Brussels airport to operate over 80 weekly flights to Morocco

Brussels airport announced on March 17 that it will operate more flights to Morocco in late March, with over 83 flights a week to 10 different destinations in the country, according to local media outlets.

This move came after Morocco ranked among Top10 most visited countries in February, with an increase in activity of 400% compared to February 2021.

Morocco is placed in the 10th position, behind the US (9th), the UAE (8th), France (7th), Turkey (6th), Switzerland (5th), Portugal (4th), Germany (3rd), Italy (2nd), and Spain (1st), said the same source.

From March 27, Belgium will start operating more flights, especially for the summer season in Morocco, with the airport administration stating, “ Brussels Airport has never before operated such a wide network in Morocco.”

Links between both countries will involve 6 destinations, namely Agadir, Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, Nador, Oujda, and Tangier.

In detail, Brussels airport will operate 19 flights a week to Casablanca and Nador, 14 flights a week to Tangier, 10 flights a week to Marrakech, 5 flights a week to Oujda and Rabat, 4 flights a week to Fez, 3 flights a week to Agadir and Al Hoceima, and 2 flights a week to Tetouan.

Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is set to operate 31 weekly flights to 7 destinations in July, while Air Arabia is set to operate 17 flights to 4 destinations.

TUI fly will offer 17 weekly flights to 8 destinations, Brussels Airlines with 10 weekly flights to 4 destinations, Ryanair with 3 weekly flights to Marrakech, in addition to Corendon Airlines, which will enter the Moroccan market for the first time with 5 weekly flights to Al Hoceima and Nador.

Brussels Airport is among the main European airports, welcoming in 2019 26.4 million passengers.

The airport also has a significant cargo activity with over 843,000 tonnes of cargo transported in 2021, according to the same source.