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Morocco World
13 hours ago
- Business
- Morocco World
Royal Air Maroc's Summer 2025 Flight Program Offers 6.6 Million Seats
Rabat – Morocco's national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), launched its summer 2025 flight program today, featuring a record offer of over 6.6 million seats. In a statement, RAM stressed that its summer program is aimed at supporting the massive return of Moroccans living abroad during the summer holidays. 'Royal Air Maroc is boosting its service and launching an unprecedented flight schedule,' the company said, noting that the number of seats deployed represents a record-breaking offer. The number represents a significant increase of 700,0000 seats compared to the 2024 summer flight program, the company added, noting that the airline will serve 95 destinations worldwide. Royal Air Maroc's goal, added the statement, is to meet the growing needs of a diverse clientele, including Moroccans, African diaspora, and international tourists. RAM's CEO Hamid Addou described the company's offer as 'exceptional, noting that the system the company put in place for this season is 'fully aligned with the airline's development strategy.' 'With an expanded offer, a modernized fleet, and operational innovations, we are reaffirming our commitment to our passengers and consolidating Morocco's position as a strategic air hub,' Addou said, noting that the efforts reflect the company's desire to offer ever-smoother and more enjoyable travel experiences.' For Addou, all teams are mobilized to ensure the success of the summer season, particularly for our citizens living abroad. The company's statement stressed its commitment to reinforce leadership in Africa, with two additional weekly flights to Nouakchott, bringing the total to nine weekly flights. Flights to Dakar will increase to two per day, or 14 flights per week. The four direct routes connecting Casablanca to Malaga, Valencia, Lisbon, and Porto will also be operated by medium-haul aircraft, including Boeing 737s and Embraer 190s. The company also announced that it will charter four aircraft from internationally renowned airlines, noting that those flights are next-generation models selected based on safety and comfort criteria. 'RAM reduced the number of charted aircraft thanks to the addition of eight new planes to its fleet,' the company stated, adding that the number includes Boeing 787-900 Dreamliners for long-haul flights and six Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft for medium-haul routes. The new summer system comes as Morocco launched earlier this month the Marhaba Operation, an annual campaign the country dedicates to facilitating the transit of Moroccans residing abroad during summer holidays. The company's pledges come as RAM has been under increasing scrutiny, following a series of troubling incidents, including expensive ticket prices, as well as frequent luggage handling disruption that causes significant delays and disruptions for travelers. Tags: Morocco summer timeRoyal Air Maroc
Miami Herald
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Two planeloads of deported migrants from the U.S. headed back to Venezuela
Two jetliners sent by Venezuela to the United States were headed back to the South American country Monday carrying the first group of deported migrants in accord with the recently reached agreement with the Donald Trump administration, the Caracas regime said. U.S. officials notified their Venezuelans counterparts that some of the Venezuelans deported included members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang. 'As appropriate, the aforementioned individuals will be subject to a rigorous investigation as soon as they touch Venezuelan soil and will be subject to the actions provided for in our justice system,' the Venezuelan government said in a press release. The planes, two Brazilian-made Embraer 190s belonging to the Venezuelan flag carrier Conviasa, have a capacity of 96 passengers each and had initially made a stopover in Cancun, Mexico, before landing at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas. The planes were sent under Venezuela's 'Return to the Homeland' program, which the regime said is designed to bring back thousands of Venezuelans forced to leave the country as a result of the 'economic sanctions and psychological war' launched against the country. The flights, which took place much earlier than previously announced, followed a meeting held in Caracas on Jan. 31st between strongman Nicolás Maduro and Trump's special envoy, Richard Grenell. The meeting has been described by the Venezuelan regime as the beginning of a new chapter in the relations between the two countries. In his return flight from Caracas, Grenell brought with him six Americans that had been imprisoned in Venezuela. The following day President Trump announced that Maduro had agreed to accept back all Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States. In its press release, the Venezuelan government said that during the meeting in Caracas Grenell had been informed that there is a 'false and malicious narrative' surrounding the Tren de Aragua gang, but said that it had been created by members of the media and officials of the Biden administration to create a stigma surrounding the migrants and the Venezuelan government.
