EasyJet creates 100 jobs in Marrakech… but brings its crews from France

The base was inaugurated on 15 April with three aircraft stationed in Marrakech. EasyJet presented this permanent operation as a major step in its development in Morocco, with 100 direct jobs created and a record target of four million seats during its first year of activity.

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But its operation reportedly required more outside reinforcements than this presentation suggested. According to Le Monde, French flight-crew unions claim that the opening of the Marrakech base relied “heavily” on flight attendants and stewards based in France.

Concretely, French crews were reportedly sent to Morocco to make up for staffing needs. These trips are part of what employees call “trippings,” rotations that can lead a crew to work several consecutive days of flights far from its usual base.

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The use of these reinforcements comes as Marrakech now occupies a central place in the company’s Moroccan strategy. EasyJet has become the second-largest airline there by capacity and now claims 30 routes departing from or arriving in the city.

In its official announcement, the company also explained that this operation would enable it to run more flights year-round and accelerate its expansion into Europe.

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The significant use of French crews does not mean that the jobs announced in Marrakech were not created: easyJet does indeed say it recruited around a hundred people locally. It does, however, show that during the first months of this rapid expansion, the new Moroccan base reportedly still needed staff from other European bases to operate part of its schedule.