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Atlas Blue

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Moroccan low-cost airline

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.2 It is part of Groupe Royal Air Maroc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1
  • HeadquartersMarrakech1
Atlas Blue CN-RNA B734
Photo: Juergen Lehle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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.2

The story

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.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Atlas Blue, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

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

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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)

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

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

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