Covid: Morocco's maritime and air borders will remain closed at least until December 31

Morocco decided on Thursday to extend the suspension of passenger flights to and from the country until at least December 31. “All flights to and from Morocco are suspended from December 9 until at least December 31”, announced the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC), specifying that exceptional repatriation flights were still subject to authorizations from the authorities. Moroccan authorities. Passenger maritime links are also suspended until December 31, according to the economic information site Médias24.

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These measures were decided "in order to preserve the achievements of Morocco in the fight against the pandemic" of Covid-19, according to the authorities. The epidemiological situation has stabilized, with low transmission of the virus for five weeks, according to the Ministry of Health. However, tourism professionals are alarmed by the devastating impact of the border closure on this vital sector for the economy of the kingdom, already undermined by an unprecedented crisis for almost two years.

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The kingdom's air borders have been closed since November 29 due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant of Covid-19 and the resurgence of the pandemic in Europe.

The national company Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has indicated that its flights “to and from Morocco will be canceled in both directions from December 9, 2021, until December 31, 2021 at 23:59 (22:59 GMT). )”, according to a tweet published Thursday evening on its official page. The Moroccan news agency MAP has confirmed the extension of the suspension of commercial flights “at a later date”, citing a source close to air transport circles.

Since the closure of the air borders on November 29, special repatriation flights have been organized from Morocco, in particular to Europe, in particular France.