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New terminal to increase capacity at Casablanca airport to 35 mln passengers, at cost of $1.55 bln

Morocco will invest 1.55 billion dollars to increase total passenger capacity at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca to 35 million by 2029, ahead of the World Cup, the Kingdom will co-organize with Spain and Portugal, Moroccan airports agency ONDA said. The new hub will be served by the high-speed train that will connect Kenitra to […]

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Seizure of nearly 18 kg of cocaine at Casablanca airport, 2 Sub-Saharan nationals arrested

Police at the Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport seized this Wednesday 17.7 kg of cocaine and arrested two sub-Saharan nationals for their alleged involvement in this international cocaine trafficking. The suspects, aged 31 and 33, were arrested immediately upon their arrival at the airport. They were coming “from a Central African country,” said a statement […]

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Morocco/Drug trafficking: Police search at Mohammed V airport ever efficient, two Brazilians nabbed

Security forces at Casablanca Mohammed V airport have arrested two Brazilian women suspected for drug trafficking, one week after the same forces apprehended three Tunisians. The Brazilians, aged 28 and 42, were nabbed Sunday upon their arrival from Brazil, reports say. Suspected of drug trafficking, police search revealed the presence of 2.8 kg of cocaine […]

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Casablanca Airport, Best Customer Service Provider in Africa

Airports Council International (ACI) World has granted Casablanca International Airport the 2017 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award in Africa, saying the Moroccan airport provides the best customer service in the continent. ASQ is the only worldwide program to survey passengers at the airport on their day of travel. The program measures passengers’ views of 34 […]

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Casablanca Airport Passenger number up 4.47% in May

The number of passengers at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca have grown by 4.47% in May compared to the same period last year, the national airport office (ONDA) said. Figures issued by the same office show that 707,790 travelers used the airport in May compared to 677,514 the same period a year earlier. Passengers on […]