Transport aérien: 1.130 fréquences par semaine in marrakech marrakech marrakech Travel Marrakech

Although she has accused a decline of 3.1% at the end of the first quarter of this year, under the effect of the settlement of world tourism, this activity is still not subject to some "air holes. According to the Minister of tourism and crafts, Mohamed Boussaid, national airports recorded the previous year 11 million international passengers from 5.3 million in 2003, said on Friday 19 June 2009 the Minister of tourism and crafts, Mohamed Boussaid. In this process, the number of international flights serving the Kingdom has almost doubled from 560 frequencies per week in 2003 to about 1,130 frequencies per week at end of 2008.

While they were about 20 in 2001, are currently 50 companies that are present in the Moroccan sky. Despite unfavourable conditions for the development of the sector of air transport at the global level (up 1.6% of global air traffic), the Morocco, reported the Agency Map, recorded an increase of international air traffic of 8.5%. "Such a development was made possible with the agreement of l"Open sky"concluded in 2006 with the European Union and to the presence in companies"low cost"Moroccan sky major European, key drivers of growth, especially in times of crisis."

This approach is already translated by improving the conditions of competition between airlines and consequently, by a substantial reduction in the costs of transportation and a greater fluidity of service to tourist areas. Note also the acquisition by the Royal Air Morocco of new devices. The provision of air services to the Morocco was recently extended by the launch of the new Moroccan company Air Arabia Morocco which operates with 2 aircraft and will dispose of 5 devices by end of 2009. To reinforce this trend, other actions will be carried out to promote The Open Skypolicy, given the growing role of air transport in the development of national tourism.

In this regard, an investment in the order of 3 MMDH is expected over the next three years to fund projects for extension of the national airports. In this regard the strengthening of the structures of the national system of air traffic with the expansion of the capacity of national airports is expected to be 30 million by 2010 and the modernization of their technical means and security at the level of navigation, radar approach and the means of monitoring systems.

Selected investment programme concerns in particular the construction of a third runway and terminal thereof and the development of the terminal I of airport Mohammed V in Casablanca, the expansion of the airport of Marrakech Menara, the completion of the new airport of Benslimane replacing former Casa Anfa airport and development of its terminal as well as those of Rabat-Salé, Oujda Angad, Agadir Al Massira, and Essaouira.

Investments under the ONDA for the period 2008-2012 Strategic Plan amounted to 8.6 MMDH MMDH 2 for the year 2008 and 1.9 MMDH for this exercise.

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Five air services themselves are captured, last may, more than 22% of the national commercial air traffic which recorded 1.088.904 passengers. According to the division of statistics and forecasts of the National Office of airports (ONDA), binding Casablanca-Paris occupied the first place, with 86.044 passengers, followed by Marrakesh-Paris (75.003 passengers), Agadir-Paris (31.440 passengers), Rabat-Paris (26.237 passengers) and Casablanca-Madrid (passenger 24.105). For the first five airports, which are taken the lion's share of the national air traffic for the same period (more), the first airport platform of the Kingdom (airport Mohammed V), leads with 501.028 passengers, followed by the airports Marrakech-Menara (276.468 passengers), Agadir-Al-Massira (121.847 passengers), Tangier-Ibn Battuta (45.184 passengers) and Fez-Saïss (43.585 passengers). Furthermore, five Airlines transported last month, more than 72% of passengers, with headed Royal Air Morocco (RAM) with 41,47%, followed by Atlas-Blue (13,66%), Easy-Jet (6.93%), Jet4You (5.48%) and Air-Rayan (5,32%).