Agadir Airport Sees 83% Drop in Passengers Amid COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
More than 29,000 travelers transited through Agadir Al-Massira airport last October, compared to 174,557 during the same period, according to a press release from the National Airports Office (ONDA).
According to ONDA, this decline is justified by the repercussions of the health crisis related to the Coronavirus and the suspension of air traffic for several months.
In detail, the airport infrastructure recorded 7.48% of the total passengers of the Kingdom’s airports, which stands at 388,659 passengers compared to 2,161,696 during the same period of the previous year. As for aircraft movements, the share of Agadir-Al Massira airport reached 7.52% out of 5,024 movements recorded nationwide.
Regarding the number of travelers, this airport ranks third nationally behind Marrakech-Menara in second place with a total of 30,662 travelers and the Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca in first position with 177,476 travelers.
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