Wild Ride! Air Algeria DOWNGRADED me to ECONOMY CLASS!

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[@JoshCahill]

How do you think Air Algerie handled my case downgrading me to Economy Class? Better than Luxair did? Let me know what you think! Also take advantage of Airalo eSim here: try.airalo.com/JoshCahill -Thanks!

[@elvisgamebro]

I can't believe that a airline downgraded a passenger. how unacceptable.

[@KaranS2022]

Use air india instead

[@patriciafuchs5970]

Good grief!

[@michaelwilson9716]

Did u getvthe name of the brown haired lady texting next to you😅

[@germaninsider7890]

why couldnt they book you in bc on the second flight?

[@jcsjcs2]

The right thing to do would have been to offer you a business class upgrade on your second segment when they downgraded you in Paris.

[@peekaboo7958]

Well algeria is communist/socialist country they dont know what the right thing is

[@grbroo]

So you got downgraded from business to economy, then paid e600 to upgrade from economy to business on a different leg with the same airline and got economy level product ? All the while the airline replaced their own aircraft with non branded substitues of substandard ? quality ? I think Air Algeria owes you big time and hope you pursue the shortfall with them and get your money back. Hope you were outspoken on all their channels to reflect the shabby experience they delivered Josh.

[@pegcity4eva]

He won't get a dime from them I'm betting.

[@mandated1311]

Unbelievable AH engaged in such activities - especially with such a highly influential, high value, high flier.🐩

[@Feeldartcorp]

basically air algerie is taking money and hiring other companies to fly you lmao

[@globetrotter5751]

He will get nowhere with them with his claim. He had better not to waste his time and effort.

[@alban403]

@@FeeldartcorpAir Algérie en été a pas assez d’avion pour faire face à la demande, donc elle loue des avions à d’autres compagnies. C’est la seule compagnie qui a tellement de clients qui savent pas faire face 🤔, et encore avant c’était pire .

[@EuroYXX]

Aziz is a true asset to his airline - embezzled a downgraded passenger out of 600 Euro for what should have been a complimentary upgrade, while knowing what kind of business class is being offered, presenting it in such a way that makes the passenger think he flipped the world over for him. Yes a CEO is the right job for him. That or politics.

[@alyonapetrova694]

Well said! Josh seems angry at LuxAir over simple lounge access? Ridiculous!

[@EuroYXX]

@@alyonapetrova694 Both airlines scammed him, but one did a $60 with a frown and gets heat for it and the other did a $600 scam but with a smile and gets all the praise...

[@alyonapetrova694]

@@EuroYXX Exactly! I’d prefer the “frown” over the 600 Euros for sure, and not to mention they’d should have complimentary upgraded his second leg. Plus no alcohol in Algeria 🇩🇿

[@mandated1311]

@@alyonapetrova694 but, plz respect his influence and negotiating prowess. (Aziz's) Also, the lounge didn't look so simple - there was a coffee machine, wasn't there? .........'simple lounge access' .....At least a pre packaged pack of 2 nuts & pretzels (mix) 🥜🍏 even some green, acidy, cooking apples, at least, were available for all to feast on! Ridiculous! Aziz, surely is the legend! I think he saw Josh, coming! I hope he received a kickback! I think Aziz is now Station Manager, soon to be VP AH Magreb.

[@krisb-travel]

well no his first leg was business class, and they refunded the difference right? His second leg was economy, so of course he was suppose to get economy, i dont see how you think they embezzled him.

[@sitenerds]

Your face when people applauded that hard landing 😂

[@lili13]

I think it’s cute , people always love to applaud when they arrive home

[@NutrisaveoO]

You have to pay extra to get that smooth of a landing with Ryanair

[@TheScratchingKiwi]

I thought they were applauding that the pilot got it down without a massive bounce down the runway!

[@Wanderer2050]

Or probably they applauded because they landed safely! 😂

[@lili13]

@@Wanderer2050 no lol I’m Algerian and even if their service is most of the time shitty , they have the best maintenance system in all Africa

[@PapaD104]

A master class in negotiating like an adult. You treated each other with respect and dealt with the situation as it was, not as you wish it was. Asking for the seat next to you to be kept open was a small ask on a plane that wasn't full; BRILLIANT!

[@mashenka6189]

Ok…but did you watch the entire video? The actual return flight was garbage…

[@neilrmartin1984]

Hardly! He got an empty seat and no refund

[@tech9803]

Did you get a refund? I'd be PO'd if I paid for business and got economy. They should have upgraded the second leg.

[@listey]

I love how this comment is absolutely dripping in sarcasm and nobody has picked up on it hahah. BRILLIANT!

[@alekostheGreek]

@@listeyplease point out whose comment is “dripping in sarcasm”.

[@Phiyedough]

I think they should have given you a free upgrade on the second flight to make up for the downgrade on the first flight. The lounges should always be in the gate area of the airport so you can go straight from there to the gate. Otherwise you could miss your flight waiting for passport control if you take full advantage of the lounge.

[@darren_anscombe]

From what we've seen, I wouldn't say it's an upgrade to business anyway, just a slightly better seat.

[@Teddini]

Im a travel agent in germany. We have algerian customers and we cant book air algerie on so many routes. We dont know why. They dont know why. Our algerian customers say its an airline used for money laundering and to be honest, working with them every week or so it truly feels like it. Not saying they are bad in general. Just working with them is so weird and sometimes cant be explained.

[@mohamedbenyahia33]

Money laundering 😅 is a public company laundering for the Ministry of Transport ? Your algérien customers are conspiracy theorist

[@Abelgeosurvey]

😂😂😂😂

[@HoliGallistur1023]

​@@mohamedbenyahia33💀💀💀

[@kimobarry]

@@mohamedbenyahia33 money laundering for the army.

[@Elkeurti45]

🤷🏻‍♂️ unfortunately under the 3rd world

[@MKirloj]

I dont get it, they owed you 600 usd for the downgrade, and now you payed 600 usd for an business upgrade? Should the upgrade not had been free as a compensation? And what about the 600 usd refund then?

[@ethancoover2282]

I severely doubt the flight from Paris to Algiers was $600 for a business class upgrade. I doubt even a ticket itself is that much. It's only a couple hour flight

[@wookie1881]

@@ethancoover2282 Algeria is not a tourist country nobody go there, and the price of the ticket is very expensive.

[@fransarj]

@@wookie1881doesn’t matter as fuel prices dictate ticket prices for the most part

[@elkevera]

@@littlebunnybunny Watch your language!

[@MKirloj]

@JoshCahill care to clarify? 🙂

[@Grenadier96]

Other, supposedly superior airlines, should be tripping over each other to bring Aziz in to sort out their customer services and general culture. Bravo Aziz, you are a vary rare breed in the travel industry.

[@TheByard]

I think Aziz did a great job of extracting extra funds for Air Algeria, knowing you were going onto a hired in aircraft!!! With no choice of meal. Plus bugs to keep you company along with the Purser having his mate up for a chat. Reminds me of Air Sudan from Heathrow to Cairo that right after take off the captain informed us we would not be landing in Cairo. On landing in Khartoum my duty free was poured away. After speaking with the BA Cairo manager he told me they do it often to retain income and then wonder why nobody rebooks them. I had only booked them because BA and Egypt Air were fully booked and I had to get back to work.

[@ericology19]

Aziz, the man. Aziz, the legend 😂

[@madhav-dass]

If you paid for business and got economy then you should have received a refund for the difference in ticket price.

[@GiancarloLeo-l2j]

Do you need a visa to only transit in Algeria? I have a dutch passport

[@AzizBouarab-iu3ch]

@@ericology19I’m not a legend bro 😂 I juste want to be nice whit everyone

[@Capturing-Memories]

It is not allowed to smoke inside the Algerian airport, they just break the rules, I'm from there and I've been there and I know the rules.

[@yahouallavoix4512]

🌴🏖 Yea, Air Tahiti, please!

[@Rayners-R]

Hi Josh, I often use Air Algerie to visit family, and your more positive experience with Air Algerie than Noel Philips confirms my thoughts that it is the most inequal airline ever. One one flight you can get a very positive experience with clean planes and in another one a plane in shambles. This airline often use wet lease as its fleet is too small right now, especially in the summer with high demand due to diaspora visiting the country. I've already got an Air Asia Malaysia A330 plane (incl. crew) for a Paris to Algiers flight. However Algerians are one of the nicest people in the world, I really hope you can make a trip happen in the country soon !! PS : the clapping at the landing is due to the people being happy to arrive in Algeria, you will never hear that the other way around haha

[@gun3ro]

Thats with many airlines. I also had different experiences with Air China, Thai and Lufthansa, flying with each of them 20x times

[@jlzaviation3066]

Even though i think comunication is important i would still insist on a refund since a blocked seat next to you in economy is nowhere near business class.The only diffrence seems of air algerie and luxair is that air algerie does it a polite way. I wouldn't choose an airline where you are not getting what you paid for whatever the reason is you should still get a refund!I respect your opinion not to choose to insist for it but as a paying customer i need to be able to get a refund for that

[@rafaelhenck8169]

"Problems can happen, it's how you deal with them". I can't agree more, that's something I say over and over almost like a personal motto

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

Problems? Yeah, they ripped him off big time.

[@tw25rw]

Really they should have upgraded the 2nd leg to make up for the downgrade.

[@mashenka6189]

I agree, 100%..

[@creepycrawlers6950]

absolutely

[@hben1052]

They knew better than that: that the upgrade was not worth it at all and wasn't business but premium economy curva 1986. But he insisted. The whole video feels like a tourist haggling the price of a rug in the medina...

[@xchomphk.9788]

@@hben1052 he was haggling to try and get a refund or something equivalent to what he payed for.

[@tim7554htp]

That was my thought too

[@oliverlok554]

First Noel Philips with a bad experience and now you! Air Algerie is NOT having a good week 😂

[@abdelkadermehiz9407]

Last year been Patrick Shea 😂

[@KaranS2022]

maybe they should improve their service

[@abdelkadermehiz9407]

@@KaranS2022 yes in less than a year later they'll receive the 1st of 8 a330-900's don't worry

[@kindmulberry7196]

Spot on, tbh the airline doesn't have a good rep ​@@KaranS2022

[@darren_anscombe]

That's "Noil" Philips on this channel 🤣

[@michaellima6272]

Amazing that you were provided such good customer service yet you never ended up flying the airline you paid for. Crazy! And paying an upgrade for the second leg on this very subpar plane. You took it for the team today, Josh.

[@ChoadMaster]

Regardless of language rudeness and respect are universal.

[@sheraton31]

So true

[@aissaEscobar]

Algeria treats every country the same. It does not help if you have a European or American passport

[@ChoadMaster]

@@aissaEscobar and your point is?

[@jessicamarie8299]

@@aissaEscobar Algerians are just rude people

[@nashwave29]

Josh I really feel like this is one of your best ever videos. Your interactions with staff are so pure and you have a way of handling surprises that is second to none

[@bobbastian760]

There's an inverse correlation between how many tourists a country gets, and how friendly and helpful the people are there. Tunisia vs Algeria is a great example.

[@Bozebo]

That is so true. Scotland is probably one of the few exceptions, maybe Iceland, New Zealand too.

[@apatel8t3]

I never thought of it this way but so true. My encounters with people in Paris and Italy have not been good.

[@mabrouk642]

Josh is a great traveler. He's open-minded, respectful, and curious about different cultures and I appreciate his patience and ability to connect with people from all walks of life. And a big shoutout to Air Algerie staff for their effort to make a not so good situation better

[@Antonio-MargaretAzpiazu]

I agree, not like Noel Phillips who has no interest in the places he goes to

[@rongraham9372]

Hi Josh, what an unusual flight experience especially for your 200th flight. The least Air Algerie is to provide you a business class ticket anywhere on their network on THEIR own aircraft. You and colleague Noel should be UN Ambassodors of flight experiences. Blue skies always.

[@yassisan52]

those who are talking so loud are named "kohoul" n those are the ones restricting and denying competent young generation to manage these kind of positions, and as you can tell the results

[@ElhadjAhmedOussama]

😂😂

[@Wandering_Owl]

Ptdrrrrrrrt chui morte

[@MinaMilay-b2e]

The algerian boomer😢😢😢😢😂😂😂

[@rezamotori5709]

Kohoul as in the black ones?

[@ConnorPaul-ex4tg]

Having flown Air Algerie many many times this honestly didnt look to bad. The food is certainlt better normally just 3 types of stale bread with no filling. Business class they certainly used to have a desert trolley with some fresh whole fruit. Their bussiness class ranges from economy seats with 2 extra inches to recliners. staff smoking on board is common, some super hard landings. i was just happy to arrive in one piece each time. oh and delays super common often multiple hours, no reasons given and nothing provided. Had 3 aircraft changes with 2 aborted take offs and a total of 14hrs delay to London one time. amazingly only caught pink eye once due to filthy interiors.

[@solofamily19]

Having been a contractor in the aviation industry in Algeria, you picked a wonderful place! Algerians are amazing people, warm, hospitable, and open! The several months I spent there were lovely and I'll be returning back! TunisAir is a total nightmare, rude and offensive! After a flight on 15th December 2018 I won't ever fly them again!

[@ginnypurdey1]

Hi Josh, I am not joking here but my cat Mr Charlie is transfixed watching your show. I think he is into planes now !!!. Thank you for all your hard work and patience Josh.

[@buzsalmon]

Hey FYI I AM NOT A TEENAGER! BUT OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR GRANDFATHER AND HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD SINCE THE 1950s. I will add I do enjoy your videos at least the few I have seen. Wishing you safe travels!

[@moussaouirabah4838]

I liked it when you wished for Aziz to become the CEO of Air Algérie, because of his skills in term of problems solving, unfortunatly employees of Air Algérie are not get hired or promoted for thier professional competency 🙁

[@mareelewis7639]

Love how you are truthful about flights as no one is these days as they get worried about the back lash and i have been watching for you for ages so thank you. Take care.

[@Nubianette]

Algeria is on my short list of places to travel to. It’s the largest African country, the people seem to be wonderful, and the landscapes are stunning!

[@eli55785]

❤ I hope you make good experiences there.

[@walideg5304]

Avoid it any cost. You will be under police arasement. Until there is no gouvernement change.

[@philippehuchon236]

A previous trip to Algeria was a nightmare… now on the short list of countries I will never visit again. I love Maghreb, but will rather focus on Marocco and Tunisia, more friendly people. Just a personal experience, not an averall judgement.

[@eli55785]

@@philippehuchon236 Oh. In my experience (I was there just last spring) the people there are very nice and helpful. And I have to say that not everything went smoothly, but somehow I was always helped. The type of people Josh had seen at the Algiers airport were the same ones I saw.

[@badreddineratni234]

@@philippehuchon236what did you visit in Algeria exactly and why it was a nightmare ?

[@Sceptrumy]

As a Moroccan, I really respect Algerians for their visa policies, as they treat Europeans the same way. If I need a visa to visit, so should you.

[@samadresch7809]

de quoi tu te mêles?

[@El_patron-med]

🫡

[@hannibalmugen]

​@@samadresch7809 T'as compris ce qu'il à dit au moins ? 😂😂

[@Trtmtl93]

​@@samadresch7809 un frer marocain qui dit quelque chose de positif sur ses frers algeriens ..c'est quoi ton probleme ?

[@samadresch7809]

@@hannibalmugen trouves ta faute grammaticale 😂A propos je vis à New York

[@rmd4209]

200 airlines! many congratulations Josh! Keep it up! 😍

[@SerpanterR]

As future steward who is going to be working with air algerie i can say with certainty that the airline is doing major overhaul on everything and once it happens, I will dm you and will take care of you personally

[@JasminedeMassilia]

Il était temps !!! Depuis le temps qu'on se plaint ... Merci !

[@Dellguy29]

right now I'm literally next to Algeria no not Tunisia.. no not Morocco I'm in Libya love my Algerian brothers

[@JoshCahill]

Loved my visit to Libya!

[@patrick1992]

How you flew there? Through Tunis?

[@Dellguy29]

@@patrick1992 Uh no i went through Turkey with Turkish Airlines then took Turkish airlines to Libya

[@Dellguy29]

@@JoshCahill you should visit again but with Turkish Airlines!

[@bardo0007]

@@Dellguy29 Are foreigners welcome in Libya?

[@Iwwilolnatchu]

As an Algerian. keep up the good work. we need to embarass this kind of bad service in this company.

[@clausholtenlutzhft8253]

Your reviews are so good Josh, because you are honest and direct about the product. Is it your feeling that the airline industry is declining in terms of service etc?

[@JoshCahill]

Yes very much so.

[@abdelkadermehiz9407]

​@@JoshCahill Sorry for empty business class seats while it was "overbooked" then upgraded for 600$ 💔😢🤣

[@mimitou9732]

Same like Aziz all Algerians they just LOVE something called problem solving not only in the airport but everywhere in the country so you should definitely visit we tend to find a 1000 solution to a problem lol

[@ImadHadjersi]

Small correction though : Algeria is in the maghreb region/north africa, not the middle east! Welcome back.

[@Wilbtube]

By the sensu lato definition, "The Middle-East" can stretch all the way from Casablanca to Kabul, and from Alma Ata to Mogadisciu. The whole of the Maghreb region is included in that sensu lato definition.

[@saidsd734]

@@Wilbtubeno it’s not what are you talking about 😅

[@JasminedeMassilia]

​@@Wilbtube nononon North Africa.

[@ImadHadjersi]

@@Wilbtube it can't really. If we follow that logic, we'll start adding some italian and spanish islands to the list since they're so close to us, and if the only requirement is for the country to be muslim, then why not stretch the middle east to Indonesia and Malaysia? Since you went back and stretched it further north-west.

[@Wilbtube]

@@ImadHadjersi Respectfully, but yes it can. The Middle-East sensu lato can include all countries that a) are contiguous b) are including or bordering the Sahara, the Syrian desert, the Arabic desert, or Karakum-Kyzylkum deserts c) are at least partly Arabic-speaking and/ or Turkic speaking and/or Iranian speaking This explains why for instance Somalia can be considered part of the Middle-East: it is contiguous with Egypt-Sudan and with Yemen, all countries that are Arabic-speaking, and is itself in many parts bilingual (Xisbega and Arabic). By the same measure, since Turkey is in the Middle-East, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan can all be considered part of the Middle-East too (sensu lato). And once more by that same measure, since Kurdistan is in the Middle-East (Iranian language) the Farsi-speaking countries of the region (Iran, Tadjikistan, parts of Afghanistan) can all be included as well. And pretty much all of North-Africa (minus the Canary Islands and Malta) can be included as well, as these countries are contiguous with Egypt and Arabic speaking. So going by the sensu lato defintion, almost all of North-Africa can be considered Middle-Eastern.

[@aegean-exe]

Actually traveled on this aircraft with Kenya Airways from Nairobi to Dubai. Seems like many low-budget airlines work together with HiFly nowadays as its their aircraft. They just haven't bothered to repaint it.

[@piliana12]

We all want to meet an Aziz during our trips, what a damn legend

[@medheartyy]

he manipulated him to pay 600 dollars for no upgrade, he know what that he wont get any upgrade xD hhhh

[@mrandersson1082]

HAHA Aziz was in on the scam, a legend 4sho 😂

[@i_amrlestiahn]

Flight 200 was really full of adventures . But so glad that Air Algerie staff were very professional in all areas . Big applause to Aziz

[@JohnSmith-ip1yl]

lol your face when passengers clapped on the landing

[@asdertuu]

yeah we do that in algeria 😂

[@Phiyedough]

I've experienced that in Bulgaria.

[@val91201]

@@asdertuu when the plane lands in one piece

[@AbdelHami]

😂​@@val91201

[@SK-xw4gu]

In many other countries too! Partly relief that you landed in one piece and partly joy in reaching your home country!

[@juergenzenner4219]

Customer service on the highest level. Congratulations to the airline and congratulations to you for # 200🎉

[@madingthree]

Safe to say after both Noel’s review and now this Air Algerie is not having a good week

[@Yves_Ka]

I am pretty sure that applies 52 times/Year

[@charlesbrenan6269]

Yep - used Airalo e-sim in South Korea in March. Unlimited data for 10 days and a very reasonable cost. Absolutely brilliant - thoroughly recommend. Many thanks for another great vlog - subscribe to all of yours and always look forward to the next one. 👍😊✈️

[@TomCook1993]

6:26 it’s like when you download a plane on flight sim but don’t pay for the livery

[@roberthardy2013]

I had a really heavy landing years ago so I said to a steward on the way out “ Say hi to Captain Crash from me”, she just giggled, so it was probably not his first one.

[@larrypicard8802]

Congratulations! Of course you'll make it to 300.

[@myt763]

the lease expired on all 3 of the hi fly planes they leased at the time but they recently just leased another 330-200 from them. if you want to fly them again and experience their actual fleet winter might be best

[@myqueen9696]

No wonder Aziz just gave you the 600 upgrade without hesitation😂

[@filipohman7277]

😅😅

[@EurekaRedelinghuys-k8g]

I don’t think I would have been as gracious as you given your involuntary downgrade and switch of carrier. Well done 👍

[@The_Original_Geoff_B]

Well, that certainly made Airline 200 a memorable one.

[@abdelkadermehiz9407]

Sure thing 😂

[@ginnypurdey1]

Love your dry sense of humour Geoff.

[@Djm8520]

I have never, ever encountered an overbooked business or first class. I don’t care how NICE they were about it!!

[@michaelkaniecki1998]

Aziz for Airline President!💪🏻

[@bailodescalza]

This video sums it perfectly of why it was the first channel of its kind that I subscribed to. Josh is kinda the Wile E. Coyote of flight vlog doing everything in his power to accomplish his goal, and yet Air Acme failed him. Very decent, nice person you are Josh! Here's for the 200th flight and good things to come!🥂

[@bobbastian760]

I'm heading to Algeria in a couple of months, can't wait...

[@bvoio2831]

are you going to Oran by anychance!?

[@josexo4898]

Im Algerian and I think you should go somewhere else Algeria is a shihole my friend , no need to waste your money .

[@OverSoft]

That like button request was perfectly timed with the plane's cabin call bong. I had to rewind and see the button light up at the exact time as the bong again just to make sure I saw that right. Nice job. :P

[@lawyermahaprasad]

No refund ? as a rule of thumb 6 Economy = 1 business , so 2 economy seat + lounge is not equal to 1 Business ...??? what the F*

[@lawyermahaprasad]

generally lounge is free in business .

[@tryingmybest206]

yeah this is ridiculous, he normally holds companies accountable for not giving what he paid for. They can be friendly and give him the refund, they can do both

[@jicosbanjo4715]

I love Algeria so beautiful country better than many countries in the area Unfortunately no one go there because of lake of information or wrong information about it .. I consider it for spending a beautiful holiday of 2weeks ... Discover it guys. And respect the ppl there and u are welcomed as a king

[@KH-nz4ld]

At least it’s step in right direction. Remember early 1970 Air Algerie flights.Flight attendants were smoking on board not when were airborne but during their duties,serving beverages or whatever- what do you want? And cigarette ash drops right in isle … Thank you for keeping us updated!

[@b256002008]

it's really odd when passengers start clapping at touching down. I haven't seen this since flying between states in the US.

[@Orchid_flower197]

That always happens when I fly / idk why though

[@ukdavepianoman]

I hear it a lot flying to Eastern European destinations. Not heard it much anywhere else.

[@gun3ro]

its quite common in Europe

[@TheNomad8899]

Very common in europe!

[@gagamba9198]

Used to happen on every flight with many Koreans on it.

[@nobbi73a]

Congratulations for 200. I am actually at 83, but not focussing on flying as many different airlines as possible.

[@danielhughes1692]

Makes you wonder with the leasing of aircraft between Airlines where the accountability lies in the event of an accident.

[@drivftedianoffical]

Oh god, Air Algerie wants really that bad. It would be interesting if there’s an 787-9 air alegerie. Like Royal Air Marco! Thank you for finally reviewing Air Algerie Josh!

[@darren_anscombe]

Welcome back to 1982 where Algeria lost the memo that second hand smoke can cause cancer. Shame you were downgraded but they handled it well. Did you get a refund ? Great video, as always and greetings from England !

[@pffyespff]

Not sure I would describe it as "they handled it well"... Downgrade, then the need to chase them at airport, then he had to pay for the upgrade (should have been free as a comp. for that downgrade), then awful old plane, and cattle class food.

[@darren_anscombe]

@@pffyespff True but I don't think the staff would be aware of the dry-lease for the next leg. It was definitely a truly awful experience all round though and not really a good look for Air Algerie.

[@BIMMERKID2]

​@@darren_anscombeThey should know...they know their aircraft scheduling, don't tell me an airline doesn't have a clue what plane is or isn't flying a particular flight.. especially easier with an airline with a much smaller fleet, fewer planes to keep track of???

[@robertkarowenem6120]

I remember you could smoke on planes, I'm sooo old I still recall that the toilets had a sign saying " Orville and Wilbur"

[@yasminegivenchy9584]

So in the end no Air Algerie 🤣🤣🤣 That's just a sign for you to visit Algeria one day on Air Algerie 🇩🇿🤣

[@Lifestyle_with_Sophie]

Algeria has one of the greatest pilots believe me

[@Noufamo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@howardcobb4656]

I guess a thank you is in order. I should feel bad for laughing at this video but you started my day off with a huge smile. 😂😂

[@FENRIR949]

Aziz gave a good impression thats what matters so thank you aziz

[@danielpeyer1769]

So you booked Air Algerie and got Hifly. :D But I think food-wise you can send greetings to Noel Philips and tell him „welcome to the club“. It looks you reall got Air Algerie Catering. ;)

[@HoliGallistur1023]

Bro and I'm algerian and never got to travel in Algeira.. sometimes you need to thank God for how lucky you may be

[@thenorseguy2495]

🌴🏖️🇵🇫 I’ve been to Tahiti once. But I flew with Air France. Nice video

[@markdixey3180]

You could have asked for your Alegeria - Dubai leg to be switched to business free, in place of your Paris leg being downgraded

[@kennetfischer8750]

It seems to me, that you approach Air Algeria with a more possitive a t titude than Lux Air

[@alibensaci-x9b]

C est une vidéo qui date d un an et qui est remise sur les réseaux a plusieurs reprises dans le but évident de nuire à l Algérie

[@tykohondo]

Unfortunately Aziz said on camera he wants to switch job 😂😂

[@alban403]

Il est trop bon pour rester chez les médiocres . Sur c’est un kabyle, il y a que eux qui bossent un peut et parlent plusieurs langues ! Encore Alger ça va ! Tu vas atterrir dans les départements des arabes bédouins 100% , genre Biskra 😂, tu vas halluciné 😱😱🥶.

[@riyaddoyle2334]

​@@alban403u're proud of the guy that he's Kabyle lol... air Algérie is pure kabyle company and has one of the worst services

[@samadresch7809]

I like your composure, you get fooled and you stay calm

[@abdalrhmanajaj3026]

Allah bless our neighbor Algeria ❤🇩🇿 from Libya 🇱🇾

[@salah0642]

♥️♥️♥️🇩🇿🇱🇾

[@DarkSee-t1s]

😂😂😂😂​@@salah0642

[@dominion1999]

Thanks for the sacrifice 😂😂😂😂😂. Congrats on you 200

[@ambc8970]

josh. its algeria. its an arabic country. ❤the " guests" are treated with all respect. its not the " rudenes" of the europeans. i am lebanese so also an arab

[@alban403]

Tu es un menteur 🤥. Déjà l’ Algérie est un pays Amazigh et non arabe . Le Liban est un pays phénicien et non arabe . Les libanais sont d’origines phéniciennes, arméniennes, francs , normands 🤫🤫🤔. Le nom du Liban était royaume chrétien d’orient ! Se sont les croisés qui ont créé le Liban 🤫. Tu confonds arabe et arabophone 🤫😱. Les Algériens et Libanais ont rien en commun 🤫🤫🤐.En plus nous sommes africains et vous êtes du moyen orient 🤫.

[@FreedomPartisan]

​@@alban403You should have avoided to write such a comment. The links between Lebanon and North Africa are more 3,000 year old. The Phoenicians who were Semites founded Carthage and its maritime empire. It influenced the language and the culture of North Africa until the 5th century AD and facilitated the acceptation of Arabic afterwards. So, they share a lot of things...

[@DeZert_Warriors]

​@@alban403t qui toi pour parler de nous ? On est amazigh et arabe et surtt musulmans ce qui nous lient au Liban d'ailleurs. Donc arrête de dire des inepties pauv profane

[@Dopilsya]

you treat your guests with respect but not your own people, pathetic

[@saidlbd2958]

It is the berbere with some phonecians who fonded Cartage .It was the berber who hosted phonecians​@@FreedomPartisan

[@rosstravels.official]

What a video! Josh’s 200th flight and he has to do an impromptu tri-airline review between ground staff, plane/hard product, & cabin crew. Shoutout to Air Algeria and their ground staff overall! (Hey Luxair, take some notes and stop being soft and removing comments. You put yourself in this situation for no reason so take it on the shins🤷🏽‍♂️) and shoutout Aziz!!👏🏾👏🏾 If he finds out about the plane change I’m sure he’ll feel really bad given that he handled the upgrade😅. What a video and you’re a warrior Josh! Taking on the ups and downs on your milestone flight on an itinerary you technically didn’t get to properly review since you didn’t actually fly with Air Algeria planes 😅. Wow wow wow haha. With all that being said though, Congrats on 200 flights🎉✈️

[@mashenka6189]

Sorry, if I book a business class ticket, I’m expecting a more relaxing& luxurious experience..not in economy. I would be extremely disappointed..don’t care about silly lounge access to eat and drink. ..ummm I would never fly this airline..no thank you.

[@patrick1992]

Look at the Luxair Video 😂 I'm pretty sure he gets a refund for the ticket

[@davidlazarus67]

It all depends on the duration and what is offered in compensation. A refund and lounge access would my preference depending on time in airport. If it were a short wait then maybe something else. If it were a longer flight I would accept going on a later flight instead. Haggle.

[@mashenka6189]

@@davidlazarus67 I agree..it’s a 6.5 hr flight…decent time..if it was a couple of hours, sure, not an issue…but 6 hours …with that food offer? 🤷‍♀️

[@davidlazarus67]

@@mashenka6189 There are other variables such as day time flight which would negate the need for a lie flat seat. Maybe a better meal option would make up for the downgrade. An empty seat next door would make it closer to a business class seat as you would have additional space. Well worth accepting if you can get a refund. On an overnight flight I would wait for a lie flat seat. For Josh, he might want to guarantee an upgrade on the other flight for content. We are all different and so could accept different options.

[@p_soares]

You realise this can happen with any airline, right?

[@jb8328]

Really good to see the staff going above and beyond to help, wouldn’t necessarily have expected that from Air Algerie! Situations happen and downgrade is never nice, but sometimes it can happen so if the staff handle it properly it takes the sting out of the situation.

[@jankruk3481]

a journey across the oceania would be very interesting !

[@yarmes]

Happy 200 airlines Josh - sorry it was a nightmare but some comedy value at least 😂 massive Kudos to Aziz!

[@ayoubskinny9976]

صافي من اليوم حتا هدا غادي يوليو يقولو عليه عميل ديال المخزن 😂😅 ناري على تبهدااااايل 😅

[@MarcusHK1]

What's good about your job is that if even your upgrades are overpriced, it's not really wasted as you can always report about it here.

[@mostefabenmerabet2091]

Am a proude of Azize ❤

[@AzizBouarab-iu3ch]

Thanks

[@woutergijs5246]

Paid 800€ return ticket Air France to Seoul in Premium Economy. ( B-777) Seat, IFE, service, food all looked much better than the outdated HiFly “ business class “.

[@IzzemMA]

Poor Aziz, because in Algeria doing a good job is frowned upon. Hope he doesn’t get demoted or worse.

[@JasminedeMassilia]

😂😂😂 n'importe quoi mais ça m'a fait rire !

[@teazerfemi]

😮😮😮😮 Really

[@NazIm-j7h]

This is so true

[@DZ-fr4uk]

You definitely should travel to Algeria as a tourist, very beautiful country, welcoming people and a lot of Aziz in there ;)

[@GlendaHayward]

May son traveled from Shanghai to Dubai, two week ago, he found Dubai terminal very very dirty. He has transited through Dubai many times and this was a shock for him. He then went on to OR Tambo.

[@mandated1311]

is he ok now.....did he recover from the experience? Help is available!

[@ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog]

Josh - I don't know if you already know this, but if your flight number is four digits - that always means that you will be traveling with some sort of a partner airline. I would love to see your Air Tahiti Nui flight review, as it's been 10 years since I flown on that airline and my experience with them was great. Also - if you go to Tahiti - you must spend some time and explore. Bora Bora is an amazing island, but can be very pricey - especially if you go to the resorts located on the motus, but there are a couple hotels and lodges located on the main island - that are much more affordable. My favorite island is Moorea, as there is much more to do excursion wise than on Bora Bora and it can be accessed by a ferry from Papeete as the distance is only about 28 km. I have been to Tahiti three times and it's a real paradise. And when you fly to Bora Bora - the views of the lagoons are unbelievable. Air Tahiti Nui has a service from LAX and also a relatively new one - from Seattle.🌴🏖🍹

[@TheVeelkrow]

I flew Air Algerie quite a few times and I must be honest, the experience was never good despite my being very polite and respectful. I can say that coincidence is such that you had a slightly better experience which confirms that the strength of a company, any company is the STAFF. As shown here, the Paris staff was great, in Algiers they were also good, Aziz stood out to be exceptional and yes indeed, a person like Aziz if promoted to handle much bigger responsibilities can change things for the better for this bizarre airline. Another thing caught my attention, now that this airport has been transformed into what a 21st century airport should be like, why have people pray in public areas, why not have prayer rooms like all decent airports do? I am a Christian and there are times when I need to be in a special prayer room were it's quiet, a room were I and fellow believers can pray in peace. Dubai has such special prayer rooms for each faith, why not Algiers? Of course I am aware that their culture makes no room for such things and that annoys me because Algerians are the first ones to run to France for a better life and even there their culture is just as bad as inside Algeria. Anyway, my take, Algeria has a very long way to go as does its airlines.

[@tw25rw]

Noil Phillips went on Ait Algerie a couple of weeks ago.

[@bill_lumbergh]

It’s viral marketing for the airline

[@CallieMasters5000]

Josh and Noil... Kings of the sky

[@John-qq8he]

Yes. With mixed results!

[@djamelait8313]

Algerian people are kind ,try to visit the country its interesting you will be surprised how helpful they are,nice video 👍

[@AlfieHarun]

Air Alegeria must respect refund you. Justive to Josh Cahill

[@peterzierhut8833]

I appreciate the fair and unbiased reviews from Josh. I travel all over the world on business and, as a result of this review, will stay clear of Air Algeria.