Kuwaiti Airline to Launch Morocco Flights Amid COVID Variant Concerns

A Kuwaiti airline plans to launch routes to Morocco starting August 1, reports the Kuwaiti media Al-Qabas. The name of this airline has not yet been communicated. Two lines will be launched. The launch of the first line will take place on August 1 and will be interrupted on August 15, with the itinerary "Kuwait - Malaga - Casablanca - Kuwait". The second line will be launched on August 19 and will be suspended on August 31, with two flights per week. It will connect "Kuwait - Casablanca - Malaga - Kuwait".

Kuwait is on Morocco’s List B. Fully vaccinated travelers from this country will have to produce a certificate attesting that they have been fully vaccinated with one of the vaccines accepted in Morocco and present a negative PCR test dated less than 48 hours (time between sampling and boarding). As for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated persons, they must present a negative PCR test dated less than 48 hours (time between sampling and boarding) and undergo a controlled 10-day quarantine, at the expense of the person concerned in one of the structures previously designated by the local authorities, with a control PCR test on the 9th day.

Moroccan citizens or people of Moroccan origin, coming from Kuwait, will observe a home self-isolation for 5 days, and undergo a screening test (rapid antigen or PCR) on the 5th day.