Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18830 posts, RR: 54 Reply 1, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1021 times:
If only! The short answer is NO... primarily because Morocco isn't in the EU so the interests of the national airlines and things like that are called into question, so it might be very hard to secure rights on routes, etc., whereas any airline can fly anywhere within the EU (sometimes subject to additional licences, ie to fly within the UK or Italy). Blah, blah. It's a shame, but I REALLY don't see it happening. The airfares to Morocco are normally pretty damn high too.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18830 posts, RR: 54 Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 999 times:
Air Berlin is a charter airline which also does some low-cost flights, so it isn't a true low-cost carrier.
FR and U2, both very important European airlines, concentrate on flying from, to and within EU countries - or countries, like Norway, which aren't in the EU but yet have policies in place which enable the freedom of movement, etc.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Beaucaire From Syria, joined Sep 2003, 5252 posts, RR: 26 Reply 4, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 998 times:
The subsidiary of Royal Air Maroc called "Atlas Blue " has started flights between some European cities and Morocco. They use RAM aircraft but special livery and have attractive prices
Ts-ior From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 3295 posts, RR: 7 Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 994 times:
LCCs don't have the right to fly into Casablanca which is a business destination. A subsidiary of RAM, has started low-cost flights out of Marrakech to Lyon and maybe other points. It is a start but it's still shy !!! Things could be different if CMN becomes a deregulated destination; then FR,U2 or any other LCC could think of even if it's not a EU country and even if nationals need visas to go to Europe. German LCCs are already flying to Turkey, Russia,...
TW741 From Liechtenstein, joined Sep 2004, 477 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 990 times:
@Pe@rson - AB is more than a charter airline doing some low cost flying: http://www.airberlin.com/site/index.php?LANG=eng - put your mouse e.g. on london - the routes you see you can book as scheduled flights.....
out of curiosity put the mouse on berlin ....
KEno From Malaysia, joined Feb 2004, 1841 posts, RR: 31 Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 992 times:
I went to Morocco via Gibraltar on Monarch Airlines from LTN. Algeciras, the principal ferry port to Tangier, Morocco is only a short taxi ride away from Gibraltar. Flying via Malaga will take you a lot longer.
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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18830 posts, RR: 54 Reply 8, posted (8 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 987 times:
"LCCs don't have the right to fly into Casablanca which is a business destination."
Why doesn't that make it possible for a low-cost carrier to fly there? That's got nothing to do with it - the fact is that countries outside the EU regulate routes and sometimes block airlines which would otherwise potentially damage national airlines. So it's still a little old-fashioned.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
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