Los Angeles is about to get so much nearer to Africa, in a fashion of talking.
Royal Air Maroc plans to launch service from Mohammed V Worldwide Airport (CMN) in Casablanca, Morocco, to Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) beginning in June. It will likely be LAX’s solely nonstop passenger service to Africa.
The flight will function 3 times per week — Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays — beginning June 7. LAX-bound flights depart CMN at 4 a.m. and arrive at 8:20 a.m., whereas eastbound service departs LAX at 10:20am and arrives the following day at 5:25 a.m. (all occasions native). The airline plans to make use of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for the route, which options 274 seats together with 18 in enterprise class.
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Royal Air Maroc, a Oneworld alliance member, will add Los Angeles as its fourth U.S. vacation spot, alongside New York Metropolis’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK), Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) and Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) close to Washington, D.C.
It is unclear how a lot sustained demand Royal Air Maroc expects for the Los Angeles route, nevertheless it’s prone to see a major surge when the route launches: The inaugural flight comes simply 4 days earlier than the 2026 World Cup kicks off. The event — which is being collectively hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico — will probably be performed throughout 16 cities, together with LA.
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Morocco certified for the World Cup, and on Friday was drawn into Group C for the preliminary stage of the event, the place it is going to face off with Brazil, Haiti and Scotland. The U.S. will play in Group D towards Paraguay, Australia and the winner of a pending European play-off match.
As soon as the event ends, it is doable that the airline will have the ability to proceed rising demand by providing one-stop service from LAX to a variety of locations throughout Africa.
For these trying to journey to Morocco, the airline’s Oneworld membership means it is doable to make use of miles from fellow alliance members American Airways and Alaska Airways to e-book these flights. (Though, at press time, the flights weren’t but bookable.)
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