Doha – Morocco started an investment program of 28 billion (2.8 billion US dollars) as part of his vision “Airports 2030”. aim at it By 2030, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh, announced more than double passenger capacity in Rabat on Monday.
The ambitious plan includes the construction of a new Casablanca Airport On 800 hectares next to the existing Mohammed V Airport. The new system will record 40 million passengers on its own and connect Morocco to long -distance destinations that require over 8 hours of flight time.
“This program mainly consists of building a new airport in Casablanca, which, according to royal guidelines, serves as a goal between Morocco and other countries around the world, in particular away goals,” Kayouh told the representative chamber during a question session.
The new Casablanca Airport is integrated into high-speed rail connections so that travelers can reach Marrakech in 50 minutes and in 90 minutes. These improvements correspond to the plans to double Royal Air MoroccoThe fleet of 50 to 100 aircraft by 2030.
In addition to Casablanca, several regional airports will experience a large expansion. Rabat-Salé Airport will increase the capacity to 4 million passengers, FEZ Airport to 5 million and Sania Ramel Airport.
Moroccan airports acted over 34 million passengers in 2024, a number that is expected to be more than double. The plan prioritized Airports in the FIFA World Championship 2030 are home to cities -Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger, Marrakech and Agadir -will extend to neighboring areas in order to promote economic development and social cohesion.
“These expansion efforts are not limited to World Cup guest cities, but also after neighboring cities in order to achieve economic development and socio-economic cohesion,” said Kayouh.
The minister detailed several measures that have already been carried out to improve the experience, including the elimination of scanners and the reduction of airport transit sites to less than 25 minutes. Future improvements will include electronic goals and biometric passports.
Nationwide transport -upgrade
On the rail front, Kayouh revealed that the National Office of Railways (Oncf) is progressing for the Marrakech-Agadir High -speed lineexpected that it will be completed within three months.
The land acquisition has already started and secured 8 km at the outcome of Marrakech and over 60 hectares near Agadirs Adrar Stadium. The high-speed segment of Marrakech-Casablanca is to be completed by 2029, while an extension of Essaouira is considered.
In 2024, Moroccan railways transported 56 million passengers, mainly via the Al Boraq high-speed train.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) greeted The Moroccos aviation strategy determines the important economic effects of the sector. According to the IATAS report “Value of Air Condition to Morocco” from the last month, Aviation Mad contributes 112 billion (11.2 billion US dollars) to GDP and supports 856,000 jobs, which corresponds to 7.9% of the country’s economy.
“In view of the critical and growing importance of aviation for the Morocco economy, the start of the” Airports 2030 Strategy Strategy “will have extensive and positive effects on the economic and social development of Morocco,” said Kamil al-Awadhi, IATA Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East.
The IATA report shows that international air connectivity in Morocco in Africa has increased by 36% and 63% since 2014. The country now operates 18 airports with commercial planned flights that are connected to 54 countries over direct routes.
The aviation sector employs 38,000 people in Morocco and generates MAD 11 billion (1.1 billion US dollars) in economic output. The tourism supported by Aviation makes the biggest contribution, with 85 billion ($ 8.5 dollars) being added to GDP and the employment of 681,600 employees.
The IATA has recommended three important priorities to maximize the airport investments in Morocco: to ensure that cost -efficient fees and fees are ensured, the personnel capacity of the HR department and the development of infrastructures and implement intelligent consumer regulations that reflect the global best practice.
“It is no coincidence that the strategy of ‘Airports 2030’ with Morocco with the co-moderator of the 2030 FIFA World Championship will be on the world stage.
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