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ULTRA LOW-COST across the Atlantic on Play Airlines A320neo and A321neo! | BRUTALLY HONEST



Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean on a low-cost carrier, without food and entertainment. Was it worth it?

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*FLIGHT INFORMATION*
Airline: Fly Play Airlines
Aircraft: Airbus A320neo / Airbus A321neo
Registration: TF-PPC / TF-PLB / TF-PPF
Flight Time: 3h 00min / 5h 45min / 4h 30min / 3h 00min
Seat: 21A / 40F / 7F / 27A
From: Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel Helmut Schmidt
Via: Reykjavík Keflavík
To: General Edward Lawrence Logan
Date: June 2023

*EQUIPMENT INFORMATION*
Cameras used: Canon R6 (Canon 15-35mm F2.6, and Canon 24-105mm F4.0), DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment used: Rode VideoMic Pro+, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone, Joby Bendipod

*PRICE BREAKDOWN*
Total Price: Ticket provided for free by the airline
Total Routing: HAM-KEF-BOS-KEF-BER
Booked through: Play Airlines Media Relations Office
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including checked luggage, free seat reservations, and snacks
Booking made: April 2023

*VIDEO BREAKDOWN*
00:00 – Ticket provided to us for free
01:15 – Introduction
01:37 – Intro
01:56 – Getting to the airport
03:36 – Luggage Guidelines
04:33 – Panorama Terrace
05:45 – Boarding
06:25 – Cabin and Seat (TF-PPC)
07:56 – Taxi and Take Off
09:02 – Inflight
10:02 – Buy-On-Board Menu
10:39 – Snack
11:03 – Approach and Landing
11:33 – Transiting at KEF
15:01 – Cabin and Seat (TF-PLB)
16:02 – Play North America Network
18:02 – Pizza and Muffin
18:52 – Conclusion
21:02 – Outro

*COLLABORATION DISCLAIMER*
This ticket for this trip was provided to us for free by the airline. All opinions expressed are our own and the airline did not get to pre-view or approve the video.

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Created: October 2023

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36 Comments

  1. 99insider99

    Phenomenal Review. I love how you were able to include which aircraft have which seats.

    One thing I disagree with you on is Play's usage of Hamilton (YHM) instead of Toronto (YYZ).

    YHM has lower costs, lower maintenance and a more efficient experience. Play's loads out of YHM is one of their strongest showcasing the demand for European service from YHM (per their monthly reports). If Play were to compete at YYZ, they would be directly competing with Air Canada and Icelandair. When concerning population, Hamilton's region houses over 750,000 people, not including passengers from other municipalities around the region where YHM is closer than YYZ.

    Also, YHM is giving Play some juicy incentives and it seems to be paying for Play as they haven't had to spend tons of money on advertising.

  4. Pvemaster2

    I've flown flyplay before from bru-bwi and had a great flight. Hope to do the same soon except from ams, since I saw they started flying from ams. If you bring your own tablet, a big sandwich or burger and a carry-on, it's a great deal. Even with a checked bag it saved 30% over a legacy carrier (comparing to delta, even more compared to united but they fly direct to iad).

  5. geometricrobot

    I flew with them from Europe to SWF earlier this year. Being from Upstate NY, I actually appreciate having an international connection outside of NYC and wouldn't want them to change it. Plus, from SWF they also offer a bus into the city.

  6. Dave Glo

    This is timely for me. I booked a roundtrip from Stewart Airport (north of New York City) to Amsterdam on PLAY. I paid for extra legroom and all the other premium options. The flight will be in a few months. The reservation process was really hopeless, probably the worst I’ve encountered (after 300+ flights), so I hope the flight experience goes much smoother. I must disagree with you about Stewart. It’s a wonderful little airport for passengers (and a major center for military and cargo). The bus to midtown Manhattan is timed concurrently with the airline schedule, and it’s way more convenient and peaceful than the insanity of JFK.

  8. jimsom weed

    I am always impressed by how knowledgeable you are about the airline's aircraft and network choices! Never have wasted a minute in your videos, definitely the most honest reviews on YT!

  16. Barf

    The jet bridges that lead to a bus ride are infinitely better than airstairs or god forbid airstairs with no shade

  20. Garrett Gaudet

    I think YHM can work for Play as demand from Southwestern Ontario is there and a lot of people will try avoid YYZ if possible. You are absolutely right about brand awareness at secondary airports as everyone (non-avgeeks) don't know about the transatlantic option in Hamilton. Google Flights sometimes does tell you about the cheaper fares from nearby airports like YHM if you are searching flights departing from YYZ. I enjoyed flying Wow and hope to try Play soon.

  24. Nobi

    Hello fellow avgeeks, how do you know what specific aircraft you'll be flying?

  26. WaterLilies31

    Personally I don't mind flying out of YHM, and I say this as a southern Ontario resident. Lots of people live in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area, which makes YHM fairly viable (but admittedly underdeveloped for infrastructure getting there from downtown Hamilton).

    Also, enough people here love to hate on YYZ.. so maybe they'd be willing to try it out just for that. 😂

  27. xr6lad

    I thought I remember some time ago Heathrow had some of those permanent stairs. Or is my memory failing me – was a long time ago so may have got rid of them.

  28. xr6lad

    Believe me those prices for food is similar to Australia. Depending on brand (home brand or named) water it can be $1:50 up to $2:50-$3. Ready made sandwiches $6-$8.

  29. Jakobly

    the intro with that little graphic of the ticket should be a bit longer! i didn’t realize it was actually accurate info, it went away so fast

  30. acrazyutuber13

    Used them from Stewart…flying Southwest to get there was more expensive…saved $600 compared to Delta or any connection with Icelandair.

    I'm curious how Atlantic Airways to Faroes is going to work out. Also out of Stewart.

  31. CoolTomato

    I flew with them from London to Toronto (well, Hamilton, which is a tiny cargo airport with like 3 passenger flights a day), and while it wasn't particularly comfortable being able to get a round trip flight to visit my friend for less than £300 was absolutely worth it, and I'd definitely do it again.

  32. dcreed05

    Economy or not. What separates you from the crowd is the technical detail on the seat and aircraft models. The seat really makes a big difference in the experience.

  34. Craig Masters

    I flew Scoot long haul. Terrible terrible seats for a 10 hour+ flight, and you have to pay for seat AC power too. What I can’t understand is how they could choose the most uncomfortable butt ugly looking seats on a modern Boeing 787. What a joke.

  35. B R

    I love David's narration and the efforts he makes to make accurate pronunciations and what I love even more is the context and background he provides an all of his videos. No other Aviation reviews YouTuber does that as well! (that is if they even bother in the first place)

  36. BetsyBigNose

    Interesting to see how this works. I agree with you pre-order meals would be a good idea, and I would want them to be nice and edible!

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