SAUDIA 787-10 Business Class【4K Trip Report Jeddah to Kuala Lumpur】🎄  

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I've heard alcohol will be available in international departures at the airports from next year. I wonder if its true! I saw some odd looking constructions in a Dubai fabrication yard recently, apparently they were "pods' destined for a resort on the Red Sea, yes, alcohol will have to be available if Saudi does wants to be a notable player in the tourist industry.

Aaah you are an expart, not an immigrant ? Lol

You say many Saudis DO drink? Saudis are Muslims there is no alcohol AT ALL in Saudi Arabia, it is bad for you to assume this for our people, our country.

I've seen reviews from after my flight date and some have menus, some don't- I think it's just a lack of consistency in the post-covid world we're in now. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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Fair enough, but I’ve also had some pretty fantastic service at 2:00 before 😅 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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This year will be Christmas in July hopefully haha.

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Riyadh will only keep getting better from here, it'll overtake Jeddah in terms of passenger experience and traffic soon!!!

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hahaha take your time, I'll be here editing 😂

Good to know. I’ve got that same flight to BKK again next year. Thanks for sharing ✈️

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@@tfft impressive worthy to subscribe.. How much did you say the fare was in BCLASS.. thanks

The fare I paid is always in the description. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

It is going at a nice pace these days 🙂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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Separate section within the same lounge

They were continuously serving food and drinks while the seatbelt sign was on. Many pax slept as soon as we took off and were then served their meal just before landing- at the time I asked for iced coffee. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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I actually have tha exact JQ flight coming up soon… luckily I got a very cheap “Business” class fare so hopefully the commotion stays behind the curtain haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

Yes. Found the deal on Google Flights and then booked direct with Saudia. I always recommend booking direct for flights. Thanks for watching & Happy New Year 🎉

@@tfft happy new year to you too... when I tried their website there was a glitch I will try again thank you for your reply

One of them… but the A350 is still my #1. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

All of this would have been prevented if they had menus on board or just communciated the meal service plan at the beginning of the flight. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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Asia is a pretty big place lol- have multiple videos on the channel flying into CDG.

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Not all of them, but they have banked schedules similar to Emirates and Qatar since the main purpose is transit passengers.

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So you’re saying the Saudi government owned airline didn’t want to do what the Saudi government told them to do? 😅 perhaps you’re right! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@@tfft There were mixed opinions in the government according to what I heard, initially it was proposed to shift the Saudia headquarters to Riyadh but majority within the government opposed it due to various factors,also given the fact that demand for Umrah/Hajj pilgrimage is rising rapidly perhaps it was a better decision to just let Saudia focus on Jeddah and forming of new airline to focus on Riyadh!!!

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Not a fan of 777s?

@@tfft nah, I'm actually a fan of both planes btw, but i felt a little jealous that the services to both Kuala Lumpur and Singapore have each already used 787 Dreamliners

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@@tfft I noticed the lowlight conditions too. Are you familiar with DJI camera or you just use your mobile phone?

I also have a DJI Action 2 (same problems as GoPro… but more convenient than a GoPro in good lighting) and Insta360 something (I forget the model haha. The new 360 camera). Insta also has the same issues but is useful in some cases bc of post editing framing functionality.

@@tfft clear, what you recommend besides a IPhone 14 or 13?

Nothing 😅 one of them is all you need.

I’d never been there myself but I’d seen many videos about it’s horrors haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

I’m likely doing a yearly version of that which may come out the first week of January. One video for flights and one for hotels. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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If that was available on my flight, then you would have observed that in my flight as well……

@@tfftyeah true, that’s strange they didn’t offer you.

It was not offered on board my aircraft. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

Hahaha that gave me a good chuckle 😅. Certainly I am not an ‘all-caps’ kinda guy! Thanks very much for watching 🙏🏻

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🤷🏼‍♂️ perhaps my flight was before yours… or mine was a one off. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@@tfft I flew in September. When was your flight? The missing bedding bothered me as well but I paid 850€ vice versa so no complaints

I was August

They're already 5 months late in launching... let's just get them flying first lol.

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What on earth about my video or the comments has you as horrified as you are? It’s a solid, affordable option.

Originating from Saudi, I cannot comment on- but between Europe or North Africa and Asia They’re at times absurdly cheap.

Yupp- I was offered a hot meal on a LCC from BLR-MAA last week… a 28 minute flight. No excuses for no coffee. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

Flip Flop is a frequent traveller so surely he knew better than most of us who doesn't fly. It made sense to me as flying is all about safety comes first than followed by service ... it is all about precaution to avoid disaster in the first place rather than to let disaster happened then try to resolve the problem and blaming or sue the airline ( poor nice cabin crew who were just follow the best thought and practised procedures that they are required to adhere ). As in aviation history more than 90% of airplane disasters happened during take off and landings, I love the fact that cabin crew care for me not to spill my hot coffee on me by me during landing. I love the fact that cabin crew care enough for me and let me to hold /eat warm snack but not holding a glass of cold coffee that the glass could break to pieces in emergency situation with greater possiblity during take off / landing and cut myself bleedingly and possibly affecting other passengers during emergency landing and evacuation. Once I was told by a caring and friendly cabin crew that everytime they prepare the cabin for take off and landing is as good as they prepare AS IF they were expecting emergency situation. Yes I paid my ticket and love to be pampered but at the same time I do realise that cabin crew are very much mortal human like us passengers and are not immune to pain, sickness and death. Whilst they are ensuring ( because they care ) all passengers to wear seatbelts, close and latch compartments which were left wide open by some irresponsible passengers ( whose heavy bags could be thrown out during air pocket and knock other fellow passengers unconscious ) etc while the cabin crew themselves weren't able to secure themselves while doing so. Therefore I rather them the cabin crew to secure themselves soonest possible for landing rather than standing in front of me explaining politely in long sentences all reasons in this world why they are unable do certain things at certain phase of flight. Yes I did miss my hot coffee a few times during flight but realizing that they cabin crew did so because they were care about me ( not because they are lazy ) and that I have arrrived safely at my destination without any bad incidents happened made me feel very grateful. Like Flip Flop did ... my hot coffee could always be enjoyed later at the airport as more importantly above all is fellow passengers ( and crew ) and I arrived safely at my destination. Yes of course it is different when I dine at a fine dining restaurant on ground where the staff do not face possiblity of such emergency situation and I couldn't think any situation that a staff could refuse me from ordering coffee. Life is short and sweet and left only time to treat others nice and kind 😊

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Your previous review on Saudia made me warm up to them and even consider them for future travels….After watching this review…not so much anymore, I’d rather stick to Qatar (even though a flight attendant with a Hello Kitty notebook sounds quite charming 😂) Fascinated now with Saudi Arabia’s future plans for tourism after hearing your information. What a world away from 30 years ago when I last stayed in Jeddah. There was just this gated beach club for expats and crew, where you could sunbath, have a drink and not wear your abaya 😅

Yes well certainly the cannot compete with Qatar… But if the same itinerary was available for $1500 on QR or $500 on SV… I’d probably go with SV and spend that $1000 on a nicer hotel room on arrival 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

If Saudia had pricing that was in line with say, Singapore Airlines, then I’d have to agree- but Saudia is generally pretty cheap across the board. At the end of the day, I’d gladly fly them again for a similar fare. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

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I'm yet to fly with Saudia for the first time (booked Business class in July for us), but from whatever I see in reviews, it seems to be better than most of our alternatives (e.g. Air India and Lufthansa) and much cheaper than flying other Middle Eastern carriers (e.g. Qatar Airways, Emirates). The later have increased their prices too much lately and we are only paying approx. 1200 Euro per person for return tickets from India to Europe, quite a steal deal

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You mentioned the amenities look cheap. Even with a brand of missoni? Not sure how to get connected with you for more constructive input. LinkedIn?

The amenity pouch I mentioned felt cheap, not looked cheap. Any other comments you have you’re welcome to post in any comments section. I read and reply to all. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

There is a 2nd meal provided. Which is an all day dining option. The crew is to ask you prior to your going to sleep and should have served 2 hours prior tô arriving and also possibly at anytime you want. Unfortunately, the service fell short. I apologize for that. And hope to see you fly with saudia again soon

Good to know, but they made it quite clear nothing else was on offer on this particular flight lol.

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Some (most I think) are man made islands. I know a few are on the mainland (Six Senses for sure). Not the easiest project to get info on considering it’s still supposed to open this year.

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It’s a dry country…

It’s a dry country…

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So if they added a few $20 bottles of wine, it would be okay to charge $500 more per pax? lol

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Why would anyone pay $1000 more for the same seat on a different airline ONLY to be able to have a few glasses of $18 a bottle wine? Also… Air India is the only airline I know of that serves Buttermilk. Shall I boycott every other airline because I can’t get a glass of Buttermilk on board? 🤔

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They won’t give a damn.

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The Saudia 787-10 is equipped with the Super Diamond pods in business class. It’s the best reverse herringbone seat out there, with wide footwells (critical for being able to turn over). Plenty of storage space, too. Not entirely sure what your sexuality has to do with anything, frankly. Somehow, I don’t think the Kingdom is targeting people throwing bachelor/bachelorette parties on Jeddah’s Corniche! 😂

Yes you are totally correct. Makes much more sense to spend $700 more so you can enjoy a few glasses of $18 a bottle wine.

@@tfft its like buying an electric car but it costs the same as a petrol to run. there's just no incentive