EasyJet is to open a three-aircraft base in Marrakech next spring, after signing a partnership deal with the Moroccan National Tourism Office.
The airline plans to operate four million seats in the first year of opening the base.
It has launched three new routes from Marrakech, to Hamburg, Lille and Strasbourg and one from Tangier, to Geneva.
CEO Kenton Jarvis said: “I am delighted to be announcing this historic partnership and the establishment of a new base in Marrakech.
“There is no doubt Morocco is a key market for easyJet: we are the largest carrier to Morocco from the UK and from Switzerland, Morocco is our fastest growing market outside Europe and a major destination for our easyJet holidays customers.
“With this new development and the launch of our base in Marrakech we will expand our leisure and business offer to Morocco from more destinations across Europe than ever before.”
