Morocco flight to be American's first Africa service

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Morocco flight to be American's first Africa service
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Morocco-flight-first-Africa-service

By Robert Silk / Aviation / Travel Weekly / travelweekly.com / Aug 08, 2019

“American Airlines will operate its first flight to Africa next year with thrice-weekly service between Philadelphia and Casablanca, Morocco, between June 4 and Sept. 8.

The flights will be operated on single-aisle Boeing 757 aircraft.

The route launch will follow the admittance of Casablanca-based Royal Air Maroc into the Oneworld alliance, of which American is a member. The alliance partnership will facilitate one-stop connections for American customers to destinations such as Marrakech, Morocco; Lagos, Nigeria; and Accra, Ghana.

Royal Air Maroc operates its own Casablanca service to New York, Washington Dulles, Boston and Miami, but no U.S. carrier serves Casablanca....”

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[Ken555]

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