AVOID THIS FLIGHT!| Tunisair's Longest Route in ECONOMY | Montreal to Tunis

Airline: Tunisair
Plane: A330-200
Flight TU 203
Tunisair is the national airlines of Tunisia and they operate a pretty cool route. While the majority of their fleet is comprised of narrow body planes that are used on relatively short flights around Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Tunisair owns two A330-200s which they utilize on the airline's only long haul service to Montreal, Canada (they also use their A330's to Paris too). This route has intrigued me for years and last month I finally found an excuse to book it. So, I pack my bags and flew to Montreal to catch this seven and 1/2 hour flight to North Africa in ECONOMY!
Takeoff and landing footage can be found on NYC Flyer Plus.
#tunisair #airbus

[@adammurphy6845]

WOW! Never seen a bathroom like that! Also, love when you fly obscure airlines like this!

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@attefmessai]

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[@madhavyu]

Yikes, that cabin looked awful. Thanks for taking one for the team!

[@nycflyertravel]

No pain no gain!

[@pilotrayankerfai]

I took tunisair back in 2019 and it was pretty nice the cabin was brand new but it’s sad to see their A330s like this now

[@kaffir76]

Love your videos & your narration ❤❤ so soothing 😊😊

[@nycflyertravel]

Thank you 🙏

[@joe-vl3nd]

Another great video 🇬🇧👍

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks!

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

One good reason to make a return visit to Tunis is the latest news that the famous Bardo museum has reopened to the public.

[@nycflyertravel]

I really wanted to go to the Bardo museum but it was still closed when I was there!

[@erik_griswold]

YUL is interesting because it was once a fairly busy place for its time to connect to international service. Then Mirabel Airport opened and a lot of that traffic was killed off due to the need to get from Dorval out to YMX if you wanted to connect from a domestic or USA flight to the rest of the world. Once Mirabel closed, YUL had to catch up with its terminal infrastructure to become the hub that the airport (now renamed for Pierre Trudeau) is today.

[@Advancedkid]

Dorval's decline had everything to do with the 1970's frenchisation of Quebec which saw the exodus of thousands Anglophones to Ontario and Toronto in particular. It's what transformed Toronto to become Canada's primary metropolis, a title previously held by Montreal. Misrabel was a huge flop of a project mainly due to it's distance from Montreal and was hated by both crew and passengers alike. Dorval has since been also overtaken by Vancouver Int. to be Canada's third busiest airport and gateway.

[@os4908]

Thanks again

[@nycflyertravel]

👍🏻

[@66tortor]

Wonderful and objective video, man! The duct tape solution is unacceptable - hopefully their quality control will improve soon. You really should review the leaders (service-wise) in the industry: the Asian carriers (Singapore Air, EVA, JAL, ANA, Korean, Cathay Pacific, Garuda, Thai, Malaysia, Vietnam Air) and the middle eastern companies (Emirates, Qatar, Etihad). Kinda looking forward to seeing how pleasantly surprised you will be.

[@nycflyertravel]

I’d definitely love to fly with those airlines! For me, the duct tape was terrible, but the door not locking was the worst. I was really afraid of someone walking in on me while I was in the restroom

[@MaartenVVonk]

This airline reminds me of Air Afrique in the 80s and 90s 😱 Brings back bad memories 😄 Anyway, thanks for this report, cheers!

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching! I can only imagine what it must have been like to fly on Air Afrique 😂

[@MaartenVVonk]

@@nycflyertravelit was the horror! 😂

[@sushi777300]

I'd love to travel to Algeria but getting a visa is way too complicated for me too. Thanks for this interesting exotic flight review

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@femboykiki4409]

Air Algeria its not required for viza you can try to transit through the new terminal like we wana see that thnnks

[@kevin19358]

What date did you film, is your flight to Tunis 50 to 75% full and did you sleep on the plane, if so, how many hours did you sleep on the plane?

[@aymenbouandel7763]

Hello, I have flown Air Algerie dozens of times to visit family and I can tell you they aren’t the best. The aircraft in your video 7T-VJV still has the outdated cabins. Unfortunately they don’t use their newer a330s on flights to Montreal. If you would like to fly on the most recent a330 (with tv’s and a lie flat business class) there are 3 of those, and they are registered 7T-VJA, 7T-VJB and 7T-VJC. If you would like to fly these models they are deployed to routes from Algiers to Beijing, Dubai and Johannesburg (with a handful flying to Paris but these tend to be swapped last minute for the outdated a330s). Hope this helps 😊

[@nycflyertravel]

Wow, thank you for sharing this! I will definitely look into flying on one of their newer A330s.

[@aymenbouandel7763]

@@nycflyertravelThose a330s a mentioned by new I mean better than the older a330s. The new ones were delivered in Spring 2015. The airline confirmed an order of 5 a330neos and 2 a350-1000s which will be delivered in 2025

[@nycflyertravel]

@@aymenbouandel7763 I can’t wait to see their A350s. It’s great to see that their modernizing their fleet!

[@AjlaniMahdiRocks]

that is not duct tape , that is aerodynamic speed tape , it costs around 800$

[@dianeschroeder3980]

Oh WOW! I’ve never seen anything worse as far as that bathroom goes and also the dirt on the seats. That would make my skin crawl. I think you may get more of the same on Air Algerie because as I was watching your video I saw that on one of the ATC channels the same airline lost an engine on takeoff so beware! Thanks for another entertaining video and taking the hit for all of us!❤️✈️

[@nycflyertravel]

Jeez losing an engine is terrible! I might have to rethink flying Air Algerie! Thanks for watching

[@TheTravelHappiness]

What a flight 😆 But really cool that you are so brave to try out such an airline 😄

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching! It was definitely a tough flight, but I’m happy I did it

[@mathijs5471]

'such' an airline hasn't had any crashes and is 70+ years old, dont need to be brave to fly them

[@fatherthewise7148]

These planes used to be the flagships of Tunisia's National Carrier, now unfortunately many passengers do not have any respect for the "public good" and the same degradations you see in a plane (either we are talking about the brand new 320neos or the 330) will be seen in the streets and wherever the population will feel unpunished for their actions. I remember when the first 330 was delivered back in 2015, I travelled with it to Paris, and there already was a broken screen that had been punched! The state of the lavatory also indicates that it had been subject to some sort of intentional rage/destruction, and that's very unfortunate. If you ever travel again to Tunisia, there is a private low cost carrier called Nouvelair, that I always use as an example of the difference between a state held company and a private company: you can board in perfectly clean 20 years old 320s with modern cabins, recaro seats, and acceptable conditions. (When did tunisair stop serving alcohol on board? did you travel in Ramadan period? They used to serve a glass of sparkling wine in a champagne flute before take-off when you travelled business back in the days...)

[@user-nv9px2hy6b]

That was a really nice flight report, thanks! However, about Air Algérie, I advice you to not take flight from Montreal to Algiers as they only send old planes without IFE and all the comfort needed(as they're not dot refurbishing all their fleet). Alger-Pekin maybe the best route, also their 737 are pretty nice for flights to Europe.

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for the advice! Air Algerie is such an unusual airline for me that I’m looking for almost any excuse to fly with them.

[@flydreamerroleplay225]

Just wait for flying with Air Algérie : they have ordered 330neos and 350-1000 to be delivered from 2025.😎

[@freshpotatolikesaviation]

This really took me back to the DC-10 interiors… all messy and outdated.

[@shehebehsuebwisshgauwbevsjs]

Ok that toilet is crazy...

[@nycflyertravel]

🤢

[@bpcoxkr]

I flew on one of the last jet airways international flights AMS-BLR, by which point they weren't [seriously] cleaning the cabin, paying employees (yikes), or paying for IFE. While not a great flight I found it tolerable. (although I flew back AF and that was much better). Somehow less dirty than this flight with only the flight crews 'cleaning'

[@nycflyertravel]

That sounds like an interesting flight. Glad you made it there safe. I can imagine that AF would have been much better considering your first flight.

[@samrussell4455]

At once I thought the pilot is serving food while autopilot was doing his flight😂😂

[@lallmoi-jirus]

now there is vegeterian option in Tunisair

[@moharr3582]

For the visa for Algeria you''ll need to find someone to send you an invitation, that would make it so much easier, I am Algerian but unfortunately I do not live there anymore, therefore I don't have an address, so I cannot make an invitation for you, otherwise I would have loved to invite you! as it is a beautiful country with stunning nature. But if you would like to try Air Algerie, then I recommend just transiting through there, or to trying to find a travel agency within Algeria that does the invitation for you, it should be possible.

[@nycflyertravel]

Thank you so much! I’ve heard really nice things about Algeria and I’m definitely looking for an excuse to visit. I just wish that the visa process was a little easier 😊

[@chanticleer6161]

Tunisia is a wonderful country, but is badly let down but its national airline. I've had the misfortune to fly with them a few times in recent years. Every flight is delayed, the aircraft are filthy inside & very worn, & customer service in general is very poor.

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for the comment. Hopefully Tunisair can improve.

[@femboykiki4409]

We request for air Algeria trip report a330 to dubai or doha route or johansberg to see the service onboard its growing airline we heard they order a330 900 and 350 1000

[@nycflyertravel]

I’d love to take one of those flights ✈️

[@mohamed-tt2nr]

I mean, the flight ticket in economy for one way is only 400-600TND. So for the money you are getting decent food, nice economy class seats that aren't cramped, and in-flight entertainment which is usually seen on more expensive airlines. So for the value of money it's 4 stars, in my opinion.

[@nycflyertravel]

I tracked the price of this flight for about two years and I never saw it for close to 400-600 TND. The cheapest I can find a one way flight for right now is 578 USD. While the seats weren’t cramped they were dirty and falling apart. The toilets were held together with duct tape and they ran out of toilet paper mid flight. As far as IFE goes, Norse Atlantic has one way flights from New York to London for under $150 and they have IFE.

[@mohamed-tt2nr]

@@nycflyertravel I dont understand what you expect the price to be, the price is about 1800TND for a 9h flight, when I say tickets are about (400TND one-way/ 700-800 round trip). I meant shorter flight such as 3h flights from Tunis-Istanbul for example, and you have also mentioned that there are issues with the seat reclining but there is very nice and helpful crew to assist. When your talking about a dirty cabin I am a frequent flyer with Tunisair and that isn't very dirty, minor stains or debree isnt much of a big issue. And us Tunisians do not accpreciate content creators like you shaming our country's largest airline, that is what you get for the price. Not to mention, there are flights as low as 300TND all the way to Europe with decent food, leg space, and in-flight entertainment system, this is just being overdramatic.

[@nycflyertravel]

@@mohamed-tt2nr this video only concerns Tunisair’s A330 service to Canada. You should watch the video I made about flying with them to London where I was very complimentary about Tunisair. This review is very honest.

[@BRTripReport]

This aircraft cabin is in horrible condition... Thanks for sharing!

[@nycflyertravel]

👍🏻

[@munichaviationspotter4222]

Holy.. that poor plane :(

[@nycflyertravel]

It’s abuse!

[@Advancedkid]

the airplane status clearly unacceptable. I hope people would give them a feedback / report. TunisAir is fortunate that no Canadian air carrier is competing on this route.

[@danielpeter960]

I have been to Algeria, must say it was one one of the worst places i have been to and i have been to 108 countries, I really at one point i was being kidnapped. Visa was easy for me as my company had an office in Algiers and they sorted me a visa on a Canadian passport. Flew there via Air Algiere and it was a ok flight, only 1 hr from Tunis but really not worth it unless you want a real adventure and to tick a country off the map

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for the advice.

[@yannm3346]

Tunisair does serve beer

[@nycflyertravel]

simpleflying.com/no-alcohol-airlines/

[@billjohnson7904]

Tunisair is absolutely disgusting, and need to be reported to the flying agencies for their numerous violations.

[@user-hb6jx9rp9o]

I live in Tunisia and NEVER travel with Tunisair

[@mouhibsedki3648]

This airline Tunisair gains a lot of money, cause in Tunisia there is not a lot of airlines and this one is the main one , corruption in it makes these consequences to happen…

[@nycflyertravel]

Hopefully the problems with Tunisair can be fixed soon

[@BrokebackBob]

One word: Blechhhhhh! Why didn't you research the state of Tunis airlines? If the cabin of the plane looks like that then you're probably riding a death trap.

[@mathijs5471]

70 years of service no crashes, so no, not a death trap

[@andremp03]

Bloody hell, it's like they really stripped out and poorly maintained that aircraft interior!

[@nycflyertravel]

Yeah, it’s hard to imagine them being able to operate it much longer with the interior in such bad shape.

[@billalmebarki698]

You're welcome to Algeria 🇩🇿 ❤

[@lasaadmahjoubi249]

هذه من نتائج دمار عصابات النقابات التي حولت كل المؤسسات التونسية الى مستوى العار

[@user-ku1nn6oq4z]

they should operate Air canada instead as a tunisian i am really disappointed

[@moassusi]

worst airline and worst round never going through tunis or there airline

[@tunis-smugger5977]

The best thing that a tunisian can hear , is when a libyan decides to boycott Tunisia

[@margeaupanforte]

Lot of male stewards, good 'ol muslim country.