
Wizz Air relaunches a new flight to Morocco
Wizz Air is reinstating its direct route between Marrakech and Bucharest this Sunday, September 20. Initially operated twice a week, the service will increase to three weekly rotations starting October 26.

Wizz Air is reinstating its direct route between Marrakech and Bucharest this Sunday, September 20. Initially operated twice a week, the service will increase to three weekly rotations starting October 26.

Morocco is now Transavia France’s second-largest market by passenger numbers. Since January, more than 1.7 million travelers have used its routes between the two countries, an increase of 21% year on year.

After nearly three years without direct flights, Israeli tourists are beginning to return to Morocco. Their return is particularly anticipated by hotels, restaurants, drivers, guides and excursion companies that had built their activity around this clientele.

An air link between Casablanca and Almaty is being prepared. The nearly 7,000-kilometre route is initially expected to include a technical stopover, before the launch of a nonstop flight between Morocco and Kazakhstan.

On 25 October, Ryanair will launch its new direct route between Rabat and Stockholm-Arlanda. Two weekly flights are scheduled between the two capitals, with a stated flight time of 4 hours 50 minutes.

A 55-year-old Briton found himself stranded in Marrakech after his flight to London was cancelled. He says he was only informed upon arriving at the airport and had to pay for two additional nights in Morocco.

Royal Air Maroc retains its fourth-place ranking among Africa’s largest airlines in September. With 793,257 scheduled seats, the Moroccan airline remains ahead of Air Algérie and is accelerating its growth significantly.

Air Corsica will reinstate Casablanca in its schedule from Bastia. After an interruption in 2025, the Corsican airline will once again offer direct flights to Morocco’s economic capital for four weeks in the autumn.

easyJet will temporarily suspend two routes to Morocco at the height of winter 2026-2027. The Basel-Mulhouse–Tangier and London-Southend–Marrakech services will disappear from the schedule for three to four weeks.

Since the Clermont-Ferrand–Fès route was discontinued, Moroccan families in Auvergne have had to travel to Lyon or Toulouse to catch a flight. Despite an announced load factor close to 90%, the route has disappeared, and more than a thousand people are now calling for its return.

Air Algérie is stepping up its offensive in sub-Saharan Africa. The Algerian airline is opening three new destinations in the autumn: Brazzaville, Conakry and Lagos, all markets where Royal Air Maroc has already established its network from Casablanca.

A TUI fly Belgium flight bound for Al Hoceima had to return to Brussels on Wednesday before departing for Morocco again just over three hours after its first takeoff.