Royal Air Maroc to launch Casablanca-Toronto route in December

Toronto will soon get a new link to Morocco this winter as Royal Air Maroc (RAM) expands its transatlantic network with non-stop service to Casablanca.

RAM’s Toronto Pearson-Casablanca flights will start December 8, with service operating on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flights will be operated on a 274-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.

This is the airline’s second route serving Canada. RAM’s North American network currently serves Montreal, as well as a selection of U.S. airports – these being Miami, Washington-Dulles and Newark.

The flight is part of a plan to strengthen networks in the Americas, reports say.

RAM’s CEO Hamid Addou says the new route responds to the high demand from Moroccans residing in Casablanca and Ontario. Immigration, notably, also continues to be strong to Canada from Africa.

“It will significantly enhance the existing service offered by the airline, which has had the historic Casablanca-Montreal route since 1975 and currently operates two flights per day,” stated Addou, who was quoted in Morocco World News.

Royal Air Maroc will be the third carrier to offer flights between Africa and Toronto-Pearson, adding to flights offered by Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa and Egyptair from Cairo.

The new Toronto service also offers connections to destinations such as Madrid, Barcelona, Tunis, Milan-Malpensa and Cairo.

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