Atlas Blue


Atlas Blue was a low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Marrakech-Menara Airport in Marrakech, Morocco, operating out of Menara International Airport.
Atlas Blue was a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc, 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 and private investors, and has 167 employees.
At the end of 2009, Royal Air Maroc bought Atlas Blue. The Atlas Blue website was shut down on 21 January 2010. By the end of 2010, the Atlas Blue brand ceased to exist.

Destinations

Atlas Blue operated scheduled flights to the following destinations :

Africa

The Atlas Blue fleet consisted of the following aircraft

AircraftTotalOrdersPassengers
Airbus A321-20040185
Boeing 737-40060168
Boeing 737-50010135
Boeing 737-80010189
Total11


As of August 2010, all aircraft except of two Airbus A321 have been handed over to Royal Air Maroc.