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Passenger numbers are rising this summer. It is great to see so many flights getting back into the skies! But in the Middle East, the market dynamic has been very different among the ME3 carriers which are Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad.
The competition has always been fierce in the Middle East; the Persian Gulf carriers rely heavily on connecting heavily, their model is built by carrying passengers between the East and West. There are a few things that are really against the ME3 carriers.
In the video, the aviation analyst explains the problem these carriers face. The video gives the latest update and analysis from Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad. Etihad will be introducing the A350-1000 into their fleet shortly.
At the end of the video, I talk about how I think one airline will do very well out of the current environment. This is Turkish Airlines. Check out the reasons behind my call on Turkish Airlines.
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@thaibillyboy3 years agoI have to say having flown over 100 long haul flights with qatar and having problems sometimes like the iceland volcano ash and stranded again in bangkok. ...Expand120
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@Ali-rd2jh3 years agoOne problem, different approaches and certainly different results. Great to see qatar airways and turkish airlines sustaining beautifully. 155
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@dougcargill67303 years agoSam, the livery on the united 747-400 has always been my favorite. Unfortunately you never saw many due to the merger with continental. Thanks for having it in the background. 9
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@samueloseiasamoah17093 years agoVery thorough report by you sam, kudos. I personally flew qatar airways from accra, ghana to los angeles while connecting in doha. The air traffic was. ...Expand21
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@RB-rp6ud3 years agoI salute a company, one such is turkish airlines, who did not lay off staff but renegotiated the salary collectively for the greater good of the airline.. ...Expand3
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@Agent449963 years agoYes this is a very interesting topic. I have always viewed etihad as a hub carrier, and i always will. It' s very sad what' s happening at etihad,. ...Expand10
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@L3rrab3 years agoI left ey etihad airways in 2016, i have started to see alot of change that was going no wherethey came up with new strategies that hurt the staff more than the business, wishing them all the best thought. 18
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@Bad_Karma19683 years agoSam another great vlog the only reason flights are packed in north america and europe is because they are using undersized aircraft for the volume of passengers. 70
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@robpersons3 years agoTerrific content. Keep it coming. Love the first person flying but i also like the news content. Very interesting. 1
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@shyamalakumar40493 years agoSam chui. Love your aviation videos. Keep the good work up and never give up in life. 3
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@heystevehere3 years agoMore videos like this please sam. Great to get your commentary on the aviation industry more broadly.
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@terrythekittieful3 years agoFull marks to sammy for another enlightening video. We know sam loves flying, but post covid (sooner than later let' s hope) people might be getting. ...Expand5
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@BoStark3 years agoDon' t care what anyone says, i love the a380. 242
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@sherlockgnomes89713 years agoThanks for your great content sam, always so informative! 2
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@wizastravels92353 years agoGreat video sam and interesting that you note turkish airlines as a potential success story of the pandemic. I bet you will miss the residence! 5
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@mujibulhasan62733 years agoFantastic report. sam you are doing great even in this pandemic. 2
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@geerd13 years agoHey sam, could you do a first class flight review again? We so much love those videos. 2
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@sawit18663 years agoThis segment is very informative on the current issue on the airlines industry, much more on thethank you sam.
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@almonstar15753 years agoVery good video my friend. Very informative. Keep up the good work.
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@Turboy653 years agoIt' s so cool that you' ve found this way to pursue your passion and be able to support it by sharing it. Isn' t the internet awesome? We love to fly along with you on our various internet connected devices. 4
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@bluemilk49093 years agoIf there was an me4 i think the position belongs to gulf air with bahrain' s new airport, but they need to at least triple their fleet before that could happen. 2
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@fanjin3 years agoGood video! Looking forward to more deep analysis of what the aviation industry would make in the post covid era. 1
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@EvanPlayzRFS3 years agothat with the wing flex just looks like a falcon or an eagle going to land o 5
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@Mica-kb3pj3 years agoIt seems like this will provide more incentive for airlines to adopt a point-to-point business model, that some budget airlines have already adopted. 1
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@NicolaW723 years agoThank you very much for this very informative video! 1
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@mmyeyint61263 years agoThanks so much sam why dont you make reviews of cathay pacific, singapore airlines and qantas. 2
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@aaetv18723 years agoGod bless turkish airline for not sacking their staff. 21
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@lachlanmcmahon60703 years agoLove the vid sam keep up the great work.
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@markfulwell42563 years agoInteresting update, sam. I believe saudi arabia is planning airport expansion & a new national airline, so that might be a market to look out for post-pandemic.. ...Expand1
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@daviddowling98303 years agoAs a spotter looking forward to an increase in international flights to orlando. We get emirates and lufthansa and thats it. 3
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@debby12623 years agoGreat video, thank you for your insightful info.
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@user-um8rt2tr4e3 years agoSam pls talk about the new airbus & boeing factory orders & deliverys in airline market 2021 & 2022. 19
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@Hawkster783 years agoThanks sam, for this interesting content.
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@shubhashishbhowmik19373 years agoVery interesting and thoughtful vlog sam.
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@tissoret3 years agoThanks sam for this video. Really interesting.
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@ibrahimahmed17983 years agoSam make a video on low cost carriers of me. We' d be really interested to know how air arabia is making profit during these gard times. 3
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@apolloniaaskew94873 years agoSam, my uncle love collecting model aircraft. Can you do a video on your models? Currently, he has the following: 717, 727, 757, 767, 787 and every a380, a340, a330, and a300, concorde l1011. ...Expand1
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@SKC03923 years agoSam: very interesting to see these fast cars here. shows an s class.
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@AreeyaKKC3 years agoGreat video. I prefer qatar when i fly from thailand to the us or other destinations. Never had an issue.
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@immhdirfan89173 years agoSuch an amazing video, emirates will fly even better when they recive a350 and b787. I know emirates will be back to pre pendamic level. 25
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@brandan6483 years agoLove etihad and emirates never flown on qatar or turkish although they do have flights to my home place seychelles but im pretty sure they have really g . ...Expand1
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@oliverryan76953 years agoEnjoy your flight with emirates mr sam. 3
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@benjaminlust54943 years agoGreat to see turkish and qatar airlines doing good!
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@XLRSAv3 years agoSam, where do you get a united 747 model so big behind you in the first shot? 3
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@nadifputra7873 years agoYes, manyare now visiting turkey since the pandemic because they never closed their borders. Also, they can received sinovac vaccine which this vaccine are mostly restricted in many countries like saudi arabia which is also the largest market forbecause of this, thy increase services to cgk or jakarta which is actually from 7 to 10 weekly flights. ...Expand
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@shriyashdeshmukh96383 years agoSir absolutely love your videos thank you so much.
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@suddhojitgon59293 years agoPlease make a similar video on current situation of european giants i. E. British airways, klm and lufthansa.
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@renaudfenster3 years agoThere is a catch with the term layoffs. Many airlines did layoff and others incentivized early departures, retirements, and voluntary separation. Did turkish. ...Expand
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@davidespingel12233 years agoQatar airlines is probably the best in terms of consistency in product and service amongst the gulf carriers. Smart and very agile carrier. Turkish has. ...Expand1
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@nguyenminhtuannguyen17013 years agoYes it is true a350-10 etihad came to abu dhabi thank you. 2
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@MrAsH4123 years agoCovid has basically accelerated the demise of hub and spoke. I would say among the 3, emirates probably went all in with this method with their a380 and the airlines that masters point to point efficiently will win the next couple of decades. ...Expand8
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@Void99613 years agoIt would be nice to see you fly to crw its a small airport but unique.
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@patos19723 years agoGreat information. Thanks for your videos sam. Always enjoyed them.
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@peterthermocline3 years agoSam i think turkish airlines model during covid is very well thought out. What are your views on cathay pacific and the drastic measures they took with the staff in hk and around the world? Sam over to you. 5
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@powellriver1003 years agoSure like the clean skies over bc while most of the planes were grounded!
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@marlentrujillo7713 years agoHola sam hermoso vdeo saludos desde colombia cario.
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@memo91033 years agoHey sam where did you get that boeing 747 in the back?
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@littlebrit2 years agoI don' t think i would ever want to connect in me even if they subsidize my flight as low as $1. I prefer short flights and to fly directly. Plus, if flying asia - europe route, flights over siberia are the smoothest.
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@arysetiadi63443 years agoHaving a first class is a bad idea in this era. Because the difference between first and business now are pratically thin. Both offered the same 180'. ...Expand3
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@abusufianmarzuki25313 years ago@sam chui could you please review commercial spacecraft flight experience either by virgin galactic' s vss unity or blue origin' s new shephard. Space flight experience is an ultimate aviation vlogger like you.
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@noworries62823 years agoSam chi is best nowadays for aircraft history.
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@yvr2002rtw3 years agoEmirates has alienated a whole bunch of travel agents (including major ones like amex travel) and lost a bunch of potential bookings. They ended their. ...Expand
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@JackKing12.3 years agoI' m in no rush so be happy to fly em3 airlines.
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@patrickpeng92233 years agoI really hope sam can fly starlux airlines which the most luxurious and lastest airlines in taiwan one day. Starlux airlines has a321neo since 2020, and they will take their first a330neo and a350 soon. 1
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@ralphjones99033 years agoTurkish airlines seem to be the most resourceful airline around its a shame about etihad. 3
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@johniii81473 years agoThey were always at risk concentrating on a single hub and primarily connecting traffic. 1
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@LanusganaAmerta3 years agoI really hope that this pandemic could end soon and we all could travel as normal again.
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@rolando05723 years agoHelloo sam great video. Regards from panama.
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@stephen_1013 years agoI' m not a fan of qatar airways and the government subsidies, but al baker is absolutely correct in that they really rolled up their sleeves and got. ...Expand8
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@michaelwebsternz3 years agoI hope the me3 don' t get rid of first class completely. Once we get out of covid and out of lockdowns etc i' ll be able to afford to travel first. ...Expand
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@wickedrabbit11733 years agoTurkish airline has always been and will always be my favorite airline. 1
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@userunlimited3 years agoSam in 2018: lets fly everyday in a380 sam in 2020: im stayin home my whole life sam in 2021: i cant even buy my toilet paper next building. 2
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@jaymax95603 years agoA380 is fun to fly on but with covid i' d prefer a smaller plane like a 7-300 or a350.
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@nurrizadjatmiko203 years agoFirst view. Tomorrow, emirates a380 could return to mauritius. Etihad a380 is still the best as always but etihad king of the skies is not very dead yet. ...Expand2
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@tundramanq3 years agoThe a380s biggest problem was the designing for passenger only and rejecting cargo and conversion options early on. The hub system was declining even back. ...Expand
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@mohammedkamaalullah15503 years agoI don' t understand the logic uk applies to classify countries into red, amber and green list. Singapore also has a super hub in changi airport yet it . ...Expand
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@EdOeuna3 years agoEmirates are using a380s in greater numbers because they have run out of 7 capacity, or are needing more 7 capacity for all the freight only operations. T . ...Expand
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@ArnoldPranks3 years agoFlying in north america or europe is such a brutal experience. Compared to turkish or qatar. Or asian carriers like jal, malaysian or sq. 1
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@bennusf13 years agoTime for europe and the us to get back up to their rightful places at the top of the airline food chain. 1
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@jasperkelly1813 years agoIm your biggest fan and love you videos so much. 1
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@eapenkurian41343 years agoQatar is having abundant reserve of fuel onshore & offshore. Competing with qatar airways will be really hard unless country like saudi arabia or russia americans selected qatar to establish one and only biggest airforce base in the world, just because of this massive reserves. qa is investing on trukish airlines. ...Expand
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@him4nshubhardwaj3 years agoEmirates is my all time favourite airline. In my opinion qatar, etihad and emirates are the safest airlines to flight with.
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@karimhookah3 years agoHi sam. Can you make a video about the market in europe? 1
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@PunctualRailroad3 years agoThe bad news that Etihad decided is not only in this video, but also Etihad decided to withdraw from Nagoya (NGO), Japan. How sad, even I go to Abu Dhabi(AUH) via Beijing, there is no longer A380 in there. It was about 13h30min fright from NGO to AUH via Beijing PEK. Thank you Etihad. .....Expand
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@mkohlstrand023 years agoCan you do a video with etihad' s business class? 1
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