Ryanair Cancels Morocco Flights Through February Amid Government Uncertainty

The Moroccan authorities must exchange with the airlines after the suspension of flights to and from Morocco from November 29 to December 13, 2021, Ryanair said in a press release announcing the cancellation of all its flights to the kingdom until February 1, 2022.

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Already 160,000 Ryanair customers have been affected by the flight cancellations due to the uncertainties. With the new decision to cancel all its flights to Morocco until February 1, 2022, 230,000 other passengers will be forced to revise their travel plans. The Irish low-cost company says it regrets this decision it had to make due to the "lack of communication from the Moroccan authorities".

The company has taken care to contact directly by email, SMS or on its platform, all the passengers concerned to apologize for the inconvenience caused and offer them a free flight change, a travel voucher or a refund.

To read: Morocco Suspends All Incoming Passenger Flights for Two Weeks Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Morocco closed its airspace on Monday, November 29, for two weeks. This decision, taken to limit the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant in Europe and South Africa, aims to preserve the kingdom’s achievements in the fight against Covid-19, the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Monitoring the Pandemic said in a statement.