Dakhla Airport

Articles

• New Airport Terminal Planned for Dakhla as Passenger Numbers Soar
  3 June 2023, by Said

  The National Airports Office (ONDA) plans to build a new terminal at Dakhla airport, announced Mohamed Abdeljalil, the Minister of Transport and Logistics. This project, which is currently under technical study, should start in 2024 for an estimated duration of three years.
  Since its inauguration in 2010, Dakhla airport has been equipped with a terminal of 3,000 m², capable of accommodating up to 300,000 passengers per year. In addition to an aircraft park designed to simultaneously (…)

• Dakhla Airport Sees 20% Surge in Passenger Traffic, Ranks 9th in Morocco
  9 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  The 2018 fiscal year was prosperous for the Dakhla Airport, which saw a 20.23% increase in user movement, or 202,645 passengers.
  The data just published by the National Airports Office (ONDA) shows an increase of 20.23% in passenger traffic in 2018, corresponding to 202,645 passengers compared to 168,552 travelers the previous year.
  This feat represents 1.02% of the total air traffic during the same period, across all Moroccan airports, or 1,624,451 passengers. With this rate, Dakhla (…)

• Dakhla Airport Sees 26% Surge in Passenger Traffic, Surpassing 250,000 Travelers in 2019
  2 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Dakhla airport experienced a 26.75% increase in passenger traffic in 2019 compared to 2018, according to data from the National Airports Office (ONDA).
  The number of passengers who transited through the airport in southern Morocco reached 256,975 last year, compared to 202,741 travelers in 2018, according to a statement from the airport operator. Last December, the number of passengers who transited through this airport platform reached 19,459, compared to only 18,727 travelers during the (…)

• Bouygues Subsidiary Wins $10.7 Million Contract to Modernize Dakhla Airport in Morocco
  22 December 2020, by Sylvanus

  A subsidiary of the French group Bouygues has won the contract to modernize the Dakhla airport following a call for tenders launched by the National Airports Office (ONDA).
  The Grands Travaux Routiers (GTR), the name of the company that won, on December 16, the contract to modernize the Dakhla airport for an amount exceeding 107 million DH, reports Africa Intelligence.
  There was only this Bouygues subsidiary in this offer launched at the end of October, indicates the same source. On the (…)

• Mentally Ill Man Breaches Security, Boards Plane at Moroccan Airport
  29 December 2020, by Kamal

  A big scare on Friday morning, during a flight departing from the Dakhla airport. A mentally disturbed person managed to bypass all control and security systems before boarding a plane bound for Agadir.
  Passengers and crew members experienced a rather farcical story. An individual, suffering from mental disorders, infiltrated the aircraft, taking a seat in first class. He then refused to get off the plane.
  An unusual fact, but one that greatly embarrasses the authorities of the civil (…)

• Direct Flights Resume from Paris to Dakhla, Morocco as Travel Restrictions Ease
  20 June 2021, by Jérôme

  After months of suspension due to the health crisis, Dakhla welcomed its first direct flight from Paris, thus marking the resumption of international flights, reports the MAP, adding that as part of the health measures, passengers had access to hand sanitizer dispensers, complied with social distancing and barrier gestures, and were able to easily complete customs formalities and retrieve their luggage.
  Foreign tourists were happy to reach Dakhla by a direct line, thus avoiding the ordeal (…)

• New Moroccan Airline "Air Oasis" to Launch Domestic and International Flights
  1 May 2024, by Sylvanus

  A new airline will soon be established at Dakhla airport. It will operate domestic flights as well as international flights.
  Air Oasis. This is the name of the new airline that Moroccan and foreign investors want to launch in Morocco. It will position itself on the medium-haul and domestic flight market. Its fleet will be composed of aircraft with a capacity not exceeding 180 seats such as the Embraer 195-E2, Embraer 190-E2, Embraer ERJ-145 or the Airbus A220 and A320, according to (…)

• Marrakech Airport Receives Health Accreditation Amid COVID-19 Safety Push
  2 July 2021, by Jérôme

  The Marrakech-Ménara international airport has recently received its "Airport Health Accreditation" (AHA) health certification awarded by the Airports Council International (ACI). In addition, 14 other airports in the kingdom have also received their health accreditation, thus confirming the safety of Morocco’s airports.
  Following an analysis of the measures deployed by the airports to fight against Covid-19, the Airports Council International (ACI) granted this accreditation to the (…)

• Morocco’s Dakhla Airport to Triple in Size, Boost Passenger Capacity
  18 November 2021, by Armel

  The Dakhla airport will soon undergo work to increase its capacity.
  In the first phase, the airport’s surface area will be increased from 3,000 m² to 10,000 m², which will increase the capacity to one million passengers in 2022, said the National Airports Office (ONDA).
  As for the second phase of the project, it will focus on the extension of aircraft parking lots, which will accommodate seven medium-sized aircraft, the widening of a car park and the development of an aircraft parking (…)

• Morocco’s Dakhla Airport to Undergo Major Expansion and Modernization
  11 January 2022, by Armel

  The National Airports Office (ONDA) wants to modernize Dakhla airport. An investment of around 5.29 million DH has been announced to upgrade the infrastructure and substantially improve the quality of services.
  Thus, the Office will proceed on January 13 to the opening of the bids relating to the call for tenders launched as part of this project, reports the newspaper Aujourd’hui, according to which the first phase of the project will increase the reception capacity of Dakhla airport from (…)