Emirates is opening new doors across Africa, thanks to a new codeshare agreement with Royal Air Maroc.
The agreement announced on May 10, 2022, in Dubai will place Emirate’s EK code to 17 Moroccan destinations other than Casablanca, as well as to 63 international destinations “including a vast network in North Africa, West Africa, and Central Africa covering 25 metropolises”.
The codeshare partnership that aims to boost flights between Dubai, Casablanca, and other destinations will be valid from the end of the month, and will cover a total of 209 combined destinations, “providing more travel possibilities and choice of air connections to customers of both companies on their flights connecting Dubai Airport and Casablanca-Mohamed V, as well as to other destinations”
RAM customers will be able to access a vast Emirates network under AT code in addition to the Dubai hub, which has more than 130 destinations including 60 cities in the Middle East, the United States of America, West Asia, and the Far East.
“We are very pleased to conclude this important partnership with Emirates which will strongly contribute to the strengthening of our air traffic and will offer our passengers a wide range of destinations as well as a better customer experience thanks to optimized connections and end-to-end check-in. end, with international airport assistance within the networks of the two companies ”, said Hamid ADDOU, Chairman and CEO of Royal Air Maroc.
For his part, Adnan Kazim, Commercial Director of Emirates Airline, said he was “delighted to strengthen our partnership with Royal Air Maroc through this code sharing and thus offer our customers a very wide selection of destinations across Morocco. , as well as a large choice of destinations in Africa. This will help strengthen our network connectivity, and provide business and leisure travelers with greater choice and convenience when connecting between our two airlines. We are determined to expand our collaboration to deliver greater benefits to our customers .”
This new codeshare agreement coincides with 20 years of Emirates service to Casablanca, which has carried more than 3.4 million passengers between Dubai and Casablanca since 2002, “supporting the country’s tourism industry, developing trade routes, and making Moroccan culture and traditions known to the whole world”.
With Morocco reopening its borders in February, the country has regained 100% of its network in Africa (21 destinations), and currently operates eight weekly flights to Casablanca.
Royal Air Maroc will launch “ very soon ” a direct line linking Casablanca to Dubai, with four frequencies per week.
