JERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The two flagship airlines of Israel and Morocco, El Al and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Monday signed a codeshare agreement, the Israeli airline said in a statement.
The agreement was signed in a ceremony held at El Al's headquarters at Ben Gurion International Airport outside the coastal city of Tel Aviv.
The event was chaired by RAM CEO Hamid Addou and El Al CEO Avigal Soreq.
The codeshare, which took effect immediately, covers both airlines' nonstop flights between Morocco and Israel.
EL AL operates three regular flights per week between Tel Aviv and Marrakech, while RAM now has four weekly direct flights linking Casablanca with Tel Aviv after a new nonstop route launched on Sunday.
The agreement will offer both airlines' customers more options in terms of schedules between Tel Aviv and Marrakech or Casablanca, the statement said.
The partnership will also provide connections between both airlines' networks thanks to the through passenger and baggage check-in, it added.
El Al noted that the agreement is only a first milestone in the cooperation between both airlines.
Israel and Morocco signed a historic agreement for the establishment of full diplomatic relations in December 2020. ■
