Who will win the battle for Moroccan skies, Ryanair or Royal Air Maroc?

Slowly but gradually, the Irish low-cost Ryanair is taking root in Morocco and working to realize its ambition of shaking up the Moroccan skies and dethroning the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM).

The third airline to operate flights to Morocco, after Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and the Emirati airline Air Arabia, Ryanair now serves 12 Moroccan cities for 175 different routes and 1,100 flights each week in high season, and displays its determination to challenge its competitors, RAM and Air Arabia Maroc. “For us, competition has always been something positive,” sighs Eddie Wilson, the boss of Ryanair DAC, the main airline of the Irish group in The Free. It will be especially favorable to the Moroccan traveler, because we intend to offer very attractive prices.” Its arrival on the Moroccan market has also forced Air Arabia to review its operational and marketing strategies to maintain its market share.