Kenya Airways (KQ) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) on Tuesday signed a deal that will see them resume their Codeshare partnership that was initiated in 2016 and terminated in 2019.

In the new agreement, Royal Air Maroc passengers will be able to travel to Nairobi, Kenya; Zanzibar, Tanzania and Johannesburg, South Africa using the KQ network.

KQ passengers will benefit from its network connections to Casablanca and Marrakech cities and from opportunities offered by RAM in onward international travel via its Casablanca hub.


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Royal Air Maroc Chairman and CEO Abdelhamid Addou says the partnership with Kenya Airways will strengthen the Moroccan airline’s connectivity to East and Southern Africa.

“It will enable our passengers to reach Nairobi and Johannesburg, two important economic and financial capitals, as well as Zanzibar, a popular tourist destination,” said Addou.

Abdelhamid Addou.

He added: “We are pleased to continue to facilitate our customers' travel experiences and to develop our partnership strategy in the service of our position as the leading continental operator.”

KQ’s Chief Commercial and Customer Officer Julius Thairu said the reactivated codeshare pact will provide KQ passengers with enhanced connectivity options between Nairobi and Casablanca.

Julius Thairu.

“Our customers will be able to enjoy the financial center of Casablanca and the tourist destination of Marrakech.”

RAM currently runs three weekly flights to Accra (Ghana) from Casablanca and will add three flights via its codeshare with KQ to Nairobi linking Accra to Johannesburg and Zanzibar.

KQ currently operates seven weekly flights between Nairobi and Accra and the new deal will see it offer three weekly flights to Casablanca and Marrakech through Accra.