Royal Air Maroc will fly Dreamliners between Washington Dulles and Casablanca
Washington’s Dulles International Airport has landed nonstop service to the Moroccan city of Casablanca.
Royal Air Maroc will launch the route on Sept. 8, offering three weekly round-trip flights on Boeing 787-8 “Dreamliners,” according to the aptly named Airline Route blog. The airline has yet to officially announce the route, but it has started selling seats for the flights on its website.
The new route was confirmed by officials at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the agency that runs both Dulles and Washington Reagan National airports.
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“We look forward to Royal Air Maroc’s Casablanca service, which will further expand the many options for travelers journeying to and from Washington, D.C., through Dulles International Airport," MWAA spokesman Chris Paolino says to Today in the Sky.
Casablanca is Royal Air Maroc’s primary hub, offering connections to dozens of destinations throughout Morocco, West Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Royal Air Maroc will become the third African carrier to fly from Washington Dulles. South African Airways offers one-stop service to Johannesburg. Those flights stop in Dakar, Senegal, or Accra, Ghana, depending on the day of the week. Ethiopian Airlines flies nonstop from Dulles to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. The return flight makes a stop in Dublin, Ireland, on its way from Addis Ababa to Washington.
Royal Air Maroc took delivery of its first Dreamliner on Dec. 31, 2014. The airline now has two Dreamliners in its fleet with three more on order.
Washington will become Royal Air Maroc's third destination in North America. It also flies to New York JFK and Montreal.
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