The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is said to be planning to withdraw from the Moroccan market due to "tensions" with the Moroccan authorities who have extended the suspension of all passenger flights to and from Morocco until January 31, 2022.
Limoges airport will launch, as of March 27, a new route to Marrakech. Two round-trip flights per week will be operated by Ryanair airline until the end of October.
After authorization from the Moroccan authorities, the Irish government successfully repatriated 156 people to Ireland on Saturday on a flight operated by Ryanair.
Following the Moroccan decision to suspend all air links for 15 days starting Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., many passengers found themselves stranded in Morocco. Among them, a Spanish tourist who accuses Ryanair of having treated the passengers like dogs.
Like other airlines, Ryanair wants to operate special flights for its clients stranded in Morocco. An authorization request has been filed for this purpose.
The airline Ryanair announced on Wednesday the cancellation of all its flights to Morocco until February 1, 2022. A decision made due to a "lack of communication" from the Moroccan government.
Ryanair announced earlier this week the opening of a new base at Agadir Al-Massira International Airport in Morocco. For the Irish low-cost carrier, this new platform aims to contribute to the development of tourism activity and the local economy through job creation.
Ryanair has launched this Friday over 530 routes to Spain and Morocco for this winter. In total, 80,000 seats are offered to travelers wishing to visit the peninsula and the kingdom in November and December at a starting price of 9.99 euros.
The Portuguese Ministry of Infrastructure blocked the launch of three new Ryanair flights between Lisbon and Morocco last weekend, leading to the cancellation of the flights. The Irish low-cost airline denounces this as an "illegal" measure.
The airline Ryanair is launching this week 14 routes from its new base in Agadir, to six European countries including France.
The airline Ryanair denounces the blocking of its lines to Morocco by the Portuguese Ministry of Infrastructure and the National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC). This situation prevents it from ensuring the flights of more than 3,000 Portuguese passengers this Sunday, October 31.
The airline Ryanair plans to launch two new routes for Christmas, including one to Morocco from the United Kingdom.