Bad news for the Moroccan tourism sector. Air traffic could experience disruptions in the coming days. The cause is a strike by air traffic controllers , scheduled to start on December 23.
Due to a national demonstration organized by the unions this Friday, more than half of the flights departing from Brussels Airport have been canceled. Flights to Morocco are affected.
Due to the current weather conditions in the French capital, the city’s airports have been forced to cancel several flights, including some to Morocco.
The airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced the resumption of the Casablanca-Porto route. This line has remained suspended since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As part of its 2023 summer program, the Spanish airline Iberia has announced the launch of a new route to Nador from Madrid.
Moroccan airports recorded more than 12 million passengers during the first ten months of the year, a recovery rate of 79% compared to the same period in 2019, according to the National Airports Office (ONDA).
In a context of tourism recovery, the airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has decided to strengthen its offer to the Tunisian market. Since October 29, it has been offering its customers 14 weekly frequencies between Casablanca and Tunis.
Agadir Airport is strengthening its network to or from London with a new route, London Gatwick-Agadir, operated by Easyjet.
Flights by Air Arabia Maroc , EasyJet, SWISS, Helvetic Airways, TUI, Ryanair, Vueling, KLM, British Airways, Air Europa, Air Canada, United Airlines and many other airlines departing from and arriving at Charleroi airport have been cancelled. The cancellation is due to a national strike in Belgium.
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air has this week inaugurated its first direct flight between London and Agadir. The first passengers were welcomed by a folk troupe from the region.
The airline Air France proceeded, on Sunday, to the inauguration of the new Paris-Orly-Casablanca flight , after eight years of absence.
As part of its investment plan called Envol 2025, aimed at supporting the growth of the tourism sector, the National Airports Office (ONDA) will mobilize an amount of 4 billion dirhams in 2023 to support the growth of the activity of the airports of Marrakech, Agadir and Tangier .