Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has unveiled an ambitious Spanish expansion that will see the Moroccan flag-carrier operate 80 weekly flights across nine Iberian airports this year. Centre-piece of the plan is a new Bilbao–Casablanca route, announced on 17 February and slated to start on 1 April with thrice-weekly rotations (Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays).
Departing Bilbao at 20:35 and landing in Casablanca 21:40 local time, the two-hour hop offers the Basque Country its first non-stop link to Morocco’s commercial capital. Northbound sectors leave Mohammed V International at 16:35, reaching Bilbao at 19:35, a schedule designed to capture onward connections to RAM’s West-African and Middle-Eastern network.
The new service bolsters Spain–Morocco business ties that have rebounded strongly since visa-appointment bottlenecks eased last autumn. Bilateral trade hit €11 billion in 2025, and Basque engineering firms with contracts in Tangier’s free-trade zone have lobbied hard for a direct flight that avoids Madrid transfers.
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Travelers taking advantage of these increased flight options can streamline their paperwork through VisaHQ, which provides fast, online assistance for both Moroccan visas and Schengen applications. The platform handles everything from form completion to appointment scheduling, making it easier for passengers to focus on their journey rather than bureaucracy. More information is available at https://www.visahq.com/spain/
Leisure traffic is also expected to grow. Morocco welcomed 15.2 million visitors last year, and its tourism ministry is targeting northern Spanish cities as high-spend, short-break markets beyond the traditional Madrid and Barcelona catchment.
For mobility managers, RAM’s rollout offers fresh connectivity for project teams shuttling between the Basque industrial belt and North Africa, and provides another option for multi-country expatriate assignees seeking weekend links to their home region.
Departing Bilbao at 20:35 and landing in Casablanca 21:40 local time, the two-hour hop offers the Basque Country its first non-stop link to Morocco’s commercial capital. Northbound sectors leave Mohammed V International at 16:35, reaching Bilbao at 19:35, a schedule designed to capture onward connections to RAM’s West-African and Middle-Eastern network.
The new service bolsters Spain–Morocco business ties that have rebounded strongly since visa-appointment bottlenecks eased last autumn. Bilateral trade hit €11 billion in 2025, and Basque engineering firms with contracts in Tangier’s free-trade zone have lobbied hard for a direct flight that avoids Madrid transfers.
Travelers taking advantage of these increased flight options can streamline their paperwork through VisaHQ, which provides fast, online assistance for both Moroccan visas and Schengen applications. The platform handles everything from form completion to appointment scheduling, making it easier for passengers to focus on their journey rather than bureaucracy. More information is available at https://www.visahq.com/spain/
Leisure traffic is also expected to grow. Morocco welcomed 15.2 million visitors last year, and its tourism ministry is targeting northern Spanish cities as high-spend, short-break markets beyond the traditional Madrid and Barcelona catchment.
For mobility managers, RAM’s rollout offers fresh connectivity for project teams shuttling between the Basque industrial belt and North Africa, and provides another option for multi-country expatriate assignees seeking weekend links to their home region.
