Title: Euromed Aviation Project
1- 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
2Table of content
- General Context
- Liberalization process
- Main achievements
- Effective changes
3Table of content
- General Context
- Liberalization process
- Main achievements
- Effective changes
4General 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
5General 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
6General Context
7Table of content
- General Context
- Liberalization process
- Main achievements
- Effective changes
8Liberalization process
- Definition of the new guidelines for air
transport policy in Morocco
Controlled liberalization and creation of a
concentrated national pole
9Liberalization 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
10Table of content
- General Context
- Liberalization process
- Main achievements
- Effective changes
11Main 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
12Main achievements - liberalization
- ? December 2006 - Conclusion of the Global Civil
Aviation Agreement with the EU -
13Main achievements - liberalization
14Main achievements - liberalization
15Main achievements - liberalization
Before
EU country 2 ex. France
EU country 1 ex. Spain
Morocco
With Open Sky
16Main 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,
17Main 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)
18Main achievements new actors
- Jet4you, Moroccan/European (Tui group)
joint-venture - Commercial launch February 2006
- 3 aircrafts today
- 150.000 Pax (2006)
19Main achievements airports capacity
Capacity of 30 millions pax by 2010
20Table of content
- General Context
- Liberalization process
- Main achievements
- Effective changes
21Effective changes - actors
- 44 foreign airlines operating to Morocco on
scheduled base in 2006 Vs 22 airlines only in
2003
22Effective 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
23Effective changes air traffic
24Effective changes RAM traffic
20
ATLAS BLUE
20
9
14
-2
14
-8
-2
16
9
RAM
9
-5
25Effective changes Success stories
Within 3 years for the London Marrakech
route Air traffic 78.000 ? 300.000 pax
Capacity 8 ? 46 fréq/semaine
26Effective changes Success stories
Air Traffic France-Marrakech 750.000 pax ?
1.600.000 pax
27Effective changes Fares