Ryanair cancels flights to Morocco up until February after Omicron restriction

Ryanair is cancelling all of its flights to and from Morocco up until February in the middle of confusion over the nation’s travel restriction.

The airline company states it has actually been ‘forced’ into the relocation up until a minimum of February 1, 2022, over ‘a lack of clarity from the Moroccan Government’.

The north African country prohibited all showing up flights from November 29 to December13– however Ryanair states the Moroccan authorities are ‘yet to engage’ with airline companies on what takes place after that date.

Israel and Japan have actually generated likewise serious restrictions.

Morocco’s federal government has actually not shown whether the restriction will be extended.

It comes in the middle of growing international issue around the spread of the Omicron version of Covid-19 and as nations generate a series of brand-new travel limitations to lower transmission.

Morocco reported simply 90 cases in the last 24 hours– compared to more than 50,000 in the UK.

Ryanair states 160,000 of its consumers have actually been affected up until now, including that an additional 230,000 travelers will likewise deal with disturbance after it ditched its prepared flights.

The airline company has actually supposedly flown ‘ghost flights’ without any one on board throughout the pandemic– apparently to prevent paying refunds and at terrific ecological expense.

It was likewise branded ‘outrageous’ for prohibiting travelers who requested refunds on flights interfered with by Covid.

But now it states it ‘deeply regrets’ the cancellation of its Morocco flights.

Passengers affected by the relocation have actually been called and warned of their choices, which Ryanair state consists of ‘a free flight move or refund’.

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Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, stated: ‘We deeply regret this disturbance to our travelers from these cancelled Morocco flights up until first February 2022, due to an absence of clearness from the Moroccan authorities on what to anticipate beyond their preliminary travel restriction judgment to 13 th December.

‘Ryanair abides by all Govt travel limitations, nevertheless the on once again/ off once again take a trip judgments, indicates we have actually been unfortunately required to cancel all flights to/from Morocco up until 1st February 2022.

‘Ryanair regrets the unnecessary disruption caused and apologises to all of our passengers for this outcome, which is entirely beyond our control.’

Omicron case numbers in the UK hit 336 on Monday, when Health Secretary Sajid Javid verified there was neighborhood transmission of the version.

Currently 11 African nations are on the UK’s renewed red list, following Omicron’s introduction. Morocco is not one of them.

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