Quick Links Top airlines provide 3 million more seats North American expansion A growing European hotspot Summary The airport's top airlines will offer 3 million more seats in 2024 compared to 2019, boosting Marrakesh's connectivity. North America expansion saw Air Transat and United introduce routes to Marrakesh. Marrakesh has recently seen significant growth in tourist arrivals, with Aer Lingus adding a winter route from Dublin earlier this week.
Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) in Morocco has witnessed a tremendous growth spurt in terms of airlines, routes, and seats on offer. While some airlines have left compared to 2019, their departure has been offset by the arrival of several new carriers, including United Airlines and Air Transat, which have provided the airport’s first connections to North America. Earlier this week, Ireland’s Aer Lingus also revealed that it would be launching a route from Dublin this coming winter, a testament to RAK’s successful 2024 growth.
Let’s take a look at the figures and some of the important new routes, including from the US and Canada. Top airlines provide 3 million more seats Comparing 2019 and 2024, seat data shows that the airports’ largest airlines have provided a combined net total of 3,231,780 more two-way seats. In order, these top 18 airlines non-exhaustively include: Ryanair easyJet Royal Air Maroc Transavia France Air Arabia Maroc TUI fly Belgium Transavia (Netherlands) TAP Air Po.