Morocco will invest $1.56bn in building a new terminal building at Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport.
The Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA), Morocco’s national airports authority, said that this new terminal is expected to be completed by 2029, in preparation for the when Morocco co-hosts the FIFA World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal in 2030.
This new terminal is part of a wider initiative to modernise the country’s aviation sector, in which ONDA plans to expand Morocco’s primary airport hubs, including Casablanca which expects to handle up to 35 million passengers per year by 2029.
This new terminal at Casablanca will also be connected to a high-speed train (LGV) line between Kenitra and Marrakech, offering travellers quick access to Morocco's main cities.
Other major expansion projects are underway for airports in Marrakech, Agadir, Tangiers, and Fez.
This new terminal also compliments a planned expansion by the country’s flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc. The airline set out plans in 2024 to double its fleet size by 2030 and quadruple it by 2037.