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The Moroccan National Tourism Office (ONMT), as part of its “Light in Action” strategy, continues to bet on the expansion of the air network to stimulate demand and increase the attractiveness of all regions of the Kingdom.
“The 2025 summer season promises to be rich for the Moroccan tourism sector with the implementation of many new lines in time that the Moroccan Tourism Office has set up with several international airlines,” said a press release from the Office.
In Agadir, three new direct lines are launched, including two by Transavia from Bordeaux and Amsterdam, as well as a Bournemouth road with Jet2. In addition, services from Oslo (Norwegian) and Berlin, Bristol, Edinburg (with Easyjet) are renewed. This densification of the offer, totaling nearly 73,000 seats, testifies to the will of the ONMT to contribute to relaunch the seaside resort.
In Marrakech, already well served, the office continues to strengthen its position. Several new roads are launched: from Bordeaux with Transavia and Volotea, Malaga, Edinburgh, London Stanstead with Easyjet, as well as Leeds and New Castel with Jet 2. on these roads, are added the Reconduited lines on Helsinki (Norwegian), Amsterdam, Birmingham and Liverpool (Easyjet) and Rome, Budapest and Rome, Budapest and Rome Bucharest with Wizzair.
With more than 14 routes renewed or created, the destination remains at the heart of the ONMT strategy, totaling more than 160,000 new seats. Marrakech naturally benefits from its attractiveness, but these new point-to-point lines also strengthen its accessibility.
For its part, Essaouira receives an accelerator with 6 new lines from Nantes with Transavia, Seville and Barcelona with Vueling, Lyon with Easyjet, Rabat with Air Arabia and Paris with Ryanair. The small Atlantic pearl gains accessibility with more than 38,000 new additional seats. ONMT’s efforts are aimed at stimulating a carrier demand, especially among travelers looking for culture, authenticity and relaxation.
From a diversification perspective, the ONMT also supports Fez’s destinations with a new line from Lille with the Ryanair company; Rabat with new roads from Dublin, Manchester with Ryanair, Malaga with (Easyjet) and the renewal of lines on Milan and Bordeaux (with Easyjet) and Tangier with renewals from Bordeaux and Girona with Air Arabia, in addition to an opening from Copenhagen with the Norwegian company.
The aim of this strategy is to balance tourist flows, by encouraging companies to offer direct services where the potential is under-exploited.
Dakhla and Béni Mellal are not outdone. Ryanair renews the lines from Madrid and Lanzarote to Dakhla and opens a national flight between Tangier and Beni-Mellal. These connections are crucial to initiate more inclusive tourism development.
With no less than 40 new strategic lines or renewal, the ONMT proves its ability to act to densify the air network of Morocco. Many other lines are under discussion.
“This strategy of diversification of the issuing markets aims to ensure an upmarket of the tourist offer while responding to the challenges of territorial opening up. By capitalizing on the point-to-point lines and a varied offer, Morocco is moving to consolidate its place of choice in the travel diaries of international prescribers and tourists, “concluded the press release.
