Casablanca – The seats offer more space, allowing passengers to sit more comfortably, and are in a separate section of the cabin, providing greater privacy. While not Business Class, they are part of an intermediate seating option that Royal Air Maroc offers on its direct flights between Casablanca and São Paulo aboard the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
If you’re tired, it’s easier to settle into the seat, recline it, and get some sleep. The extra space also makes it more comfortable to enjoy the meal served on board, watch a movie on the in-flight entertainment system, chat with your seatmate without being quite so close, or even squeeze past the adjacent seat to reach the restroom if you’re seated in a middle or window seat.
Royal Air Maroc offers the traditional Business and Economy cabins on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Within Economy, however, it also provides premium seats located in the first rows of the cabin. According to the airline’s communications team in Brazil, there are 28 of these seats in total, spread across four rows — 5, 6, 7 and 8 — in a 2-3-2 configuration, with two seats on each side of the aircraft and three in the center section between the aisles.
The flight from São Paulo to Casablanca is not among the longest direct routes between Brazil and the Arab world (flights to the United Arab Emirates take around 15 hours). The journey lasts about nine hours.
On a Royal Air Maroc flight in May, two meals were served during the trip—a hot meal and a light snack. The aircraft is quiet, the cabin air is less dry than on older planes, and the crew frequently freshens the cabin with a pleasant fragrance. The windows are also generously sized, making it easy to enjoy the view outside
With its Dreamliners on the route and other initiatives, Royal Air Maroc has been showing growing interest in Brazilian travelers. After resuming direct Casablanca–São Paulo flights in late 2024, following a suspension in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the airline has gradually increased the route’s frequency. Company materials released recently describe Brazil as its largest market outside Africa and indicate plans to expand the service to daily flights by 2028.
The route was relaunched with three weekly flights. After about a year of operations, the airline increased the frequency to four flights per week and has already announced a fifth weekly service starting in November or December 2026. Rio de Janeiro is also set to gain direct flights to Casablanca in 2027.
“Brazil has established itself as a strategic market for Royal Air Maroc, supported by strong operational results and consistent demand,” said Royal Air Maroc’s Regional Director for South America, Othman Baba, in materials released alongside the announcement of the fifth weekly frequency.
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The journalist traveled at the invitation of Royal Air Maroc, Dar Ba Sidi & Spa, and Alizés agency.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
