Ryanair Ticket Prices: Moroccans Outraged

A one-way plane ticket from Rabat to Malaga with Ryanair at around 3,000 Moroccan dirhams, without baggage!? The images of this ticket shared on social media have provoked the indignation of many travelers to the point that some of them are questioning the role played by the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) in supporting low-cost airlines, including Ryanair, reports Al3omk.com. To recall, the ONMT provides financial support to low-cost airlines in order to attract more tourists to Morocco, as part of its tourism development strategy. Other travelers are asking the Office to review its agreements with low-cost airlines and to guarantee appropriate fares for Moroccan citizens, as the prices are considered high for many Moroccans.

Last December, the Moroccan government gave the green light to Ryanair to operate domestic flights in the country starting next summer. It is currently active in opening a new base in Tangier with two aircraft, creating 60 new jobs and opening 35 routes - 11 domestic and 24 international - this summer for an investment of 1.3 billion euros. The Irish low-cost airline will become the third airline to operate flights in Morocco, after the Moroccan company Royal Air Maroc and the company Air Arabia Maroc. Morocco is the fourth country outside Europe to receive the most European flights. A level it has reached after joining the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol).