Los Angeles is about to get quite a bit 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 is going to be LAX’s solely nonstop passenger service to Africa.
The flight will function thrice 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 subsequent 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, but it surely’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 match — which is being collectively hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico — might 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 match, the place it should face off with Brazil, Haiti and Scotland. The U.S. will play in Group D in opposition to Paraguay, Australia and the winner of a pending European play-off match.
As soon as the match ends, it is potential that the airline will be capable of 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 potential to make use of miles from fellow alliance members American Airways and Alaska Airways to guide these flights. (Though, at press time, the flights weren’t but bookable.)
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