EasyJet, a British low - cost, point - to - point airline and package holiday multinational group headquartered at London, Luton Airport, England, UK, offering primarily through their app affordable travel across 164 airports has opened its first African base at Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK), an international airport serving Marrakech, the capital of the Marrakech - Safi region, located approximately 6 km southwest of the city centre, acting as Morocco’s second - busiest international hub and a primary gateway to the southern region.
The launch attended on 16 April 2026 by easyJet Kenton Jarvis alongside Moroccan National Tourist Office Diector Achraf Fayda and National Airports Office Director Adel El Fakir, marks 20 years of easyJet operations in Morocco and 20 million passengers carried across the North African country.
The base opening is undepinneed by a long - term partnership between easyJet and the Moroccan National Tourist Office, signed in autumn 2025.
Six new routes have been announced for Winter 2026, such as Newcastle, England, UK, Prague, Czech Republic, and Zurich, Sswitzerland to Marrakech are now on sale, while Bordeaux, France to Agadir, Morocco and Nantes, France to Essaouira, Morocco, and Birmingham, England, UK to Agadir will go on sale later this spring.
The additions bring easyJet’s total Morocco network to 58 routes across five airports, connecting its position as the second largest airline in Marrakech, the third largest in Morocco overall, and the leading carrier operating to Morocco from both the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
EasyJet established a relevant air hub in North Africa serving a city like Marrakech, a unique destination in the Maghreb region, ,known globally for its ,incom,parable beauty and appeal, a former imperial city west of Atlas Mountains, home to stunning, palaces, garden, mosques, with its densely packed Medina, a walled medieval centre dating to the Berber Empire highlighted by thriving souks, picturesque alleys, and an eternal vibrant atmosphere.
The new base is expected to offer a record four million seats in its first year and has created 100 direct jobs alongside thousands of indirect positions in the region.
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