# Royal Air Maroc Express

Royal Air Maroc Express is a regional airline and wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc based in Casablanca, Morocco. The carrier operates scheduled domestic services and scheduled regional flights to Spain and the Canary Islands, as well as charter services for tour operators and corporate clients. The airline is based in Mohammed V International Airport.

## History

The airline began operations in July 2009. It is fully owned by Royal Air Maroc.

## Destinations

Royal Air Maroc Express serves the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltar International Airport | Terminated |
| Morocco | Agadir | Agadir–Al Massira Airport | |
| Morocco | Al Hoceima | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport | |
| Morocco | Bouarfa | Bouarfa Airport | Terminated |
| Morocco | Casablanca | Mohammed V International Airport | Hub |
| Morocco | Errachidia | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport | Terminated |
| Morocco | Essaouira | Mogador Airport | Terminated |
| Morocco | Fes | Fes-Saïss Airport | |
| Morocco | Guelmim | Guelmim Airport | |
| Morocco | Marrakesh | Marrakesh Menara Airport | |
| Morocco | Nador | Nador International Airport | Terminated |
| Morocco | Ouarzazate | Ouarzazate Airport | |
| Morocco | Oujda | Angads Airport | Terminated |
| Morocco | Tangier | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport | Focus city |
| Morocco | Tan-Tan | Tan Tan Airport | |
| Morocco | Tetouan | Sania Ramel Airport | |
| Morocco | Zagora | Zagora Airport | |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Lisbon Airport | Terminated |
| Portugal | Porto | Porto Airport | Terminated |
| Spain | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Airport | |
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid–Barajas Airport | Terminated |
| Spain | Málaga | Málaga Airport | |
| Spain | Tenerife | Tenerife South Airport | Terminated |
| Spain | Valencia | Valencia Airport | |

## Fleet

As of July 2024, Royal Air Maroc Express operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers |
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | P | Y | Total |
| ATR 72-600 | 6 | — | 12 | 58 | 70 |
| Total | 6 | — | | | |

## Incidents and accidents

* On 9 July 2018, Royal Air Maroc Express Flight 439, flying the third leg of a V-leg flight from Casablanca - Al Hoceima - Tangier and return, with near zero visibility, and 52 passengers and 5 crew on board, had a double impact with the ocean on approach to Al Hoceima when the pilots ignored company rules and performed multiple actions in direct violation of both aircraft and company procedures. This included deactivating the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) and blatantly ignoring minimum height and visibility limits, with the result that the aircraft bounced off the surface of the sea twice on approach, about 1.4 nautical miles north of the airport, causing the pilot to declare a missed approach and to divert to an alternate airport at Nador International. The impacts resulted in severe damage to the landing gear and the lower body of the aircraft. No passengers or crew were harmed in the near crash and the aircraft was eventually repaired. The senior pilot initially lied to ATC about the reason for the missed approach as being a 'Bird Strike', and repeated this lie on his initial report.