The measure had already been taken urgently for links with France, where the epidemic resumption worried the kingdom.
But with the spread of the Omicron variant everywhere, Morocco announced this Sunday that it was extending the suspension of commercial flights, for at least two weeks, to all countries.
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"Due to the rapid spread of the new variant of the Covid-19 virus, particularly in Europe and Africa, and in order to preserve the gains made by Morocco in the fight against the pandemic and protect the health of citizens, the authorities have decided to suspend all direct passenger flights to the Kingdom of Morocco, for a period of 2 weeks, from Monday November 29, 2021 at 11.59pm ”, it is stated in a press release.
