Morocco
Dec 10, 2020, 12:29 pm
#1
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Morocco
Looks like the next Arab destination for El Al (and Israir) will be Casablanca:
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/is...morocco-651746
I assume this will be a pretty attractive route, given that so many Israelis trace their roots to Morocco and the country is a big attraction for Israeli tourists already, even before the establishment of relations. Plus there's good potential for new business ties.
It's interesting to think of El Al planes becoming a regular part of life in the Arab world. I wonder if they'd ever consider restarting the Cairo route?
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/is...morocco-651746
I assume this will be a pretty attractive route, given that so many Israelis trace their roots to Morocco and the country is a big attraction for Israeli tourists already, even before the establishment of relations. Plus there's good potential for new business ties.
It's interesting to think of El Al planes becoming a regular part of life in the Arab world. I wonder if they'd ever consider restarting the Cairo route?
Dec 10, 2020, 3:58 pm
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I am not sure if they restart TLV-CAI anytime soon. They pulling out of all CAI completely. They tried and it did not work. They flew it before and that's from the past.
PS. Qatar haven't sign a peace deal agreement yet. I really hope I can visit Qatar to see my friends.
PS. Qatar haven't sign a peace deal agreement yet. I really hope I can visit Qatar to see my friends.
Dec 10, 2020, 5:50 pm
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Was in Morocco a number of years ago with a Jewish tour. At a shrine to a sainted rabbi in the Atlas mountains, found at least a dozen Israelis camped out. It is so worth visiting and I hope more Israelis visit.
Dec 11, 2020, 3:30 am
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Looks like the next Arab destination for El Al (and Israir) will be Casablanca:
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/is...morocco-651746
I assume this will be a pretty attractive route, given that so many Israelis trace their roots to Morocco and the country is a big attraction for Israeli tourists already, even before the establishment of relations. Plus there's good potential for new business ties.
It's interesting to think of El Al planes becoming a regular part of life in the Arab world. I wonder if they'd ever consider restarting the Cairo route?
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/is...morocco-651746
I assume this will be a pretty attractive route, given that so many Israelis trace their roots to Morocco and the country is a big attraction for Israeli tourists already, even before the establishment of relations. Plus there's good potential for new business ties.
It's interesting to think of El Al planes becoming a regular part of life in the Arab world. I wonder if they'd ever consider restarting the Cairo route?
Dec 11, 2020, 7:26 am
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I would not be surprised to see service to both Marrakesh and Casablanca. With so many ancestral villages and shrines (and hard to believe some of the elaborate tombs and shrines particularly around Fez and in Atlas Mountains), Marrakesh would be more convenient destination for the pilgrimage market. It is a wonderful country-- safe, cordial and historical.
Dec 13, 2020, 2:35 am
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Dec 28, 2020, 1:51 pm
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Royal Air Maroc is reported to be planning to launch flights on January 16:
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-tra...rting-2-weeks/
Original source (in French):
https://m.le360.ma/economie/info360-...rochain-230256
EDIT: And this source (also in French) is saying January 14 and shows some screen shots of RAM's website with flights to TLV already loaded in and for sale.
EDIT2: I tried inputting the same dates as the screenshots in the last source, and I got a message saying "something went wrong." So maybe those flights aren't meant to be live yet, or maybe it's something to do with my US IP address (or who knows, they could just be having a glitch.)
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-tra...rting-2-weeks/
Original source (in French):
https://m.le360.ma/economie/info360-...rochain-230256
EDIT: And this source (also in French) is saying January 14 and shows some screen shots of RAM's website with flights to TLV already loaded in and for sale.
EDIT2: I tried inputting the same dates as the screenshots in the last source, and I got a message saying "something went wrong." So maybe those flights aren't meant to be live yet, or maybe it's something to do with my US IP address (or who knows, they could just be having a glitch.)
Last edited by M60_to_LGA; Dec 28, 2020 at 2:03 pm