- All right, time to start saying goodbye to India.
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Hi, good morning.
Good morning.
You know, last time I was here at Ahmedabad airport,
I was on part of my round the world in 80 hours journey.
And I had two hours here at Ahmedabad,
believe it or not, in India.
So, yeah, that was the last time I was here.
So it's nice to be back. Just as noisy.
Anyway, I'm taking a flight today
with an airline called Vistara,
who are India's second full service airline.
I flew with them before in premium economy,
but this time I fly with them in business class
to see what they're all about
and what they're like on these domestic flights.
So let's head inside and get the flight.
- [Attendant] Scanning is done?
- [Noel] Yes, they're scanned. Yeah.
Alright, thank you.
I'll tell you what, I'm not gonna miss all that rigamarole,
flying through airports, settle the different scans
and searches you have to do
just to get into the terminal here is just,
oh, it takes all so much time, but never mind.
We're at check in, ready to drop me bag.
Good morning. Check in, please.
So the airport seems to have changed a bit
since this last time I was here.
It sort certainly had a bit of an update.
It's not quite as bus station like as it was last time.
And it's actually got air conditioning now,
that seems to function, so not bad at all.
Let's go see if we can find a lounge.
I think there is one next to KFC.
I remember that from me around the world.
Let's go.
That's where I went last time.
Hello, good morning. - Good morning, sir.
- In the lounge that I didn't make it to
last time on this trip.
So I went to KFC, but that's not too bad though.
Sort of, in the lounge here now.
Vistara don't give lounge access apparently,
to business class passengers.
So if you're business class with Vistara,
then it's KFC for you.
However, I'm using my priority pass today
to get in here to the lounge at Ahmedabad Airport
and there's a bit of a view over the apron.
Let's see, there's a couple of planes out there
and 'cause we're flying today on an A321neo, apparently,
up to Delhi, so that's gonna be nice.
Let's see what that's about all on board.
Yeah. And it's gonna be quite a nice ride today up to Delhi.
It's been an exhausting trip to India for me.
So I'm kind of quite pleased
that I'm on the home straight now and I'm on my way home,
but yeah, let's see what it's like
once we get on board with Vistara.
All right. So the plane's just arrived.
Let's go on and head down some gates
and see if we can get on board.
- [Attendant] Thank you, sir.
Thank you so much.
- You're more than welcome. Thank you.
- Have a nice flight. - Thank you.
All right, so on board the Vistara A321neo,
look how flipping cool this is.
It's a flatbed on a 90 minute ride up to Delhi.
Very, very cool indeed.
We've got all the seat controls down here.
We've got USB three pin plug, power
and all the rest of it there.
Massive screen for the IFE.
Not entirely sure how many episodes of "Young Sheldon"
I'll get to enjoy on this flight,
but we will find out for sure.
But yet, an hour and a half up to Delhi,
and you get a flatbed on an A321,
very, very cool, very impressed with the seats, Vistara.
Hopefully we'll be getting on our way soon.
Looking forward to this tremendously.
My route today took me northeast from Ahmedabad to Delhi.
Flight time today was one hour and six minutes,
cruising at 35,000 feet.
All right, then.
So airborne out of Ahmedabad on the Vistara A321neo.
This is my final domestic flight here in India.
And I really do get the feeling
that I might have inadvertently saved the best to last.
This is just incredible, really.
Considering I've done much longer sectors
in three three seating on every other airline here,
even Air India's domestic business class product
isn't it as nice as this and here we go.
We've got an hour long flight up to Delhi
in this amazing, amazing seat, so, just incredible.
We do get a full breakfast service on board this flight,
which I'm looking forward to trying out
as we work our way up to Delhi.
But yeah, I'm just gonna sit back and relax
and enjoy our last little scenes of India out the window.
And like pretty much everything else in India,
there is involvement in Vistara
by a massive Indian company called Tata.
And Tata own so many things here in India.
I've stayed in their hotels while I've been here,
I've ridden on transport vehicles
that have been made by Tata,
and now I'm on their airline as well.
And it's owned jointly with Singapore Airlines,
which is not difficult to see
that they've got an influence in this
because it really is an incredible product,
just modern and everything.
It's just so nice and for such a short flight
and the service has just been brilliant so far.
We're getting a full cooked breakfast on this flight.
It's an hour long flight.
If you were flying this route back in Europe,
you'd get maybe a cup of coffee and a bag of crisps,
maybe, on an hour long flight.
But no, we're getting a full cooked breakfast
on our ride up to Delhi today.
Lord knows how they're gonna achieve it in an hour,
but we will find out.
But yeah, it's really cool so far, anyway,
as we make our way across India.
All right, breakfast time.
I've gone for fried egg on soup--
I've gone for a fried egg on a toast, rather,
with a sausage.
Very nice.
I've got coffee on the way too, much needed.
That's a very good sausage.
I do love a nice sausage.
And the egg's not bad either.
That's pretty decent, now.
Yeah, not bad for an hour long flight, now, 'tis it?
Very good.
So coffee's turned up.
Vistara serves Starbucks coffee on their flights,
which is really nice.
I enjoy Starbucks coffee anyway.
Matey boy in the row in front
doesn't seem quite as impressed.
He's just been giving the poor flight attendants
a right load of grief because he expects bean coffee
when he flies on business class.
I mean, come on, man.
He was properly giving the flight attendant
a load of grief about it and all
and refusing to drink what he was serving up.
I mean, come on.
She's only trying to do her job, you know?
Leave the poor lass alone, but never mind.
I wanna enjoy my Starbucks coffee.
'Cause I like Starbucks coffee.
In fact, I'll take any coffee I can get on a flight.
It doesn't bother me.
I don't expect the finest ground beans
out of the backside of an elephant
or whatever it is that some people expect.
But yeah, I'll enjoy me coffee and nonetheless.
Coffee was amazing. Thank you.
- Would you like another coffee?
- Yeah, I'll have another cup, please. Yeah.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I got time very briefly just to try out the flatbed,
we'll see what that's like.
All right, there we go. Flatbed down.
This is alright, isn't it? Look at this.
Oh, I could get a good night's sleep here if I want to,
not that you get the chance to,
'cause I think the furthest flight that these do,
the A321neo is Dubai, maybe or Bangkok,
which is maybe two, three hours long,
but even still, it's pretty nice, isn't it?
For an A321 to have this sort of config on it.
Really, really cool.
Alright then, quick look around
the in flight entertainment system on the Vistara A321neo
just before we start our descent down into Delhi.
Let's have a little look.
So we've got a good selection of movies here.
Browse the movies, what have we got, what we got?
Lots of Bollywood stuff as you would expect.
But also lots of Western films as well, by the looks of it.
What do we got? "Suicide Squad," "Dune".
What a nice selection of movies there as well.
TV shows, let's see if we've got,
I bet you we've got, yeah, we've got lots of Indian stuff
and I bet you we've got some "Young Sheldon"
as well maybe and maybe some "Big Bang Theory,"
which you always get.
Let's have a look. "Grey's Anatomy", Bear Grylls.
Wow. There we go.
"Big Bang Theory" of course, as on every single flight
anywhere in the world and yeah, few games and stuff as well
and then the route map as well, let's have a look at that.
Explore mode. Heading to Delhi explore mode.
Let's have a look. There we go.
There's our little route up to Delhi, aircraft view.
Above cam. Look at that, look.
Vistara Dreamliner there, which we're not on.
Obviously we're on an A321, but yeah, really good.
Nice selection of entertainment there, anyway,
on the Vistara A321.
I'm not sure what you get back in economy
and premium economy, whether you have PTVs and stuff.
I think you must do, actually,
if you've got an entertainment system like this up here,
I imagine you've got it back there as well.
Pretty decent.
Welcome back to Delhi
and they're playing "Free Bird" on their music,
which seems quite fitting, seeing as I'm about to head home.
Yes, nearly there.
- [Steward] Gentlemen, you can proceed to check-in baggage
from belt number two.
Thank you.
- [Noel] Thank you very much. Have a good day.
Thank you.
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Right, here we are then, back in Delhi, briefly.
It's the last time I'm on this trip.
Thank goodness.
I have many questions on how that was awarded.
This is not a nice airport to fly through.
That's gotta be the fastest baggage retrieval
I've ever had at Delhi.
Just walked straight in, grabbed my bag
and now, straight out.
Let's go.
Oh, well, here we are then,
back in Delhi for one last time before my next flight
which takes me home.
Who will I be flying on?
Well, hit that subscribe button and you'll find out,
but I had a great flight up here with Vistara, anyway.
They were really cool in business class, weren't they?
So I'd love to hear what your thoughts are on Vistara,
by the way, and let me know down in the comments as usual,
I guess, but now I'm off to get my next flight.
So thank you so much for watching.
Take care and I'll see you on the next one.
Bye for now.