Following the closure of Moroccan airspace , the airline Transavia has decided to adjust its flight schedule from France to Morocco and from Morocco to France. Several flights have been canceled while others have been maintained.
Faced with the threat of the Omicron variant, Morocco suspended all passenger flights to the kingdom this week, for a period of 15 days. Are we heading towards a tightening of health measures, including the return of the night curfew?
The airline Ryanair announced on Wednesday the cancellation of all its flights to Morocco until February 1, 2022. A decision made due to a "lack of communication" from the Moroccan government.
The closure of Moroccan airspace for fifteen days will have a negative impact on the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) which is already struggling to regain financial health in these times of Covid-19. It could suffer heavy losses.
France is repatriating its nationals blocked in Morocco following the Moroccan decision to suspend regular flights to and from the mainland for two weeks. Thousands of French already repatriated.
Air France customers are torn between anger and confusion following the publication of a message on the airline’s website regarding Morocco’s decision to suspend flights with France for two weeks.
In order to allow travelers stranded in Morocco, following the suspension of air links to and from the kingdom, Air Arabia has scheduled around fifty special flights between Morocco and several European countries from December 1 to 6. As for Royal Air Maroc, it will operate up to 3 daily flights to France until December 6.
Belgian tourists in Morocco were also surprised by the decision taken by the Moroccan authorities to suspend all air links - closure of the airspace this Tuesday.
An EasyJet flight departing Geneva for Marrakech turned back on Friday to expel a Moroccan woman who had assaulted a member of the crew.
Several Belgians are stranded in Morocco after the suspension of air links to and from the kingdom due to the spread of the new Omicron variant.
Israeli tourists stranded in Morocco after the suspension of flights will be repatriated to their country. The airline El Al will organize special flights for these returns from Marrakech airport.
All passenger flights to and from Morocco will be suspended from this Monday, November 29, 2021 for a period of two weeks, announced the National Airports Office (ONDA) on its Twitter account.