
Moroccan Airports Secure International Health Accreditation Amid Pandemic
16 Moroccan airports have obtained the "Airport Health Accreditation" label from the Airports Council International (ACI) Business.

16 Moroccan airports have obtained the "Airport Health Accreditation" label from the Airports Council International (ACI) Business.

From June 15 to August 31, 2021, Morocco’s airports recorded a volume of international commercial traffic of 3.5 million passengers. This volume represents a recovery rate of 65% compared to the same period in 2019.

The National Airports Office (ONDA) has published again the vaccines authorized in Morocco for travelers to the kingdom. There are eight of them.

The health crisis related to the Covid-19 epidemic has put the entire aerospace sector to the test, with orders in the doldrums. However, various means are being deployed by the State and professionals to promote post-crisis recovery and emerge from the turbulence zone.

The number of passengers who used Oujda-Angad airport during the first six months of this year reached 89,750 compared to 109,486 during the same period a year earlier (-18.03%).

Passenger traffic at Essaouira - Mogador airport recorded a 92.15% drop in the first half of 2021, compared to the same period in 2019.

In the first half of 2021, Moroccan airports recorded a 78.8% decline in commercial passenger traffic. The number of passengers stands at 2,473,988 travelers at the end of June 2021 compared to 11,669,548 during the same period in 2019.

The Nador-El Aroui airport now has a new terminal. This state-of-the-art infrastructure was commissioned on Friday, coinciding with the return of Moroccans living abroad (MREs) to the kingdom for Eid Al Adha.

The Marrakech-Ménara international airport has recently received its "Airport Health Accreditation" (AHA) health certification awarded by the Airports Council International (ACI). In addition, 14 other airports in the kingdom have also received their health accreditation, thus confirming the safety of Morocco’s airports.

Some 195,547 passengers traveled through 1,857 flights to and from Morocco, during the week of June 15 to 21, said the National Airports Office (ONDA), which ranks the airports of the kingdom according to passenger flow, slightly down compared to 2019.

All the signals are green to ensure fluidity and a healthy environment for all users and staff of Moroccan airports. This is the assurance given by the National Airports Office (ONDA), which has put in place a recovery plan, called "Sky-Restart", as part of the resumption, starting Tuesday, June 15, of international flights to and from the kingdom.

Travelers on flights from abroad must present the passenger health form upon arrival at a Moroccan airport. This measure aims to curb the spread of coronavirus and its variants in the kingdom.