- Today I'm going back to flying take my first international
flight in five months. Walking through really
quiet Tom Bradley today and going to Lufthansa to check in. (upbeat music) Oh man this sucks. LAX is like a ghost town,
the lounge is closed. In fact here the duty free
shops everything is closed in the Tom Bradley International Terminal. (upbeat music) - See you on board. - See you later. - Hello everybody. My name is Joachim Gretzky Sabhinoff. I'm the captain of this
flight today back to frankfurt with this lovely 747-8. We all love to fly it. We had in a nice lay
over here in Los Angeles and we're ready to go back. My crew is Captain Polly Van del Esworld and here we have our first
officer Andreas Wikats. And you just want to
join some words maybe. - Okay welcome everybody from
the cockpit of the 747-8I. We are proud to fly this
beautiful well proven aircraft back to Germany. The flight time is going to
be 10 hours and 20 minutes. That's what is calculated, but I'm sure the 747 is
going to make it at 10:15, deliver all the passengers
safe and healthy and on time to Frankfurt and the maximum cruising altitude
will be 39,000 feet today. Thank you, Andreas you
want to add anything? - We've check the weather, all the charts, it's going to be a beautiful
flight, maybe a couple of bumps, but the 747 is going to take
care of it for you for us. - So the upper deck of the 747 always feels like a small 737
they attached to the aeroplane so that's why we think it's very cosy and very comfortable up here. - Yeah, always like a private jet here. Do you have any advice
for future aviators? How they can progress further
to become an airline pilots? - I think you have to just stick to it. It's a great industry. It's the best industry you can be in. And right now it's certainly
going through a big dip. Nevertheless, if you have
if you're willing to invest, and if you want to learn
and you want to have a job that gives you a certain satisfaction, I think aviation has a
bright future for you. As they say the takeoffs are optionals, the landings are mandatory. And once you've brought
the aeroplane into the sky, especially on a solo, it's such as a big amount
of emotion involved because you're the only one who's capable of landing
this aeroplane in one piece. - I wasn't confident but later
I realised the more fly I do, the better I'm feeling more comfortable, the more confident I get. - Exactly and I think the right
amount of confidence is key because if you feel overconfident
you may do the things that are unsafe in aviation. But if you build your
confidence by practise by hours, I think that's the right way to go. - So this is your seat, here your sitting, we prepared some. - Oh my gosh, it's so beautiful. This is so cute. - It's some cushewnuts Lufthansa special for children actually. So which pyjama size would
you like to have sir? Would you like to have large
or medium, extra large? - I think she's been so kind,
she think I can fit a medium. I think extra large. - Okay. - You can't see me smiling. I'm actually have my tongue out. Cheers. - Sam did you take a look at this? - No what is this? Like it was on my desk. - It's like a little present. Would you like to open it yourself? - So this has a tag there's a USB stick. (upbeat music) And what is this? - It's like, I don't
know the word actually. - I know what it is. - Yeah like a warming bag
- This is a very German thing. - Yeah.
- This is a water bottle water warmer, water bottle warmer.
- Yeah. Like a warming bag that you
take with you in your bed and you don't feel cold anymore because it's hot water in it. - We have that in China a long time ago. This is a tradition actually. My mother knows this. - And now you have it from Lufthansa. Did you see some its modern
to go cup like a paper cup. It's a really handy cup so you can take it all the
time when you go to work. - Yeah, this is it looks like a paper but it's actually - Yeah.
- Actually it's a permanent cup. - Yeah, you can take it every day. - Bye. (upbeat music) - You can hear the front
wheel is actually turning while we are taxiing here onto the runway. (upbeat music) I'm getting super excited because we just flew over
Palos Verdes Torrance in Long Beach. That's where my practise, my pilot training practise ground is. Super excited seeing the 747 flew over just on top of my airspace. Oh man, I got to tell
you this slipper here is probably one of the best in the air. German product, how can you fail right? This is actually has a little cushion at the back on my sole. Loving it so much. Not bad, Porsche design, extra large pyjama, Lufthansa anything make me look
slimmer, I appreciate. Was thinking something was missing usually they actually have roses here, so the rose is not available today. For anybody travelling I really
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three month additional free subscription. Enter promo code SAM. This video is sponsored by Surfshark. What kind of champagne do we have today? We have a Rosé, an Alexandra Rosé and a Paul-Marie. I know an, oh that's one a Henriot. - Ambush for you today. - Sure. - Prawn with cream. So sir, Mr. Chui did you
already have a look at the menu? - Yes I did. - And what would you like to have today? So we have the choice of appetisers, you can have everything of that of course, we have a plate where
we put everything on. Do you like to have the Beef Fillet, the Pan-seared Salmon
Fillet, the Turkey Roulade or the Mushroom Agnolotti? - I'll have the beef fillet today. - Okay, the beef fillet today. And what would you like
to have for dessert, like a sweet one or the cheese platter? - I will have this one
here the blueberry crumble with ice cream.
- With ice cream, oh, very good choice. Okay, I will do that. The typical laugenbrötchen from Germany. Would you like to have some
oil and balsamic dressing? (upbeat music) - Sir, this is your Caviar
how you liked it with onions - Wow.
- And with eggs. Because of COVID we
don't do so many things. For example, this one is
normally we open it in the galley and put it on the plate.
- Oh like this right? - Yeah.
- Now you keep it here. - Yeah now
- Yeah. - You can do it yourself. - But how comfortable
are you wearing a mask all the flight long like this? - It's difficult actually, because I don't hear so many things that the people are talking to me, it's. Yeah, and for me, of course, it's after eight hours or 10 hours, it's getting very exhausting. (upbeat music) - This is our business
class dinner for today. So we serve the dark esse sata
and beef for the main course. And at this time, we do
it together on one tray. So and this how it looks like. - So I came to Economy and Premium Economy to check out the food as well. The reason I'm checking the food is a lots of people are asking me, they said that during
COVID airline change, airline downgrade the service. - This is Premium Economy. - Premium Economy meal.
- Yes. - And this is economy.
- Yes. The difference there's a
glass in Premium Economy. - Yes of course.
- And this is a tin foil. - This is Warsteiner German beer. - Oh yeah this is the famous warsteiner. - Yeah it's a quality from Germany. - From Bavaria. - Exactly, yeah. - So Mr. Chui your beef is ready. I hope it's tender enough for you. - Thank you.
- Just let me know how you liked it out.
- Thank you so much Kim. - So normally, we drive in
the alley with the carriage but because of COVID because
of Corona, we're not allowed because everyone could talk over it. And so just to keep it clean,
we leave it in the galley. (upbeat music) - How's everything so far man? - Wonderful, I mean, you expect the best and it always exceeds what you expect. It's just fabulous. Everything has been wonderful. The staff is great, the food top notch. - My name is Xhudal. - Xhudal?
- Yeah. - And you're going to China today right? - Yeah.
- It's really hard to find a ticket from US to China. - Yeah its very hard to find a ticket now. And you can know, you may be at how much you have to pay me to buy that ticket - Seriously, I know I have
so many Chinese friends, they also have this problem. So how's the service? How's the food everything? - I think--
- Is it still good or is it something has changed? - Actually it's my first time
experiencing on a First Class so, no, I don't have a
right to say you know is anything change, because
it's the first time. (foreign language) Yeah it's better than my English - It's very good, it's better than all our Deutsche. We speak zero German. Here's one more thing I really like it. This is probably the best curtain ever. When it close it's completely closed. No lights coming through the galley. It's so awesome, you still have the same
bedding for everything. Nothing has changed here. - No. - So awesome. - You want two pillows? - Okay, why not? - Thank you so much, Kim.
- You're welcome. (upbeat music) This is the way to travel
Lufthansa First Class, this duvet is super
plush, very nice bedding. I am glad that they
didn't take away all this they still have all the amenities for first class passengers. Okay guys, I going to see you on
the other side of the Atlantic Good night. (soft music) Good morning. I didn't sleep well wearing a mask. It's really hard to breathe. Maybe I'm not used to it. So I'll advise you to wear something loser easier to breathe. I only slept about one hour because right now it's
about midnight to LA so it's literally a day flights and now just coming to Europe
now we're getting tired. (soft music) - Good morning Sam, I'm going
to do your scrambled eggs, by order here in the galley fresh for you? - You're going to cook large
scrambled egg, I see this. - Yes eggs are here, butter and chives. - What a pleasure to
seeing your own breakfast being prepared in front of your eyes. (soft music) Another beautiful day ahead, start the day with a glass of Mimosa. - Mr. Chui here's your scrambled egg with bacon and chives.
- Wow. Scrambled eggs freshly
made tastes so much better. Much better than all the frozen ones makes a huge difference actually. - Had a great flight today with Sam, I'm one of your big fans, you've helped me make a
lot of great decisions about which airline to
choose over the years so a double thumbs up to you. - Sam I have a special surprise for you. You have a lookbook from the captain. - Oh, wow. How cute.
- He can write in every flight you have, we have more sites where you can put down all your flight.
- Yeah This is lovely, thank you so much. - You're welcome. And this is like you
can give it as a present for any family member or keep it yourself. This is Lou, this is the Lufthansa alike. - Oh this is Lou. - Animal, yeah. - Oh, thank you so much, Kim. (upbeat music) - [Flight computer]
Approaching two five max Approaching minimums. Minimums. 200 - Well you know what captain, you told me at LAX we're landing at 10:45. We're landing exactly
10:45 at German time. This is amazing, great landings. - It was our main goal to get you to Frankfurt as smooth as possible. We had to circumnavigate
some thunderstorms in the area of Denver and even a very rare thunderstorms
on the North Atlantic we had to circumnavigate. We never had to switch
on the seatbelt signs because it was smooth flight
all the way as we like it. And as hopefully you like it too. - It was a pleasure for
us to have you as guest and we had to save into
just for the 747 as you have - Long live decree. I always think about a question
is air travel safe now? I really don't have a definitive answer because the virus are invisible, you just never know, right? What I knew is that the
humanities, the friendships still alive. And the crew, the passenger
are extremely excited, friendly to fly and I made a lot of
great friends on this flight. Kim perfect Mandarin. (foreign language) Perfect Mandarin. love that announcement.
- No, no, not perfect. No, no, you know (foreign language) - (foreign language) and thank you for flying me. - Thank you. - Love it so much. - It was not only a pleasure
it was really much fun. You're really charming. - But thank you so much and see you.
- Thank you. - You know usually first
class deplane first look at us four of us in first class are the last passenger that came out because of the love of 747 right guys? - Absolutely. - Did you have a good flight at Lufthansa? (mumbles) (upbeat music) It's actually better than my expectation there's at least food. Oh my God, my beer
pouring skill is terrible. This plane just came in a
few minutes ago, Emirates and it looks like Dubai
is calling me going home but today I'm going to fly
Lufthansa continuing to Dubai. (upbeat music) Well, I don't know what this is. Every seats there's a box. - Point 80 today. - Point 80, quite slow.
- Yeah, meanwhile we have to save some fuel it's expensive enough so - A bit clock on your bottom. - Yeah - What a weird habits in German. We are already 30 minutes
late and still at the gates. Pretty average honestly get
across your neighbour to get out. And also it's pretty narrow. Flying right now is not for fun it's actually for people
who needed to get their. Self help declaration form. Such a quite a bit of work.
See you next time, thank you. - All the best, take care. (upbeat music) So long the queue so many people returning
to Dubai is coming alive. My first COVID PCR test. (air whooshing) (bell dings)
