CMN-KUL

Sun 11/2/24

We would be heading home today from Casablanca. After breakfast at the hotel, we drove to Casablanca airport, 35 km away via the highway with the toll costing 6 MAD which we paid by cash. Before returning our rental car at the airport, we filled the tank at a nearby petrol station. 

We returned the car at Avis which is located near to Terminal 2. From there, we walked to Terminal 2 where it is accessible to walk to Terminal 1 inside the building. We exchanged back all our remaining Morroccan Dirham cash to EUR (547 MAD to 48 EUR) as it was illegal to bring the Morroccan currency out of the country (same like in Tunisia). Our wallets were checked by the officer to ensure there is no Morroccan money brought out. The transaction in the shops in the airport terminal are all in EUR. 

Avis near to Terminal 2 CMN airport

As we still have a few hours before our flight, we checked into the Royal Maroc Air lounge. The food served tasted good, I had a helping of the beef skewer, spinach pasta, quiche and samosa. 

beef skewer and spinach pasta

Again, for the CMN-DOH sector, we were seated with extra legroom, thanks to the Qatar Airways call centre who helped to secure the seat with no charge. However, the in flight entertainment device was stuck (could not be lifted), so I used Partner In Crime's device, while Partner sat at the aisle seat as there was no one seated there. Our flight was delayed by an hour, an we landed at Doha 2 hours behind schedule due to heavy rain. Our flight made 5 turns around Doha before finally landing which was received by claps from fellow passengers. 

salmon with black glutinous rice for lunch on Royal Maroc

chicken with rice for lunch on Royal Maroc

muffin, yogurt and chicken sandwich for snack on Royal Maroc

We did still have an hour left to check in at the Qatar Airways lounge before boarding. However, it turned out that our flight back from DOH-KUL was also delayed. We waited at the boarding gate for almost 2 hours and finally take off at 5am. For the inflight meal, I had red thai curry chicken with rice while Partner In Crime had wok fired noodles with dumplings, the same meal we had during our flight in December 2023. We landed at KUL at 5.15pm, almost 2 hours behind schedule.

prayer room at Doha Qatar Airways lounge

red thai curry chicken with rice

wok fired noodles with dumplings

sandwich for snack on Qatar Airways