- Welcome back.
Let's fly to the paradise today.
(upbeat rhythmic music)
Here, I am going on the Inter Island milk-run.
Just checking in for the flights and it says open seating;
free seating on this inter-island flying Tahiti.
(upbeat rhythmic music)
- [Narrator] Hi (Tahitian language)
- Hi, (Tahitian language)
Welcome onboard.
- [Narrator] Oh, so beautiful. Fresh.
- Thank you. (laughs)
- Fresh for the moment (laughs)
- [Narrator] Yeah.
Wow. God, these seats are so cute.
They're like honeymoon couples seats, two sit together.
Never seen something like this, right?
- And you have- - Yeah, so cute, look at this.
- Green and pink.
- Pink one as well, hmm. - Yes.
- [Narrator] I don't know they are comfortable.
They looks a little bit skinny to me.
- [Flight Attendant] It's a little bit skinny.
- [Narrator] Like a diet version. Little bit skinny.
- Yes, because it's short flights only.
- [Narrator] Hmm.
(Cockpit equipment clicking)
- Good morning. My name is Keith Cowan.
I'll be your captain today on this Tahiti flight
bound to Huahine and then Bora Bora.
On my side here, Mr. (Tahitian name).
- Good Morning.
- [Captain] He is the gifted son from Mo'orea.
So, he is from the sister island
just across the channel here.
So you'll be able to see it on the left hand side
after take-off,
and after that we'll be flying to Huahine and Bora Bora.
Our cruising altitude today will be 12,000 feet
and the speed will be around 220 knots.
(Tahitian language) and have a nice flight.
(Tahitian greetings)
(Locker closing)
(speaking French)
(Aircraft door closing)
- [Flight Attendant] In the event of evacuation,
you must leave all your luggage on board.
(speaking French)
(aircraft engines whirring)
(muffled voices speaking French)
(Captain speaking French)
(aircraft engine whirring)
(Captain speaking French)
- Ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck,
we should be taking off shortly
for the Leeward Islands,
starting with Huahine, then Bora Bora next.
So very nice weather on the way and upon arrival.
We wish you a very pleasant flight. Thank you.
- Before take-off to the line.
- Before take-off checklist to the line.
(indistinct)
- Off.
- Flight controls.
- Check. - Check.
(indistinct)
- Airflow on. To the line complete.
- Sam, we are ready for take-off.
(voices over radio)
- Below the line.
- Below the line. Cabin crew. - Advised.
- Bleed valves off, external lights.
(indistinct)
- Weather cam. - Centred.
- Procedure completed.
- 1731 V1 1-10 for you.
Ready?
(aircraft engine roars)
- Power limit set.
- Power set.
70 knots.
- Check, your controls.
- My control.
- V1 rotate.
Positive rate.
- Gear up.
(indistinct)
(upbeat pop music)
- [Narrator] Thank you. - Your juice, pineapple juice.
- Most of the time is this kind of weather
that you can see outside so it's beautiful weather.
90% of the time, it's this weather,
but we get some big storms during the rainy season,
which is from late November till late March,
over almost four to five months with some wet runways
and some heavy storms around that we have to circle around.
Today we're going to one of my favourite islands,
which is Huahine.
It's almost divided by two. Two pieces.
The northern side and the southern side.
- [First Officer] So we're planning on coming
from the south of the island like a block western,
come back on right hand base, for runway 07 (indistinct)
Should be pretty good weather today.
(upbeat pop music)
(siren sounds)
(aircraft roaring)
(muffled speech, pilots complete landing checks)
- [System Announcement] 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10.
(aircraft engines roaring)
(upbeat pop music)
- We just landed in Huahine, we did a 39 minutes flight
and Tiaitau did a very nice landing here.
(aircraft engine roars)
We'll have 15 minutes stopover.
We'll be unloading 50 passengers
and welcoming 50 others to our next stop, Bora Bora.
- That's your uniform.
- I'm going to wear that.
- Yeah to go around the runway.
- Thank you.
- The captain said 15 minutes stopover.
We're going to get off, walk around the aeroplane.
- See you later.
- We will come back. - Yes.
- It's really, really windy here.
Now, they're boarding the inbound passengers.
Two days ago I was in the winter in New Zealand.
In Princetown, was five degrees in the morning,
five degrees.
And then aviation took me to Tahiti here;
now it's beautiful.
30 degrees
- Paradise.
- Next stop: Bora Bora. I look forward to that.
How many colours of uniform do you have?
- So we have six colours.
We have red, orange, yellow, purple, green, blue.
- You're both wearing green.
What's your favourite colour?
- For me, pink.
- Pink.
- Yeah.
- Green for me.
- Green for you. Yeah.
- I decided yesterday to wear the same colour.
- It depends on your mood I guess.
- But yesterday we have decided to choose green, both.
- The same colour for two of us.
- Can't go wrong with any colours.
(upbeat pop music)
- For second leg of the this trip,
we're going to fly out of Huahine, 4,000 feet to Bora Bora.
So out of Huahine, going to be on the (muffled),
flying to the north of Tahaa,
then arriving into Bora Bora from the north of Tahaa,
going south of the island.
And bit of sight seeing from the south,
all the way to the runway,
which is on this little island here.
(upbeat pop music)
- Ladies and gentleman from the flight deck.
Good morning. Welcome aboard.
The take off, (muffled) flight for Bora Bora.
On behalf of the flight crew, I wish you a (muffled) flight.
Thank you.
(engine roaring)
- 70 knots.
- Check.
(pilots talking)
(upbeat pop music)
- So we just passed the (muffled) in Tahaa,
and we on our way to the (muffled) Bora Bora.
(siren beeping)
- 100.
50.
40.
30.
20.
10.
- Very good.
(upbeat pop music)
- Sam, I've been coming here for about 22 years
and I'm as amazed as the first day.
- Your 22 year dedication in the islands.
- Yes. And I'm so gifted.
I'm so gifted and so privileged to to be here,
to be part of this company
and giving the smile to all those tourists coming here.
And we are more than welcoming them here in our island.
- You gave me a big smile.
Never seen something like that in the approach.
(door air release)
If this is not paradise, I don't know where it is.
- It's really windy here. You know, this is so unusual.
There's no roads.
The only transportation is boats:
To go to your hotel and to go to the middle of the centre.
(upbeat pop music)
(aeroplane engines roar)
- Floor lighting will guide you
to the emergency exits located at the front
and back of the aircraft.
- That was a really quick stop over,
10 minute in the paradise at Bora Bora.
Now heading back to another paradise: Papeete.
I'm sitting back in a cabin on this flight.
(upbeat pop music)
(engines roar)
(pilots speaking)
(upbeat pop music)
- Would you like a beer?
- Oh.
- It's Hinano, it's our local beer.
- You read my mind. This is my breakfast.
Breakfast: Hinano beer.
Cheers!
(upbeat pop music)
(siren beeping)
- 100.
50.
40.
30.
20.
10.
- Remind you that the airport is a no-smoking area.
(engine shutting down)
- So looks like our gift is sun from Mo'orea.
Teit did really well.
Flew me to Huahine and Bora Bora,
a beautiful landing and great island.
If this is not paradise,
I don't know where is paradise?
- So, you need to come back whenever you want
because with Air Tahiti,
we fly over 47 islands and you only did 2.
- Okay. 45 more flights waiting for me next time.
Māuruuru, thank you.
- Thank you.
That was an incredible island hopping experience.
But I think most importantly, is aviation,
is providing that vital lifeline to all the remote islands
and communities in French Polynesia.
And today I had that first experience.
Thanks for watching.