Euromed Aviation Project

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• Euromed Aviation Project
• Amman, October 17-18, 2007
• Air transport liberalization in Morocco
  successful take-off
• Younes TAZI
• Director of Programs Studies
• Ministry of Equipment Transport
• Kingdom of Morocco

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Table of content

• General Context
• Liberalization process
• Main achievements
• Effective changes

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Table of content

• General Context
• Liberalization process
• Main achievements
• Effective changes

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General Context

• Ambitious targets for tourism development in
  Morocco Vision 2010 a challenge and
  important development opportunities for air
  transport
• Concerted study conducted by the Ministry of
  Equipment Transport to define new guidelines of
  sectors policy

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General Context

• ? Need for a total change air transport evolution
  trend
• 2003 ? 2010
• Passengers in millions 5,6 ? 15,6
• Weekly international flights 560 ? 1 300
• point-to-point flights proportion 40? 60
• (province/hub)
• ? Royal Air Maroc a competitive actor

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General Context

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Table of content

• General Context
• Liberalization process
• Main achievements
• Effective changes

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Liberalization process

• Definition of the new guidelines for air
  transport policy in Morocco

Controlled liberalization and creation of a
concentrated national pole

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Liberalization process

• Five main guidelines
• 1. Controlled and transparent liberalization
• 2. Creating Atlas-blue, a new strong national
  actor specialized in air transport towards
  touristic destinations
• 3. Concentrating Royal Air Maroc on scheduled
  flights around the Casablanca Hub
• 4. Non-discriminatory airports incentives for the
  launching stage of new routes
• 5. Coordination with Tourism Ministry for the
  main targeted markets

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Table of content

• General Context
• Liberalization process
• Main achievements
• Effective changes

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Main achievements - liberalization

• 1- Referential a document
  published on February 2004,
  that clarifies rules for all
  actors
• 2- Handling liberalization at the main
  airports CMN, RAK, AGA
• 3- Reinforcement of the DAC mission of regulation
• 4- Setting up of committees at main airport for
  slots allocation

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Main achievements - liberalization

• ? December 2006 - Conclusion of the Global Civil
  Aviation Agreement with the EU

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Main achievements - liberalization

• ? Agreement with the EU

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Main achievements - liberalization
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Main achievements - liberalization
Before
EU country 2 ex. France
EU country 1 ex. Spain
Morocco
With Open Sky
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Main achievements - liberalization
? Designation no more needed to operate
scheduled flights

• Target to introduce a excellence process
  towards European standards security, safety, air
  trafic management, consumer protection,
  environment protection,

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Main achievements new actors

• Atlas-blue, a fully-owned subsidiary of RAM
• Commercial launch October 2004
• Scheduled services between Morocco and Europe
• Low costs Low prices
• Distribution direct sale model online or via a
  call center
• 9 aircrafts today
• 30 market share in RAK
• 1 million passengers (2007)

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Main achievements new actors

• Jet4you, Moroccan/European (Tui group)
  joint-venture
• Commercial launch February 2006
• 3 aircrafts today
• 150.000 Pax (2006)

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Main achievements airports capacity
Capacity of 30 millions pax by 2010
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Table of content

• General Context
• Liberalization process
• Main achievements
• Effective changes

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Effective changes - actors

• 44 foreign airlines operating to Morocco on
  scheduled base in 2006 Vs 22 airlines only in
  2003

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Effective changes main figures
Var 06/03
2003
2006
60 52 50 40 71
5,3 millions 560 40 4,7 millions 2,8
billions
8,5 millions 850 60 6,6 millions 4,8
billions
International Pax Flights / week Dedicated
aircrafts (Morocco) Tourists arrivals Tourism
incomes
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Effective changes air traffic
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Effective changes RAM traffic
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ATLAS BLUE
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9
14
-2
14
-8
-2
16
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RAM
9
-5
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Effective changes Success stories
Within 3 years for the London Marrakech
route Air traffic 78.000 ? 300.000 pax
Capacity 8 ? 46 fréq/semaine
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Effective changes Success stories
Air Traffic France-Marrakech 750.000 pax ?
1.600.000 pax
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Effective changes Fares