Passenger traffic at Morocco’s airports rose 8.74pc to 29.33 million during the first nine months of 2026, with Casablanca and Marrakech accounting for nearly 60pc of the total, figures released by the National Airports Office (ONDA) showed.
International traffic reached 26.15m passengers, up 8.73pc from a year earlier, while domestic traffic increased 8.88pc to 3.18m.
Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport remained the country’s busiest, handling 9.36m passengers between January and September, followed closely by Marrakech-Menara with 8.11m.
Agadir Al Massira received 2.79m passengers, Tangier Ibn Battouta 2.33m and Rabat-Salé 1.9m.
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Europe continued to account for the overwhelming bulk of international traffic, with 21.67m passengers travelling on routes linking Morocco to European destinations, an increase of 9.05pc over the corresponding period last year.
Traffic on routes to and from North America grew 13.23pc to 771,932 passengers, while African routes recorded a 13.62pc increase to 1.58m.
South American traffic posted the sharpest percentage rise, climbing 33.48pc, although passenger numbers remained relatively modest at 81,185.
Traffic with Maghreb countries was up 8.75pc to 396,080 passengers. Routes serving the Middle East and Far East, however, saw a 1.8pc decline to 1.65m.
The increase in passenger numbers was accompanied by a rise in aircraft movements, which climbed 9.7pc to 214,607 during the nine-month period.
Mohammed V Airport accounted for 73,194 take-offs and landings, followed by Marrakech-Menara with 53,164 and Agadir Al Massira with 19,041.
Air freight also recorded double-digit growth, rising 14.29pc to 83,744 tonnes.
In September alone, the country’s airports handled 3.29m passengers, according to ONDA.
