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| birth_name = Aljoscha Wendholt
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| years_active = 2005–present
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'''Aljoscha Wendholt'''<ref name=namesource>{{Cite web |last=Von Hannah Metzger |date=20 September 2010 |title=Per Anhalter geht's um die halbe Welt |url=https://www.freiepresse.de/erzgebirge/annaberg/per-anhalter-geht-s-um-die-halbe-welt-artikel7479023 |archive-url=https://archive.is/ucFlA |archive-date=2023-12-20 |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=[[Freie Presse (Saxony)|Freie Presse]] |language=de|url-status=deviated}}</ref><ref name="welt">{{Cite web |url=https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article2976469/15-Millionen-Schritte-bis-nach-Shanghai.html|title=15 Millionen Schritte bis nach Shanghai - WELT|date=November 17, 2011|website=DIE WELT|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Z0pGD|url-status=live|archive-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> (born 17 June 1986<ref>{{cite web|title=Shanghaiwalk.com|url=http://www.shanghaiwalk.com/profil}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024}}</ref>), professionally known as '''Josh Cahill''',<ref name=namesource/> is a German aviation [[vlogger]], airline critic and [[Blog|blogger]] who presents airline reviews primarily through his [[YouTube]] channel.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Cheema |first=Sukhbir |date=2020-01-17 |title=Travel vlogger gets death threat after giving Singapore Airlines an honest review |url=https://sea.mashable.com/culture/8654/travel-vlogger-gets-death-threat-after-giving-singapore-airlines-an-honest-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926082511/https://sea.mashable.com/culture/8654/travel-vlogger-gets-death-threat-after-giving-singapore-airlines-an-honest-review |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |access-date=2020-11-29 |website=Mashable SEA |language=en-sg}}</ref>
'''Aljoscha Wendholt'''<ref name=namesource>{{Cite web|last=Von Hannah Metzger|date=20 September 2010|title=Per Anhalter geht's um die halbe Welt|url=https://www.freiepresse.de/erzgebirge/annaberg/per-anhalter-geht-s-um-die-halbe-welt-artikel7479023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231220103813/https://www.freiepresse.de/erzgebirge/annaberg/per-anhalter-geht-s-um-die-halbe-welt-artikel7479023|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=21 January 2024|website=[[Freie Presse (Saxony)|Freie Presse]] |language=de|url-status=deviated}}</ref><ref name="welt">{{Cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article2976469/15-Millionen-Schritte-bis-nach-Shanghai.html|title=15 Millionen Schritte bis nach Shanghai - WELT|date=17 November 2011|website=[[Die Welt]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240121035400/https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article2976469/15-Millionen-Schritte-bis-nach-Shanghai.html|url-status=live|archive-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> (born 17 June 1986{{cn|date=July 2024}}), professionally known as '''Josh Cahill''',<ref name=namesource/> is a German aviation [[vlogger]], airline critic and [[Blog|blogger]] who presents airline reviews primarily through his [[YouTube]] channel.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Cheema |first=Sukhbir|date=2020-01-17|title=Travel vlogger gets death threat after giving Singapore Airlines an honest review |url=https://sea.mashable.com/culture/8654/travel-vlogger-gets-death-threat-after-giving-singapore-airlines-an-honest-review |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926082511/https://sea.mashable.com/culture/8654/travel-vlogger-gets-death-threat-after-giving-singapore-airlines-an-honest-review|archive-date=September 26, 2020|access-date=2020-11-29 |website=[[Mashable]]|language=en-sg}}</ref>


== Early life ==
==Early life==
Cahill was born in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]], [[Germany]]. He moved to [[Saxony]] when he was six years old,<ref name="welt" /> and grew up in the village of [[Mildenau]] in Saxony.<ref name=":5"/><ref name="mildenau">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-05 |title=Mildenauer gewinnt Blogger-Award {{!}} Freie Presse - Annaberg |url=https://www.freiepresse.de/mildenauer-gewinnt-blogger-award-artikel10359877|language=de |access-date=2022-11-30 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024}}</ref> He started travelling in 2005 with his first trip to [[Lithuania]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news|title=Reiseblogger muss auf dem Boden bleiben {{!}} Freie Presse - Annaberg|language=de|work=[[Freie Presse (Saxony)]]|url=https://www.freiepresse.de/reiseblogger-muss-auf-dem-boden-bleiben-artikel10890298|access-date=October 10, 2020|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016140520/https://www.freiepresse.de/reiseblogger-muss-auf-dem-boden-bleiben-artikel10890298|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Aljoscha Wendholt was born in [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]], [[Germany]]. He moved to [[Saxony]] when he was six years old,<ref name="welt" /> and grew up in the village of [[Mildenau]] in Saxony.<ref name=":5"/> He started travelling in 2005 with his first trip to [[Lithuania]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news|title=Reiseblogger muss auf dem Boden bleiben {{!}} Freie Presse - Annaberg|language=de|work=[[Freie Presse (Saxony)]]|url=https://www.freiepresse.de/reiseblogger-muss-auf-dem-boden-bleiben-artikel10890298|access-date=October 10, 2020|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016140520/https://www.freiepresse.de/reiseblogger-muss-auf-dem-boden-bleiben-artikel10890298|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Career==
[[File:Josh at Kam Air.jpg|thumb|Cahill poses alongside [[Kam Air]]'s first all-female crew in [[Herat]].|265x265px]]
[[File:Josh at Kam Air.jpg|thumb|Josh Cahill poses alongside [[Kam Air]]'s first all-female crew in [[Herat]].|265x265px]]
In 2009, after abandoning an attempt to walk 12,000&nbsp;km from Germany to [[Shanghai]], [[China]],<ref name="welt"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaiwalk.com/allgemein/shanghaiwalk-auf-unbestimmte-zeit-verschoben/|archive-url=https://archive.ph/aNODo|archive-date=2011-04-02|title=Shanghaiwalk auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben!|language=de|url-status=dead}}</ref> he [[Hitchhiking|hitchhiked]] from Germany to [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-13|title=How getting lost in Iran changed seasoned traveller Josh Cahill's life forever|url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/how-getting-lost-in-iran-changed-seasoned-traveller-josh-cahills-life-forever/news-story/5c6a88c834b63923fc85fe2ea8b98cab|access-date=2020-11-29|website=NewsComAu|language=en|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref> He visited [[Afghanistan]] as a tourist in 2015 as well as to [[North Korea]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-18|title=What it's like in Afghanistan, the place Australians are warned not to visit|url=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|access-date=2020-11-29|website=NewsComAu|language=en|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Weltenbummler auf Zeitreise {{!}} Freie Presse - Schwarzenberg |url=https://www.freiepresse.de/weltenbummler-auf-zeitreise-artikel9967509 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210100026/https://www.freiepresse.de/weltenbummler-auf-zeitreise-artikel9967509 |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=2020-11-29 |website=www.freiepresse.de |language=de|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 2009, after abandoning an attempt to walk 12,000&nbsp;km from Germany to [[Shanghai]], [[China]],<ref name="welt"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaiwalk.com/allgemein/shanghaiwalk-auf-unbestimmte-zeit-verschoben/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110402022005/http://www.shanghaiwalk.com/allgemein/shanghaiwalk-auf-unbestimmte-zeit-verschoben/|archive-date=2011-04-02|title=Shanghaiwalk auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben!|language=de|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2024}} he [[Hitchhiking|hitchhiked]] from Germany to [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-13|title=How getting lost in Iran changed seasoned traveller Josh Cahill's life forever|url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/how-getting-lost-in-iran-changed-seasoned-traveller-josh-cahills-life-forever/news-story/5c6a88c834b63923fc85fe2ea8b98cab|access-date=2020-11-29|website=[[News.com.au]]|language=en|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref> He visited [[Afghanistan]] as a tourist in 2015, as well as [[North Korea]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-18|title=What it's like in Afghanistan, the place Australians are warned not to visit|url=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|access-date=2020-11-29|website=[[News.com.au]]|language=en|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-11-22|title=Man leaves bad review of airline during flight and it only made things worse|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/malaysia-airlines-bad-review-travel-vlogger-youtube-josh-cahill-flight-attendants-8647196|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228084926/https://www.indy100.com/news/malaysia-airlines-bad-review-travel-vlogger-youtube-josh-cahill-flight-attendants-8647196|archive-date=December 28, 2020|access-date=2020-10-26|website=indy100|language=en|quote=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.}}</ref><ref name=":5"/>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-22|title=Man leaves bad review of airline during flight and it only made things worse|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/malaysia-airlines-bad-review-travel-vlogger-youtube-josh-cahill-flight-attendants-8647196|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228084926/https://www.indy100.com/news/malaysia-airlines-bad-review-travel-vlogger-youtube-josh-cahill-flight-attendants-8647196|archive-date=28 December 2020|access-date=2020-10-26|website=indy100|language=en|quote=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.}}</ref><ref name=":5"/>


On 22 December 2020, Cahill was part of the delivery of [[Uganda Airlines]] first Airbus [[Airbus A330neo|A330-800]] from Toulouse to Entebbe led by General [[Katumba Wamala]], the then [[Ministry of Works and Transport (Uganda)|Ugandan Minister of Works and Transport]] and received by Uganda's President [[Yoweri Museveni]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uganda Airlines erhält modernen Airbus A330-800 für Langstreckenflüge {{!}} reisetopia|url=https://reisetopia.de/news/uganda-airlines-a330-800-auslieferung/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=reisetopia.de|date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229052341/https://reisetopia.de/news/uganda-airlines-a330-800-auslieferung/|url-status=live|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Uganda Airlines gets new Airbus|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-airlines-gets-new-airbus-3236364|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The East African|date=December 22, 2020|language=en|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126171139/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-airlines-gets-new-airbus-3236364|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 22 December 2020, Cahill and other bloggers were on board during the delivery of [[Uganda Airlines]]' first Airbus [[Airbus A330neo|A330-800]] from Toulouse to Entebbe; the delivery was led by General [[Katumba Wamala]], the then [[Ministry of Works and Transport (Uganda)|Ugandan Minister of Works and Transport]], and received by Uganda's President [[Yoweri Museveni]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uganda Airlines erhält modernen Airbus A330-800 für Langstreckenflüge {{!}} reisetopia|url=https://reisetopia.de/news/uganda-airlines-a330-800-auslieferung/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=reisetopia.de|date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229052341/https://reisetopia.de/news/uganda-airlines-a330-800-auslieferung/|url-status=live|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Uganda Airlines gets new Airbus|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-airlines-gets-new-airbus-3236364|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The East African|date=December 22, 2020|language=en|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126171139/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-airlines-gets-new-airbus-3236364|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/luxair-silent-in-spat-with-youtube-content-creator/15914951.html|title=Luxair silent in spat with YouTube content creator|date=13 July 2024|author-first=Dustin|author-last=Mertes|website=[[Luxembourg Times]]|access-date=24 July 2024|quote=Josh Cahill organised the first "all-female flight" in Afghanistan in 2021, for which he received an Aviation Achievement Award.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/pashto/afghanistan-56223298|title=لومړي ځل افغان مېرمنو د الوتنې ټولې چارې ترسره کړې|language=ps|date=27 February 2021|website=[[BBC News]]|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/797006-all-female-flight-crew-in-afghanistan-makes-history|title=All-female flight crew in Afghanistan makes history|date=28 February 2021|location=[[Islamabad]], Pakistan|website=[[The News International]]|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/fa-af/نخستین-پرواز-بی-پیشینه-زنان-در-افغانستان/a-56724964|title=نخستین پرواز ملکی زنان در افغانستان|language=prs|author-first=Shakila|author-last=Ebrahimkhel|website=[[Deutsche Welle]]|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/consumi/24_febbraio_18/josh-il-blogger-che-recensisce-e-fa-arrabbiare-le-compagnie-aree-controllo-anche-i-bagni-6af8dd9b-9052-4f90-b875-acb74f08cxlk.shtml?refresh_ce|title=Josh Cahill, il blogger che recensisce (e fa arrabbiare) le compagnie aeree: «Controllo anche i bagni»|language=it|website=[[Corriere della Sera]]|author-first=Leonard|author-last=Berberi|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
On 24 February 2021, Cahill collaborated with [[Avia_Solutions_Group#Current_companies|AeroTime Hub]] to document Afghanistan’s first all-female crew flight on [[Kam Air]] as part of a promotion.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Afghanistan's 1st all-female crewed flight|website=[[YouTube|YouTube.com]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGnX6UadkKc}}</ref>

Cahill has received several awards for his work, including the "Best Airline Channel" in 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saflyer.com/josh-cahill/|title=Josh Cahil|date=9 March 2021|website=[[SA Flyer]]|author-first=Julian|author-last= Smith|access-date=24 September 2024|quote=In 2018 he was awarded as the "Best Airline Channel"}}</ref> the "Aviation Achievement Award" in 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/27674-kam-air-all-female-crew-receive-award|title=Kam Air crew & YouTuber Josh Cahill receive AeroTime Aviation Achievement Awards|date=15 April 2021|website=AeroTime|access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/luxair-silent-in-spat-with-youtube-content-creator/15914951.html|title=Luxair silent in spat with YouTube content creator|date=13 July 2024|website=[[Luxembourg Times]]|author-first=Dustin|author-last=Mertes|access-date=23 September 2024|quote=He organised the first "all-female flight" in Afghanistan in 2021, for which he received an Aviation Achievement Award}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wort.lu/panorama/luxair-soll-youtuber-mit-flugverbot-wegen-kritischem-video-gedroht-haben/15871312.html|title=Luxair soll YouTuber mit Flugverbot wegen kritischem Video gedroht haben|date=12 July 2024|language=de|website=[[Luxemburger Wort]]|author-first=Dustin|author-last=Mertes|access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> and the "Airline Critic of the Year" in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/best-airlines-worst-airlines-according-to-frequent-flyers-b1181680.html|title=The five most loved and loathed airlines, according to frequent flyers|date=17 September 2024|website=[[Evening Standard]]|author-first=Maddy|author-last=Mussen|access-date=24 September 2024|quote=Josh Cahill [..] was announced as 2024's Airline Critic of the Year}}</ref>


==Incidents==
==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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Sebastian|date=2018-11-25|title=Malaysia Airlines Are Digging Themselves A Hole After Feud With Airline Blogger Who Accused Them Of Inflight Bullying|url=https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/11/25/malaysia-airlines-are-digging-themselves-a-hole-after-feud-with-airline-blogger-who-accused-them-of-inflight-bullying/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=LoyaltyLobby|language=en-US|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=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/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Malaysia Airlines ===
In 2018, Cahill posted a [[Malaysia Airlines]] review, claiming that he was bullied by the cabin crew on a flight from [[Kuala Lumpur]] to [[London]] for sharing criticisms on Instagram during the flight, using the inflight 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Sebastian|date=2018-11-25|title=Malaysia Airlines Are Digging Themselves A Hole After Feud With Airline Blogger Who Accused Them Of Inflight Bullying|url=https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/11/25/malaysia-airlines-are-digging-themselves-a-hole-after-feud-with-airline-blogger-who-accused-them-of-inflight-bullying/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=LoyaltyLobby|language=en-US|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=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/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Cahill, he received a template apology email from CEO Izham Ismail.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Khor|first=Samantha|date=2018-11-22|title=Malaysia Airlines Responds To YouTuber's Claims That He Was "Bullied" Throughout A Flight|url=https://says.com/my/news/travel-vlogger-claims-he-was-bullied-on-malaysia-airlines-flight-for-negative-review|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030011401/https://says.com/my/news/travel-vlogger-claims-he-was-bullied-on-malaysia-airlines-flight-for-negative-review|archive-date=October 30, 2020|access-date=2020-10-26|website=SAYS|language=en}}</ref>{{unreliable?|reason=this looks like a tabloid}}


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.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Justin |title=Airline vlogger faces backlash, including a death threat, for his negative review of Singapore Airlines |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/airline-vlogger-faces-unprecedented-backlash-including-death-threat-his-negative-review |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)]]|date=16 January 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013231619/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/airline-vlogger-faces-unprecedented-backlash-including-death-threat-his-negative-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Singapore Airlines ===
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. Cahil contacted local law enforcement regarding the death theat, who said they would investigate.{{elaborate|what next?}}<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Justin |title=Airline vlogger faces backlash, including a death threat, for his negative review of Singapore Airlines |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/airline-vlogger-faces-unprecedented-backlash-including-death-threat-his-negative-review |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)]] |date=16 January 2020 |access-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013231619/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/airline-vlogger-faces-unprecedented-backlash-including-death-threat-his-negative-review |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2020, Cahill flew on board a [[Tunisair]] [[Airbus A330]], and shared his criticisms of its lounge and onboard faculties.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hana|first=Rim|date=2020-08-25|title=Tunisia-Travel vlogger slams Tunisair claims following a video review on the Flag carrier|url=https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-travel-vlogger-slams-tunisair-claims-following-a-video-review-on-the-flag-carrier/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Tunisia News|language=fr-FR|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=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/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-11|title=Vol Tunisair : le vidéaste allemand Josh Cahill remet ça…|url=https://www.lecourrierdelatlas.com/vol-tunisair-le-videaste-allemand-josh-cahill-remet-ca/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=lecourrierdelatlas|language=fr-FR|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174646/https://www.lecourrierdelatlas.com/vol-tunisair-le-videaste-allemand-josh-cahill-remet-ca/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=اليوتيوبر الألماني ''Josh Cahill'' في رحلة ثانية على التونسيار : كارثية وإحراج وطني (فيديو)|url=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|access-date=2021-08-12|website=www.nessma.tv|language=ar|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Tunisair ===
In 2020, Cahill flew on board a [[Tunisair]] [[Airbus A330]], and shared his "unpleasant experience" at its lounge at [[Tunis Carthage International Airport|Tunis-Carthage International Airport]] as well as onboard.{{elaborate|reason=what was wrong with it?}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hana|first=Rim|date=2020-08-25|title=Tunisia-Travel vlogger slams Tunisair claims following a video review on the Flag carrier|url=https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-travel-vlogger-slams-tunisair-claims-following-a-video-review-on-the-flag-carrier/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Tunisia News|language=fr-FR|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=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/|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtuber-says-qatar-airways-banned-him-after-negative-review-2023-12|title=YouTuber says Qatar Airways banned him from flying with them ever again because he left a bad review|first=Lindsay Dodgson, Kai Xiang|last=Teo|website=Business Insider}}</ref>
Later on, Tunisian actor [[Dhaffer L'Abidine]] joined Cahill's efforts by posting a video on his Instagram channel too, showing a broken and dirty seat. He posted "the best way to fight this incompetence and corruption is to reveal the truth".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-26|title=ما الذي قاله يوتيوبر ألماني ودفع ظافر العابدين للمطالبة بإصلاح الخطوط التونسية؟ ـ (فيديو) {{!}} حسن سلمان|url=https://www.alquds.co.uk/ما-الذي-قاله-يوتيوبر-ألماني-ودفع-ظافر-ا/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=القدس العربي|language=en|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209153124/https://www.alquds.co.uk/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7/|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.diligenteonline.com/funcionario-da-aero-dili-publica-fotografia-de-passaporte-de-passageiro-nas-redes-sociais/ | title=Funcionário da Aero Díli publica fotografia de passaporte de passageiro nas redes sociais |last=Viana |first=Rilijanto | date = 2023-02-23 | publisher = Diligente |access-date=2024-02-23 |language=pt}}</ref>
In 2021, Cahill reviewed Tunisair again, on a flight from [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] to Tunis, giving another negative review. Upon arrival at Tunis International Airport he was interrogated by five police officers due to his previous video, asking him to hand over his camera, which he refused.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-11|title=Vol Tunisair : le vidéaste allemand Josh Cahill remet ça…|url=https://www.lecourrierdelatlas.com/vol-tunisair-le-videaste-allemand-josh-cahill-remet-ca/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=lecourrierdelatlas|language=fr-FR|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174646/https://www.lecourrierdelatlas.com/vol-tunisair-le-videaste-allemand-josh-cahill-remet-ca/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=اليوتيوبر الألماني ''Josh Cahill'' في رحلة ثانية على التونسيار : كارثية وإحراج وطني (فيديو)|url=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|access-date=2021-08-12|website=www.nessma.tv|language=ar|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable?}}


=== Aero Dili ===
==References==
In 2024, an [[Aero Dili]] staff member had 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 the passport did not match the ticket.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.diligenteonline.com/funcionario-da-aero-dili-publica-fotografia-de-passaporte-de-passageiro-nas-redes-sociais/ | title=Funcionário da Aero Díli publica fotografia de passaporte de passageiro nas redes sociais |last=Viana |first=Rilijanto | date = 2023-02-23 | publisher = Diligente |access-date=2024-02-23 |language=pt}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
* Best Airline Channel at the TBC Asia Travel Bloggers Award 2018.<ref name="mildenau"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmkopWuQxI9U0NQaOcl68Q Official YouTube channel]
* [https://www.gotravelyourway.com/ Official website]


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Josh Cahill
Cahill in 2020
Personal information
Born
Aljoscha Wendholt

(1986-06-17) 17 June 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Aviation vlogger, airline critic
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreReviews
Subscribers723,000[1]
Total views137 million[1]
100,000 subscribersMay 2019

Last updated: 27 September 2024

Aljoscha Wendholt[2][3] (born 17 June 1986[citation needed]), professionally known as Josh Cahill,[2] is a German aviation vlogger, airline critic and blogger who presents airline reviews primarily through his YouTube channel.[4]

Early life

Aljoscha Wendholt was born in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. He moved to Saxony when he was six years old,[3] and grew up in the village of Mildenau in Saxony.[5] He started travelling in 2005 with his first trip to Lithuania.[5]

Career

Josh Cahill poses alongside Kam Air's first all-female crew in Herat.

In 2009, after abandoning an attempt to walk 12,000 km from Germany to Shanghai, China,[3][6][better source needed] he hitchhiked from Germany to Iran.[7] He visited Afghanistan as a tourist in 2015, as well as North Korea in 2017.[8]

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.[9][5]

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.[10][11]

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.[12][13][14][15][16]

Cahill has received several awards for his work, including the "Best Airline Channel" in 2018,[17] the "Aviation Achievement Award" in 2021,[18][19][20] and the "Airline Critic of the Year" in 2024.[21]

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.[22]

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.[23]

In 2020, Cahill flew on board a Tunisair Airbus A330, and shared his criticisms of its lounge and onboard faculties.[24] 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.[25][26]

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.[27]

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.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b "About @JoshCahill". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Von Hannah Metzger (20 September 2010). "Per Anhalter geht's um die halbe Welt". Freie Presse (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "15 Millionen Schritte bis nach Shanghai - WELT". Die Welt. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ Cheema, Sukhbir (17 January 2020). "Travel vlogger gets death threat after giving Singapore Airlines an honest review". Mashable. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Reiseblogger muss auf dem Boden bleiben | Freie Presse - Annaberg". Freie Presse (Saxony) (in German). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Shanghaiwalk auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben!" (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
  7. ^ "How getting lost in Iran changed seasoned traveller Josh Cahill's life forever". News.com.au. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. ^ "What it's like in Afghanistan, the place Australians are warned not to visit". News.com.au. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Man leaves bad review of airline during flight and it only made things worse". indy100. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020. 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.
  10. ^ "Uganda Airlines erhält modernen Airbus A330-800 für Langstreckenflüge | reisetopia". reisetopia.de (in German). 27 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Uganda Airlines gets new Airbus". The East African. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ^ Mertes, Dustin (13 July 2024). "Luxair silent in spat with YouTube content creator". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 24 July 2024. Josh Cahill organised the first "all-female flight" in Afghanistan in 2021, for which he received an Aviation Achievement Award.
  13. ^ "لومړي ځل افغان مېرمنو د الوتنې ټولې چارې ترسره کړې". BBC News (in Pashto). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ "All-female flight crew in Afghanistan makes history". The News International. Islamabad, Pakistan. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ^ Ebrahimkhel, Shakila. "نخستین پرواز ملکی زنان در افغانستان". Deutsche Welle (in Dari). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  16. ^ Berberi, Leonard. "Josh Cahill, il blogger che recensisce (e fa arrabbiare) le compagnie aeree: «Controllo anche i bagni»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  17. ^ Smith, Julian (9 March 2021). "Josh Cahil". SA Flyer. Retrieved 24 September 2024. In 2018 he was awarded as the "Best Airline Channel"
  18. ^ "Kam Air crew & YouTuber Josh Cahill receive AeroTime Aviation Achievement Awards". AeroTime. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  19. ^ Mertes, Dustin (13 July 2024). "Luxair silent in spat with YouTube content creator". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 23 September 2024. He organised the first "all-female flight" in Afghanistan in 2021, for which he received an Aviation Achievement Award
  20. ^ Mertes, Dustin (12 July 2024). "Luxair soll YouTuber mit Flugverbot wegen kritischem Video gedroht haben". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  21. ^ Mussen, Maddy (17 September 2024). "The five most loved and loathed airlines, according to frequent flyers". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 September 2024. Josh Cahill [..] was announced as 2024's Airline Critic of the Year
  22. ^ Powell, Sebastian (25 November 2018). "Malaysia Airlines Are Digging Themselves A Hole After Feud With Airline Blogger Who Accused Them Of Inflight Bullying". LoyaltyLobby. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  23. ^ Ong, Justin (16 January 2020). "Airline vlogger faces backlash, including a death threat, for his negative review of Singapore Airlines". Today (Singapore newspaper). Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  24. ^ Hana, Rim (25 August 2020). "Tunisia-Travel vlogger slams Tunisair claims following a video review on the Flag carrier". Tunisia News (in French). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Vol Tunisair : le vidéaste allemand Josh Cahill remet ça…". lecourrierdelatlas (in French). 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  26. ^ "اليوتيوبر الألماني Josh Cahill في رحلة ثانية على التونسيار : كارثية وإحراج وطني (فيديو)". www.nessma.tv (in Arabic). 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  27. ^ Teo, Lindsay Dodgson, Kai Xiang. "YouTuber says Qatar Airways banned him from flying with them ever again because he left a bad review". Business Insider.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ Viana, Rilijanto (23 February 2023). "Funcionário da Aero Díli publica fotografia de passaporte de passageiro nas redes sociais" (in Portuguese). Diligente. Retrieved 23 February 2024.