Morocco Strengthens Air Connections to Dakhla, Marrakech and Agadir

The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) have decided to strengthen air connections to Dakhla, Marrakech and Agadir, by setting up 15 new routes towards France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Some 150,255 seats will be added over the next 5 months, as of December 15, 2020, linking Marrakech, Agadir and Dakhla to 10 European cities, while the frequency of Marrakech-Paris flights will be strengthened, according to joint statement released Tuesday by ONMT and RAM.

“As a National Company, Royal Air Maroc has always accompanied Moroccan tourism, and even more so in times of crisis,” said Hamid Addou, President and CEO of RAM, as quoted in the release.

“It was therefore essential that we mobilize with the ONMT, to revive point-to-point lines, for the benefit of this strategic sector for our country,” he said.

For his part, Managing Director of the ONMT, Adel El Fakir highlighted the importance of establishing these new links “to initiate the recovery by securing the connectivity of Moroccan destinations to major markets issuers.”

“Air transport being one of the main levers of the recovery. Our challenge now is to boost demand in these markets to ensure maximum recovery,” he said.

Royal Air Maroc is launching eight direct air routes linking Marrakech to London, Brussels, Madrid, Milan, Lyon, Marseilles and Bordeaux, the press release added, noting that Marrakech will be linked to London at a rate of 4 flights per week.

Brussels, Madrid and Milan will have 3 weekly flights, the same source added, noting that flights between Marrakech and the French cities will occur twice a week.

RAM will also reinforce the frequencies of its Marrakech-Paris route to 10 weekly flights instead of four.

Four new direct air routes will link Agadir to London, Brussels, Manchester and Lyon at a rate of 2 frequencies per week for each route.

Dakhla will be connected to Paris at a rate of two flights, the release addes, noting that this will be the first connection on the European continent, for a RAM flight from Dakhla.

The ONMT has chosen to activate this route with Royal Air Maroc in order to involve the national airline in this tourist niche and to make international visitors benefit from Dakhla and the Moroccan experience as soon as they board in Paris, concludes the press release.