Mohammed V International Airport

Articles

• Casablanca Airport Implements Major Operational Changes to Optimize Resources
  7 May 2021, by Jonas

  This decision, taken in consultation with the airlines and the various airport partners, according to a press release from ONDA, aims to optimize airport resources and rationalize operating costs for all players in the airport platform.
  The same press release indicates that support measures have been taken to guide and assist airport users.
  Concretely, a clear and adapted signage system has been set up within and around the airport in addition to orientation agents, identifiable by their (…)

• Morocco’s Airports See Rapid Recovery, Approach Pre-Pandemic Passenger Levels
  11 July 2022, by Ginette

  These are rather encouraging figures for both tourism and the air transport sector. The reopening of borders has helped revive the air transport sector, which was severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis, according to the National Airports Office (ONDA), which points out that from February to May, Moroccan airports recorded data very close to that of 2019, the reference year.
  Already more than 5.3 million passengers have been received. And it is the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca that (…)

• Moroccan Rapper El Grande Toto Barred from Leaving Country Amid Legal Dispute
  21 October 2022, by Ginette

  Moroccan rapper El Grande Toto was turned away on Thursday morning by the border police at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport. He was notified of a court decision prohibiting him from leaving the national territory.
  Whose real name is Taha Fahssi, the rapper El Grande Toto is not as untouchable as he thought. He is prohibited from leaving the national territory, due to the complaint filed against him by journalist and TV presenter Mohamed Tijini for "insults and death threats". (…)

• Prince Harry and Meghan’s Morocco Visit Delayed as Flight Arrives Late
  24 February 2019, by Said

  Already a first hitch for the visit of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Morocco with the arrival yesterday of the plane of the Moroccan company Royal Air Maroc with an hour late, enough to put the British intelligence services under pressure.
  The British media, who for the most part passionately follow this visit of the princely couple to the kingdom, were surprised by the delay of the plane which was originally supposed to land around 7:55 p.m. but finally arrived around 9 p.m. at the (…)

• Turkish Airlines Launches New Istanbul-Marrakech Route, Expanding African Network
  16 April 2019, by Said

  The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines has just announced the launch, starting April 15, of a new airline between Istanbul and Marrakech.
  For this new route, the airline plans five flights per week between Istanbul-Atatürk Airport and Marrakech-Menara Airport, every day except Tuesday and Thursday, Turkish Airlines said in a statement, specifying that this new flight will expand its vast network on the continent.
  In total, the Turkish airline serves 124 countries and 308 destinations (…)

• Air Europa Expands Morocco Routes: New Madrid-Casablanca Flights Launching June 1
  29 May 2019, by Said

  The Spanish airline Air Europa will launch a new flight from the city of Madrid to Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca starting June 1st.
  In a press release, the subsidiary of the Globalia group indicates that the flights will be operated by Embraer 195 aircraft with a capacity of 120 passengers and at a rate of 4 flights per week from June. The frequency should increase to 5 weekly flights in July and August, during the summer vacation period when demand from Moroccans of the world is very (…)

• Morocco: emergency landing of a Ryanair flight from London
  30 March 2024, by Prince

  A Ryanair Boeing 737 operating the regular route between London and Agadir had to make an emergency landing at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca.
  As the plane was approaching Moroccan airspace, the captain declared an emergency, requesting permission to land at the nearest airport, say industry sources, noting that the aircraft eventually landed at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport.
  The captain’s alert drew attention to this flight, which was one of the most followed in the (…)

• Morocco Restricts Travel to Turkey for Young Women Amid Immigration Concerns
  30 December 2019, by Kamal

  Several Moroccan citizens were prevented from boarding the flight to Istanbul last Saturday, December 28. This was the decision of the authorities at Mohamed V Airport in Casablanca.
  According to Rue20, the decision mainly concerned young women traveling alone for vacation to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s in Istanbul or to go shopping.
  Suspected of leaving for Turkey for the purpose of illegal immigration to Europe, some young people were also apprehended. Some were able to get a (…)

• Moroccan Employment Minister Survives Highway Rollover Crash Near Rabat
  21 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  Mohamed Amekraz (PJD), Minister of Employment, escaped death in a car accident. The accident occurred on Monday, January 20, 2020, on a section of the highway towards Rabat.
  As he was returning from Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, the vehicle of the youngest minister in the government rolled over several times before overturning on a section of the highway towards Rabat, reports Le360.
  "I was reading when the car rolled over several times after the driver lost control of the vehicle," (…)

• Tangier: emergency landing of a Royal Air Maroc plane
  14 March 2024, by Prince

  Due to a technical problem with one of its engines, a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane coming from Russia had to make an emergency landing on Monday at the Ibn Battouta airport in Tangier.
  The plane was carrying 125 passengers from Moscow airport to Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport, according to Russian media. The pilot alerted to a technical problem with one of the aircraft’s engines during the flight, forcing him to make an emergency landing at Tangier airport, the same sources (…)