A TUI fly Belgium flight bound for Al Hoceima had to return to Brussels on Wednesday before departing for Morocco again just over three hours after its first takeoff.
Waiting for a flight with young children often remains an ordeal for families. In its 2026 program, ONDA plans to develop play areas in several Moroccan airports, including Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, Tangier, Fès, Rabat, Nador, Oujda and Tétouan.
The Al-Charif Al-Idrissi airport in Al Hoceima , although having benefited from significant modernization investments in recent years, is at the heart of a lively controversy. Local actors and Moroccans residing abroad denounce a "real air isolation", as the renovated infrastructure is not accompanied by the opening of any regular international route, yet crucial for the region.
Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, announced a vast modernization plan for Moroccan airports. This ambitious program aims to increase the capacity of existing infrastructure and improve the services offered to travelers.
The residents of Al Hoceima and Nador have expressed their anger at not seeing the two cities served by the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, authorized to operate domestic flights in the kingdom.
The bad weather experienced by Morocco on Friday, particularly the strong gusts of wind, caused disruptions in air traffic.
The airline TUI Fly Belgium plans to launch new routes to Morocco from Brussels as part of its summer 2023 program.
The extension work on Al Hoceima airport, planned by the National Airports Office (ONDA), will soon begin. They will be carried out by the Moroccan company VIAS, specialized in road, highway and airport works.
Subject to travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the airline TUI Fly Belgium will be present in Morocco in September. Nine flights are planned each week.