São Paulo – The number of passengers that travelled through Morocco’s airports in the year’s first eight months reached 14.8 million, according to data shown by the Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA, in the French acronym). The result means a 10.5% hike in the number of passengers over the same period of last year.
Nearly 6.5 million passengers passed through Mohammed V International Airport, the country’s largest, in Casablanca. It accounted for 44% of air travelers in the country. In the same period, the Marrakech Menara Airport (picture above) received 3.3 million passengers, with the Agadir-Al Massira airport registering 1.2 million people.
In August, 2.3 million people arrived and departed from Moroccan terminals, up 3.9% over the same month of 2017, which registered a passenger flow of 2.2 million. The Mohammed V International Airport received 1.1 million passengers.
Moroccan airports handled 6,463 tons of cargo in August, down 5.3% over the same month of 2017. A total of 17,817 aircrafts arrived or departed from the country’s terminals, up 3% over the same month of last year.
Last year, Morocco’s airports set a record high with 20.35 million passengers.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
