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Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is taking a major step forward in strengthening connectivity between Morocco and Spain through the launch of a dozen new regular routes connecting the two countries.
With over fifty years of presence in the Spanish market, Royal Air Maroc is connecting many Moroccan cities, including Casablanca, Tetouan, Tangier, Nador, and Spanish destinations such as Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Bilbao, and Alicante.
RAM unveiled these routes at a press conference in Madrid on February 13, attended by Moroccan Ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich, sharing its most ambitious expansion plan in decades.
Benyaich highlighted the role of this initiative, reinforcing the longstanding and mutually beneficial ties between the two countries, noting that Spain hosts the largest Moroccan diaspora, whose mobility needs are increasingly supported by such air links.
Under the expansion, Tetouan will now be connected to Barcelona, Málaga, and Madrid, while Tangier will also offer flights to the same Spanish cities. Nador will link directly to Barcelona, and Casablanca will add Bilbao and Alicante to its Spanish network.
These new connections will bring RAM’s total presence in Spain to nine airports, with more than 80 weekly frequencies across five Moroccan cities.
RAM Vice President Amine El Farissi emphasized that this growth aligns with the airline’s long-term strategy of transforming from a regional hub carrier into a transcontinental airline.
“We aim to increase our annual passenger traffic from 7.5 million to over 31 million by 2037,” he said, highlighting plans for a fleet expansion to 200 aircraft and the addition of more than 100 new international destinations, spanning Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.
The expansion is also strategically timed ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Morocco, Spain, and Portugal. El Farissi explained that RAM began developing these new routes four years in advance to ensure sufficient connectivity for tourists, diaspora communities, and business travelers. Some routes will eventually offer up to four or five weekly flights, according to demand.
To support this growth, RAM has already integrated new B-787-9 Dreamliner and B-737 MAX aircraft into its fleet, with plans to increase the number of aircraft from 62 to 72 by the end of 2026.
A tender for 188 additional aircraft has been launched to gradually scale up capacity through 2037, enabling further expansion of both regional and long-haul networks to destinations including Los Angeles, São Paulo, Toronto, Munich, Beijing, and Abuja.
RAM’s expansion reinforces Morocco’s strategic plan to facilitate access to Africa and other global markets. It also promotes tourism and business exchange, and supports the mobility of Moroccan and African diaspora communities across Europe.
Source: Morocco word news
