Ryanair
on
16 of
January
announced it would open two new bases in Morocco in 2013, at Fez
(No 56) and Marrakech (No 57) with a total of three based-aircraft,
as Ryanair invests over $210 million in Morocco. Ryanair also
announced two new Moroccan airports, at Essaouira and Rabat as it
grows its operations in Morocco in 2013 to 60 routes and 8 airports,
which will deliver up to 2.5m passenger p.a. and support 2,500*
“on-site” jobs in Morocco.
Ryanair
will grow in Morocco in 2013 as follows:
Fez
(new base):
· 1
based aircraft
- 15 routes
- 4 new routes: Lille, Nantes, Nimes & St Etienne
- 600,000 pax p.a
-
600*
“on site” jobs
Marrakech
(new base):
· 2
based aircraft- 22 routes
- 7 new routes: Baden, Bergerac, Cuneo (Italy), Dole (France), Munich, Paris (Vatry) & Tours
- 1m pax p.a
-
1,000*
“on site” jobs
Essaouira
(new airport):
· 2
routes: Brussels & Marseille
Rabat
(new airport):
· 3
routes: Brussels, Paris & Marseille
Ryanair
celebrated its 2 new Moroccan bases and 8 airports by launching a
100,000 seat sale with fares starting from €15 for travel across
its European network in February and March, which are available for
booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Monday (21 Jan). Ryanair’s new
Moroccan routes will begin in April and will go on sale
on www.ryanair.com tomorrow.
Ryanair’s Stephen
McNamara said:
“Ryanair
is delighted to announce our first 2 bases in Morocco at Fez (No 56)
and Marrakech (No 57) and to launch 2 new Morocco airports at
Essaouira and Rabat, with flights starting in April. To
celebrate our new Moroccan bases and airports, we are launching a
100,000 seat sale with fares starting from €15 for travel across
Europe in February and March. Seats at these crazy low prices will be
snapped up quickly, so we urge passengers to book them immediately
onwww.ryanair.com.”
Dr.
Lahcen Haddad, Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Morocco said:
“The
Moroccan tourism sector is very proud of the confidence Ryanair is
showing in the capacity of the Moroccan destination to grow and
develop to become a leading market in the Mediterranean region. This
long-term commitment, as shown in the implementation of two bases in
Fez and Marrakesh, and the opening of two new destinations (Essaouira
and Rabat), is the first stage of a comprehensive strategy aiming,
for Ryanair, to build a profitable business based on the huge growth
potential of Moroccan tourism, as planned within the framework of
Vision 2020. The Moroccan Ministry of tourism is convinced that an
efficient growth strategy can only succeed if it takes into
consideration the emergence of new tourism products, the need for an
adequate air service as well as for an efficient marketing activity.
Through MNTO, we will strengthen our marketing efforts in the main
source markets at which Ryanair will increase its air services to
Morocco.”
*
ACI research confirms up to 1,000 ‘on-site’ jobs are sustained at
international airports for every 1m passengers