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JetBlue, Royal Air Maroc Partner to Bring More Access to Africa
October 5, 2012
JetBlue Airways and Royal Air Maroc, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Morocco, announced an interline agreement to connect each other's networks and bring new flight options to travelers between Africa and the Americas.
Under the arrangement, effective immediately, travelers can book single-ticket travel combining flights on both carriers and enjoy one-stop baggage check-in when they transfer between the airlines at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
Tickets are available for sale through travel agencies and Royal Air Maroc's reservations call center.
JetBlue is the largest domestic airline at JFK, where Royal Air Maroc offers daily nonstop service to its hub at Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport, Africa's fourth busiest airport. Travelers can connect onward to cities across the Maghreb and West Africa.
The partnership opens up a number of new destinations previously unavailable through JetBlue or its other partners including the Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
U.S.-bound travelers can get easy transfers at JFK from Royal Air Maroc to JetBlue destinations including Boston, Massachusetts; Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York; Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; Austin and Houston, Texas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and six cities in Florida including Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa.
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