
Moroccan Expats in North America Protest Royal Air Maroc's Soaring Ticket Prices
Moroccans residing in the United States and Canada denounce the worrying increase in airfare prices to and from Morocco since the beginning of this year.

Moroccans residing in the United States and Canada denounce the worrying increase in airfare prices to and from Morocco since the beginning of this year.

It is with a mixture of weariness and anger that Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will begin to arrive at Moroccan ports in the coming days.

For more than five months, the Al Hoceima-Motril maritime line has been suspended without notice. This stoppage affects thousands of Moroccans in Europe who are accustomed to using this sea route to travel to Morocco during the summer vacation as part of the Marhaba Operation.

The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has just approved the special plan for the Marhaba 2024 Operation allowing Moroccans in Europe to reach Morocco via the Spanish ports to spend their summer holidays there.

As the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) approaches, the shipping company Intershipping finds itself unable to provide maritime links in the Strait of Gibraltar: Tangier city-Tarifa and Tangier Med-Algeciras.

As part of the Marhaba 2024 Operation , the shipping company Balearia has planned 15 daily crossings to Morocco from the ports of Algeciras, Almería, Motril and Malaga.

Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, assures that his department is working to guarantee affordable ticket prices for Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) as part of the Marhaba operation.

The Marhaba 2024 operation is approaching. Jamal Chaarani, governor of the province of Nador, is therefore active in the construction of the new maritime station to welcome Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) during the summer.

Moroccan ferries will provide connections via the Strait of Gibraltar this summer. An operation made possible thanks to the entry of the Swedish Stana Line into the capital of the Moroccan company Africa Morocco Link.

Morocco and Spain are gearing up for the organization of the Marhaba 2024 operation. The subject will be on the agenda of the next High-Level Meeting between Morocco and Spain scheduled for late May.

The Democratic Labor Organization (OMT) has strongly criticized the government’s policy towards Moroccans residing abroad , pointing to an approach deemed superficial and occasional, particularly during the reception of Moroccans residing abroad during the summer holidays.

The "Marhaba 2023" operation , aimed at facilitating the passage of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE), recorded a record flow this year, with nearly 2.84 million passengers and 642,000 vehicles transiting through Moroccan ports between June 5 and September 15.