I’m thinking of finally booking a ticket on an airline that has been on my radar for years. It sure won’t be straightforward, but I’m tempted, so I’m curious to hear what the OMAAT community thinks…

I need to get from Miami (MIA) to Marseille (MRS) soon. Most normal people would try to book a one-stop routing as a single ticket. As a matter of fact, I even see a good one-stop option in business class using miles at the saver level… a rare treat nowadays!

However, I’m not a normal person. As y’all know, I always try to experience new products, no matter how far out of the way that takes me.

That brings me to an interesting routing that I’m considering. Instead of one connection on one ticket, the routing I’m considering involves at least four flights across three tickets. But hey, nobody said that trying to constantly try different airlines would be easy, right? 😉

Anyway, Air Algerie is an airline that has long intrigued me:

The thing is, Air Algerie fares are typically very high, despite the low quality product. The airline doesn’t seem to lean that much into being a connecting carrier, and instead, is focused largely on the Algeria market (getting a visa for Algeria is kind of a pain).

But, I am seeing a decent Air Algerie fare from Montreal (YUL) to Tunis (TUN) via Algiers (ALG). Admittedly Montreal isn’t my origin, and Tunis isn’t my destination, but those are minor details in the scheme of things!

My only regret with that Air Algerie itinerary is that the connecting flight isn’t on the rare Boeing 737-600, which Air Algerie flies. Instead, it’s on an Airbus A320… which isn’t even part of Air Algerie’s fleet. Instead, it appears this is a wet leased plane , belonging to Bulgaria’s Fly2Sky. “Lucky, you only care about luxury.” Psssh, please! Who wouldn’t want a little Bulgarian culture when flying between Algeria and Tunisia?