
Morocco Unveils $2.7 Billion Airport Expansion Plan Ahead of 2030 World Cup
Morocco is banking on an ambitious plan to boost its airport capacity before the 2030 World Cup it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

Morocco is banking on an ambitious plan to boost its airport capacity before the 2030 World Cup it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

Many Moroccans, especially those from the north of the kingdom - prefer to spend their year-end holidays abroad, particularly in Spain.

Spain is watching with a touch of concern the rise of Morocco in the port sector. Tanger Med, a true maritime giant, is becoming a formidable competitor for Spanish ports, particularly in the field of container transport.

On the drawing board for several years, the project to build a tunnel connecting Punta Paloma, in Spain, to Punta Malabata, in Morocco, will soon take shape. The construction site must be delivered before the World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal in 2030.{}

Morocco is active in the co-organization of the football World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal. It is preparing an ambitious mobility plan for express journeys between airports and stadiums.

Faced with the textile crisis in Portugal, many Galician (Spain) companies are rushing to Morocco, whose industry is booming.

Casablanca is the city that best meets the requirements for co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Its qualitative transformation is proof of this.

Morocco displays great economic ambitions. Its geographical position, close to Europe, its competitive workforce and its international alliances, particularly with the United States and Spain, work in its favor. Rabat is drawing inspiration from the Spanish growth model to boost its economy, notably by betting on the automotive industry.

Spain will provide Morocco with advanced video surveillance systems to help it better address current challenges related to terrorism, smuggling and other forms of illicit cross-border activities.

Network for Animals (NFA), an animal protection organization, is alerting to the massacre of stray dogs in Morocco in the name of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

Tangier faces a major obstacle that could prevent it from hosting matches of the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

The titanic project to connect Spain and Morocco by a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar is resurfacing. Long shelved, it now seems to be taking a new turn with the launch of concrete studies.