Casablanca Airport pledges to reduce waiting time, announces $4b terminal

Morocco’s Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca pledged to reduce passenger waiting time from 45 to 25 minutes. nTransport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh announced the news during a parliamentary session on Tuesday.Moroccan cuisine He said that the pledged improvement comes as part of a broader MAD40b ($4b) expansion project set to transform the Casablanca hub by 2029. The new airport terminal, spanning 700 hectares, will serve as the home base for Royal Air Maroc’s expanding fleet, which is projected to grow from 50 to 250 aircraft by 2033. The expansion will triple the airport’s current capacity from 15m to 45m passengers annually by 2029, requiring an investment of MAD25b ($2.5b). In preparation for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, Morocco’s airports are undergoing significant upgrades. The national airport network’s total capacity, currently at 40m passengers, will double to 80m by 2035. Recent developments at Mohammed V International Airport include a new international transit zone, operational since June.<br/>