From next April, the Cité des Alizés will be connected to three major French cities, Paris, Lyon and Nantes. These new direct airlines will strengthen Essaouira’s position as a leading tourist destination while meeting growing demand.
From April, Ryanair will inaugurate direct flights between Essaouira and Paris-Beauvais airport, establishing a much-anticipated air bridge. In May, EasyJet will relaunch the line between Essaouira and Lyon Saint-Exupéry, interrupted since the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally, in July, it will be the turn of the Transavia company to offer rotations between Essaouira and Nantes, which should increase traffic to the city from the west of France.
A strategy focused on tourist attractiveness
According to the commander of Essaouira-Mogador Airport, Abdelmounaim Aoutoul, “these new air connections are part of a global strategy aimed at strengthening the tourist attractiveness of Essaouira, while offering travelers better connectivity with key destinations in France.”
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These new air routes are in addition to tourism promotion efforts which enabled the city to record a record influx in 2024, welcoming more than a million visitors, he said.
-Indeed, statistics from Essaouira-Mogador airport confirm this increase in power. Between January and September 2024, passenger traffic reached 171,892 travelers, an increase of almost 30% compared to the same period in 2023, which had 132,553 passengers.
This growth is supported by regular flights to several major European cities, but also a direct connection with Tangier at the national level.
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