{"id":209437,"date":"2025-10-15T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=209437"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:24:26","slug":"offensive-easyjet-morocco-first-base-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/offensive-easyjet-morocco-first-base-in-africa","title":{"rendered":"easyJet on the offensive in Morocco: first base in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Could this be linked to the shared organisation of the 2030 Football World Cup? Or simply the emergence of a leading business destination, even on the MICE map? Regardless, Morocco is in the sights of major business travel players, and particularly airlines. In the margins of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/royal-air-maroc-marrakech-france-afrique-casablanca\/\">Rise of the national carrier Royal Air Maroc <\/a>- companies from all over the world are strengthening their positions in the Kingdom. Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/graz-and-rabat-british-airways\/\">British Airways<\/a> in Rabat or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/united-new-york-marrakech\/\">United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/marrakech-accra-delta-africa\/\">Delta <\/a>in Marrakech. Already firmly established in the Moroccan airspace - and in particular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/new-easyjet-france-routes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from French airports<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s easyJet\u2019s turn to reach a new dimension. The airline has just made a significant move by officialising the upcoming arrival of a base in Marrakech: a first for the low-cost carrier on the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/marrakech-carrefour-mice-marocain\/\" data-id=\"207799\">Marrakech, the crossroads of Moroccan MICE<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/easyjet.jpg\" alt=\"DR easyJet\" class=\"wp-image-185967\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/easyjet.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/easyjet-300x213-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/easyjet-100x70-derived.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>DR easyJet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p><em>Morocco is a key market for easyJet: we are the largest carrier to Morocco from the UK and Switzerland, Morocco is our fastest growing market outside Europe and a major destination for our customers.<\/em><\/p><cite>Kenton Jarvis, CEO of easyJet<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark the occasion, the CEO of easyJet himself commented on the news. \" <em>I am delighted to announce this historic partnership and the establishment of a new base in Marrakech.<\/em>&nbsp;\"says a delighted Kenton Jarvis. \"&nbsp;<em>There is no doubt that Morocco is a key market for easyJet: we are the largest carrier to Morocco from the UK and Switzerland, Morocco is our fastest growing market outside Europe and a major destination for our easyJet holidays customers. With this new development and the launch of our Marrakech base, we will be expanding our leisure and business offer to Morocco from more European destinations than ever before.<\/em> \".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/new-flights-france-morocco\/\" data-id=\"222787\">New flights are taking off between France and Morocco<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trois-appareils-bases-a-marrakech\">Three aircraft based in Marrakech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The easyJet base is expected to be at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/marrakech-return-scene-mice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marrakech<\/a> for the summer of 2026, and will include three aircraft. According to the airline's management, this inauguration will \"provide a real boost to the airline's image\". <em>enable easyJet to connect the country to even more markets in Europe and open up opportunities at constrained European airports, giving our customers more choice<\/em> \". And to reinforce its status as the second largest airline in Marrakech. Citing a \"long-term partnership\" with the Moroccan National Tourist Office, easyJet's management is already forecasting a record volume of 4 million seats for the base's first year of operation. The establishment of a base in Marrakech should also lead to the creation of around a hundred new direct jobs and even thousands of indirect jobs, according to easyJet.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this announcement, easyJet took the opportunity to announce the launch of new routes to Morocco. Next summer, the carrier will launch flights to Marrakech from Lille, Strasbourg and Hamburg, in addition to a new flight from Geneva to Tangiers. EasyJet will thus have a total of 46 routes to Morocco, while increasing frequencies on other routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/morocco-transavia\/\" data-id=\"200215\">More flights to Morocco with Transavia<\/a><\/p><\/aside>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next year, Morocco will be home to the first easyJet base in Africa, in Marrakech, reflecting the airline's ambitions for the Moroccan 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