Atlas Blue was a low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Marrakesh Menara Airport in Marrakesh, Morocco, operating out of Marrakesh Menara Airport.[1]
Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe.[2] During 2010, Atlas Blue flights were rebranded as Royal Air Maroc flights, with the aircraft being re-painted in RAM livery.
History
Atlas Blue was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations from Morocco 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.[3] Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees.[2]
At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010.[4] By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.[5]
Destinations
Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010):[6]
Africa
- Morocco
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport focus city
- Al Hoceima – Cherif Al Idrissi Airport
- Essaouira – Mogador Airport
- Fez – Saïss Airport
- Marrakesh – Marrakesh Menara Airport Hub
- Nador – Nador International Airport Focus city
- Ouarzazate – Ouarzazate Airport
- Oujda – Angads Airport
- Tangier – Ibn Batouta International Airport Secondary Hub
Europe
- Belgium
- Brussels – Brussels Airport focus city
- Germany
- Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport [seasonal]
- Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport
- Munich – Munich Airport
- France
- Bordeaux – Bordeaux – Mérignac Airport
- Lille – Lesquin Airport
- Lyon – Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Marseille – Provence Airport
- Metz/Nancy – Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport [seasonal]
- Nantes – Atlantique Airport
- Nice – Côte d’Azur Airport
- Paris – Orly Airport
- Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon Airport [seasonal]
- Toulouse – Blagnac Airport
- Italy
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Fleet
The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010)[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | 0 | 185 |
| Boeing 737-400 | 6 | 0 | 168 |
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | 0 | 189 |
| Total | 11 |
As of August 2010, all aircraft except of two Airbus A321 have been handed over to Royal Air Maroc.[citation needed]
References
- ^ “Contact.” Atlas Blue. 15 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b “Directory: World Airlines”. Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 80.
- ^ Airways magazine, April 2005
- ^ “The web sites www.atlas-blue.com and www.royalairmaroc.com have been merged”. Atlas Blue. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Atlas Blue at airlineupdate.com
- ^ “[Atlas Blue] : cheap air flight ticket Marrakech Marocco – Online booking”. www.atlas-blue.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
External links
- Royal Air Maroc
- Atlas Blue (Archive)
- Atlas Blue (Archive) (in French)
- Atlas Blue Fleet
