The Moroccan Government has announced the suspension for an unspecified period of direct flights between Morocco and the UK (and Germany and The Netherlands) with effect from midnight 20 October. Several UK airlines and holiday companies have been forced to cancel flights and holidays from the UK. Flights between Morocco and Germany and the Netherlands have also been suspended.
Latest figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said that Morocco's weekly rate of reported coronavirus cases on 14 October stood at 10.4 per 100,000 people, compared with 445.5 per 100,000 people in the UK.
On Tuesday, the UK reported 43,738 new Covid-19 infections, with new cases above 40,000 for seven days in a row. The number of patients in hospital rose by 10% in a week to 7,749 on Monday. Another 223 deaths were recorded, the largest number since March.
UK passengers are not banned from travelling from the country, but must travel via a third country to do so. The advice states that UK travellers will need to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated for at least two weeks or a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before boarding.
They will also be asked to present a Public Health Passenger form to the Moroccan authorities on arrival.
easyJet has cancelled its outbound flights from the UK, Germany and Netherlands to Morocco until 30 November. The airline, which operates two flights from Manchester and Gatwick to Marrakech, is operating these as "ferry flights" only for return customers yesterday.
British Airways has cancelled a flight from Heathrow to the same destination, and Tui has also contacted customers due to travel to Morocco with options.