In March alone, Moroccan airports recorded a commercial traffic volume of 1,452,030 passengers and 13,543 flights, i.e. a 70% recovery for passengers and 80% rate for airport movements, compared to the same month of 2019, the ONDA said in a statement.
During the said month, the Mohammed V Airport received 565,484 passengers traveling through 5,330 flights (+71% of the total passenger traffic and 75% of the airport’s activity recorded in March 2019).
The airports of the Northern and Eastern regions have recorded the strongest progress, with recovery rates exceeding 100%. Out of the 26 airports open to air traffic, 17 airports have been served since the reopening of the sky.
With 170,735 passengers received during March 2022, domestic air traffic has recorded a recovery rate of about 67% compared to the same period in 2019. The international air traffic recorded 1,281,295 passengers, a rate of 71%.
In March 2022, the air cargo activity recorded a recovery rate of 83% compared to the same period of 2019, totaling 6,796 tonnes against 8,221 tonnes in the same period in 2019.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse