Royal Air Maroc Cargo, the freight arm of Morocco’s national airline, has launched a new dedicated freighter route between Casablanca and Dakar.

Operated by a Boeing 767 freighter offering 45 tonnes of capacity, the weekly Friday service aims to strengthen the airline’s role as a strategic connector between North and West Africa.

The addition of Dakar expands the airline’s 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’s wide passenger and belly hold network across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

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-tonnes annual handling capacity and specialised facilities for perishables, pharmaceuticals, and high-value goods, enables swift onward connections to more than 30 African destinations.

Rita Chraibi, vice president cargo at Royal Air Maroc, said: “This new freighter route marks another milestone in our long-term vision to reinforce Africa’s logistics ecosystem and bring markets closer together.

“Senegal is one of West Africa’s most dynamic economies, and our dedicated Casablanca to Dakar service directly addresses customer demand for reliability, capacity, and speed while advancing our goal of building sustainable and efficient air bridges across the continent.”

The launch of the Casablanca to Dakar service follows recent network expansions to Beijing, São Paulo, and Toronto.

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