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."Contact." Atlas Blue. 15 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
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.
History 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.Airways magazine, April 2005 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.
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 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) + FleetAircraftTotalOrdersPassengers(Economy) Airbus A321-20040185Boeing 737-40060168Boeing 737-50010135Boeing 737-80010189Total11 As of August 2010, all aircraft except of two Airbus A321 have been handed over to Royal Air Maroc.
References
External links
Royal Air Maroc Atlas Blue (Archive) Atlas Blue (Archive) Atlas Blue Fleet