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Al Hoceima airport handles more than 78,000 passengers in seven months

From Télégraphe · () Arabic

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  • Cherif Al Idrissi Airport in Al Hoceima handled 78,366 passengers through July 2026, up 9.1% from the same period in 2025.
  • International flights carried 61,188 passengers, a 12.8% increase, while domestic traffic fell 2.2% to 17,178 passengers.
  • Aircraft movements rose 4.1% to 795, and July passenger traffic increased 9.1% year on year to 20,725.

Cherif Al Idrissi Airport in Al Hoceima handled 78,366 passengers during the first seven months of 2026, continuing its upward trend as air traffic grows, particularly on international routes.

Figures from Morocco’s National Airports Office show that passenger numbers increased from 71,821 during the same period in 2025, representing growth of 9.1%.

International flights drove the increase. They carried 61,188 passengers, up 12.8% from a year earlier. Domestic flights, by contrast, carried 17,178 passengers after recording a slight decline of 2.2%.

The airport also recorded more aircraft activity. It handled 795 aircraft movements through the end of July, compared with 763 during the same period last year, an increase of 4.1%.

July alone brought 20,725 passengers through the airport, compared with 18,997 in July 2025. That also represented a 9.1% increase, extending the rise in passenger demand.

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Originally published by Télégraphe in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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