Of the "big three" Gulf carriers, Etihad has by far the best frequent flyer program when it comes to redemption opportunities. This includes them having what's one of my favorite award chart sweet spots out there. Historically you've been able to fly…
Royal Air Maroc just announced a pretty noteworthy flight, as it's both their longest route ever, and also their route that's furthest East. Royal Air Maroc will launch 3x weekly flights between Casablanca and Beijing as of January 16, 2020. The route…
It looks like Qatar Airways will be busy in Canada this summer... operating flights on behalf of other airlines. Yesterday I wrote about how Qatar Airways will be operating select Air Canada flights from Montreal to both Barcelona and Paris this summer.…
Hello from Munich! After flying from Miami to Casablanca on Royal Air Maroc's new Boeing 787-9, I connected to Munich on one of their 737s. I booked this itinerary for just 44,000 Etihad Guest miles one-way in business class, which I'd consider to be…
Hello from Casablanca! On Wednesday evening I flew from Miami to Casablanca on Royal Air Maroc. This happened to be the inaugural flight for the route. I would have actually preferred not to book the inaugural (as I prefer to experience service on a…
Here's an interesting concept. I think this was actually launched earlier this year, but it's the first time I've stumbled upon it. Often it can be tough for airlines to solicit feedback in a useful way, so over the years we've seen some airlines set…
Royal Air Maroc is Morocco's largest airline, and as you'd expect, they offer the most extensive route network to/from Morocco. The airline recently announced that they'll be joining the oneworld alliance in 2020, making them the first airline in six…
This sure is an exciting time for Royal Air Maroc. Just last week it was announced that Royal Air Maroc will be joining oneworld in mid-2020, making them the first airline in over five years to fully join the alliance. Currently Royal Air Maroc's longhaul…
As an update to the below story, at a press conference in New York today, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has confirmed on behalf of oneworld that Royal Air Maroc will be joining the oneworld alliance. It's expected that Royal Air Maroc will join oneworld in mid-2020,…
Royal Air Maroc is Morocco's largest airline, and as you'd expect, they offer the most extensive route network to/from Morocco. Presently Royal Air Maroc's North American destinations include Montreal, New York JFK, and Washington Dulles. The airline…
Earlier Spencer wrote a post about the best ways to redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for travel to Europe, which I think is a great resource. Obviously he covered as many things as he possibly could, though it's impossible to share every possible…
The US electronics ban has now been lifted for all but a few airlines that were impacted by it. Over the past week we’ve seen six airlines have the electronics ban lifted for flights from their respective hubs to the US: -- The electronics ban was lifted…
Earlier I posted the insane video footage of a Royal Air Maroc 737 struggling to take off at Frankfurt Airport. In the video you can see a Royal Air Maroc 737-700 lift its nose but struggle to take off. It very briefly gets airborne (which could have…
Flying is incredibly safe, and fortunately things only go very wrong very rarely. For every accident that actually happens, I imagine there are exponentially more "near misses," or situations that could have ended very poorly but don't. Well a couple…
It was 12:55PM by the time we made it to the plane, at which point we took the stairs up to the L1 door. Once there the cabin crew verified our boarding passes, and directed us to our seats in the far aisle. On this flight we had selected the aisle &…
Our flight from Casablanca to Doha was departing at 1:10PM, so we left the Hyatt Regency at around 10AM. We arrived at Terminal 2 at Casablanca Airport shortly before 11AM, and first had to go through a security checkpoint to even enter the airport,…
While boarding by remote stand commenced at 12:10AM, we only made it to the plane at 12:30AM. We boarded through door L2, where we were greeted by the cabin manager and pointed left towards business class. Royal Air Maroc's 787 business class cabin is…
One of the main reasons I travel is to review new airlines, which is why many of my trips are quick and have crazy routings. However, this trip ended up being insane, even by my standards, as I ended up flying over 33,000 miles in a week. I did this…
This morning I flew Royal Air Maroc from Doha to Casablanca, a flight that was operated by one of their new 787 aircraft. This flight was ~7 hours and covered 3,500 miles, so is roughly the same distance as a London to New York flight, as a point of…
It’s amazing the amount of innovation we’ve seen the past decade with international business class seats. Some international business class seats today look a lot like top international first class products did a decade ago. Perhaps the most reliable…
As I’ve explained many times before, the content of this blog is focused heavily on the journey rather than the destination. So while there are many places I really want to visit, I try to prioritize new airline reviews first. At the beginning of the…
