
Tangier Airport to Expand in 2024 as Morocco Invests in Air Travel Infrastructure
In anticipation of the increase in air traffic, the Tangier Ibn Battouta airport will undergo extension work next year.

In anticipation of the increase in air traffic, the Tangier Ibn Battouta airport will undergo extension work next year.

The Marrakech-Ménara international airport has recently received its "Airport Health Accreditation" (AHA) health certification awarded by the Airports Council International (ACI). In addition, 14 other airports in the kingdom have also received their health accreditation, thus confirming the safety of Morocco’s airports.

The Tanger Ibn Battouta international airport recorded a significant drop of more than 50% in its passenger traffic at the end of February 2021. This Moroccan airport platform ranks 2nd nationally in terms of air traffic, with a share of 8.91%, behind the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca (48.97%).

Over the first two months of the year, traffic at Moroccan airports has already fallen by 73.24%. The coming months are expected to be even more difficult with the suspension of flights to many countries.

Ibn Battouta Airport recorded a 63.85% drop in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the National Airports Office (ONDA).

Subject to travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the airline TUI Fly Belgium will be present in Morocco in September. Nine flights are planned each week.

Before Morocco’s decision to suspend, until further notice, all international passenger flights to and from its territory, foreigners and Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) were able to leave the country. This was through five exceptional flights that departed on Saturday from Tangier Ibn Battouta airport.

The Souss Massa regional council allocates an annual subsidy of 21.3 million dirhams to strengthen air connections with other regions of Morocco. It is in partnership with the airline Air Arabia that 15 million are reserved for the Rabat service and 6.3 million for Tangier.

Air traffic in Tangier is on the rise, with a 20% increase in the number of passengers in 2019, i.e. 1,353,860 passengers. The Tangier Ibn Battouta International Airport has been able to take advantage of the summer holidays and the end-of-year festivities to establish itself as one of the most strategic destinations in Morocco.

An 11% increase was observed in air traffic at Moroccan airports in 2019. This is equivalent to 25,059,840 passengers. A record!

Between January and October 2019, 1,141,973 travelers transited through Tanger Ibn Battouta airport, compared to 948,404 passengers during the same period in 2018, according to ONDA.

Tangier Ibn Battouta airport exceeded the threshold of 1 million travelers at the end of September.