Fez-Saiss Airport

Articles

• Fès-Saiss Airport Implements Enhanced Safety Measures for Reopening
  15 June 2020, by Prince

  Like the other airports in the country, Fès-Saiss is preparing to ensure a secure and reassuring welcome for passengers, in accordance with the recovery plan of the National Airports Office (ONDA).
  In terms of preventive and health measures to be taken, there is the implementation of marked circuits and state-of-the-art thermal cameras, in order to respect social distancing in all passenger reception areas, the strengthening of cleaning and intensive disinfection operations of airport (…)

• Moroccan Airports See 59% Revenue Plunge Amid Infrastructure Upgrades
  30 November 2020, by Ginette

  The decline concerns all airport fees (-65%), overflight (-57%) and non-aeronautical (-53%) fees. In a press release, ONDA stressed that 491 million dirhams (MDH) were invested to upgrade the aeronautical infrastructure of Fès airport, for the project to build a new terminal at Rabat Salé airport and for the project to develop and build a domestic module at Mohammed V airport.
  Regarding the level of indebtedness, it stood at 6.08 MMDH during the same period, up 1.29 MMDH compared to the (…)

• Fez Airport Sees 71.5% Drop in Passengers Amid Pandemic Travel Restrictions
  30 December 2020, by Ginette

  The year 2020 will have marked many sectors due to the coronavirus pandemic which imposed the suspension for many months of air links. This is the case of the Fès-Saïs airport where passenger traffic recorded a 71.5% drop at the end of November 2020, compared to the same period in 2019.
  According to the National Airports Office (ONDA), 372,505 travelers passed through the Fès-Saïs airport during the first eleven months of the year ending, compared to 1,307,219 passengers during the same (…)

• Transavia Launches New Corsica-Morocco Flight Route, Expanding Mediterranean Connections
  23 February 2021, by Bladi.net

  According to Air Journal, the flights from Corsica are scheduled to depart at 3:25 p.m. to arrive at 4:55 p.m. in Morocco. As for the return flights from Morocco, they will take off at 5:40 p.m. to land at 9:10 p.m.
  According to the president of the Bourse-Des-Vols agency, a specialist in low-cost flights online, the company intends to "push the audacity to a link between Corsica and Morocco." "The Kingdom of Morocco is the archetype of a resilient destination. The mixed composition of its (…)

• Morocco’s Fès-Saïss Airport Reopens with 24 International Flights, New Safety Measures
  17 June 2021, by Jonas

  The Fès-Saïss airport resumed its activities on Wednesday as part of the resumption of flights to and from Morocco. This first day of activity saw no less than 24 international flights (departures and arrivals) serving Moroccans living abroad.
  Equipped with a new terminal prized by several airlines, Fès-Saïss Airport has put in place a battery of measures to resume its work and ensure healthy and secure reception conditions for travelers, said the director of Fès-Sais Airport, Noureddine (…)

• Fez Airport Sees 35% Drop in Passenger Traffic Amid Pandemic Recovery
  22 July 2021, by Armel

  Passenger traffic at Fès-Saiss airport recorded a 35.47% drop in the first half of 2021, compared to the same period in 2019.
  The number of travelers who transited through Fès-Saïss airport during the period from Tuesday, June 15, 2021 (the first day of the resumption of flights) to Wednesday, June 30, 2021 reached 39,237, compared to 60,803 passengers during the first six months of 2019, according to a press release from the National Airports Office (ONDA).
  At the national level, (…)

• Spanish Airline Binter Launches New Gran Canaria-Fez Route, Boosting Morocco Connections
  4 July 2022, by Ginette

  The Spanish airline Binter is making a strong comeback in Morocco by inaugurating a new route connecting the cities of Gran Canaria and Fez.
  The inaugural flight took place on Saturday with a plane departing from the Spanish airport of Gran Canaria for a landing at Fez-Saiss Airport in Morocco. The aircraft carried 69 passengers, mostly Moroccans residing in Spain, who say they appreciated this opportunity to return to Morocco in less than three hours.
  For the director of Fez-Saiss (…)

• Ryanair Launches Twice-Weekly Flights from Clermont-Ferrand to Fez, Morocco
  8 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has launched a new air link from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport to Fez (Morocco).
  Since November 4, Ryanair has been operating two weekly flights every Friday and Sunday between Clermont-Ferrand and Fez, reports La Semaine de l’Allier. "We are delighted to launch this new link between Clermont-Ferrand and Fez, thus offering even more choice to our French customers planning to travel to Morocco this winter. We also look forward to welcoming an (…)

• French National Arrested at Moroccan Airport for Child Pornography Charges
  5 June 2023, by Said

  A Frenchman was arrested by the police at Fès-Saïss airport last Saturday for possession and distribution of child pornographic material. The latter, aged 67, was about to leave Morocco for France.
  According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), this arrest follows a warrant issued by the police in Meknes.
  The initial investigations point to the possible involvement of the suspect in the downloading and dissemination of child pornographic content involving foreign (…)

• French Strike Disrupts Transavia Flights Between Paris and Morocco
  6 June 2023, by Said

  The strike that is affecting a large part of France today, Tuesday, June 6, will also cause delays or cancellations for flights to Morocco. After Royal Air Maroc, it is Transavia’s turn to announce disruptions.
  Many flights will be affected today. In the case of Morocco, these are the flights:
  • 3018 Paris-Orly - Marrakech
  • 3019 Marrakech - Paris-Orly
  • 3020 Paris-Orly - Oujda
  • 3021 Oujda - Paris-Orly
  • 3028 Paris-Orly - Oujda
  • 3029 Oujda - Paris-Orly
  • 3050 Paris-Orly - Fez
  • (…)