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Ryanair has announced it is cutting nearly one million seats from its Spanish operations due to rising airport fees and underutilized infrastructure. The Irish low-cost carrier said it will redirect its capacity to more competitive markets, with Morocco emerging as a key beneficiary. Ryanair has solidified its role as a cornerstone of Moroccan air connectivity, […]
Ryanair plans to double its passenger traffic in Morocco to 30 million by 2030, leveraging its growing presence in the North African market ahead of the FIFA World Cup, a company executive said Wednesday. The Irish low-cost carrier is implementing an “ambitious growth strategy” to expand from its current 15 million passengers, said Elena Cabrera, […]
Irish airline Ryanair is set to launch a new route linking Manchester to Rabat from March 30, with two weekly flights, Manchester Airport has announced. The flights, operating on Wednesdays and Sundays, will make Rabat the fifth Moroccan destination accessible by direct flight from this airport in the north of England, alongside Tangiers, Casablanca, Marrakech, […]
The low-cost airline Ryanair launched its new air route between Madrid and Dakhla on Wednesday, enhancing thus air connectivity between Morocco and Spain. Ryanair will service two weekly flights, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, under a memorandum of understanding signed with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT). With this launch, Ryanair becomes the fourth partner of […]
Ryanair will connect the city of Dakhla in the Moroccan Sahara to Spanish Capital Madrid, and Lanzarote in the Canary Island. The direct route will be opened in January 2025, under an agreement between the low-cost airline and Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT. Nestled along the sun-kissed Atlantic coastline, this enchanting city has swiftly risen […]
A European low-cost carrier opened its fourth base in Tangier that will connect the northern city to domestic and European destinations in line with the country’s tourism strategy. The new base will help the airline to connect Tangier with 25 destinations, of which 13 are new destinations, with eight being cities within Europe and the […]
Ryanair plans to launch 11 domestic flights in Morocco in summer 2024 linking 9 cities, tourism ministry said. The airline will serve the cities of Agadir, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Tangier, and Tetouan, it said in a statement. The decision is part of the low-cost airline’s plans to double its passengers to and […]
Ryanair will raise the number of air routes to Morocco to 37 by the next summer adding 2.073 million seat capacity, up 54% compared to pre-pandemic levels of 2019. The news was announced following an agreement between the low-cost airline and Morocco’s tourism promotion office, much to the delight of tourism businesses that are slowly […]
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair announced its biggest ever Edinburgh Summer schedule, with eight new destinations including Marrakech. Ryanair will operate 250 weekly flights for Summer 2022, which is 50 more than pre pandemic Summer 2019, the company pointed out in a release. “As Europe’s and Edinburgh’s largest airline, Ryanair is pleased to deliver our biggest […]
Ryanair has scheduled Morocco on its 2022 summer schedule with tourist hubs Marrakech and Agadir on top of the list. The news came as a denial of a report by Maghreb Intelligence news outlet saying the company plans a withdrawal from Morocco which has shut its borders to passenger traffic due to the surge in […]