
Morocco's Largest Airport Reopens with Enhanced Safety Measures for International Travelers
After three months of suspension of international flights due to the health crisis, Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca is ready to welcome passengers.

After three months of suspension of international flights due to the health crisis, Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca is ready to welcome passengers.

In order to ensure a secure and reassuring welcome for air passengers, the National Airports Office (ONDA) has put in place a plan to resume the activity of Moroccan airports.

With 4,910,594 passengers recorded at the end of March 2020, air traffic in Morocco fell by 12%, according to the quarterly data from the National Airports Office (ONDA) .

There will be no resumption of air activity on June 10, the date announced for the lifting of the state of health emergency in Morocco, if the government does not authorize the opening of borders.

Ground staff at Moroccan airports demonstrated their discontent on Wednesday, May 20, against wage cuts that they say have heavily impacted their daily lives.

According to the latest data published by the National Airports Office (ONDA), Marrakech-Menara airport recorded, in January 2020, an increase in the number of its passengers of 9.56%, i.e. a total of 509,024 passengers, compared to only 464,595 travelers in January 2019.

The year 2020 is starting on a better note for the Hassan 1st airport in Laâyoune. Passenger traffic recorded a 27.81% increase, according to data provided by the National Airports Office (ONDA).

Nador-Al Aroui airport recorded 772,371 passengers in 2019, compared to 710,715 the previous year, an increase of 8.68%.

At the initiative of the National Airports Office (ONDA), a new terminal, entirely dedicated to business and private aviation, was inaugurated on Saturday, February 1, at the Marrakech -Ménara international airport.

Dakhla airport experienced a 26.75% increase in passenger traffic in 2019 compared to 2018, according to data from the National Airports Office (ONDA).

Air traffic in Tangier is on the rise, with a 20% increase in the number of passengers in 2019, i.e. 1,353,860 passengers. The Tangier Ibn Battouta International Airport has been able to take advantage of the summer holidays and the end-of-year festivities to establish itself as one of the most strategic destinations in Morocco.

The National Airports Office (ONDA) reports a strong 21.13% increase in the number of passengers at Marrakech-Menara airport. The airport welcomed a total of 6,396,394 passengers in 2019, compared to only 5,280,624 travelers in 2018.