This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Agadir
Air Arabia announced the termination of the agreements it had with the Souss-Massa regional council, begun in 2018. The council had allocated an amount of 24.3 million dirhams as annual support to the airline, in the aims to operate weekly flights between Agadir and Rabat, in addition to other flights to Tangier and Fez.
Under the terms of the agreement between the two parties, Air Arabia was to receive annual support of 24.33 million dirhams in exchange for operating 728 annual flights to and from Agadir. The agreement also stipulated that the Souss-Massa regional council would pay the invoices owed to the airline after receiving five original copies of the invoices sent by the company, which include details of the flights carried out such as the number of flights, the ticket prices, in addition to a certificate from the National Airports Office containing precise details on the number of flights, their schedule, the number of passengers and flight numbers during the period in question.
In another context, Air Arabia announced last May that it had increased the number of flights between Agadir and Rabat to seven flights per week. The price of the plane ticket has also been set at 300 dirhams per trip (round trip) for the first 80 seats on the plane, the prices of the remaining seats being set at 500 dirhams for flights to Rabat and Fez, and 550 dirhams for flights. in Tangier.
-On the other hand, the Souss-Massa region had concluded this agreement with Air Arabia to protest against the significant increase in the prices of plane tickets between Casablanca and Agadir, proposed by Royal Air Maroc.
According to Air Arabia sources, the main reason for the termination of the agreement is due to the failure of the Souss-Massa regional council to pay financial dues to the airline in accordance with what is stipulated in the terms of the agreement.
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