With the resumption of the Moroccan airline Air Arabia’s exceptional flights on Wednesday, 23 new destinations have been added. These are connections from Moroccan cities to several European countries.
Nearly three months after opening its base at Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport due to Covid-19, Air France’s low-cost subsidiary Transavia has been offering two weekly flights to Tunis-Carthage since July 16, 2020, operated with Boeing 737-800s with 189 seats. Pending the reopening of Moroccan borders, it plans to serve several cities in Morocco.
After announcing the resumption of its regular international flights, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has again revised its plan to resume regular flights. Pending the lifting of border restrictions scheduled for August 10, the international service of the airline could relaunch these flights as early as August 11.
In the context of the health crisis related to the coronavirus, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has decided to maintain its prices at reasonable levels. This measure is part of the implementation of exceptional flights starting from July 15, 2020.
As part of its recovery plan, in addition to job cuts and fleet reduction, Royal Air Maroc will cancel certain air routes. This, in order to benefit from the government’s support.
In its crisis exit plan, Royal Air Maroc has planned massive layoffs and a significant reduction in its fleet. Unanimously, the Moroccan Labor Union and several pilots have disapproved of this plan, which was validated on July 2 during the management committee.
The Morocco-France route recorded 6.89 million passengers in 2019, making the kingdom the leading Maghreb country in terms of air traffic between the Metropolis and Africa.
Severely affected by the Covid-19 health crisis, airlines in Africa and the Middle East, due to systematic quarantines, are simply at risk of bankruptcy, according to a study by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The Royal Air Maroc airline is working for a return to normal of its activities. Already, five new routes from Casablanca have been restored, to which are added five weekly frequencies to Dakhla and Laâyoune and four to Agadir.
The Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, exchanged on Wednesday, July 1 at the headquarters of the Wilaya of the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region, with tourism professionals from Tanger, as well as those from the provinces of Larache, Chefchaouen and Ouezzane.
We know a little more about the reasons for the convening of the company committee today at Royal Air Maroc (RAM). Management intends to proceed with layoffs in order to cope with the crisis shaking the air transport sector due to Covid-19.
The management of Royal Air Maroc has convened for this Thursday at 2 p.m., a works council which should be attended by the employee representatives and the union representatives of the company. The fate of the company will undoubtedly be decided during this decisive session.