| Atlas Blue | ||
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| IATA 8A | ICAO BMM | Callsign ATLAS BLUE |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Hubs | Menara International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 11 (November 2008) | |
| Destinations | 23 | |
| Parent company | Royal Air Maroc | |
| Headquarters | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| Key people | Driss Benhima | |
| Website: http://www.atlas-blue.com | ||
Atlas Blue is a low-cost airline based in Marrakech, Morocco. It is a subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc and operates charter and scheduled services to destinations in Europe[1]. Its main base is Menara International Airport, Marrakech.
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[edit] Customer Comments
Atlas Blue accepts payment by Mastercard or Visa but only for credit cards based on European banks. Unfortunately, this information is ommitted from their website and you will just get "Payment information rejected" errors.
If you wish to purchase Atlas Blue tickets using a non-European credit card, you can go to Royal Air Maroc's website. Although they do not show Atlas Blue's flights on their map, they do have some code shared flights with Atlas Blue, and they accept credit cards on more than just European banks.
As a rule they do not provide complementary refreshments following or during delays to services, but simply refer you to their customer services in the event of any complaint. However they have generally very competitive ticket prices (comparison made on www.lastminute.com on May 15, 2009).
[edit] History
The airline was established on 28 May 2004 and started operations on 26 July 2004, with charter operations 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 [2]. Atlas Blue is owned by Royal Air Maroc (99.99%) and private investors (0.01%) and has 167 employees[1].
[edit] Destinations
Atlas Blue operates the following services (at March 2008)[3]:
[edit] Africa
[edit] Europe
- Poland
- Warsaw (Warsaw Airport) [begins July 23] C
- Belgium
- Germany
- France
- Basel/Mulhouse (EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg) S
- Bordeaux (Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport)
- Brest (Bretagne Airport) [begins 28 October] C
- Lille (Lesquin Airport)
- Lyons (Saint-Exupéry Airport)
- Marseilles (Provence Airport)
- Nantes (Atlantique Airport)
- Nice (Côte d'Azur Airport)
- Paris (Charles de Gaulle Airport) S
- Paris (Orly Airport)
- Toulouse (Blagnac Airport)
- Republic of Ireland
- Dublin (Dublin Airport) [begins 6 August] C
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- London (Gatwick Airport)
- London (Heathrow Airport) [ends 15 July]
[edit] Fleet
Atlas blue operates the following fleet (as of November 2008)
Aircraft  | Total | Orders | Passengers (First/Business/Eco) | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Blue | |||||
| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | 0 | 185 (0/0/185) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 6 | 0 | 149 (0/0/149) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | 0 | 134 (0/0/134) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | 0 | 189 (0/0/189) | Short and medium haul | |
| Sub-total | 13 | 0 | |||
| Royal Air Maroc | |||||
| Airbus A321-200 | 4 | 0 | 185 (0/0/185) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 5 | 2 | 134 (0/0/134) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 737-700W | 6 | 0 | 149 (0/12/137) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 737-800W | 19 | 7 | 162 (0/14/148) | Short and medium haul | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | 0 | 358 (18/44/296) | Medium and long haul | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 0 | 179 (0/18/161) | Medium and long haul | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | 2 | 272 (0/32/240) | Medium and long haul | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 0 | 5 | ? (--/--/--) | Medium and long haul | |
| Sub-total | 41 | 16 | |||
| Total | 54 | 16 | |||
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 80. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Airways magazine, April 2005
- ^ Atlas Blue website
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