From February 7, the date of the reopening of Morocco’s air borders, to the end of March, the number of travelers who transited through Casablanca International Airport amounted to 937,818, a recovery rate of 71% for passengers and 75% for airport movements, compared to 2019.
The Spanish airline Iberia will launch six new air routes to Morocco this summer, departing from Spain.
The airline Kuwait Airways plans to launch a new route to Morocco from Kuwait next spring.
Seven foreign nationals were arrested on Tuesday at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. They are four Bulgarians and three Iranians aged between 28 and 68, involved in the activities of an international network of human trafficking and illegal immigration.
The National Airports Office (ONDA) has decided to improve the customer experience at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, the first in Morocco. In this sense, a launch meeting of the "Lean Six Sigma" approach was held on Tuesday, in the presence of the various stakeholders in the passenger value chain and the director of the Office, Habiba Laklalech.
From February 7, the date of the reopening of national air borders until the end of the month, Moroccan airports recorded an increase in the volume of international commercial traffic, reaching 660,045 passengers.
Many Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) landed on Monday, February 7 at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, after more than two months of waiting for the reopening of air borders closed at the end of November to limit the spread of the Omicron variant.
The airline American Airlines is considering launching a direct air link between its base in Philadelphia and Casablanca-Mohammed V airport, the launch of which had been postponed sine die in 2020 due in particular to the health crisis linked to Covid-19.
An Algerian wanted for more than 10 years in France was arrested on Sunday in Casablanca following an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol .
A Royal Air Maroc flight from Geneva narrowly avoided a crash on October 30 last, just meters from Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca. The aircraft encountered a technical problem during landing.
The suspension of flights with Russia is bad news for Moroccan students who are facing many difficulties to get there. Morocco has placed Russia on list B, with tougher entry conditions.
A French fugitive, suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking case, was arrested at Casablanca airport. Subject to an international arrest warrant issued by Benin, he was presented to the public prosecutor’s office pending his extradition.