► WESTERN SAHARA: Royal Air Maroc launches direct Gran Canaria - Laayoune flights; Cargo ops to come in June.

Royal Air Maroc (AT) is planning to boost both cargo and passenger services out of Laâyoune, the capital of Western Sahara (also known as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) with the recent launch of flights to Gran Canaria  and Royal Air Maroc Cargo flights from Dakar to Casablanca via Laâyoune set to begin in June 2013.

Laayoune Hassan I Airport (K ike)

Introductory Royal Air Maroc Cargo flights from Dakar to Casablanca via Laâyoune set to begin on 28 June 2013.

Royal Air Maroc (AT):Laayoune - Las Palmas
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• AT990 EUN 1725 - 1815 LPA AT7 13
• AT991 LPA 1855 - 1950 EUN AT7 13

Source [Amadeus]

A disputed territory in North Africa, Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in 1979 though since then no other member state of the United Nations has recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the region.