Atlas Blue
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| Atlas Blue | ||
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| IATA 8A |
ICAO BMM |
Callsign ATLAS BLUE |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Fleet size | 11 (April 2008) | |
| Destinations | 23 | |
| Parent company | Royal Air Maroc | |
| Headquarters | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| Key people | Driss Benhima | |
| Website: http://www.atlas-blue.com | ||
Atlas Blue is a low-cost airline based in Marrakech, Morocco. It is a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc and operates charter and scheduled services to destinations in Europe[1]. Its main base is Menara International Airport, Marrakech.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations to France using a single Boeing 737-400. Another 5 Boeing 737-400s were transferred from Royal Air Maroc to expand services to Belgium, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom [2]. Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%) and has 167 employees[1].
[edit] Destinations
Atlas Blue operates the following services (at March 2008)[3]:
[edit] Africa
[edit] Europe
- Belgium
- Germany
- France
- Basel/Mulhouse (EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg)
- Bordeaux (Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport)
- Brest (Brest Bretagne)
- Lille (Lille Lesquin International Airport)
- Lyon (Saint-Exupéry International Airport)
- Marseille (Marseille Provence Airport)
- Nantes (Nantes Atlantique Airport)
- Nice (Côte d'Azur International Airport)
- Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
- Paris (Orly Airport)
- Toulouse (Toulouse Blagnac International Airport)
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
[edit] Fleet
As of October 2007 the Atlas Blue fleet includes [1] :
Atlas Blue intends to increase its fleet from 9 to 24 aircraft by 2012 and has announced a tender for new aircraft. Airbus appears "well positioned" in bidding for the contract[4]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 80.
- ^ Airways magazine, April 2005
- ^ Atlas Blue website
- ^ [Atlas Blue] : cheap air flight ticket Marrakech Marocco - Online booking
