BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW: Flying 7h 30min in ECONOMY on Icelandair's Boeing 737MAX to Seattle!

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Would you fly Trans-Atlantic on a Boeing 737MAX? Well, I did...and it wasn't all that bad. With great meals, inflight entertainment and comfy seats, time really flies and you won't notice the aircraft's size!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Icelandair
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8 / Boeing 737 MAX 9
Registration: TF-ICE / TF-ICA
Flight Time: 3h 00 / 7h 30min
Seat: 27F / 21F
From: Stockholm Arlanda
Via: Reykjavik Keflavik
To: Seattle Tacoma
Date: April 2022
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
Cameras used: Canon R6 (Canon 15-35mm F2.6 and Canon 35mm F2.0), Canon G7X Mark III, DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment used: Rode VideoMic Pro+, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone, Rode smartLav+, Rode Wireless Go 2
PRICE BREAKDOWN
Total Price: EUR 485.16
Total Routing: ARN-KEF-SEA
Booked through: Gotogate
Cost includes: Economy Class ticket without checked luggage, including seat reservations (EUR 22.50 each)
Booking made: January 2022
VIDEO BREAKDOWN
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Intro
01:04 - Stockholm Arlanda Airport
02:25 - Cabin and Seat
04:22 - Taxi and Take Off
05:43 - Beverage Service and Buy-On-Board Menu
06:58 - Inflight Entertainment and WiFi
07:38 - Approach and Landing
08:47 - Transit at Keflavik Airport
09:45 - Boarding
10:39 - Taxi and Take Off
12:23 - Pre-Ordered Lunch Service
13:22 - Inflight
13:41 - Approach and Landing
15:14 - Seattle Tacoma Airport
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This video does not contain product placements. The airline was neither involved nor informed about the production of this Tripreport. The ticket fare was paid by ourselves.
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@ice711real Год назад

Simply aviation THANK YOU for finally making another Icelandair trip report!!! As a huge Icelandair fan, I'm glad to see you guys putting out quality content of Iceland's flag carrier! 🇮🇸♥️

@mayfleur36 Год назад

Iceland Air is the ONLY airline that I’ll ever fly, whenever I go to the Netherlands to visit family.

@tylermoulton7294 Год назад

@@mayfleur36 they either lost or stole my Favorite bands gear. ATW just got back from their tour and either Iceland air stole or lost all their gear. They have made no attempt to make it right. ATW is no slouch.. they tour their asses of and this is now way to treat people in general let alone expensive band gear. I am very very unhappy with Iceland air. They need to make it right other wise all your compliments are overshadowed by this fact of their business practice.

@diemeistenvoneuchsindwirni5496 Год назад

I am a fan of Icelandair

@ice123_subscribe Год назад

Fun ride my first ride in a plane is iclandair

@tomatosoupwoo Год назад

@@tylermoulton7294 icelandair (and no airline) runs their baggage handling on their own. They buy it from the airport and maybe put promotional labels on things.

@harishwaran Год назад

Lasagna +tiramisu + breathtaking view of the Greenland cold deserts = the good life ..

@kevinc9215 Год назад

cool l wish l was a pilot 😮😅😊

@bostonaviation2010 Год назад

Love these Brutally Honest economy flights. Keep it up!

@martinnassim7528 Год назад

The reason for these prices is in fact not only a marketing move. Remember Iceland is an island, which means 90% of their goods and food is been shipped or flewn.

@h1brid_th3ory98 Год назад

I travelled icelandairs 757 and 737 max from UK to minnesota and they were easily one of the best airlines I have flown on, I actually preferred it more than British airways

@joesinkovits6591 Год назад

Using the single-aisle for transatlantic travel is a blast from the past. After all, before the 747 debuted with Pan Am in 1970, all planes were single-aisle, but the difference is that the current aircraft fly significantly slower than the 707, DC-8 and Convair 990 did. I’d hardly call that progress.

@steveorton2441 7 месяцев назад

For several years a group of us flew to Anchorage in July. Eventually we found Icelandair. Back then the facilities at Keflavik were sparse but all the present facilities were under construction. We found the airline far better than the ones we used before. More seat space and the fact we could board at LHR and no customs to worry about until our final destination at Anchorage. The return flight was a redeye flight over the ice cap with the same customs arrangement in force. Unfortunately they no longer fly direct to Anchorage. It was only available in summer. But it was great to leave London at 13.20 and be in our hotel in Alaska by 4.30pm. Contrast this year when it took 150 minutes to clear customs at Denver and 90 minutes to clear security to our gate. 4 hours total.

@lucasdubiel3924 Год назад

I have been watching this channel for years now, and it keeps getting better and better. Keep up the good work!!!

@Andrew182 Год назад

737MAX and A320NEO are the best aircraft for long-haul flights if to choose between narrow-body planes. Also need to say that comfort on such flights depends on the airline. Icelandair is a good airline for long-haul flights, they also have B767 in their fleet. Many thanks to Simply Aviation and personally to David for another wonderful tripreport 👍

@BestOfAviation Год назад

A321XLR soon!

@ravensrulzaviation Год назад

Iceland Air is still running their 757s until 2028 as well and they have a couple 757 Pencil 300s.

@ravensrulzaviation Год назад

@@BestOfAviation Boeing is doing the same on the MAX8 and 9, will be called MAX9ER and MAX8ER, Boeing did this for United back in the day when they asked for Extended Range on the 737-900NG. The current MAX operators have requested same, the MAX7 when it comes out next year will not get an ER version.

@JKB- Год назад

@@ravensrulzaviation love the pencil!

@pronoob8958 Год назад

not a320neo but a321neo and soon a321xlr

@anotherrandomasian Год назад

Watching this as my Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Manila is taxiing to its gate. Great video as always man!

@anthonysng63 Год назад

Have a safe flight

@Captain_2nice Год назад

Hope ur in the airport by now

@anotherrandomasian Год назад

@@anthonysng63 Thanks!

@dirtfish55 Год назад

Are you there to get milked?

@shin267 Год назад

Hoping to see more of these! Love the trip reports but these are just way more informative

@danw7943 Год назад

Thanks for the trip report, David! 13:55 - In the future, I think airlines will continue flying widebodies (A330neo, 787) transatlantic but only during dense times (overnight eastbound, overday westbound). During less dense times, airlines will start flying narrowbodies (A321LR/XLR, 737 MAX). We can already see this w/ some airlines, such as TAP, Aer Lingus, SAS, and of course, Icelandair.

@ExplodeTheCake Год назад

Recently flew from LGW-JFK with jetblue on their a321neo. Was a comfortable flight so much room even for me at a height of 191cm, narrow body longhaul is nothing to worry about

@mylhodoppenberg Год назад

Always love me a good brutally honest video 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

@motionster4077 Месяц назад

I flew with Iceland Air from Berlin via Keflavik to Toronto and the 737max was pretty good. The seats were good and comfortable. This was the first Atlantic Crossing for me, i did the trip alone and both legs were at night. I saw Polar Lights on the way home over Greenland. This was the first i saw them. I will never forget that trip and the experience that came with it! I also flew with 757 from Keflavik back to Berlin and it was bad... the seats had no seperation so my knees hurt after that!

@ExploreWithZain Год назад

Love simply aviation first aviation channel I ever watched thx for the brutally honest thx

@paulkazzer Год назад

Great new introduction graphics. Best airline reviewers by far. Many thanks.

@donnadwarika6370 Год назад

Love the trip thanks for sharing

@wolfganghofmann3977 Год назад

I think it’s always amazing to fly from Europe to the states , and this is a very interesting way to do it , I remember when you always flew a 747 , DC 10 or L1011 crossing the pond , it’s cool to see how aviation has progressed , thanks for you video !

@aac427 Год назад

@Phillip Banes The States is a colloquial term for that shithole Country that cannot hold elections without attacking Govt buildings over the results .

@tube.brasil Год назад

@Phillip Banes Relax, man.

@robert_sovitsky Год назад

Doesn't shock me that Iceland Air gives you no meal on any of their flights! Happiest people on Earth? Been there multiple times and in general I would not call them happy nor friendly!

@larry2506 Год назад

Excellent video! My daughter flew from London to Baltimore via Reykjavik several months ago and aside from the smaller plane, she enjoyed her flight as well as the stopover at Reykjavík-Keflavík Airport. She and her husband are flying in for Christmas on the same route, so I enjoyed seeing the flight in action.

@RaqMor13 Год назад

I'm doing the same exact thing next week!

@notreyf Год назад

Love the "Brutally Honest" reviews. Thank you for sharing your experience. Great vid.

@siyanaganeva6585 Год назад

Best video ever David! I'm so proud of you, I hope you hit 600.000 Subs :D

@jerea8607 Год назад

I just flew Icelandair from Washington Dulles to Amsterdam I really like the airline. I paid 530 dollars for that flight round-trip. KLM for that route was over 900 dollars.

@bhall9537 Год назад

Icelandair is a very nice airplane. Can't wait to fly with them again

@stressedvulture Год назад

Tbh iceland air is always so smooth and were great when our luggage was lost about covering the basic clothes we needed during the break over Christmas

@MikeHoltackers Год назад

Finally another brutally honest one! These are my favourites by a huge margin!

@SebastianBSReal 8 месяцев назад

Nice video!! I flew Iceland air around a month ago and my 4 flights all had free WiFi. I don’t know if it’s new, but it was still very tricky to navigate to the free WiFi page. Plus, it said it’s only available for the 737 max. My flights were from ORD to KEF, KEF to BER, and the same back. Even though the WiFi worked, my overall opinion about this airline is not that great though. In all the years I have flown with them, not once have they not delayed the flight, missing my connections in Iceland more than enough times. They lost my luggage many times too, delaying my trip in Germany. They transferred the responsibility of finding the luggage to KLM (they were my connecting flight after Icelandair was delayed) but still left my bags in Iceland. At the end of the day, I got through most of my plans without too much trouble and my underwear have now seen more of the world than I will ever.

@avanzjp6831 Год назад

Nice 737max video David! Do you have any upcoming videos of the 737max’s counterpart, like the a321neo? :D

@ravensrulzaviation Год назад

Personally, I love medium size single aisle 737s. My longest 737 flight was when the NG came out and was on the Southwest 737-700 from BWI to LAX, that was over 5 hrs, more like 5.30 min, I thought that was amazing back then.

@kacoxxx Год назад

Great to hear that passengers are getting almost the same conform than a widebody, but for the crew is another story, having a lack of privacy and proper rest areas for these longer flights 😔 Now also, I believe the longest flight in a 737 MAX is Batik Air from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Melbourne, Australia; 8+ hours. Would be great if you could eventually review that one too 👍

@juliejames3338 Год назад

really enjoyed the video; I was very interested because i know iceland air is so reasonable; good report and thankyou

@madaboutsnooker147 Год назад

love the old livery more. Had more of a legacy feel to it for me.

@juliusphung Год назад

Hello from Finland ! Thanks for very informative video! I am soon flying to Seattle by Icelandair. The trip basically pretty similar except departure from Helsinki :D

@themattressrun Год назад

great video and review!

@sainnt Год назад

Longhaul travel in narrowbody aircraft is here to stay, but as an av geek, I'm still going to avoid them as much as possible. I've flown on the TAP A321LR from Washington DC to Lisbon, and it wasn't bad, but widebody aircraft are still more comfortable overall.

@magnustan841 Год назад

I personally love the new Icelandair livery, that shade of purple complements the white fuselage so well. Different coloured piping for the back of the tail representing different facets of Iceland is a nice touch too. I think the controversial nature of the rise of long narrowbody flights, is probably down to people associating them with LCCs with tight legroom and a mediocre offering overall. Consequently, they associate widebodies with business class suites and some of the world’s best airlines. I’ve never flown longer than 2 hours on a single aisle aircraft, so I can’t say if the resistance/backlash has merit, but to fly 7h, this Icelandair MAX or JetBlue’s/Air Astana’s A321LR, over Cebu Pacific’s A330neo any day.

@ragidyymann5109 Год назад

Love the video -- thanks!

@forzamilan2011 Год назад

Excellent review David as usual! More business class flights would be great… thanks - danke…!!!

@shekarc Год назад

I think there is another MAX flight that is as long as this one. That is CM382 (PTY to SFO). I have flown on this, both in Business Class and as well Economy. It is pretty comfortable too!

@barrysteven5964 Год назад

From my local airport Manchester, UK Aer Lingus fly to New York in A321LRs. Also Kuwait Airways fly in A320 NEOs which is a 6h50m flight. I don't particularly understand people who say they don't like the idea of a long-haul flight in a single aisle plane. I've done several long-haul flights and you only ever use the aisle you are next to. The aisle on the other side is pretty irrelevant to you. So what difference does it actually make if there's only one aisle?

@ryanfrisby7389 Год назад

Fantastic video David!😸

@GoalHornGeek Год назад

You should try Delta’s 767-400ER from CDG to RDU. The service is upgrading from the -300ER in March. Perhaps this could get you over to the US to try Avelo and/or Breeze

@donstravelsandrants. Год назад

Loved it. Great review. Haven't been on the Max yet. Looks great.👍😊🇮🇪🇺🇲✈️🛫

@ravensrulzaviation Год назад

I love the new livery and the old retro in Black and White.

@amanislam4344 11 месяцев назад

It is not so much the airplane, but the service. People are hell-bent on not traveling on a narrowbody on transcon routes, but any airline can make it worthy. I flew JetBlue's A321 from JFK to LHR and had a far better experience (and more legroom) than a cramped American Airlines 777-200 I took to Madrid. I like narrow bodies on long routes, easy boarding, easy flights...!

@luisstransport Год назад

Great trip report

@spikefivefivefive Год назад

Do they offer a stopover option in Iceland?

@davidadler2255 Год назад

I filmed the arrival of the inaugural flight that Jeb was on from Keflavik to Raleigh in the spring. His video was highly anticipated here as it was the first foreign overseas based airline to make regular service here. I have a need to get to Sweden and the UK, and this service makes a good choice.

@thmsrttg Год назад

I quite like the new Icelandair livery, to be honest!

@mikemedina9634 10 месяцев назад

Flying Denver to Germany tomorrow and now I’m much more comfortable to fly Iceland Air! Thanks man! Great video!

@user-yh8ce7tg8l Год назад

Incredibly helpful, you've convinced me that Icelandair is a wonderful choice. Was hesitant based upon their pricing being so low compared to competitors, but it looks like the quality I would expect from any non-u.s. based company.

@adelaciurea556 2 месяца назад

Low? Interesting, I find them expensive in comparison with others. But I don’t mind the price since I was always wondering before Corona how can airlines survive which such low prices. But in any case Icelandair is not cheap at all in my opinion.

@ricardosam8050 Год назад

Awesome viewing also loads of information, one thing I never experienced is take off in raining day are snowing day

@marcellkondor3414 Год назад

Hi Simply Aviation, thanks for this great and interesting trip report! Let me add to your thoughts something... its true the 737max and A321 Neo are very efficient planes even on these long-haul routes. But there is another important aspect for airlines on these long-haul routes and its: cargo. These planes will never able to carry that much cargo as a heavy, twin-aisle aircraft and that is why we can't say fully this is the future. Yes, we're gonna see more and more often these smaller planes on these routesbut they will never replace and fully cut out the bigger planes. Some airlines will always stick to the "heavy" planes because , cargo is a pretty big aspect and business also for PAX airlines.

Год назад

7:20 This doesn‘t seem to always be the case, on medium-haul Condor does, but for 6hr+ flights they don‘t seem to have any charges. At least when I was flying with them the last time.

@johnblower7232 Год назад

Hi there! Great video really enjoyed it! Would definitely consider Icelandair’s Max fleet. Was really impressed with the size and quality of their IFE screens. I think Greenland is hard to beat for scenery!

@ant2312 Год назад

Most people like a good drink on long haul, so by the time you have paid for all the food and 6 or 7 drinks etc you may as well pay more with other carriers where it's all included, plus the bonus of being able to get up stretch your legs on a wide body

@flyingdentist Год назад

We must get used to this kind of flights in the future.Nice report

@barbaraspence3734 6 месяцев назад

I will be taking a similar flight in September - but from Manchester - Keflavik - Seattle. This was so interesting and reassuring. Thank you

@adilabdu18 3 месяца назад

excellent review.

@splashdropz9239 Год назад

As an Icelander, I can really agree with how everything at Keflavík airport is so expensive, even the damn water costs like 400 ISK - 2.86 Euros... Tap water in Iceland is one of the world's best so what's the point of that -

@nathansmith7144 Год назад

I used to stay at that same Radisson Blu when I was crew years ago. Miss it!

@PetrolHeadBrasil Год назад

I think that GOL have the longest MAX route: BSB/MCO

@konplayz Год назад

This series is the best aviation series on youtube.

@aljocammo765 Год назад

Beautiful plane. Crisp white and blue

@robbyfurqon5116 Год назад

Hello, Simply Aviation. Your trip reports inspires me to flying abroad. I hope you can visit Indonesia again to try Garuda Indonesia flight during pandemic era or trying new Indonesian's LCC, Super Air Jet.

@rockrollangel1972 2 месяца назад

how is it when you recline back, I am looking at flying them to Paris next year and have 10 hours in the air from Orlando to Iceland to change planes so would be sleeping most of the flight

@littlelazycat Год назад

great trip

@AsadAli-px8op Год назад

So nice trip David

@ili1942 Месяц назад

Will be flying to Seattle from Berlin with Icelandair in July this year.

@UnknowChannel1632 Год назад

Good Flight

@doktor_kumpel958 Год назад

Wow that GIN selection is HUGE ❤❤❤❤🍸🍸🍸🍸

@redskins5926 Год назад

Flew Icelandair on the 737 Max last month. 3 out of my 4 flights were good, no complaints. Sadly, the 4th one (the longest too from Iceland to the US) was painful because of an obese woman seated next to me. Had it been another airline, I’d bet that woman would have been told to buy 2 seats. The flight was full, so I was stuck in that cramped seat. That ruined icelandair for me.

@Ben-xe8ps Год назад

I have flown a 10 hour non-stop sector on a 707 and that was fine. It is not the aircraft type but the configuration especially seat pitch and seat comfort and standard of service (and these days the quality of the IFE) which matter, not the fact that the aircraft is a narrow body as opposed to a wide body.

@TripReportaviation Год назад

Both planes were very modern. I love the IFE. The price you paid for the meal was a bit high, but the quality of the food was very good👍👍👍

@AirlinerCamera Год назад

I liked your point at the end, since most seats on long haul flights are empty anyway

@charlesscott1512 Год назад

Iceland is a very expensive country so the prices at KEF are on par with the rest of the country

@marekgorniak1710 Год назад

Flown from WAW to Esparagos (cabo verde) in same condition and it was crazzyy (I'm 195cm tall )

@dlbrittain1976 Год назад

my longest narrow-body was a 707 from seattle to tokyo......inflight intertainment was reading magazines

@andregustavocunha2849 Год назад

I have stayed at the 747 at the cockpit. amazing experience noisy in the morning and the curtains are not so great but for one night was great

@elaidosalles7437 Год назад

congratulations on your video

@Bobrogers99 Год назад

I wasn't aware of the efficiency (seat to aisle ratio) of the single-aisle planes. This would suggest that the wide-body planes are on the way out.

@strafrag1 Год назад

Nice video. Cheers.

@rezaalan3991 Год назад

Great flight. Narrow body aircraft with long range flight is the future, this type of Aircraft suitable for route between Big City/Metropolitan city to Small and Medium-sized city or even between city to tourism destination which the airport can't host wide body aircraft. My biggest question is, how about inverse of this thing? Wide body aircraft with shorter range flight or maybe similar aircraft like 757 in the future?

@fp1392 Год назад

Honestly thank you for thsi video! I loved it! And also honestly sometimes i just wished that Boeing and Airbus just united into one big single aircraft company just 'cause of all of the rivalry and drama between them.

@Toobst8ker Год назад

Oh wow the Gin Selection! Lovely!

@williamtell5365 Год назад

I've flown a narrow body flight on Icelandair. It's a good airline and so they can "get away with it." But honestly, I fly long haul flights frequently and I really don't like being on a narrow body plane for those trips.

@electro_sykes 8 месяцев назад

how does a 737 get from iceland to seattle

@thomasmaresh5264 Год назад

Looks cold..... anyway, I'm so spoiled by flying B777, B787, and A380 that I actively try to avoid booking anything smaller if I could, and do content myself with watching the small aircraft experience on your video.

@jurfvixlol Год назад

You guys finally talk during vlogs it’s way better this easy please keep doing this

@simply_aviation Год назад

All videos with red text in the thumbnail will be narrated reviews. :)

@jurfvixlol Год назад

@@simply_aviation ok

@noahdarcy246 9 месяцев назад

I’ve flown the Iceland air flight from Toronto to Iceland upgraded, it was so boring because it didn’t have a TV

@Dexterlexious Год назад

Pls can u do a flight from frankfurt to denver. I want to see how the flight is using lufthansa before I book my flight for December

@simply_aviation Год назад

We have plenty of videos on our channel about long-haul flights on Lufthansa, including one from this year on their Boeing 747: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iz3RtYzJFpw.html

@nuucha 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this review. It has convinced me to book that KEF- YVR flight on Icelandair economy.

@mokadertravel Год назад

Nice intro. Good review 👍

@antbotsquad6769 Год назад

The longest 737max flight is BSB to MCO operated by Gol linhas aéreas do Brasil.

@nik.6845 Год назад

This is a great review. I like Icelandair

@factsaroundtheworld123 Год назад

Would you ever consider flying Finnair in its new updated cabin (A350)?

@samnangsavorn Год назад

Hello simply aviation, can you please make a video about Cambodia Angkor air ?

@aggi9995 5 месяцев назад

The fish that's flown and emptied early on in your video is NOT frozen (also mentioned when you land), it's cooled and I used to handle the plastic pallets they come on every day as a telehandler operator in reykjavik

@buttorr 11 месяцев назад

went on a school trip to iceland and before our flight back i got a bunch of food and snacks from netos (icelandic groccery store) which costed me only 10-12 dollars 😂