Royal Air Maroc continues to expand its international route network, with the inauguration of a new destination to the Americas and another to Asia. These operations will be performed by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft configured for 274 and 302 passengers, respectively.

The Moroccan airline will launch services between Casablanca and Toronto starting December 8th. According to the press release, RAM will have three weekly flights on this route, offering 822 seats a week each way.

Toronto Pearson will become Royal Air Maroc’s second connection in Canada after Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport. In addition, the carrier will reach five routes in North America, including the United States, and six in the Americas, with the resumption of flights to South America in December.

Royal Air Maroc schedule between Casablanca and Toronto

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

• AT 210  Casablanca CMN 16:45 · 19:25 YYZ Toronto
• AT 211  Toronto YYZ 21:25 · 10:45+1 CMN Casablanca

“The new Casablanca-Toronto route responds primarily to strong demand from Moroccans living in Canada, especially in Ontario,” stated Abdelhamid Addou, CEO of Royal Air Maroc. “The route will enhance the company’s extensive service, which includes the historic Casablanca-Montreal route since 1975. This addition will provide even more convenience and comfort to our citizens residing in Canada.”

At the time of publication, in the Morocco-Canada market, Air Canada, Air Transat and RAM have scheduled flights to/from Montreal.

Air Canada and Royal Air Maroc have six and fourteen weekly operations between Montreal and Casablanca using Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and Air Transat two services per week on the YUL – Marrakesh route with Airbus A321neo and Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

Routes to the Americas – Royal Air Maroc

Brazil

• Casablanca (CMN) – Sao Paulo (GRU): 3 weekly · December 7th

Canada

• Casablanca (CMN) – Montreal (YUL): 14 weekly
• Casablanca (CMN) – Toronto (YYZ): 3 weekly · December 8th

United States

• Casablanca (CMN) – Miami (MIA): 4 weekly · Boeing 787-8
• Casablanca (CMN) – New York (JFK): 14 weekly · 788/789
• Casablanca (CMN) – Washington DC (IAD): 6 weekly · Boeing 787-8

Furthermore, as of January 20th, 2025, the Oneworld member will resume operations to China following a five-year suspension. Royal Air Maroc will fly between Casablanca and Beijing Daxing, with three weekly frequencies on 787-9s.

The airline will become the first and only to operate in the Morocco-China market. Prior to COVID-19, in January 2020, RAM had inaugurated this route, but it had to be suspended a few weeks later due to flight restrictions because of the pandemic.

Royal Air Maroc schedule between Casablanca and Beijing

Monday, Thursday and Saturday

• AT 230  Casablanca CMN 16:20 · 11:55+1 PKX Beijing

Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

• AT 231  Beijing PKX 13:55 · 21:20 CMN Casablanca

“We are delighted to resume the first direct route linking Morocco and China. The Casablanca-Beijing route is primarily dedicated to the development of Moroccan tourism, as 80% of the traffic on this route will be composed of foreign tourists”, commented RAM’s CEO, Abdelhamid Addou.

Routes between Casablanca and Asia

Air Arabia Maroc

• CMN – Istanbul (SAW) – CMN: 7 weekly · Airbus A320-200

Corendon Airlines

• Antalya (AYT) – CMN – Antalya (AYT): 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800

Emirates

• Dubai (DXB) – CMN – Dubai (DXB): 7 weekly · Airbus A380-800

Etihad Airways

• Abu Dhabi (AUH) – CMN – Abu Dhabi (AUH): 4 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Flynas

• Jeddah (JED) – CMN – Medina (MED) – Jeddah (JED): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-300
• Jeddah (JED) – CMN – Jeddah (JED): 1 weekly · Airbus A330-300

Kuwait Airways

• Kuwait City (KWI) – CMN – Kuwait City (KWI): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-800neo

Pegasus

• Istanbul (SAW) – CMN – Istanbul (SAW): 7 weekly · Airbus A321-200

Qatar Airways

• Doha (DOH) – CMN – Doha (DOH): 7 weekly · Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Royal Air Maroc

• CMN – Beijing (PKX) – CMN: 3 weekly · January 20th, 2025
• CMN – Dalaman (DLM) – CMN: 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800
• CMN – Doha (DOH) – CMN: 7 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
• CMN – Dubai (DXB) – CMN: 3 weekly · Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
• CMN – Medina (MED) – Jeddah (JED) – CMN: 2 weekly · A340/787*
• CMN – Moscow (DME) – CMN: 5 weekly · Boeing 737-800
• CMN – Riyadh (RUH) – Jeddah (JED) – CMN: 1 weekly · A340/787*

Saudia

• Jeddah (JED): 14 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

*Hi Fly’s Airbus A340-312, registration 9H-SUN, is operating flights for Royal Air Maroc. Istanbul IST, Medina and Jeddah are its main destinations from Casablanca.

The company’s fleet is composed of 50 aircraft, which average 13 years old.

All of them are operational at publication time, in accordance with our database:

RAM plans to incorporate its fifth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in the short term.

The three-year-old aircraft was scheduled to join WestJet in mid-2021, but the Canadian airline finally decided not to take it. After the cancellation, the 787 was sent to Victorville in 2022, where it is currently located.

It will be the newest Boeing 787 in Royal Air Maroc’s fleet, compared to the other Dreamliners.

The Oneworld carrier has more than 85 destinations in its network, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Africa

Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Agadir, Algiers, Al Hoceima, Bamako, Bangui, Banjul, Bissau, Brazzaville, Cairo, Casablanca, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar, Dakhla, Douala, El Aaiun, Errachidia, Fes, Freetown, Goma, Guelmim, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lome, Luanda Malabo, Marrakesh, Monrovia, Nador, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Praia, Rabat, Tangier, Tan Tan, Tetuan, Tunis, Yaounde and Zagora.

America

Miami, Montreal, New York, Sao Paulo (December 2024), Toronto (December 2024), and Washington DC.

Asia

Beijing Daxing (January 2025), Dalaman and Moscow Domodedovo (DME).

Europe

Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London (Gatwick and Heathrow), Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marseille, Milan Malpensa, Montpellier, Nantes, Naples, Nice, Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly), Porto, Rome, Rotterdam, Seville, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Turin and Venice. 

Middle East

Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Medina and Riyadh.

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Cover photo: KnightHammer Aviation – JetPhotos.