Thank you for your honest checking, I'm a simple Algerian citizen and I sent your video link to air Algérie custom service hopping that there is someone who's going to get the message. Thx
Merveilleux.... depuis le temps qu'on critique cette compagnie de M.... Ils n'ont aucunes dignité ces sal.... 😡😡😡 Pire compagnie au monde. Des billets extrêmement cher... un lyon/Alger c'est presque qu'un Paris New York l'été pour un service plus que mediocre ...une honte !
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
As a former Inflight Supervisor for a legacy airline, I can honestly say that I have never seen such a total degradation of duties. Thanks for the informative video Noel 👍
Of course, Royal Air Maroc is best at transporting paedophiles of all stripes to Marrakech and sending Oum shanta (the Moroccan woman with the suitcase) to her favourite destinations in the Persian Gulf states.
@@wassimmestari7030 well here's the thing there are some extremely kind and gentle Algerians that they could be some of nicest humble people you'll ever meet, but they're rare and so you'll meet much more angry and careless Algerians on the Streets and entreprises than you'll meet the good ones
Bro...we Algerians hate our national airline because they hire their staff using Bureaucracy.. I can't imagine how disappointed a foreign individual would feel flying with such a Catastrophic airline.
@@Rusky13the staff are Algerians but most of them are working there not because they have great resume but just because they have a family member who's already there or they know some high end guy in the country
Well Noel, that’s a very VERY generous and understanding description of the Air Algerie cabin crew on your first leg. That disregard for basic safety is telling and I would not consider this to be an acceptable carrier for my needs. This is your best work yet, not joking. A polite, understated and unmistakably visible exposé of dangerous incompetence.
As an Algerian national and Air Algérie fréquent flyer, I can tell you that you are far from the truth : Air Algérie IS Notorious for not giving a crap about service, customer satisfaction or safety. Really. They only (pretend to) care if there's a VIP on board. You can still get an exceptionally good service and flight, by accident, the odds would be around 90/10.
I know Noel tried to make excuses for them saying that maybe it was just on one flight, but lack of cleanliness is systemic. That plane hasn't been cleaned for a long time.
like it is better on AAL, Delta, Spirit,etc...give me a break ...traveled with Air Algerie before and I'd take that over United, Delta, AAL...at least their door aren't blowing up in skies
I lived in Algeria in the 70s and used to fly from Algiers to Annaba,near Tunisian border.We were always so pleased to get off that flight in one piece.We called the plane the flying pig.Probably not an original name, but very apt.
@@hornslaneIts a beautiful City right? And the Region around the City as well as the Country itself? I heard the Coast is Mountainous, forested and beautiful.
I hate flying. It’s not that I’m afraid of flying, it’s the actual process of flying. Rushing around, people everywhere, security, boarding, all the stupid slow people, sitting in a cramped seat for hours doing really nothing. If I can drive…..I will. So this dude is an absolute champ. He does it for basically fun, but to also gives us a lot of insight on all of it. Couldn’t do it. Glad he does it for us.
I agree with you about the before landing checks. The primary function of the cabin crew is to ensure passenger safety so even if they neglect a lot of other tasks they should always be doing those checks.
@@CivilStig The plane crash they had in England because the ILS on the plane was so ancient that it didn't understand the frequency of an airport that opened after 1975?
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
@@bonvoisin2897you delusional man it’s just sh*t . Even Algerians despised their service and price. Blame your government for failing this while Algeria is one of the richest country for oil and gas ⛽️ 😂
There are Flight Attendants by that exit. never seen an airline having a briefing card there, so you could argue that this is actually safer than other airlines lol
@@danoneall4013I've never brifed a passenger sat at a flight attendant manned exit (have been a flight attendant 18 years, 60 flights in the last 30 days......)
After showing the dusty vents, dirty wall, etc., you reviewed the amenity kit. Not sure if this was a Freudian slip after commenting on the filth, but the captioning substituted the word "amenity" with "immunity." I had a little laugh, thinking you really needed an immunity kit when flying on Air Algerie!
The reason why you are the best, Noel, is because of your huge heart. You covered everything, and mentioned all of the safety concerns while remaining classy. That kind of gentility is rarely seen these days - to the point that commenters here felt the need to have a hissy. Safe travels, and keep being you 🤍🙏🕊
I was thinking that same exact thing. it gave me pause to think of how I sometimes act impulsively and how much easier life is when you just let it go.
Noel, I admire that you don't want to be like those other You-tubers, but there is no excuse whatsoever with the performance of that airline. It's their job no matter what to be courteous and professional.
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
@@jackboon01 Real I didn't hear most of what he said like I skipped my focus towards the cabin that I myself thought of it as good, I been in Air Algérie 737 it was way better but this ugh 😫
@@abdelkadermehiz9407 Honestly would say the main issue is safety. You can have a bad day at work, you can have an untidy plane, but safety checks should never be skipped. They are the basic standards not paid extras.
@@jackboon01 actually the 2 main things things that everyone have no excuse of lacking are safety and cleanliness and you saw Air Algérie videos hhhhhhh
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
That thing you rode to the plane in Montreal is called a mobile lounge, and yup, Dulles has been famous for having them! The mobile lounge was an innovative feature of the Dulles terminal design by Eero Saarinen. Besides Dulles, Eero Saarinen also designed JFK's iconic TWA Flight Center and St Louis's Gateway Arch (fun fact the Arch's elevator is unique, an elevator tram that's a combination of elevator and Ferris Wheel principles that a guy named Dick Bowser had only two weeks to design and present to Saarinen; the cars rotate which allow the cars to remain level the entire way to the top and each tram carry 40 passengers with eight capsules)! Dulles's mobile lounges each weigh 76 tons with a maximum cruising speed of 26 mph and can carry to and from the terminal building up to 90 people. Their purpose was to radically restructure the idea of airports. By the early 1960s, airports had transformed to ramifying systems of hallways. As planes grew larger, they needed more space as they lined up next to each other along the airport building. And as flying grew more popular, airports needed to have more and more gates. The result was that terminal buildings sprouted long protrusions called fingers. Hundreds of feet long, they accommodated jets very comfortably. The finger-style airport was a purgatory of walking because airports went from being able to walk straight from the entrance of a simple terminal onto your plane, now you were reduced to wandering through a structure built for giants. So when Dulles opened in 1962, it did not have fingers. Instead, after passengers checked in on one side of the terminal building, they crossed to a row of doors that opened onto a fleet of mobile lounges. While the aircraft, some one or two miles off on the tarmac, were prepared, flyers relaxed in swank waiting areas, enjoying cocktails from nearby stands. Dulles's designers thought that by shuttling from the main terminal directly to a midfield jet ramp, they could save passengers from long walking distances amidst weather, noise, and fumes on the ramp. The advent of the jet bridge and construction of the two midfield concourse buildings at this airport negated the benefits of the system. As passenger numbers at Dulles grew, they realized it was impractical to use mobile lounges. Remote concourses were constructed, and the fleet of mobile lounges was used as a shuttle between the concourses and the main terminal. In 2010, the Dulles mobile lounge system for passenger movements between the Main Terminal and the A-, B-, and C-Gates was replaced with the underground AeroTrain, while mobile lounges have continued to be used to reach Concourse D before replacement Concourses C and D are built and the AeroTrain is expanded to become a continuous two-way loop. Besides Dulles and Montreal, mobile lounges have also been used at Philadelphia International, Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City until 2007, JFK International, the infamous Mirabel International until passenger services ceased in 2004, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia. Early in the space shuttle program, NASA used the Plane Mate system of mobile lounge to move astronauts directly from the orbiter to crew facilities. A modified vehicle obtained from BWI in Baltimore was used for shuttle landings at California's Edwards Air Force Base. A similar vehicle was used at the Kennedy Space Center to take astronauts directly from the orbiter to the Operations and Checkout building.
I’ve flown with some airlines where you can tell the crew is working with what they have, they can’t make magic, but still they can provide a warm, friendly and polite service. Air Algerie looks as if they truly don’t give a damn. Awful experience, now you know better! 😅
100% of Air Algerie CREW MEMBERS... got their job by connection(they all know people in very high level in government .. They are privileged spoiled scumbags that is why they are arrogants,.... They did not get their job" BY MERIT" like any airline in the world ..
As an Algerian, trust me when I say that everyone hates this airline. Whenever we travel to somewhere we always make sure to take another company. Back then it wasn't always like this tbf, there was entertainment and the planes were clean. However, things have changed for the worse in modern times. They've bought 2 new planes but it's up to your luck whether or not you end up in one of them. As for the staff not even saying a hello and lack of safety measures, this is most likely an unlucky occurrence because I've never experienced that. Anyways, on behalf of Algeria and all algerians, we are sorry. Edit: tf is happening under my comment wallahi
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Omg Noel. Thanks for taking that L for the rest of us. What an absolute trashy airline. Horrible service, burnt rubber mystery meat for the "meal" and a plane itself that makes landfills look hospital-disinfected. Ugh. So glad you're recovering Noel and all the best to you and Rach on your anniversary!
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
I’m a FA. Even though you are closest to the exit, you do not require a briefing because there is the bulkhead separating you from the exit door. Exit briefing only needed for passengers with “direct access” meaning there is no separation between their seat and the exit door.
Bro don’t take his video and the comments seriously most of them are hating from a one trip experience, personally I think it’s mid not as horrible as he describing + we got excellent pilots
@@AMINE-dd1qy any time safety procedures are being skipped, it's a horrible airline. don't fuck with that shit. what if someone had an unbuckled baby and the plane blew a tire and went into the ditch. if u have a seatbelt- you're all good. if not - big injuries. disgraceful. 2024, an airline should always put safety #1.
AIR ALGERIE Don't serve pork so that was probably beef or mutton, totally agree with yout review, the company is notorious in algeria and complaints never stop, hopefully this video will get some executives and crew fired, the safety procedures negligence is unforgivable.
I was thinking: "Yeah, Noel those muslims were not just unwelcoming and unprofessional but also feed you pork twice. How nasty they are!". Well, the second portion of pork was passed to the new, a better crew by the crew from the first flight.
@@Apawcalypse_Meow well we are a Muslim country so yes pork is especially prohibited I've never seen any restaurant or any place for example a butcher that sells any otherwise other stuff that aren't halal like you would expect alcohol are available for example there many liquor stores and bars that are open legally. So from I understand everything is permissible by the government but just the pork no.
@@benmansouradel575 so, then why did you say that you wouldn't be surprised if they served him pork aboard? like it is something you'd expect from an Algerian airline while anywhere else it's prohibited
As an Algerian who has flown Air Algérie and who lives in Canada: I ACTIVELY avoid flying with them. Actually, everytime I fly back to Algeria, I make sure to have a layover in Paris or Marseille to MINIMIZE or AVOID altogether spending any time on their planes. Absolutely abysmal.
@@jacekgarbowicz616 hmmm I wouldn't say most of their flights, but a statistically significant number of them lol. There is always something wrong with them, and if it's not the cabin being filthy or the crew being rude, it's the 3 hour delays and lack of communication.
@@Skikdimtchallagh 3h ??? cute! last time I took, the connecting flight (algiers-constantine) was 6h late. what was supposed a 2h transit in Algiers turned out to be a whole day stay. No communication and when asked no one could give any answer I could have taken the train and arrived before the plan took off from Algiers. What killed me though, the crew smoking during the montreal/algiers flight. It was in 2008.
Yeah you'd never see Pork on an airline that is from a Muslim majority country. I would assume the food is all technically Halal, despite the poor quality.
Once my dad flew Air Algerie and the flight attendant told him to sit where the wing is even though my dad paid for a different seat as he didn't want a view of the wing. He told the flight attendant that so he got annoyed and replied "Okay no problem I'll just break the wing off so you can have a better view"
Crew members that serve the passengers are the reason why aviation is the safest mode of transport. If they aren't there, eventually there will be situations where some passenger is standing when the plane hits the ground, possibly in the lavatory etc. That can really kill someone, so it's not a minor violation of safety. Especially concerning when it's dark outside and people don't know when the plane will hit the ground. I've seen videos where there were people sleeping on the economy row without seatbelts on, no crew, and the plane just started to land. I think we need to speak up against these kinds of practices. Poor customer service on the other hand is something that won't physically harm anyone.
> Poor customer service on the other hand is something that won't physically harm anyone. Unless it means you can't get a drink. Staying hydrated is more important on an aeroplane because you don't really notice how quickly you dry out.
"Poor customer service on the other hand is something that won't physically harm anyone" Is that an excuse? Besides being a common courtesy, good service will bring in business.
If your flight crew doesn't brief the people in the emergency exits, nor do they check people's seatbelts nor do they take trash away, you're only one bad turbulence or emergency landing away from actual physical harm.
over $2000 to be treated like that? yeah I'd be suing for a refund. That level of service is not acceptable, when you pay a premium for business/first class.
I’m pretty sure what happened at Montreal Airport security is that you went into the Business Class/Visa Infinite Privilege line and instead of letting you go straight to security, the CATSA employee decided to randomly select you for an additional check. The same thing can happen in the other section (Economy) but because of the higher passenger volumes, it’s obvious it’s a “random selection”. A pre-check before security is not standard for every passenger at Canadian airports.
Your videos are so informative and relatable! There’s nothing worse than paying good money for a product or service and then being treated like a freeloader and like they are doing you a favor. 🤦♂️
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
@@bonvoisin2897 You've just created a ludicrous narrative to justify your defensive position. It holds as much water as a sieve. Evidence free and truly pathetic.
@@bonvoisin2897you might want to check yourself for schizophrenia. The mass media in your country conditioned you on the conspiracy theory. Apparently, they have done a good job.
I'm an FA for a very large airline in Canada. You are not sitting in an emergency exit row. No idea why thr card was there however that's a main cabin door (L1) and there is the pursers jumpseat next to it. You would not be receiving a briefing.
Oh wow the memories. I worked the desk for Air Algérie in Montréal when I was a student. The airline was infamous among airport workers for still using Mainframe terminals for their booking system (as a Comp sci student, and tech history fan, it appealed to me 😅) Anyway: almost every passenger would ask me if we had the shitty plane with no onboard entertainment, or the "nice" one that day. For people wondering... That was around 2015.
Omg I've never felt so ashamed of being Algerian...we have some nice things but Air Algerie (Air CousCous) is not one of em. Sorry for your experience though!
As an experienced aircraft mechanic, I can tell you that getting onto an airplane with indications that nobody really cares is paramount to playing Russian roulette. You are at the mercy of numerous people who literally have your life in their hands. When something happens to that aircraft due to somebody not doing their job, there is NOTHING you can do, but ride it to the ground. A passenger boarding the Hawaiian jet that lost it's top in flight, noticed several rivets missing before she boarded, but got on anyway. Go figure!
Question, every time a plane lands does it need or have to get inspected before it takes off, and can it get reloaded and take off without any sort of checks?
Experienced aircraft mechanic? What does that have to do with knowing the responsibility of an airline crew, you could have just as easily said I'm a store owner lol. I don't think your life is at the hands of some cabin crew members, the pilotes are the real important people for your safety, and you'll not be acquainted with them anyways, if you know to put your seat belt on and not wait for some flight attendent to baby sit you into doing it, then that's pretty much everything they would have "to do" for your safety.
@@gherbihicham8506 Young feller; I've worked for numerous companies throughout my life, and discovered that attitude is everything. More then that, attitude (especially bad attitude) is more contagious than Covid 19. If employees are not being treated well they get a bad attitude, and that attitude spreads through the staff from one end to the other. So in other words, if the captain, the flight crew, the ground crew, have a bad attitude, you can bet that the mechanics do as well. And like I said, the mechanics have your life in their hands.
As algerians having no choice but to fly with this company especially when it comes to internal flights we suffer from such degradation and the company has many corruption cases linked to it , so im glad someone showed the world their true nature
In regards to your seat being an exit "row" This only applies to seats sat directly next to the door on your left/right hand side, overwing exits for example. The seat you are is what is classed as a restrictive seat therefore in an emergency you may be called upon to open the main exit on the other side of the bulkhead, but that would only be explained and discussed with you at the time of the emergency. Appears this airline places the card just to give you a heads up that it is an expectation of you in an emergency, but your not required to be spoken about this by the crew before departure as it only becomes an "exit seat" shall we say when a potential emergency occurs. Hope that helps!
I'm Algerian living outside of the country, I take Air Algerie a lot to go back home, from my experience it really depends on the destination and your luck, for some reason all of my flights from Paris have always been newer cleaner planes, and nicer crew but the food isn't usually the best honestly. I took a flight from Vienna once and it was nice on the going flight but the return flight was bad, old plane and crew wasn't that nice, all domestic flights are crap, lets say it as it is. Another thing is that those A330's that go to Canada will soon be changed to the new A330 neo I believe, and there are other A330's that are newer and cleaner, the one you flew on is from 2004 I believe, they're expected to be out of service by the end of this year or something, I don't remember the details but an employee at Air Algerie told me that once. In general it's not the worst airline, I've had bad experiences even with European airlines before, but it's not up there, it depends on your luck, what you got was the worst of the worst, but definitely their best isn't anything amazing but still better than this, I personally like to fly with them since outside summer holidays (which is when I usually visit) flights are cheap and they offer 23kg of luggage in the basic ticket, I can fly for as low as 190 euros return from Paris with luggage, to me it's worth it, as Air France would cost double with luggage, and from my experience you don't get much better, the planes are in the same shape and crew is usually at the same level, for that particular flight atleast.
Even if the crew are having a bad day, there is no excuse for poor customer service. Not only was the service poor, the safety breeches alone should be shouted out for everyone to know. I get your not the type of person to pull them apart but you should be putting in a full complaint about the experience of your flight
Hi Noel, In Canada, passengers are randomly selected for a primary bag inspection before the x-ray (usually they just swab your belongings and test it for illegal substances). What happened there is that you were one of the “randomly” selected passengers for that inspection. During the x-ray part of the process your bag may be selected again for inspection due to something that was observed through the x-ray (I don’t know if that was the case as you don’t show that part of the process in your video).
I do love your restraint on not slating them. I do like watching your videos as unlike quite a few other aviation RUclipsrs, no names mentioned. CoughSamChuiCough. You actually pay your way to fly and will give an honest review. Keep them coming 👍
I don’t think they’re trying hard at all. From the video, it appears safety is an afterthought. How does an airline allow their planes to be that disgusting? It appears it’s just rude people, with no pride in what they do.
I live in algeria and flew with them a couple of times and to be honest the experience is different from flight to flight sometimes it's clean and the crew is nice and other times they are horrible and they make you board the plane then stay in it for an hour with the a/c off before takeoff !
I remember seeing this airline in the airport there last year. I had never seen it before. Also I have no idea how I found this channel but it is awesome.
It's pretty much the only air company in the country who's allowed to fly internationally, so there's no concurrence, and they make the most of their profit with the Algerian diaspora in France and European countries which is almost obligated to comeback every couple years and which represents already a huge market for them. So they just don't give a F and do their shitty service without efforts. Very representative of the whole country and its industries. (I'm Algerian btw)
Noel, last year for my 50th birthday I went to the US firstly Seattle but travelling from Dublin to Seattle was 400 euro more direct than Dublin to Calgary and then Calgary to Seattle and because we had a connection (my hubby and my niece) to Canada we had to get a Canadian visa even though for only a few minutes and I only discovered this the night before our flight but managed to get it and a few stressful flights later we arrived in Seattle so I'm not surprised you needed a visa in Algeria for just a connection, this is such a pain
Loved your loo review. I doubt I will ever fly on this airline. Beautiful sunrise, looks like a large city. Nice terminal. Your second plane looks nicer, too bad the food was so sub par. I appreciate your grace in discussing the crew and service provided. I agree you can’t base an assessment on one flight. Love your reviews, they are honest.
Thanks for your video . But I just want to clarify something, the food is not from the air Algérie catering , the food is boarded in Montreal . But it doesn't justify the POOR in flight service. I'm so ashamed as I'm an air Algérie aircraft engineer. I hope that we can improve ourselves in the future .
@@myt763 we maintain all Air Algérie fleet aircrafts composed of ATR72, B737- NG, and A330. we do uphold other companies'aircraft too. And we are based at Algiers in the biggest Aircrafts maintenance facility in Africa, which by the way was bolted by a Canadian company (SNC LAVALIN).
The food is from canada true Air Algérie selected no one else Still the same from the time I quit unfortunately from my country What I can say : it’s a state of mind to be banned that’s it And let’s raise By the way I’m A/C engineer as well Wish better future to my homeland company with the coming generations 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@algerianaviation9653 The biggest in Africa are you sure Based on what ?? I have been in some in Africa as well the air Algérie one I did not noticed what you said unfortunately I which that my country leads in this field but believe me we still far behind 🇩🇿❤️
The only experience I have had on a business class flight that was worse than this was on EgyptAir from Johannesburg to Madrid. The angled seat was awful, the crew was utterly lazy and sullen, the food was inedible and it was impossible to get a drink.
Maybe it's done for security reasons. When j went to Guinea-Bissau last year I had my passport checked 2 times: The first time, I was stamped out of the country and the second time by Portuguese immigration officers (because Guinea-Bissau is a known hot-spot for people trafficking).
@@NomenClature-o8s I recall when the airport -employee security screeners were replaced with the TSA. Generally, professionalism greatly increased after the TSA was created.
I remember the shuttle "buses" that taxi you to and from gates at Dulles. The only difference is that they are full height, with rather large wheels so they don't have to lower down like these.
I’m from Algeria and I’m glad you exposed air Algérie I hope more people can do the same
مروكي 😂😂😂😂😂😂
عندو الحق دزيري كان ولا مروكي
As an algerian myself i can confirm that thank you for you honesty
Un algerien de Casablanca 😂
@@shaftmahmoud3643bruh
Houda talk about your father not being in the home. Air Algérie sont your problem feminism is
Thank you for your honest checking, I'm a simple Algerian citizen and I sent your video link to air Algérie custom service hopping that there is someone who's going to get the message. Thx
Merveilleux.... depuis le temps qu'on critique cette compagnie de M....
Ils n'ont aucunes dignité ces sal.... 😡😡😡
Pire compagnie au monde. Des billets extrêmement cher... un lyon/Alger c'est presque qu'un Paris New York l'été pour un service plus que mediocre ...une honte !
Who cares in algeria hhh try with me tebboun
@Khal.Amr.98🤣🤣🤣🤣
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
Yeah right.. maybe just look at the facts. Instead of throwing conspiracy theories on him...@bonvoisin2897
As a former Inflight Supervisor for a legacy airline, I can honestly say that I have never seen such a total degradation of duties. Thanks for the informative video Noel 👍
You'd be more than amazed to see the unbelievable neglect of practically ever single sector you can think of in Algeria
Of course, Royal Air Maroc is best at transporting paedophiles of all stripes to Marrakech and sending Oum shanta (the Moroccan woman with the suitcase) to her favourite destinations in the Persian Gulf states.
@@talion7268 im from morocco and I think the hate towards algeria is exagerrated. Maybe this video was filmed on a bad week.
@@wassimmestari7030 well here's the thing there are some extremely kind and gentle Algerians that they could be some of nicest humble people you'll ever meet, but they're rare and so you'll meet much more angry and careless Algerians on the Streets and entreprises than you'll meet the good ones
@@talion7268 then ig we both know it's not the Algerians' fault...
The crew should be professional on every flight regardless if they are having a bad day… safety is number one on any flight!
It`s not a bad day, it`s a cultural thing.
Regardless of culture, passenger/ aircraft safety should be priority and carried out to the highest standard.
@@maxwhitestone6674cultural thing? You’re working in customer support here. A greeting would be the norm regardless of any culture
@@cee_el says someone who clearly never has set foot in algeria.
@@barryram2605 Some people should just be banned from travelling
Bro...we Algerians hate our national airline because they hire their staff using Bureaucracy.. I can't imagine how disappointed a foreign individual would feel flying with such a Catastrophic airline.
Is the staff algerian ?
@@Rusky13 absolutely
@@Rusky13 Yea but you can say it mainly consists of bunch of No-Good-for-nothing morons.
@@Rusky13the staff are Algerians but most of them are working there not because they have great resume but just because they have a family member who's already there or they know some high end guy in the country
@@Ab-cj6gl yup yup agreed
Well Noel, that’s a very VERY generous and understanding description of the Air Algerie cabin crew on your first leg. That disregard for basic safety is telling and I would not consider this to be an acceptable carrier for my needs. This is your best work yet, not joking. A polite, understated and unmistakably visible exposé of dangerous incompetence.
Safety is a priority for me! It shouldn't matter how bad a day the crew are having, they shouldn't miss the basics!
True.
As an algerian, I'm not really surprised, tbh they all have an attitude and a big ego for no reason
Imagine the pilot having a bad day 😭
As an Algerian, I appreciate your honesty
Brush your shoulder, seem you have a chip
Welcome to AIR ALGERIE, we could not possibly care less.
"YOU wanted to fly with us."
-- Air Algérie advertisement
We care even less about what your opinion !
@@adansylvestres8080 We won't get payed for flying with Air Algérie?
Scandaleux!
lol.
as an Algerian i'd say u guys haven't seen anything yet 😂😂
Automatic subtitles showing that Noel presents an "immunity" kit after presenting the icky state of the cabin made my day 🙂
😅😅😅😅
I saw that too.
Made me laugh.
lololol
I caught that too lmao
lmfao
As an Algerian national and Air Algérie fréquent flyer, I can tell you that you are far from the truth : Air Algérie IS Notorious for not giving a crap about service, customer satisfaction or safety. Really. They only (pretend to) care if there's a VIP on board. You can still get an exceptionally good service and flight, by accident, the odds would be around 90/10.
Not true 😅... you're just liar...try other companies
Typical tebboun supporter, air Algérie ki zebi @@MrBenMhidi
@@MrBenMhidi i know its hard to accept it, but air algerie is just a trash company who give a f*ck of their customers..
Jut shut up
@@MrBenMhidiI tried Air France and Swiss Air. Both wonderful experiences.
Air Algerie.... Yeah. Eh, no thank you. Thanks for taking one for the team, though.
I know Noel tried to make excuses for them saying that maybe it was just on one flight, but lack of cleanliness is systemic. That plane hasn't been cleaned for a long time.
If Thats business class or premium, I would hate to see regular economy
@@daluxnutz Well, you know, goats, chickens, steerage...
like it is better on AAL, Delta, Spirit,etc...give me a break ...traveled with Air Algerie before and I'd take that over United, Delta, AAL...at least their door aren't blowing up in skies
Let's hope the Canadians don't get roped into using them too much 😂
I lived in Algeria in the 70s and used to fly from Algiers to Annaba,near Tunisian border.We were always so pleased to get off that flight in one piece.We called the plane the flying pig.Probably not an original name, but very apt.
Air nightmare
Same here, I was working in Skikda!!
Air Wesh
don't expect luxury on low cost ...maybe try Delta or spiritairlines
@@hornslaneIts a beautiful City right? And the Region around the City as well as the Country itself? I heard the Coast is Mountainous, forested and beautiful.
I hate flying. It’s not that I’m afraid of flying, it’s the actual process of flying. Rushing around, people everywhere, security, boarding, all the stupid slow people, sitting in a cramped seat for hours doing really nothing. If I can drive…..I will.
So this dude is an absolute champ. He does it for basically fun, but to also gives us a lot of insight on all of it. Couldn’t do it. Glad he does it for us.
@@dmitritrotsenko7819if you were rich, you wouldn’t hate life
I agree with you about the before landing checks. The primary function of the cabin crew is to ensure passenger safety so even if they neglect a lot of other tasks they should always be doing those checks.
Reading up on Air Algerie's wiki tells me to stay far away from this airline, lol. Thanks for taking one for the team!
what's so concerning about the wiki? the English page doesn't look out of the ordinary to me personally
@@CivilStig The plane crash they had in England because the ILS on the plane was so ancient that it didn't understand the frequency of an airport that opened after 1975?
@@JohnBand78Was that the Cargo one in Coventry
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
@@bonvoisin2897you delusional man it’s just sh*t . Even Algerians despised their service and price. Blame your government for failing this while Algeria is one of the richest country for oil and gas ⛽️ 😂
Thanks!
The fact that you sat on the exit row and received no briefing raises big questions about the safety of this airline.
wrong..briefing is only for passengers seated in rows directly in an emergency exit, his seat is only close to an exit, separated by the wall
There are Flight Attendants by that exit. never seen an airline having a briefing card there, so you could argue that this is actually safer than other airlines lol
I have sat in exist seats prior to covid and was brief. After covid, I've never been briefed. I fly 4 times internationally per year.
@@danoneall4013I've never brifed a passenger sat at a flight attendant manned exit (have been a flight attendant 18 years, 60 flights in the last 30 days......)
And Algerians dare to say that their airline is better than Royal Air Maroc that has modern planes 😂
After showing the dusty vents, dirty wall, etc., you reviewed the amenity kit. Not sure if this was a Freudian slip after commenting on the filth, but the captioning substituted the word "amenity" with "immunity." I had a little laugh, thinking you really needed an immunity kit when flying on Air Algerie!
The reason why you are the best, Noel, is because of your huge heart. You covered everything, and mentioned all of the safety concerns while remaining classy. That kind of gentility is rarely seen these days - to the point that commenters here felt the need to have a hissy. Safe travels, and keep being you 🤍🙏🕊
I was thinking that same exact thing. it gave me pause to think of how I sometimes act impulsively and how much easier life is when you just let it go.
@@michelleroberts6597 Exactly! Hope you have a joyful week, Michelle 🥰🤗
Noel, I admire that you don't want to be like those other You-tubers, but there is no excuse whatsoever with the performance of that airline. It's their job no matter what to be courteous and professional.
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
The video speaks for itself, even if you were on mute we can see the airline is shit. Thanks for the video.
@@jackboon01 Real I didn't hear most of what he said like I skipped my focus towards the cabin that I myself thought of it as good, I been in Air Algérie 737 it was way better but this ugh 😫
@@abdelkadermehiz9407 Honestly would say the main issue is safety. You can have a bad day at work, you can have an untidy plane, but safety checks should never be skipped. They are the basic standards not paid extras.
@@jackboon01 actually the 2 main things things that everyone have no excuse of lacking are safety and cleanliness and you saw Air Algérie videos hhhhhhh
lolololololololololololololol
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
That thing you rode to the plane in Montreal is called a mobile lounge, and yup, Dulles has been famous for having them! The mobile lounge was an innovative feature of the Dulles terminal design by Eero Saarinen. Besides Dulles, Eero Saarinen also designed JFK's iconic TWA Flight Center and St Louis's Gateway Arch (fun fact the Arch's elevator is unique, an elevator tram that's a combination of elevator and Ferris Wheel principles that a guy named Dick Bowser had only two weeks to design and present to Saarinen; the cars rotate which allow the cars to remain level the entire way to the top and each tram carry 40 passengers with eight capsules)! Dulles's mobile lounges each weigh 76 tons with a maximum cruising speed of 26 mph and can carry to and from the terminal building up to 90 people. Their purpose was to radically restructure the idea of airports. By the early 1960s, airports had transformed to ramifying systems of hallways. As planes grew larger, they needed more space as they lined up next to each other along the airport building. And as flying grew more popular, airports needed to have more and more gates. The result was that terminal buildings sprouted long protrusions called fingers. Hundreds of feet long, they accommodated jets very comfortably. The finger-style airport was a purgatory of walking because airports went from being able to walk straight from the entrance of a simple terminal onto your plane, now you were reduced to wandering through a structure built for giants. So when Dulles opened in 1962, it did not have fingers. Instead, after passengers checked in on one side of the terminal building, they crossed to a row of doors that opened onto a fleet of mobile lounges. While the aircraft, some one or two miles off on the tarmac, were prepared, flyers relaxed in swank waiting areas, enjoying cocktails from nearby stands.
Dulles's designers thought that by shuttling from the main terminal directly to a midfield jet ramp, they could save passengers from long walking distances amidst weather, noise, and fumes on the ramp. The advent of the jet bridge and construction of the two midfield concourse buildings at this airport negated the benefits of the system. As passenger numbers at Dulles grew, they realized it was impractical to use mobile lounges. Remote concourses were constructed, and the fleet of mobile lounges was used as a shuttle between the concourses and the main terminal. In 2010, the Dulles mobile lounge system for passenger movements between the Main Terminal and the A-, B-, and C-Gates was replaced with the underground AeroTrain, while mobile lounges have continued to be used to reach Concourse D before replacement Concourses C and D are built and the AeroTrain is expanded to become a continuous two-way loop. Besides Dulles and Montreal, mobile lounges have also been used at Philadelphia International, Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City until 2007, JFK International, the infamous Mirabel International until passenger services ceased in 2004, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia. Early in the space shuttle program, NASA used the Plane Mate system of mobile lounge to move astronauts directly from the orbiter to crew facilities. A modified vehicle obtained from BWI in Baltimore was used for shuttle landings at California's Edwards Air Force Base. A similar vehicle was used at the Kennedy Space Center to take astronauts directly from the orbiter to the Operations and Checkout building.
i love flying out from IAD bc of them! im a marylander
Mad respect for you for keeping it all professional on what was truly a lousy experience.
I’ve flown with some airlines where you can tell the crew is working with what they have, they can’t make magic, but still they can provide a warm, friendly and polite service. Air Algerie looks as if they truly don’t give a damn. Awful experience, now you know better! 😅
You can deduct the national character of a country- rough uncouth pretentious and incompetent.
@@belamoureLa france est a nous maintenant.
Dites au revoir a votre douce france
@@belamoureLa france est Algerienne.
Votre descendance se marriera avec un Algerien.
Vous etes a nous, on vous possesede.
@@KHOUYADZ911 Vous êtes français maintenant vous vous êtes fait avoir . Félicitations.
100% of Air Algerie CREW MEMBERS... got their job by connection(they all know people in very high level in government .. They are privileged spoiled scumbags that is why they are arrogants,.... They did not get their job" BY MERIT" like any airline in the world ..
As an Algerian, trust me when I say that everyone hates this airline. Whenever we travel to somewhere we always make sure to take another company. Back then it wasn't always like this tbf, there was entertainment and the planes were clean. However, things have changed for the worse in modern times.
They've bought 2 new planes but it's up to your luck whether or not you end up in one of them. As for the staff not even saying a hello and lack of safety measures, this is most likely an unlucky occurrence because I've never experienced that.
Anyways, on behalf of Algeria and all algerians, we are sorry.
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Omg Noel. Thanks for taking that L for the rest of us. What an absolute trashy airline. Horrible service, burnt rubber mystery meat for the "meal" and a plane itself that makes landfills look hospital-disinfected. Ugh. So glad you're recovering Noel and all the best to you and Rach on your anniversary!
You are just too kind. Much kinder than I would be!! I do want edible food a comfy seat and my trash removed. I am such a princess.
Reminds me of the old Sabena Airlines - Such A Bad Experience Never Again.
@@notconvincedgranny6573 my parents both worked for American airlines and they always talk about SABENA lol
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
@@bonvoisin2897 little crybaby 😭
Very politely pissed off Noel is my favorite Noel
Thank you for this much needed honest review. I hope the guys working at Air Algerie watch this and take notes, but i'm not optimistic
I’m a FA. Even though you are closest to the exit, you do not require a briefing because there is the bulkhead separating you from the exit door. Exit briefing only needed for passengers with “direct access” meaning there is no separation between their seat and the exit door.
what?...selective reply?..
you could have at least apologised to Air-algérie on this point
Bro don’t take his video and the comments seriously most of them are hating from a one trip experience, personally I think it’s mid not as horrible as he describing + we got excellent pilots
@@AMINE-dd1qy It's absolutely horrible, just like the county and it's people lmao
@@AMINE-dd1qy any time safety procedures are being skipped, it's a horrible airline. don't fuck with that shit. what if someone had an unbuckled baby and the plane blew a tire and went into the ditch. if u have a seatbelt- you're all good. if not - big injuries. disgraceful. 2024, an airline should always put safety #1.
As a pilot in the US, you must be part of this shitty airline!!!
I think Larry David got you there 😂😂😂
lol yup
Hahaha, I can't believe he bought it!!!!!
Amazing what people will believe 😆😆😆
Security checks? Why bother when the plane is more dangerous than anyone or anything on it!
flew my whole life Air Algerie! never had a single problem!
AIR ALGERIE Don't serve pork so that was probably beef or mutton, totally agree with yout review, the company is notorious in algeria and complaints never stop, hopefully this video will get some executives and crew fired, the safety procedures negligence is unforgivable.
I was thinking: "Yeah, Noel those muslims were not just unwelcoming and unprofessional but also feed you pork twice. How nasty they are!". Well, the second portion of pork was passed to the new, a better crew by the crew from the first flight.
@@Apawcalypse_Meow buddy im algerian if they served him pork i wouldn't be surprised.
@@benmansouradel575 is it ok to eat pork in Algeria?
@@Apawcalypse_Meow well we are a Muslim country so yes pork is especially prohibited I've never seen any restaurant or any place for example a butcher that sells any otherwise other stuff that aren't halal like you would expect alcohol are available for example there many liquor stores and bars that are open legally. So from I understand everything is permissible by the government but just the pork no.
@@benmansouradel575 so, then why did you say that you wouldn't be surprised if they served him pork aboard? like it is something you'd expect from an Algerian airline while anywhere else it's prohibited
As an Algerian who has flown Air Algérie and who lives in Canada: I ACTIVELY avoid flying with them. Actually, everytime I fly back to Algeria, I make sure to have a layover in Paris or Marseille to MINIMIZE or AVOID altogether spending any time on their planes. Absolutely abysmal.
Are most of their flights this bad?
@@jacekgarbowicz616 hmmm I wouldn't say most of their flights, but a statistically significant number of them lol. There is always something wrong with them, and if it's not the cabin being filthy or the crew being rude, it's the 3 hour delays and lack of communication.
@@Skikdimtchallagh 3h ??? cute! last time I took, the connecting flight (algiers-constantine) was 6h late. what was supposed a 2h transit in Algiers turned out to be a whole day stay. No communication and when asked no one could give any answer I could have taken the train and arrived before the plan took off from Algiers.
What killed me though, the crew smoking during the montreal/algiers flight. It was in 2008.
What about flying on Air Canada directly from Montreal? The only catch I could think is that flight is not year-round.
Tout citoyen qui se respecte (peut importe son origine) devrait savoir que le linge sale se lave en famille.
Safety is paramount. Great video, Noel.
Hi Noel,
I‘m a flight attendant and at most airlines an emergency exit briefing ist not mandatory, if a cabin crew member is seated at the exit.
Love how you put airlines on blast to keep them accountable on their products and offerings. Please keep us updated if they ever reach out!
The sentence that sums it up: "I don't know, it's Algeria" 😂😂😂
I highly doubt that an Airline that originates in from a muslim country would do pork. Probs very badly prepared beef.
Mmmm….. bacon. 😁😁
If your beef tastes like dry pork, you really have a problem :D - but youre exactly right, the second meal also looks more like beef
Looked more like turkey breast that was overcooked, frozen and reheated several times
Yeah you'd never see Pork on an airline that is from a Muslim majority country. I would assume the food is all technically Halal, despite the poor quality.
It wasn't literal
Thank goodness it took off and landed!
bro , air algerie have daily flight Montreal-Algiers since decades,,, they always lands perfectly ... damn it
Once my dad flew Air Algerie and the flight attendant told him to sit where the wing is even though my dad paid for a different seat as he didn't want a view of the wing. He told the flight attendant that so he got annoyed and replied "Okay no problem I'll just break the wing off so you can have a better view"
Yes, they're such uncivilized people in that country, talking from experience
💀😂😂
The Air Algerie lounge looks like a furniture store
So empty hhhhh
Same thoughts, with totally bashed in furniture! That was just crusty looking stuff. Gross! 🤢
It was so empty in fact, it looks like Liminal Spaces.
You mean it looks like Algeria, a complete sh*thole
The airport looks like the backrooms it's so empty 😂
I've flown Air Algerie quite a few times. Algerians call it "Air Peut-Etre" with good reason.
That name sums up Air Algerie so well!
For those who don’t speak French, “Peut-être” means “maybe!” Air Maybe.
or air couscous
lie, we dont call like that
@@amarchergui5714 خونة
The fact that you got a t-shirt on that says "superdry" and get served a piece of beef that is in fact superdry is funny as hell😂😂
Crew members that serve the passengers are the reason why aviation is the safest mode of transport. If they aren't there, eventually there will be situations where some passenger is standing when the plane hits the ground, possibly in the lavatory etc. That can really kill someone, so it's not a minor violation of safety. Especially concerning when it's dark outside and people don't know when the plane will hit the ground. I've seen videos where there were people sleeping on the economy row without seatbelts on, no crew, and the plane just started to land. I think we need to speak up against these kinds of practices. Poor customer service on the other hand is something that won't physically harm anyone.
> Poor customer service on the other hand is something that won't physically harm anyone.
Unless it means you can't get a drink. Staying hydrated is more important on an aeroplane because you don't really notice how quickly you dry out.
"Poor customer service on the other hand is something that won't physically harm anyone" Is that an excuse? Besides being a common courtesy, good service will bring in business.
If your flight crew doesn't brief the people in the emergency exits, nor do they check people's seatbelts nor do they take trash away, you're only one bad turbulence or emergency landing away from actual physical harm.
@@jon.limjap Then again, the legal system in Algeria might work (or not work) in their favour. So why would they care?
@@thany3 exactly. Happy that Noel pointed out one more backwwards airline to avoid at all costs.
I hope you and your family remain safe as Hurricane Beryl gets closer to the Texas coast.
Man, you were like Casper the Ghost on that airplane and, there was not a soul in that airport. 😂😂😂
Love the videos Noel!!!
I thought it was quite fitting slotting The Loo Review straight after your Food Review.
over $2000 to be treated like that? yeah I'd be suing for a refund. That level of service is not acceptable, when you pay a premium for business/first class.
I've had better service on a £200 Ryanair flight
I bet you’re American as you want to sue!!!
@@warwickeng5491Lol yeah sure, with their 10cm wide seats.
Good luck suing a dictatorship country operated airline.
Bruh , what are you gonna sue ? Like they would care
I’m pretty sure what happened at Montreal Airport security is that you went into the Business Class/Visa Infinite Privilege line and instead of letting you go straight to security, the CATSA employee decided to randomly select you for an additional check. The same thing can happen in the other section (Economy) but because of the higher passenger volumes, it’s obvious it’s a “random selection”. A pre-check before security is not standard for every passenger at Canadian airports.
Your videos are so informative and relatable! There’s nothing worse than paying good money for a product or service and then being treated like a freeloader and like they are doing you a favor. 🤦♂️
The food looked vile and the cabin crew were a joke.
OK
There may be some truth to this guy's story, as all airlines have the positive and the negative. But, the exaggeration and amplification of the negative in this guy's narrative smells something cynical. I feel that that this guy either holds some personal grudge (political perhaps or otherwise) against Algeria, or he may be an agent compensated by a third party (i.e., a country enemy to Algeria) to bad-mouth Air Algerie, hence Algeria. Long Live Algeria! Eternal glory to the millions of martyrs who liberated Algeria.
@@bonvoisin2897 You've just created a ludicrous narrative to justify your defensive position. It holds as much water as a sieve. Evidence free and truly pathetic.
@@bonvoisin2897you might want to check yourself for schizophrenia. The mass media in your country conditioned you on the conspiracy theory. Apparently, they have done a good job.
@@bonvoisin2897there MAY be some truth to this story? There IS. Lack of cleaning, poor service and no emphasis with safety.
I'm an FA for a very large airline in Canada. You are not sitting in an emergency exit row. No idea why thr card was there however that's a main cabin door (L1) and there is the pursers jumpseat next to it. You would not be receiving a briefing.
It’s not about sitting to the exit door. It’s the services and courtesy of the flight crews. 🤦
Oh wow the memories.
I worked the desk for Air Algérie in Montréal when I was a student.
The airline was infamous among airport workers for still using Mainframe terminals for their booking system (as a Comp sci student, and tech history fan, it appealed to me 😅)
Anyway: almost every passenger would ask me if we had the shitty plane with no onboard entertainment, or the "nice" one that day.
For people wondering... That was around 2015.
lolololololololololololololol
Omg I've never felt so ashamed of being Algerian...we have some nice things but Air Algerie (Air CousCous) is not one of em. Sorry for your experience though!
Puhahhahahaa
فضايح 😂
What do you mean with mainframe ?
As an experienced aircraft mechanic, I can tell you that getting onto an airplane with indications that nobody really cares is paramount to playing Russian roulette. You are at the mercy of numerous people who literally have your life in their hands. When something happens to that aircraft due to somebody not doing their job, there is NOTHING you can do, but ride it to the ground. A passenger boarding the Hawaiian jet that lost it's top in flight, noticed several rivets missing before she boarded, but got on anyway. Go figure!
Question, every time a plane lands does it need or have to get inspected before it takes off, and can it get reloaded and take off without any sort of checks?
Experienced aircraft mechanic? What does that have to do with knowing the responsibility of an airline crew, you could have just as easily said I'm a store owner lol.
I don't think your life is at the hands of some cabin crew members, the pilotes are the real important people for your safety, and you'll not be acquainted with them anyways, if you know to put your seat belt on and not wait for some flight attendent to baby sit you into doing it, then that's pretty much everything they would have "to do" for your safety.
@@gherbihicham8506 Young feller; I've worked for numerous companies throughout my life, and discovered that attitude is everything. More then that, attitude (especially bad attitude) is more contagious than Covid 19. If employees are not being treated well they get a bad attitude, and that attitude spreads through the staff from one end to the other. So in other words, if the captain, the flight crew, the ground crew, have a bad attitude, you can bet that the mechanics do as well. And like I said, the mechanics have your life in their hands.
Noel, I sure wish I had your patience and kindness. It makes me try harder.
Noel, I find your vids fascinating! My wanderlust is lived out vicariously through them. You are such a decent chap. Thank you so much for sharing!
Glad you like them!
You are a brave man Noel. Thanks for flying so we can avoid
As algerians having no choice but to fly with this company especially when it comes to internal flights we suffer from such degradation and the company has many corruption cases linked to it , so im glad someone showed the world their true nature
Air Algirie is officially crossed of my list. Wait they were never on there. Great video Noel
Don't need you.
You did a favor for air algeria😂
Dont come to us
Guys he is not against algeria he is just against taking a flyt with air algerie😂@@adelbenaida5597
In regards to your seat being an exit "row" This only applies to seats sat directly next to the door on your left/right hand side, overwing exits for example. The seat you are is what is classed as a restrictive seat therefore in an emergency you may be called upon to open the main exit on the other side of the bulkhead, but that would only be explained and discussed with you at the time of the emergency. Appears this airline places the card just to give you a heads up that it is an expectation of you in an emergency, but your not required to be spoken about this by the crew before departure as it only becomes an "exit seat" shall we say when a potential emergency occurs. Hope that helps!
Nice vid Noel.
Next please try Air Senegal. Haha
And good luck with that one, you'll gonna need it.
“Desert-y bits…salad-y bits”😆Also, beautiful airport. I suppose the mirror exists because the inflight entertainment doesn’t function 😂
You are supposed to make faces to keep yourself entertained!
@@mauk2861 "Peek-A-Boo!"
I'm Algerian living outside of the country, I take Air Algerie a lot to go back home, from my experience it really depends on the destination and your luck, for some reason all of my flights from Paris have always been newer cleaner planes, and nicer crew but the food isn't usually the best honestly.
I took a flight from Vienna once and it was nice on the going flight but the return flight was bad, old plane and crew wasn't that nice, all domestic flights are crap, lets say it as it is.
Another thing is that those A330's that go to Canada will soon be changed to the new A330 neo I believe, and there are other A330's that are newer and cleaner, the one you flew on is from 2004 I believe, they're expected to be out of service by the end of this year or something, I don't remember the details but an employee at Air Algerie told me that once.
In general it's not the worst airline, I've had bad experiences even with European airlines before, but it's not up there, it depends on your luck, what you got was the worst of the worst, but definitely their best isn't anything amazing but still better than this, I personally like to fly with them since outside summer holidays (which is when I usually visit) flights are cheap and they offer 23kg of luggage in the basic ticket, I can fly for as low as 190 euros return from Paris with luggage, to me it's worth it, as Air France would cost double with luggage, and from my experience you don't get much better, the planes are in the same shape and crew is usually at the same level, for that particular flight atleast.
Welcome to Algeria where everything is Air-Algerie-esque.
I love how you always give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Good job Noel you are so nice to everyone
I have a feeling this is going to become the new official American Airlines flight attendant training video
lol
Of corse
Hopefully, more videos like this will have a positive impact on Air Algerie service
Even if the crew are having a bad day, there is no excuse for poor customer service.
Not only was the service poor, the safety breeches alone should be shouted out for everyone to know.
I get your not the type of person to pull them apart but you should be putting in a full complaint about the experience of your flight
it's not about a bad day, it's just the norm and it's very bad
Hi Noel,
In Canada, passengers are randomly selected for a primary bag inspection before the x-ray (usually they just swab your belongings and test it for illegal substances). What happened there is that you were one of the “randomly” selected passengers for that inspection. During the x-ray part of the process your bag may be selected again for inspection due to something that was observed through the x-ray (I don’t know if that was the case as you don’t show that part of the process in your video).
Why?
I got a randomly bag inspection in Singapore too
As an algerian i wanna thank you becuase of the exposing and expressing the fact of that shit
I do love your restraint on not slating them. I do like watching your videos as unlike quite a few other aviation RUclipsrs, no names mentioned. CoughSamChuiCough. You actually pay your way to fly and will give an honest review. Keep them coming 👍
Did anyone else notice the grease stains on the bathroom ceiling that matched up with where the top of his head would touch? Bleh.
Do not want to know from what that stains comes from..revolting indeed 🤮
It reminds me of the windows in the DC metro. We call it Jery Curl Juice. 🤮🤮🤢🤢
We need to get Noel to 1 million subs asap honestly love the vids only RUclipsr I actually search up on purpose to see if there are any new videos !
17:05 When you did that trash bin disposal talking bit, I laughed so hard. Love your videos keep it up.
But the instructions are right there on the lid 😅
Oh dear 😮. You are too kind in your words Noel. The crew attitude aside, it’s the lack of safety inspections that did it for me. ❤
Love the videos mate, keep em coming
Glad you like them!
The CAA will be calling Air Algerie In the morning.
No they won't and the airline knows it. That's why they feel comfortable sending that plane to Canada.
@@ReinSouls thats why they DONT fly to UK.. they wouldnt get away with it
Doubt it. Quebec kinda does their own thing regardless.
@@andrewbeadle9168They do fly to the UK, to London Heathrow.
@@andrewbeadle9168they fly to Heathrow😂
I don’t think they’re trying hard at all. From the video, it appears safety is an afterthought. How does an airline allow their planes to be that disgusting? It appears it’s just rude people, with no pride in what they do.
I live in algeria and flew with them a couple of times and to be honest the experience is different from flight to flight sometimes it's clean and the crew is nice and other times they are horrible and they make you board the plane then stay in it for an hour with the a/c off before takeoff !
7:24 I have never laughed sooo hard in my life! Brilliant stuff! 😂
You're a whole lot kinder than I would have been.
@Noel Philips have you ever seen anything so dangerous on one of your flights you've felt compelled to call the authorities?
I remember seeing this airline in the airport there last year. I had never seen it before. Also I have no idea how I found this channel but it is awesome.
"Like it or lump it."
You can take the man out of northern England, but you can't take northern England out of the man.
Noël is from the East Midlands and not the north. That's why he referred to the bread roll as a cob.
@@Eurobazz in terms of accents and phases, the Midlands counts as the North.
I wouldn’t describe his accent as Northern. There’s a bit of a northern tinge but it’s more southern sounding.
@@wintersnowowen2254 He's from the East Midlands, hence the cob reference for bread roll.
Ain't no northerner in this video 😂 behave
That terminal is beautiful.
It's pretty much the only air company in the country who's allowed to fly internationally, so there's no concurrence, and they make the most of their profit with the Algerian diaspora in France and European countries which is almost obligated to comeback every couple years and which represents already a huge market for them. So they just don't give a F and do their shitty service without efforts. Very representative of the whole country and its industries. (I'm Algerian btw)
Fadhona bin lajness 😮
"Vegetarian Chilli", isn't that just a fancy name for salsa? 😂
Actually, chilli is by default vegetarian. That's why the meat version is called 'con carne' (with meat). 😊
Noel's Texan neighbors will unfriend him for vegetarian chili.
Thanks for taking the risk flying with Air Algeria. Brave man.
Appreciate the honesty
Noel, last year for my 50th birthday I went to the US firstly Seattle but travelling from Dublin to Seattle was 400 euro more direct than Dublin to Calgary and then Calgary to Seattle and because we had a connection (my hubby and my niece) to Canada we had to get a Canadian visa even though for only a few minutes and I only discovered this the night before our flight but managed to get it and a few stressful flights later we arrived in Seattle so I'm not surprised you needed a visa in Algeria for just a connection, this is such a pain
Even Chui couldn't hype this lot up!
😂
Loved your loo review. I doubt I will ever fly on this airline. Beautiful sunrise, looks like a large city. Nice terminal. Your second plane looks nicer, too bad the food was so sub par.
I appreciate your grace in discussing the crew and service provided. I agree you can’t base an assessment on one flight. Love your reviews, they are honest.
Thanks for your video .
But I just want to clarify something, the food is not from the air Algérie catering , the food is boarded in Montreal .
But it doesn't justify the POOR in flight service.
I'm so ashamed as I'm an air Algérie aircraft engineer.
I hope that we can improve ourselves in the future .
what aircraft do you
uphold
in Algeria? is it in Alger?
@@myt763 we maintain all Air Algérie fleet aircrafts composed of ATR72, B737- NG, and A330.
we do uphold other companies'aircraft too.
And we are based at Algiers in the biggest Aircrafts maintenance facility in Africa, which by the way was bolted by a Canadian company (SNC LAVALIN).
The food is from canada true
Air Algérie selected no one else
Still the same from the time I quit unfortunately from my country
What I can say : it’s a state of mind to be banned that’s it
And let’s raise
By the way I’m A/C engineer as well
Wish better future to my homeland company with the coming generations
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@@algerianaviation9653
The biggest in Africa are you sure
Based on what ??
I have been in some in Africa as well the air Algérie one
I did not noticed what you said unfortunately
I which that my country leads in this field but believe me we still far behind
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@@badiskebsisi6541 بوركت
The only experience I have had on a business class flight that was worse than this was on EgyptAir from Johannesburg to Madrid. The angled seat was awful, the crew was utterly lazy and sullen, the food was inedible and it was impossible to get a drink.
Been Egypt air - prayed all the way
Algeria still living in 1965
اعتقد أن من يعيش في الماضي هو من مزال يركع للحاكم ❤
No in 1700 !
@@wesleysnipes2212 before 1965 there was no Country called Algeria.
アルジェリー・リなら@wesleysnipes2212
@soufianemimounitv4265 さん
Perhaps the multiple layers of "security" are a job-creation program.
What is new in such countries..
Socialism in action!
Maybe it's done for security reasons. When j went to Guinea-Bissau last year I had my passport checked 2 times:
The first time, I was stamped out of the country and the second time by Portuguese immigration officers (because Guinea-Bissau is a known hot-spot for people trafficking).
Same with the TSA. It was a job creation program for….well.
@@NomenClature-o8s I recall when the airport -employee security screeners were replaced with the TSA. Generally, professionalism greatly increased after the TSA was created.
I remember the shuttle "buses" that taxi you to and from gates at Dulles. The only difference is that they are full height, with rather large wheels so they don't have to lower down like these.
I was one one of those in March. It felt very odd.
how come your comment was 3 days ago as it just uploaded 1 hour ago?
@@biremoneria1643 Paid members sometimes get videos before the general release on Sunday.
Take care sir.....
@@biremoneria1643if you’re a member you get the videos early
thank you for your honesty