The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has decided to change the schedules of its flights. This decision follows the announcement of the switch to GMT time in Morocco.
The Ministry of Digital Transition and Public Administration Reform announced the switch to GMT legal time on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 3 a.m., to allow Moroccans to prepare for the holy month of Ramadan 2023 .
Deputy Nezha Mekdad has questioned Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, about the maintenance of the GMT+1 time during the 2022-2023 school year.
Morocco will switch back to the legal time GMT+1 starting next Sunday, May 8 , as announced by the government. But the debate on the permanent change of time has resumed with full force.
Morocco will experience a time change this Sunday, March 27. This will allow Moroccans to prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, which should begin on April 3 , according to scientific calculations. However, the date will have to be confirmed by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs.
The issue of the definitive change in legal time, the subject of a strong controversy in Morocco, is under examination within the government, assured the government spokesman.
Throughout the holy month of Ramadan, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has decided to advance the flight schedules by one hour for departures and arrivals at the various airports in the kingdom. This measure takes effect from Sunday, April 11 at 03:00 to May 16 at 02:00.
As of Sunday, April 11, Moroccans will have to delay their watches by 60 minutes. A return to GMT time that is part of the holy month of Ramadan, which, pending confirmation from the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Every last Sunday of each year, Moroccans set their watches to 3 a.m. on universal time GMT+0. But what about this year? Will we be delaying the time by 60 minutes?
Tonight, from Saturday, May 30 to Sunday, May 31, Morocco is switching to summer time again.
The surprise was great for many Moroccans who, on waking up this Eid al-Fitr Sunday, found that an hour had been added to the GMT time zone. Between the time displayed on their phone, the wall clock or the watch, the difference was one hour.
This Sunday, April 19, Moroccans will once again have to adjust their clocks for the Ramadan season.