RAM flight activity in Africa 35.5 percent of its total traffic in 2004

Royal Air Maroc flight activity in Africa has been 35.5 percent of its total traffic in 2004 thanks to the reinforcement of RAM's lines in the continent, a communique of the Moroccan carrier said.

The flight network of RAM in Africa revolved around the Casablanca hub as a transit platform from Africa toward Maghreban, European, Middle Eastern and North American countries, said the release.

RAM incepted as of 2003 more than 25 weekly flights from Casablanca towards Africa, namely to Dakar, Bamako, Nouakchott and Conakry. The 2004 RAM activity in Africa climbed up to 120 percent between 2000 and 2004, which is an annual 25 percent rise, and recorded a 550 million Dhs turnover in 2004, about US$ 55 million. Transfer traffic from Africa through the Casablanca hub increased more than 55 percent compared to 2003.