A Moroccan delegation composed of operators, hoteliers and travel agents is taking part in the activities of the 28th edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading travel industry event in the Middle East.
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT), in its first "flash relaunch" bulletin, announces a booming resumption of tourism and air transport activities for the period from June to October 2021 as soon as the travel conditions are met again.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has just made public the conditions for access to the national territory for Moroccan nationals stranded abroad. These must comply with a procedure that takes effect from this Saturday.
Although severely battered by the Covid-19 crisis, which caused its revenues to drop from 16 billion dirhams in 2019 to 5 billion in 2020, Royal Air Maroc is far from admitting defeat. The Moroccan airline has mobilized 3.2 billion dirhams in its capital as part of a restructuring project aimed at relaunching its activities.
This summer season could coincide with the resumption of French tourists abroad, particularly in Morocco. The vaccine, screening tests, the usual health measures as well as the new features of the "Tous anti-Covid" application appear as a whole, as the way out of the crisis.
As part of its second "Time To Fly 2021" campaign launched this Monday and running until May 3, Air Europa is offering discounted flights to Morocco, Europe and America, with the possibility of changing dates on bookings.
The conflict between the company Royal Air Maroc and its pilots continues. While the two parties are at loggerheads, the health crisis has turned everything upside down, postponing the end of the crisis.
Spaniards stranded in Morocco after the suspension of flights with Spain and France on Monday, March 29, will be repatriated on Sunday, April 4 via a special flight from the maritime company Iberia.
The Tanger Ibn Battouta international airport recorded a significant drop of more than 50% in its passenger traffic at the end of February 2021. This Moroccan airport platform ranks 2nd nationally in terms of air traffic, with a share of 8.91%, behind the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca (48.97%).
For the summer of 2021, the Ryanair airline is launching seven new flights including Essaouira and Tétouan. In total, the low-cost airline offers 49 destinations that will be operated with a fourth aircraft from Marseille-Provence airport.
The airline Ryanair has just announced the launch this summer of a route between Rabat and Malaga. It also specifies that changes to flight bookings at the end of June for health reasons related to Covid-19 remain free of charge until the end of October.
The Marrakech-Menara international airport recorded a 86.61% drop in the number of passengers in January 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, according to the latest statistics from the National Airports Office.