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Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced the relaunch of its non-stop transatlantic route connecting Casablanca and São Paulo. Starting from Dec. 7, 2024, this service will operate using a Boeing 787-8 aircraft configured for 274 passengers, including 18 business and 256 economy class seats. Flights will run three times a week.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced the relaunch of its non-stop transatlantic route connecting Casablanca and São Paulo. Starting from Dec. 7, 2024, this service will operate using a Boeing 787-8 aircraft configured for 274 passengers, including 18 business and 256 economy class seats. Flights will run three times a week.
Departing from Casablanca, the flights will take place on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 4:40 p.m. local time, arriving in São Paulo at 10:20 p.m. local time. Return flights will depart from São Paulo on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 12:20 a.m. local time, landing in Casablanca at 1:15 p.m.Reservations will be available for sale starting from June 12, 2024.
The route will facilitate travel for tourists and businesspeople from both continents, meeting the expectations of European tourists eager to plan combined trips to Africa and Latin America,” said Hamid Addou, CEO of Royal Air Maroc.
The airline slowed operations in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The company was already flying to Brazil, with service in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which were suspended during the pandemic. Before the pandemic, Royal Air Maroc was the third airline with the largest offer of seats to Africa and the only one that provided connectivity in the north of the continent.
The revival of this service is part of Royal Air Maroc’s mobilization to support the Kingdom’s major projects, including the 2030 FIFA World Cup organized by Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Brazilians, who are big football fans, will be able to travel easily between Sao Paulo and the three host countries via the Casablanca hub.
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In 2019, Royal Air Maroc transported 129,468 passengers between Morocco and Brazil, with load factors of 76%, according to Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). With this return to Sao Paulo, Royal Air Maroc would bring its destinations in the Americas to five, following Montreal in Canada, Washington, New York, and Miami in the United States.
The airline plans to spend up to $25 billion to quadruple its fleet, from the current 50 to 200 over the next ten years. The airline flies to 82 destinations in 41 regions around the world, mainly to the largest capitals in Europe, Africa, North America, and the Middle East.
