Royal Air Maroc (RAM) ended 2014 with a traffic increase of 6% compared to 2013. In 2014, RAM carried more than 6 million passengers on board 67,100 flights. Nearly 5.4 million passengers were carried on RAM international flights during 2014.
Traffic increase was achieved despite the difficult and highly competitive environment. Total seats offered by airlines operating to and from the Moroccan market grew by 10% in 2014, while air passenger traffic witnessed a 6.7% growth in 2014 compared to 2013.
Furthermore RAM expanded its fleet by acquiring 4 Embraer E-190s and a B787-8 Dreamliner. Currently, RAM has a fleet of 52 aircraft.
Nevertheless, RAM has signed several agreements to enhance its operations. The company signed a partnership agreement with the Italian operator Trenitalia Railways to provide RAM passengers with discounts on TGV tickets in Italy. RAM signed an interline agreement with GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes to offer new connection opportunities for travelers between Morocco and Latin America. From 1 November 2014, Terminal 2 at Mohammed V International Airport became dedicated for RAM international flights.
Despite the outbreak of Ebola, RAM remained committed towards serving African countries. Moreover, the airline sponsored major cultural and artistic events. Throughout the past year, RAM was awarded Skytrax “Best Regional Airline in Africa” and the “Five Stars Diamond” of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.
In 2014 RAM launched new routes from Casablanca to each of Sao Paulo, Tenerife, Munich, N’Djamena, Montpelier, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Errachidia, Zagora, and Tetouan. RAM has also launched routes connecting Marrakech to each of London Gatwick, Madrid, Milan, and Genève. A route connecting Béni Mellal with Milan was also launched. RAM Cargo launched four all-cargo routes from Casablanca to Dakar, Bamako, Ouagadougou and Niamey.
RAM also plans to launch a new route between Tangier and Gibraltar in March 2015, following an agreement between the airline and the Department of Transport of Gibraltar. The new route will connect Europe with Africa in less than 30 minutes.
RAM currently serves 87 destinations in 48 countries.