Royal Air Maroc to be oneworld's first African carrier

Royal Air Maroc is set to become the oneworld's fourteenth member in 2020, and the first African carrier with full membership in the alliance. The carrier will add 34 destinations to the oneworld network, including Abidjan in Ivory Coast, Bamako in Mali and Cotonou in Benin, the alliance says. The alliance, founded in 1999, has never had a full member in Africa. Customers have been pushing oneworld to add a member to complement its network into Africa and that of South African affiliate member Comair, a British Airways franchisee, says Qantas Airways CE Alan Joyce. "Royal Air Maroc was, by far, the best carrier for us," he says. Royal Air Maroc already codeshares with 3 oneworld members: Iberia, Qatar Airways and S7 Airlines. <br/>