Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Morocco’s national carrier, has taken a bold move to fly into Sudan, the site of ongoing conflict, to evacuate its citizens trapped amid the chaos. RAM has become the only civilian airline to operate flights into and out of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, where clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have escalated over the past week.
On Wednesday, the first RAM flight carrying 136 Moroccans landed in Casablanca, Morocco. The flight was part of Morocco’s evacuation efforts to facilitate the safe return of its citizens from Sudan. The second flight, a Boeing 737-800, landed on Thursday in Casablanca from Sudan, carrying 157 Moroccan nationals. The flight had arrived in Port Sudan from Jeddah and evacuates citizens back to Morocco.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco ordered the establishment of an air bridge to bring home Moroccans stranded in Sudan amid the ongoing conflict. RAM stepped up to the challenge and has so far managed to evacuate a total of 293 Moroccans from Sudan.
The situation in Sudan remains tense, with clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF ongoing. The crisis has caused significant damage to Khartoum’s airport, with more than a dozen airliners destroyed or heavily damaged. The destruction has caused a halt in air traffic to the airport, leaving RAM as the only civilian airline with access to the airport for evacuations.
