Royal Air Maroc Adds Fifth Weekly São Paulo-Casablanca Flight to Boost South American Market Connectivity
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The Arab Post
- . October 30, 2026
- . Update: October 30, 2026 3:58 pm
This week, Morocco’s flag carrier is about to upgrade its transatlantic capacity. São Paulo-Casablanca flight, The brand-new fifth weekly flight Casablanca to Guarulhos has been launched on Thursday, October 29, 2026, thus implementing the airline’s expansion strategy.
This flight is a continuation of the successful Royal Air Maroc São Paulo-Casablanca flight and will run on a regular basis. Thus, it has become the only direct link between North Africa and Brazil’s largest business capital, filling the gap between commercial and tourism sectors.
Aviation executives told Morocco World News that the airline made its return to the Brazilian market less than two years ago. After the passengers were overwhelming the state planners, they went on the offensive against the RAM flight schedule to Brazil to accommodate the rising number of passengers, both business and tourist.
During 2025, the line transported around 80,000 passengers to and from the city in both directions. The line carried some 80,000 passengers in both directions during 2025 alone.
Updated RAM Flight Schedule to Brazil – São Paulo-Casablanca flight
The new timetable offers more flexibility for transatlantic travel and exporting companies.
The official schedule information published by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ANBA) indicate that the new outbound service takes off from Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport on Wednesdays. The return leg from Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo leaves on the 4th Thursday.
The flights on this route are all on the carrier’s latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets. These wide-body planes guarantee a comfortable flying time of nine and a half hours and enable the necessary cargo space for commercial trade with a maximum of 4000 kg in the belly for goods transfer between the two continents.
Targeting Daily South American Market Connectivity
The capacity increase is right in line with the airline’s grand plans for growth in the long term.
The strategic plan of the Royal Air Maroc 2023-2037 is to grow their fleet aggressively up to 200 aircraft. The airline will significantly boost hardware with a view to quadrupling its annual passenger numbers from 7.5m to 32m.
In order to reach these long-term goals, South American corridor dominance is a must. The airline officials stated that they are definitely focusing on operating flights from São Paulo every day by 2028.
Additionally, the South American market connectivity is directly contributing to the Moroccan Government’s economic program. The airline is actively promoting the Kingdom as a top tourist destination for Brazilian vacationers, in collaboration with the tourism ministry, ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
As a result, the successful launch of the Royal Air Maroc São Paulo-Casablanca flight is an unprecedented increase in the airline’s operations, making Morocco the primary gateway for Africa to Latin America, as the carrier is actively developing its RAM flights to Brazil.
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