Is Royal Air Maroc Airlines as bad as people say?
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Join me as I make way from Montreal to Paris via Casablanca following the 2022 Canadian F1 GP. I flew Royal Air Maroc, an airline I’d never even heard of. They’d also copped some pretty lousy reviews and I must admit the cheering and clapping from the economy cabin when we landed in Casablanca was totally unexpected.
So, was Royal Air Maroc airline as bad as people say? No! Sure it’s a long way off Qatar, Singapore and Emirates but it’s not the worst I’ve been on.
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Hey Kym!
I was going to suggest you could have used the two-week interval to travel through Morroco - it is a somewhat exotic destination when compared to the more western standardized tourism you probably already have had a lot of.
The prices are low and the culture is rich. I felt very secure and welcomed when I had a 9-day road trip around the country. The only trouble I had was regarding the language barrier, but luckily I was accompanied by a good friend and she had a fair enough level of french.
Cheers.
P.S. I found royal air Morroco to be very poor quality, but I was flying economy.
Flew out of YUL right after the race and it was a gongshow. 2 hours in the security line. Saw lots of the F1 teams, got a selfie with Binotto, and Gasly was on my Air France flight to Paris
Welcome to Morocco Kym so happy to see that i'm a Moroccan fan of you for 4 years now and finally the occasion have come to know about my country i hope you will visite it again you are bery welcome :D
Wow, posted 8 seconds ago! Hope this one would be good, I always like your travel vlogs.
Hope you enjoy the video!
@@KymIllman Casablanca used to be an F1 venue Kym. The last Moroccan Grand Prix was held in 1958, it was won by Stirling Moss driving a Vanwall. Mike Hawthorn clinched the World Championship by finishing 2nd and announced his retirement, only to be killed in a road crash 3 months later. Vanwall driver Stuart Lewis-Evans died six days after the race from burns recieved in a crash on lap 42, one of FOUR drivers to die during that season. Drivers had balls of steel in those days!
@@andyelliott8027 Thank you for the history.
@@maximilliancunningham6091 The racing must have been great in those days, danger like that is only seen in motor cycle road racing these days, the Isle of Man TT or the Northern Ireland road races. Death could strike at any time for a driver in the fifties.
Hi Kym,
A Moroccan follower writing this comment 🙂
Just for the heads-up, Casablanca used to organize Grand prix in the 20´s and the 30´s. it organized also the Grand prix within F1 calendar in 1958, I think it worth to be mentioned.
For the applauds while landing it is a Moroccan tradition ( I don´t know why they do that), they applaud the pilot for doing a safe landing LOL. For me, otherwise no one would be safe so it´s part of the job of the pilot to land safely.
I hope one day you visit Morocco as part of WTCC calendar in Marrakesh or hopefully as part of a F1 round in the future.
Cheers,
Thanks
Filipinos share that clapping thing after a long-haul flight as well lol
Jamaican people do the same, we clap and celebrate when the plane land in Jamaica
Thank you for sharing your travels with us Kym ..
Welcome to Casablanca!(although it lasted only 8 hours… ). Glad the flight was not that bad, i was a bit worried when i read the title 😅
Hopefully they’ll bring back the Casablanca Grand Prix, and you’ll take some good pictures as always!
Love your videos by the way, the behind the scenes, and all the F1 sides we don’t think of 👍
I don’t think that it will be any F1 grand prix in Morocco sooner, although the Formula E is being organized in Marrakech. The South Africa grand prix is more likely to join F1 in the following years.I think it will be the only race in Africa. 👍
Thank you for this nice video !
"Salut, ça va ?" at the reception of the lounge 😂😭 !
No one would say that to a customer in France in a place like this, it's far too familiar language for the French
Enjoy your stay in Paris, hoping that you enjoyed "la fête de la musique" !
Flew from Madrid to NY with a layover in Casablanca yesterday. Honestly, it was not bad at all. I had a pretty positive experience. The food was good, the staff was nice. They even gave me a second bottle of wine when I asked for one. The plane left on time and arrived at JFK early too.
Hey Kym, I stayed at a Canopy hotel in Charlette North Carolina, amazing experience. Extremely affordable
Charlotte
Kym you should go to the Louvre Museum to check out the Mona Lisa while in Paris 😆
Done it many times.
Kym, fabulous video as always! It is ALWAYS a pleasure to see the beautiful Tonya whenever we are fortunate enough to have that honor. Anyway, stay safe you two and have fun on your adventure and greetings from Utah! PEACE!
Too bad, the Marrakesh E-prix coincides with Silverstone! you would be absolutely mesmerized by that city and the E-prix would be a great occasion to visit!
So happy you get to enjoy a relaxing little vacation with your wife before the next race 💕.
Great stuff. Your travel videos are always very informative and entertaining. Hope you and your wife have a terrific time together. Next race Silverstone. Hope it's a good one.
Kym are you going to return to posting videos about the race weekend apart from what the drivers drove/wore. Getting your insights on the behind the scenes action is excellent
Unsure. Time is right.
@@KymIllman hire your son full time for the help 😂
Merry Christmas/ Happy Holidays Kym! Glad I found your video and appreciate your review. I'm considering Royal Air Moroc to Casablanca for a tour in Sept. However, I'd also like to do a connection via CDG on Air France, as I hear Air France is an excellent airline.
Kym,
Let me know how you get on in Paris, my wife and I will be there in a month staying just around the corner from the Canopy. Will be eagerly awaiting your Paris tour video, Cheers!
"I like the atmosphere - I like that no-one's here!"
It's like "Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore, because it's too crowded." 🤔
Perhaps you could have attended the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend to see many historic cars and drivers? Maybe next year?
00:13 You made the bed!! That is super awesome. !!
I was attending a staff training when the voice narrating just seemed too familiar. Looked it up and of course you owned canity. Small world!
Love all your videos!!!! Keep them coming
Hey Kym, british F1 fan here! Can I ask if you will spend some time in the UK before the race? So much to see here in the UK 🇬🇧
Hello Kym, Hope you enjoy your short break with your wife. Staying passionate and safe.
Great. What camera do you use to record your travel videos?
Also, that looked like a pleasant flight despite the title!
R3 with 15-35mm lens and a ride NTG mic
I paid an arm and a leg to stay at the Canopy Austin for the race at COTA last year, would do it again! It was a wonderful hotel.
Have you ever done an itemized breakdown of amount spend on travel for a year or whatever?
That would be good.
❤️ Morocco
Thanks!
Here's looking at you, Kym! 😁
Can’t get tired of this content! 😀😬
Hi Kyn, just a question (about f1) do you know anything about the paddock club enterance in spa and if paddock club in spa gives you a good chance to meet the drivers,
Thanks, Jude
Watching this with headphones the lady asking if you wanted a coffee, was quite starteling!
Delightfully professional and engaging
6:09 pretty sure it says "Madame Kym Illman" on the envelope... 🙈
I’m a lady
6:07 "Madame Kym Illman"... sigh.
fun fact the alpine engine factory is next to Orly where you landed in paris
Great video!!
Love these VLogs
Did you ever get any information about the hotel offered by the airport. I've struggled to find anything about how to access it online.
Hey Kym wondering with so much travel working with F1 do the drivers have there own privet planes or the teams provide them privet aircraft or does Max and Lewis just fly commercial. I imagine not all the drivers could or would fly privet but thought teams like Red Bull and Mercedes may flip for a privet jet.
max has his own private jet, he sometimes take ricciardo on it. lewis also has his own.
Ferrari are sponsored by Vistajet which is a private jet company so if you see any of those flying around (mainly to and from Nice) there's a good chance that either Charles or Carlos are on one of them
They fly both private and commercial. Max has his own private jet. Sometimes, other drivers fly with him (Daniel, Gasly etc.). I think Lewis used to have a private jet - not sure if he has one anymore. Charles flies private as well (he's sponsored by vistajet). Other team members fly private too, I believe (managers etc.). But it really depends. They also fly commercial.
Carlos and Charles use Vistajet private planes. Max owns his own plane, he took Lando and Pierre with him to Baku. And Lewis used to own his own, I believe, but not anymore
they usually have agreements with jet renting companies, Vistajet for Ferrari, FAI for McLaren etc. that the team travels with so some drivers get there with the team, the richer drivers might fly private
What do you do with all those complementary combs?
Give them to my sons
I’ve flown them a few times and while I wouldn’t say wow, I certainly didn’t think it was bad.
Morocco is amazing. You should definitely visit with your wife. Beautiful country.
Marrakech is a much nicer airport.
Any info regarding the strict carry on policy on RAM? Are we allowed 1 carry on (within weight and size restrictions) + 1 regular size college backpack?
Hi Kym, what airline miles do you mainly collect?
RAM improved a lot
Good job
Love the travel Vlogs!!!!
Always love travel vlog
Not gonna lie...that beef looked like 🐕 💩
$550eu a night for that hotel?!!
Was Montreal a satisfying picture gathering? hope to see you next year
It was good.
It was good.
Love the Canopy Paris, stayed there in April 🔥
The worse airline I have ever fly with. My airline tickets was cancel for 6 times for no reason, they keep changing my date until I decided to book my ticket for another airline. I cancel my ticket with them and asked for refund. The ticket fair was $650 one way to Washington DC , but to my suprise they refund $200 after 2months. I assume they are fraudulent
6:08 'Mme Kym Illman' killed me off
I had a flight from Nice to NY with a 3 hour layover in Casablanca with this airline. It was the worst flying experience I've had in my entire life by a huge mile. Late departure, missed connection, airline staff was not helpful in finding a replacement flight. I was actually quite the opposite - they were malicious. People all around the airport were instructed to forward all passengers who missed their connection to a specific person that never even existed! And that's only the tip of the iceberg. After all the shenanigans I swore to myself to never fly the airline and never in my life visit this country.
That’s quite a story.
You definitely will not like Morocco if you can't handle taking a walk off the beaten path.
They are charming and unique and very human. Most of them will survive without your visit, and if they catch a wiff of an attitude that smells like you think you are superior to them, you will miss out on their warm demeanor and get a cold shoulder.
we don't need you long live to MOROCCO
Kym, what is your vlog setup? I know you have multiple videos with what's in your bag, but what's your travel bag / vlog setup?
R5 with 15-35 and rode NTG mic
@@KymIllman the Rode NTG Mic really takes it over the top, super crip video and audio! Thanks for all the videos you make
Love your description of the breakfast pastries….’these things’…ha! Enjoy Paris!!!
What did he mean ?
Hi Kym, you must do a lot of walking diring your travelling, around airports etc. . But how many miles do you walk on F1 Grand prix days say at Silverstone, do you have a fitbit or pedometer? I ask as I will be at Silverstone for 4 days taking photgraphs (hobby) and hope to get as large a variety of images and from as many locations as possible but I know this will involve a lot of walking, the circuit is huge.. I went in 2018 for just the Sunday and was exhausted after a couple hours, no idea how far I walked. I have a week to train my legs.
48kms over 4 days
@@KymIllman gulp ! My daily trip to the corner shop and back for a newspaper is not going to prepare me for that !!! I should have bought a friend a ticket so that they could carry my cameras and lenses. But I will have to try to up my game, I have 6 days.
No Goodwood this year then?
Not unless it’s in Paris or Rome
Hey Kym, it's become a ritual to watch your videos after each grand prix race...your editing skills r amazing. Question: did u get sic from eating flight meals or from the different destinations u go to? I'd think you'd try to eat the same food to avoid getting your stomach upset. Laters n "stay passionate"👌
Oh no... your welcome package at the Morocco hotel said Mme Kym Illman... Mme is short for madame 🤣🤣
You ever tried Qantas, asking because you're Australian and I'm yet to see you in 1
They don’t fly internationally from Perth. It’s a joke! Well that actually changed Yesterday with a thrice weekly direct service Perth Rome.
Did customs give you a hard time when you said you were leaving the airport for a layover?
No
Lesson, when it's free it's bad, when you pay the full price it's amazing!
Cool
Has to be better than Allegiant lol
Great hotel tips but expensive
Hello Kym ,
Man i do live your tshirts, you need to give us a tour 🤣 or talk about them at least
That’s a heron Preston shirt.
God i love these travel videos of yours
You and I would get a lot of use from that comb.
Looks like Arabic food from Casablanca.
Arabic is a language
Actually royal air maroc is the best airlines in Africa
So it's not that bad
but isnt emirates also an airline in africa?
@@yunan9760 Emirates is in the middle east
@@yunan9760 it's Asia
@@yunan9760 🤦♂️
"best in Africa"
can my friends and family also come into the lounge with me?
550 euro a night! wow
Welcome in Paris Kym !
Whatever made you think that Royal Air Maroc might be bad?
Literally every Moroccan you might broach the subject with. We love to hate RAM. Plus a non négligeable number of genuine customer, service and (un)communication upsets that will live forever online.
@@yudeok413 my experiences with Royal Air Maroc have always been excellent, unlike Ryanair.
"not a great selection of movies"
*shows dune*
7:07 Call my lawyer? :P
Oh well 7:55 Police checking passports. That explains :P
The comment about the breakfast at Yul lounge 😂. Typical Canadian breakfast full of sugar and salt .
Royal air couscous is the best full with moroccan hospitality.
As bad as people say? People say best of RAM
I love Paris
Have you been to other Country's in Africa becides Morrocco????
Lots. See my Africa On Safari book at KymIllman.com
€550 per night /including breakfast/ love it haha
Morocco
Morocco is well worth a longer visit. and not just for the interesting smells LOL
Yes it is. I had a really bad experience with them once and will never fly with them again.
Dommage que vous ayez pris que des "vieux" avions...
Here's look'n at you kid,,,
Yes very very bad airline .my sister lost her 2 luggages
Let out a loud laugh at the picture of your luggage, Cherry Ripes galore
Perthie of similar age, they're also my favourite.
They're my favourite!
*** you all reviewers from business class
Any thoughts on the hydrogen fuel car your wife arrived in Paris?......
She said it was very nice.
❤️🇲🇦
Enjoy the time-off & Paris. Time to spoil your wife ;)
ummmmm lol.
Not sure why we have to go to instagram to win a prize,watch on UA-cam well why not win on UA-cam?”
That’s what the company offering the prize wanted.