In view of the health crisis context and its impact on the tourism sector, Adel El Fakir, Director General of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT), traveled to France on Monday and Tuesday to meet and reassure the main travel producers and distributors, as well as representatives of the industry.
The Moroccan government has extended the state of health emergency until October 10, 2020. As a result, regular flights to and from Morocco operated by Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia will not resume before the set date.
After the B737 MAX crisis, the American manufacturer Boeing is now being denounced for a second, with the identification of manufacturing defects on the B787 Dreamliner, an aircraft that is part of the Royal Air Maroc fleet.
While foreigners and business visitors can now disembark on special flights provided they have an invitation from companies and hotel reservations, Moroccan tourism professionals are waiting to be enlightened.
Brussels International Airport has just launched a campaign to promote travel to Morocco.
The office of the Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots (AMPL) is preparing to counter-attack regarding the "abusive" economic dismissal of 65 pilots and captains carried out by Royal Air Maroc .
The Spanish airspace is now closed to Morocco, according to an official bulletin from the Iberian neighbor. The Kingdom is no longer on the reduced list of third countries to which the EU opened the border in July, due to the resurgence of new coronavirus infections.
140 staff members, including 65 pilots, have been laid off. A second phase of economic layoffs is announced for the coming weeks, with millions of dirhams in severance pay for the pilots at the end.
TUI fly is preparing to operate special flights between Belgium and Morocco from August 27 to September 10.
The Belgian airline is preparing to operate special flights between Belgium and Morocco from August 27 to September 10.
The airline Tunisair had planned about ten special flights to and from Casablanca by mid-September to repatriate Tunisian nationals stranded in Morocco since the closure of airspace due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, its financial difficulties, which have caused an 85% drop in its transport-related revenues, make this measure impossible.
The French airline Air France is resuming its special flights from/to Morocco starting this Monday, August 17 after a suspension of a few days. Several restrictive measures are imposed on travelers before boarding.