. A Nepali aircraft just crashed recently and I can't stop worrying.... Please do take care. PH loves you.