Josh Cahill Explained

Josh Cahill
Birth Name:Aljoscha Wendholt
Birth Date:1986 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany
Occupation:Aviation vlogger, airline critic
Channel Direct Url:@JoshCahill
Years Active:2015–present
Views:130.3 million
Silver Button:y
Silver Year:May 2019
Genre:Reviews
Subscribers:696,000
Stats Update:30 May 2024

Aljoscha Wendholt[1] [2] (born 17 June 1986), professionally known as Josh Cahill,[1] is a German aviation vlogger, airline critic and blogger who presents airline reviews primarily through his YouTube channel.[3]

Early life

Aljoscha Wendholt was born in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. He moved to Saxony when he was six years old, and grew up in the village of Mildenau in Saxony. He started travelling in 2005 with his first trip to Lithuania.[4]

Career

In 2009, after abandoning an attempt to walk 12,000 km from Germany to Shanghai, China,[2] [5] he hitchhiked from Germany to Iran.[6] He visited Afghanistan as a tourist in 2015, as well as North Korea in 2017.[7]

In July 2015, Cahill posted his first flight review on his YouTube channel and has since received over 121 million views. His most-watched review has over 22 million views.[8] [4]

On 22 December 2020, Cahill and other bloggers were on board during the delivery of Uganda Airlines' first Airbus A330-800 from Toulouse to Entebbe; the delivery was led by General Katumba Wamala, the then Ugandan Minister of Works and Transport, and received by Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.[9] [10]

On 24 February 2021, Cahill organized Afghanistan's first ever all-female flight from Kabul to Herat. The flight was operated by Kam Air and first featured on his channel.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Incidents

In 2018, Cahill, on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to London, shared his criticisms on Instagram during the flight, using the in-flight Wi-Fi. According to Cahill, the crew confronted him for the Instagram post and refused to provide him any more service unless he stopped filming.[16]

On 7 January 2020, Cahill gave a negative review to Singapore Airlines. Someone claiming to be a Singapore Airlines crew member sent him a death threat. Cahill contacted local law enforcement regarding the death threat, who said they would investigate.[17]

In 2020, Cahill flew on board a Tunisair Airbus A330, and shared his criticisms of its lounge and onboard faculties.[18] In 2021, Cahill reviewed Tunisair again, giving another negative review. Upon arrival at Tunis International Airport, he was approached by five police officers over his previous video. They asked him to hand over his camera, which he refused.[19] [20]

In December 2023, Cahill claimed that Qatar Airways tried to bribe him with free flights in exchange for taking down a negative review, and then banned him from the airline after he refused.[21]

In 2024, an Aero Dili staff member made Cahill's passport public, explaining that he had published Cahill's passport to prove that the problems at check-in occurred because the name in Cahill's passport did not match the name on Cahill's boarding pass.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Von Hannah Metzger. 20 September 2010. Per Anhalter geht's um die halbe Welt. https://archive.today/20231220103813/https://www.freiepresse.de/erzgebirge/annaberg/per-anhalter-geht-s-um-die-halbe-welt-artikel7479023. 2023-12-20. 21 January 2024. . de. deviated.
  2. Web site: 15 Millionen Schritte bis nach Shanghai - WELT. 17 November 2011. Die Welt. https://archive.today/20240121035400/https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article2976469/15-Millionen-Schritte-bis-nach-Shanghai.html. live. 2024-01-21.
  3. Web site: Cheema . Sukhbir. 2020-01-17. Travel vlogger gets death threat after giving Singapore Airlines an honest review . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926082511/https://sea.mashable.com/culture/8654/travel-vlogger-gets-death-threat-after-giving-singapore-airlines-an-honest-review. September 26, 2020. 2020-11-29 . Mashable. en-sg.
  4. News: Reiseblogger muss auf dem Boden bleiben Freie Presse - Annaberg. de. Freie Presse (Saxony). October 10, 2020. October 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201016140520/https://www.freiepresse.de/reiseblogger-muss-auf-dem-boden-bleiben-artikel10890298. dead. subscription.
  5. Web site: Shanghaiwalk auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben!. https://archive.today/20110402022005/http://www.shanghaiwalk.com/allgemein/shanghaiwalk-auf-unbestimmte-zeit-verschoben/. 2011-04-02. de. dead.
  6. Web site: 2014-04-13. How getting lost in Iran changed seasoned traveller Josh Cahill's life forever. 2020-11-29. News.com.au. en. 28 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228084922/https://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/how-getting-lost-in-iran-changed-seasoned-traveller-josh-cahills-life-forever/news-story/5c6a88c834b63923fc85fe2ea8b98cab. live.
  7. Web site: 2015-03-18. What it's like in Afghanistan, the place Australians are warned not to visit. 2020-11-29. News.com.au. en. 9 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209083711/https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/what-life-is-really-like-in-afghanistan-the-place-australians-are-warned-not-to-visit/news-story/0333b72bca19971e8fc834f16674303d. live.
  8. Web site: 2018-11-22. Man leaves bad review of airline during flight and it only made things worse. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228084926/https://www.indy100.com/news/malaysia-airlines-bad-review-travel-vlogger-youtube-josh-cahill-flight-attendants-8647196. 28 December 2020. 2020-10-26. indy100. en. Cahill flies around 150 times each year obviously knows a thing or two about what makes a good flight and although the staff acted unprofessionally he'll perhaps think twice the next time he is compelled to post a bad review during a flight..
  9. Web site: Uganda Airlines erhält modernen Airbus A330-800 für Langstreckenflüge reisetopia. 2021-01-19. reisetopia.de. December 27, 2020. December 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229052341/https://reisetopia.de/news/uganda-airlines-a330-800-auslieferung/. live. de.
  10. Web site: Uganda Airlines gets new Airbus. 2021-01-19. The East African. December 22, 2020. en. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126171139/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-airlines-gets-new-airbus-3236364. live.
  11. Web site: Luxair silent in spat with YouTube content creator. 13 July 2024. Dustin. Mertes. Luxembourg Times. 24 July 2024. Josh Cahill organised the first "all-female flight" in Afghanistan in 2021, for which he received an Aviation Achievement Award..
  12. Web site: لومړي ځل افغان مېرمنو د الوتنې ټولې چارې ترسره کړې. ps. 27 February 2021. BBC News. 24 July 2024.
  13. Web site: All-female flight crew in Afghanistan makes history. 28 February 2021. Islamabad, Pakistan. The News International. 24 July 2024.
  14. Web site: نخستین پرواز ملکی زنان در افغانستان. prs. Shakila. Ebrahimkhel. Deutsche Welle. 24 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Josh Cahill, il blogger che recensisce (e fa arrabbiare) le compagnie aeree: «Controllo anche i bagni». it. Corriere della Sera. Leonard. Berberi. 24 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Powell. Sebastian. 2018-11-25. Malaysia Airlines Are Digging Themselves A Hole After Feud With Airline Blogger Who Accused Them Of Inflight Bullying. 2020-10-26. LoyaltyLobby. en-US. October 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029192051/https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/11/25/malaysia-airlines-are-digging-themselves-a-hole-after-feud-with-airline-blogger-who-accused-them-of-inflight-bullying/. live.
  17. News: Ong . Justin . Airline vlogger faces backlash, including a death threat, for his negative review of Singapore Airlines . Today (Singapore newspaper). 16 January 2020. October 10, 2020 . October 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201013231619/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/airline-vlogger-faces-unprecedented-backlash-including-death-threat-his-negative-review . live .
  18. Web site: Hana. Rim. 2020-08-25. Tunisia-Travel vlogger slams Tunisair claims following a video review on the Flag carrier. 2020-10-26. Tunisia News. fr-FR. August 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210819055402/https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-travel-vlogger-slams-tunisair-claims-following-a-video-review-on-the-flag-carrier/. live.
  19. Web site: 2021-08-11. Vol Tunisair : le vidéaste allemand Josh Cahill remet ça…. 2021-08-12. lecourrierdelatlas. fr-FR. August 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174646/https://www.lecourrierdelatlas.com/vol-tunisair-le-videaste-allemand-josh-cahill-remet-ca/. live.
  20. Web site: 2021-08-10. اليوتيوبر الألماني Josh Cahill في رحلة ثانية على التونسيار : كارثية وإحراج وطني (فيديو). 2021-08-12. www.nessma.tv. ar. August 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174644/https://www.nessma.tv/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/actu/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-josh-cahill-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88/334676. live.
  21. https://www.businessinsider.com/youtuber-says-qatar-airways-banned-him-after-negative-review-2023-12
  22. Web site: Funcionário da Aero Díli publica fotografia de passaporte de passageiro nas redes sociais . Viana . Rilijanto . 2023-02-23 . Diligente . 2024-02-23 . pt.

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