Atlas Blue

Atlas Blue
IATA code :	8A
ICAO code :	BMM
Call sign :	ATLAS BLUE
Founding:	2004
Operation stopped:	2010
Seat:	Marrakech , Morocco
Turnstile :	Marrakech , Tangier
Home airport :	Marrakech
Fleet size:	3
Aims:	National and international
Atlas Blue ceased operations in 2010. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Atlas Blue was a Moroccan low-cost airline based in Marrakech and a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc .

history

Atlas Blue was founded on May 28, 2004 and began charter flights to France with a single Boeing 737-400 that same year . Another five Boeing 737-400s were taken over by Royal Air Maroc to expand the offer to include flights to Belgium, Germany, Italy and Great Britain. In March 2006 the fleet was expanded to include an Airbus A321-200.

Boeing 737-400 of the Atlas Blue

After the takeover by Royal Air Maroc in 2009, it was decided to dissolve the Atlas Blue brand . In future, the company will serve routes in the network of Royal Air Maroc in the name and presence of Royal Air Maroc.

aims

Royal Air Maroc has taken over all Atlas Blue flights. Atlas Blue connected the airports of Tangier , Al-Hoceima , Fès , Oujda , Agadir , Nador and Marrakech with each other and with several destinations in Europe in the route network of Royal Air Maroc .

fleet

As of May 2011, the Atlas Blue fleet consisted of 3 aircraft:

• 3 Boeing 737-400 (operated for Royal Air Maroc)

See also

• Former Airlines List (Africa)

Web links

• Royal Air Maroc website - Atlas Blue's independent website no longer exists.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ airliners.de: Royal Air Maroc is repositioning itself on June 26, 2009
2. ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Fleet of the Atlas Blue ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on May 16, 2011