Air Arabia Maroc

[User001]

Fantastic new airline at MAN, air Arabia Maroc:

30189 AGA 1600 MAN 2005
30180 MAN 2215 AGA 0200

Thu/Sun from 1/10/17

Confirmed and bookable on their website.

 

[Dobbo]

Great news, starting to see a greater proliferation of African routes/carriers. Long may it continue!

 

[IanFarquharson]

Well done Manchester in securing another new airline

 

[User001]

Air Arabia has been on my wish list for a long time. It's a fantastic addition and to the popular resort of Agadir, should do well.

 

[ethanegcc]

Great news and another niche!Was going to start a thread a while ago but decided against it on the prosaic mindset but great to see it has finally happened. Can't help but notice the appalling times for spotters though!

 

[ethanegcc]

Fantastic new airline at MAN, air Arabia Maroc:

30189 AGA 1600 MAN 2005
30180 MAN 2215 AGA 0200

Thu/Sun from 1/10/17

Confirmed and bookable on their website.

Just looking on their website, different times of the arrival flight on Sundays:
30189 AGA 1720 MAN 2125

 

[ethanegcc]

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38...bia-maroc-launches-agadir-base-from-oct-2017/

Confirmation via routeonline.com, and MAN is the only UK airport to get a route to AGA. Let's hope, if successful, we can secure other destinations that LGW/AMS have such as Fez or Tangier

 

[Borneobob]

Great news, another airline that will be nice to see at MAN. Morocco is quite a trendy destination at the moment, and as Ethan says, we might have a chance of Tangier in the future, seen quite a few travel programmes recently about it, and it's a really upcoming destination.

 

[David_itl]

First report in the mainstream press?

https://southmanchesternews.co.uk/travel/air-arabia-maroc-flying-manchester-airport-agadir/

 

[User001]

Lots of other press releases today too, such as travel weekly, ADS advance, bdaily and Aviation Tribune.

 

[ethanegcc]

Air Arabia Maroc and Manchester Airport doing some advertising for the route! 👍View attachment 5229

 

[ethanegcc]

View attachment 5231 This features very prominently on their home page! Great to see!

 

[User001]

Now bookable into the summer season, so, with a Easyjet jumping on the route, at least they are not a one season wonder.

 

[gonetech]

Looks like a change of terminals from T2 to T1 as parking on stand 32 tonight.

 

[David_itl]

bit of help coming their way. Bus service from the airport to Agadir and "The airline is also to partner with the Moroccan National Office of Tourism to charter two flights a week to seven European cities including Manchester and Dublin."

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/298355/air-arabia-maroc-expands-airport-shuttle-service

 

[Scottie Dog]

Summer service reduces from 2 to 1 between April and May and October. June to September stays at twice weekly.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Twice weekly AGA that operated W18 will not operate W19.

 

[mullion]

No they have closed the base at AGA which appeared to be only 1 aircraft

 

[Scottie Dog]

No they have closed the base at AGA which appeared to be only 1 aircraft

If you were replying to message #17 then I think you may have misread it. It says WILL NOT operate W19.

 

[mullion]

No Scottie they have shut the whole Agadir operation so no flights to LGW or BHX either