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Rabat – The government is planning to ease travel restrictions ahead of the launch in June of Operation Marhaba 2022, an initiative facilitating the return of the Moroccan diaspora for the summer holidays.
A government source told Moroccan news outlet Le360 that the North African country is preparing to remove the “double obligation to have a vaccination pass and a PCR test to travel to Morocco via air routes.”
This means that passengers will have to show either a valid vaccination pass or a negative PCR test taken 48 hours before boarding their flight to the North African country.
The government source said that the decision will be applied ahead of this summer’s Operation Marhaba.
On April 8, the Moroccan Ministry eased travel restrictions on maritime travel.
Under the new protocol, citizens, tourists, or Moroccans living abroad must show either a PCR test or a vaccine pass instead of both requirements when traveling to or from the North African kingdom.
Morocco’s easing of its travel restrictions is primarily aimed at seeing the tourism sector recover from the repercussions due to the COVID crisis.
Since 2019, Morocco has been closing and reopening its borders for travelers depending on the epidemiological situation.
The country only reopened its borders last February after almost three months of flight and maritime suspension amid a worldwide surge in the cases of Omicron, which was then the latest and most contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus.
Morocco is yet to unveil the official launch of this year’s Operation Marhaba in the coming weeks. Spain and Morocco held a high-level meeting on Thursday to finalize the preparation for the process.
The Moroccan Ministry of Transport vowed the mobilization of a major fleet to successfully hold the operation this year.
Nearly 32 ships will be mobilized to ensure 572 weekly rotations, offering a total capacity of 471,000 passengers and 124,000 vehicles per week.
