Fog Disrupts Flights at Morocco’s Tétouan Airport, Forcing Diversions

27 August 2024 – byPrince@Bladi · 1 min read

Disruptions were recorded on Sunday at Tétouan’s Saniat Rmel International Airport where several flights were unable to land due to unfavorable weather conditions.

A thick fog covered the city all day on Sunday, preventing several planes from landing at Saniat Rmel Airport. A Boeing 737-BAS from Ryanair coming from Marseille was diverted to Tanger’s Ibn Battouta International Airport after two failed landing attempts at Saniat Rmel. Similarly, an Air Arabia Airbus A320-214 flight from Barcelona was forced to deviate from its trajectory to land at Tanger airport.

However, a (Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules) aircraft of the Royal Armed Forces coming from Casablanca airport managed to land at Tétouan airport and take off again towards Al Hoceima. A Royal Air Maroc plane serving the Casablanca-Al Hoceima via Tétouan route on Fridays and Sundays was also able to make a stopover at Saniat Rmel.