{"id":33793,"date":"2026-01-05T21:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=33793"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:28:33","slug":"royal-air-maroc-cargo-launches-new-casablanca-dakar-freighter-service-reinforcing-its-african-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/royal-air-maroc-cargo-launches-new-casablanca-dakar-freighter-service-reinforcing-its-african-network\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Royal Air Maroc Cargo Launches New Casablanca\u2013Dakar Freighter Service, Reinforcing its African Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Royal Air Maroc Cargo, the cargo division of Morocco\u2019s national carrier, has launched a new dedicated freighter route between Casablanca and Dakar (CMN\u2013DSS). Operated by a Boeing 767 freighter offering 45 tons of capacity, this weekly Friday service strengthens the airline\u2019s role as a strategic connector between North and West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of Dakar expands the airline\u2019s freighter network, which already includes Brussels (three flights per week), Istanbul (two), Bamako (two), and Ouagadougou (two). Together, these routes form a robust regional backbone that complements Royal Air Maroc Cargo\u2019s wide passenger and belly hold network across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by its B767 all-cargo aircraft, the airline also offers daily cargo capacity on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Boeing 737 aircraft, ensuring flexible and efficient service across intra-African and intercontinental routes. At the heart of this network, the Casablanca hub, equipped with a 200,000-ton annual handling capacity and specialized facilities for perishables, pharmaceuticals, and high-value goods, enables swift onward connections to more than 30 African destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new freighter route marks another milestone in our long-term vision to reinforce Africa\u2019s logistics ecosystem and bring markets closer together,\u201d said Rita Chraibi, Vice President Cargo at Royal Air Maroc. \u201cSenegal is one of West Africa\u2019s most dynamic economies, and our dedicated Casablanca\u2013Dakar service directly addresses customer demand for reliability, capacity, and speed while advancing our goal of building sustainable and efficient air bridges across the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch of the Casablanca\u2013Dakar service follows recent network expansions to Beijing, S\u00e3o\u202fPaulo, and Toronto, reaffirming Royal Air Maroc Cargo\u2019s strategy to consolidate its leadership in Africa and enhance trade flows between the continent and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Air Maroc Cargo, the cargo division of Morocco\u2019s national carrier, has launched a new dedicated freighter route between Casablanca and Dakar (CMN\u2013DSS). Operated by a Boeing 767 freighter offering 45 tons of capacity, this weekly Friday service strengthens the airline\u2019s role as a strategic connector between North and West Africa. The addition of Dakar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33794,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33793\/revisions\/33794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}