By Akram Medhat
EgyptAir announced an increase in its flights to Morocco with the start of its winter schedule from October 29, bringing them to 9 flights weekly to Casablanca, including two evening flights on Saturdays and Wednesdays, compared with one daily flight before the increase.
According to tourism statistics obtained exclusively by Travel Yalla News, tourist traffic from the Maghreb countries to Egypt recorded the highest growth rates among Arab tourism markets between January and September 2017, as Moroccan tourism recorded 35,000 tourist arrivals, up 33% from the same period of 2016, which recorded 26,000 Moroccan tourists, ranking second after Tunisia, which led traffic from this important market.
Tourist nights spent by tourists from Morocco reached 399,000 in the first nine months of this year, a surge of 252%, compared with only 113,000 nights in the same period of 2016.
Given the notable increase in demand from Morocco, many Egyptian tour companies working in the Moroccan market have called for increased air traffic between the two countries, especially through EgyptAir.
It is worth noting that the Al Ahly club delegation will travel this evening to Casablanca, Morocco, on EgyptAir flight 861, a Boeing B737-800, departing at 6:50 p.m., to play the final of the CAF Champions League next Saturday.
