Royal Air Maroc launches domestic flight between Casablanca and Essaouira
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Starting November 1st, the “City of the Trade Winds” (Essaouira) will once again be accessible in less than an hour and a half from Casablanca-Mohamed V, thanks to a new offering from Royal Air Maroc (RAM).
Previously, traveling from Casablanca to Essaouira by air meant either taking a long road trip or making a detour via Marrakech. Royal Air Maroc is changing this by launching a direct route next month, with two flights per week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The significance of this goes beyond a simple domestic connection. Through Casablanca, Essaouira will be linked to the 86 international destinations within Royal Air Maroc’s network, a major selling point for local tourism operators. This new route also brings the airline’s total number of domestic connections to 28.
Fares are set at a fixed rate: 800 DH for a round-trip in economy class and 1,600 DH in business class. This works out to 400 DH per leg in economy, roughly the same cost as a long-distance bus ticket.
As for the schedule, outbound flights depart on Wednesdays at 4:00 PM and Sundays at 8:20 AM, arriving at Essaouira Mogador Airport at 5:20 PM and 9:40 AM, respectively. Return flights depart on the same days at 6:00 PM and 10:20 AM, arriving at 7:20 PM and 11:40 AM.
Over a decade of passion for writing, entirely dedicated to news about the air transport industry. On this site, I share the latest news from the aviation sector in Morocco with both rigor and enthusiasm.