Manchester: Royal Air Maroc Route News & Schedule Updates

[ethanegcc]

Royal Air Maroc Advertising Campaign in Manchester
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[ethanegcc]

Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/VisionAdUK/status/841239399102840834

Great to see this advertising for a new route. Certainly an asset to Manchester. They are really going for it with big 'Manchester' features on their website/twitter pages.

 

[ethanegcc]

Royal Air Maroc Inaugural Flight
Great to see a destination that isn't served from around the UK other than London and a great new airline on the arrival boards 😉

16:00 AT818 Casablanca (CMN) Royal Air Maroc 73G Scheduled

 

[ethanegcc]

CN-RNQ Boeing 737-700 is operating the inaugural flight.

 

[Land23R]

Just south of the Isle of Wight as I write, estimating MAN 10 minutes late.

 

[ethanegcc]

Boeing 737-800 operated the Thursday flight, hope this is reflective of loads!

 

[Aceshigh]

And again today

 

[ethanegcc]

From anna.aero, 'Royal Air Maroc Rhumbas into Manchester'
http://www.anna.aero/2017/04/03/royal-air-maroc-begins-manchester-naples/

 

[User001]

Royal Air Maroc is now bookable year round, with flights during the winter season and also already appearing bookable for the next summer season.

Previously flights were not bookable after 26th October. Great news.

 

[ethanegcc]

This is superb news as I was getting quite worried this was going to be a seasonal connection. Perhaps encouraged by the start of the route, as the LHR route was already bookable into W17?

 

[ethanegcc]

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From the Manchester Airport Facebook page:
'Direct flights to Casablanca from Manchester Airport have officially launched with Royal Air Maroc

✈️ We can’t wait to jump onboard, who’s joining us?'

 

[David_itl]

More blurb in the Evening News with a comment:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ew-service-fly-manchester-casablanca-12895353
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ew-service-fly-manchester-casablanca-12895353

"The airline’s UK and Ireland general manager, Achraf El Hassani, said: “Royal Air Maroc is delighted to have launched the only non-stop service from the north of England direct to Casablanca. The demand for these initial flights has been extremely encouraging, and we are thrilled to be providing yet another invaluable link from the UK to Africa.”

 

[Land23R]

And from that article:
"Julian Carr, aviation director at Manchester Airport,"

Is this a new appointment? Certainly a new name to me.

 

[David_itl]

Seems to have moved from Bournemouth Airport.

 

[ethanegcc]

The demand for these initial flights has been extremely encouraging, and we are thrilled to be providing yet another invaluable link from the UK to Africa

This is great to hear and I think Africa is a growing market from Manchester, and RAM could do very well!

 

[Aceshigh]

A month or so in do we know how RAM are doing ?

 

[User001]

We will have a better idea when the full April stats get released. Fares seem in line with LHR so can't be doing badly.

 

[ethanegcc]

Also, they just opened their bookings for winter 2017 and beyond so good signs for the route. Hopefully it may be able to expand to let's say 4x weekly 737-700 next year?

 

[Aceshigh]

Is the RAM E190 a one off or a permanent type change?

 

[David_itl]

April stats show 2950 passengers or an average of 113 per flight