Royal Air Maroc Delays Israel Flights Amid COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

"[...] With the current worsening of the health situation, the Israeli authorities have just recently banned the entry of all foreign visitors until August 1st. [...] If this decision is likely to be extended for the entire summer, until September 15th, in fact, the continuation of events will be closely linked to the evolution of the epidemiological situation," said a source from RAM’s top management to Médias24.

According to her, this situation also justifies the absence of a press release on the launch dates of the direct Morocco-Israel flights, which were nevertheless planned to start in June or July at the latest. "So if we had scheduled a commercial opening in August, RAM would have already launched an advertising campaign to sell the tickets but this is still not the case."

In Israel, the start of Israeli traffic is expected for the last quarter of 2021. "[...] In the end, despite the appearance of the Indian Delta variant which is currently causing a surge in infections in Israel, the high vaccination rate covering 60% of its population, including 85% of adults, should limit in the short term the spread of serious cases requiring hospitalization and finally allow the real start of significant flows of Israeli tourists to Morocco in the last quarter of this year," added this source from the top management of the national airline.