easyJet announces ambitious growth plans in Morocco and the launch of a new base in Marrakech from spring 2026

• easyJet and the Moroccan National Tourism Office have concluded a development partnership that will allow easyJet to extend its strong position in the market.

• As part of the deal a new three aircraft base in Marrakech, easyJet’s first in Africa, will launch in summer 2026 to cement easyJet’s position as #2 airline in Marrakech, and will help create up to one hundred direct jobs and thousands of indirect.

• Based operations in Morocco will enable easyJet to connect the country to even more markets in Europe and unlock opportunities at constrained airports across Europe providing more choice for our customers.

• The airline announced today the launch of 4 new routes to Morocco from next summer: Hamburg, Lille and Strasbourg to Marrakech and Geneva-Tangier.

• This brings the total number of routes of easyJet to Morocco to 46.

• Multiple existing routes will also see their frequencies increase in 2026.

• easyJet already operates to five local airports: Marrakech, Agadir, Rabat, Essaouira and Tangier since 2025.

easyJet has announced ambitious growth plans in Morocco enabled by the establishment of a new three aircraft base in Marrakech, Morocco, from spring next year. This long-term partnership signed with the Moroccan National Tourism Office will allow the airline to offer a record 4 million seats in the first year of opening the base. The new permanent year-round base in Marrakech, will enable the creation of a hundred new jobs and thousands of indirect, and will cement the airline’s #2 position in Marrakech and extend its strong position in Morocco.

easyJet announced today the launch of 4 new routes to Morocco bringing the total number of routes to Morocco to 46. Hamburg, Lille and Strasbourg will be connected to Marrakech by easyJet from next summer onwards. In total easyJet will operate to 24 destinations from Marrakech. Geneva-Tangier will also launch as an exclusive route. Several existing routes will also see their frequencies increased. This development plan will also be reflected in the easyJet holidays proposition.

easyJet has a long history in Morocco, this year will be easyJet’s 20th serving the Moroccan market with around 20 million customers flown over that time. The routes portfolio enhancement will create more opportunities for travellers visiting Morocco for business, holidays or their friends and relatives.

In addition to enabling more routes to Morocco, the base will also allow easyJet to unlock capacity and offer new destinations at constrained airports across Europe.

Kenton Jarvis, CEO of easyJet, commented:

“I am delighted to be announcing this historic partnership and the establishment of a new base in Marrakech. There is no doubt Morocco is a key market for easyJet: we are the largest carrier to Morocco from the UK and from Switzerland, Morocco is our fastest growing market outside Europe and a major destination for our easyJet holidays customers. With this new development and the launch of our base in Marrakech we will expand our leisure and business offer to Morocco from more destinations across Europe than ever before.”

Hamburg – Marrakech will be operated from 1 May 2026, twice a week (Tuesday and Friday)

Lille – Marrakech will be operated from 3 May 2026, twice a week (Wednesday and Sunday)

Strasbourg – Marrakech will be operated from 3 May 2026, twice a week (Thursday and Sunday).

Geneva – Tangier will be operated from 30 March 2026, twice a week (Monday and Thursday).

easyJet in Morrocco

Launch of operations: 2006

#2 airline in Marrakech

#3 airline in Morocco

Number of routes as of winter 2025: 42 routes and 5 local airports served (Marrakech, Agadir, Rabat, Essaouira and Tangier).

About easyJet

easyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe’s primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 100 million passengers in 2024. The airline has over 340 aircraft flying on over 1000 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour’s drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in nine countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third and is the number 1 ESG rated airline in Europe by Sustainalytics, MSCI and CDP.

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching nearly 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.