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.

Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), operating chartered and scheduled services to Europe. 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. Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%), and has 167 employees. By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.

Destinations

thumb|Atlas Blue Boeing 737-400

Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of February 2010):

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
  • Milan - Malpensa Airport
  • Poland
  • Warsaw - Warsaw Airport
  • Netherlands
  • Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
  • Spain
  • Barcelona - Barcelona Airport
  • Madrid - Barajas Airport
  • Switzerland
  • Geneva - Geneva International Airport
  • United Kingdom
  • London
  • London Gatwick Airport
  • London Heathrow Airport

Fleet

The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of January 2010)

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Fleet

|-

!Aircraft

!Total

!Orders

!Passengers<br><small>(Economy)</small>

|-

|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.

References

  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Atlas Blue (Archive)
  • Atlas Blue (Archive)
  • Atlas Blue Fleet