Travelers heading to Morocco could continue to face more expensive airfares in 2027. Tourism Economics estimates that airfares could remain 5 to 10% above its previous forecasts if fuel-related tensions persist.
TUI is considering reducing the number of aircraft based in Belgium in response to the increasing burden of aviation taxes. The threat concerns an important market for Moroccan travelers: the airline currently serves nine cities in the Kingdom from Belgium.
More than fourteen hours of waiting and a night’s accommodation that was supposed to be covered : a Royal Air Maroc passenger says she ultimately had to bear additional costs herself, despite the assurances she had been given.
Flights to Morocco are subject to special rules at Transavia in Rotterdam. The cabin crew union considers them more demanding and wants to prevent them from accumulating within the same week.
Travelers due to return from Morocco with easyJet could face disruptions for nearly a month. Cabin crew based in France have filed notice of a strike from August 7 to September 2.
Ryanair is preparing its largest-ever winter schedule in Morocco. The airline will offer 17 new routes, including seven departing from Rabat, for a total of 5.3 million seats.
Correcting an error in a name and printing a boarding pass will no longer be chargeable in several situations. The new European rules will also protect the return ticket when a traveler does not use their outbound flight.
Announced as the first African route in American Airlines’ history, the direct service between Philadelphia and Casablanca ultimately never carried a single passenger. Six years after its cancellation, the US carrier still has no plans to revive the project.
Ryanair is redeploying part of its aircraft to Morocco and other markets deemed less costly. The airline is simultaneously reducing its offer in several European countries and regions where taxes and airport fees remain high.
Royal Air Maroc extends the suspension of several routes to Central Africa . Flights connecting Casablanca to Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Douala, Bangui and Yaoundé will not resume before September 2026, at the earliest.
Charleroi Airport will completely suspend traffic for several months in the second half of 2028. The Belgian-Moroccans accustomed to using this platform to reach Morocco will have to temporarily turn to other airports.
A strike notice has been filed at easyJet France following failed negotiations between management and flight crew representatives. The action threatens departures in late July and August, during peak travel season for MREs heading to Morocco.