Al Hoceima airport records 9.1% rise in passenger traffic through July 2026
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- Cherif Al Idrissi Airport in Al Hoceima handled 78,366 passengers through July 2026, a 9.1% increase from the same period a year earlier.
- International traffic rose 12.8% to 61,188 passengers, while domestic traffic fell 2.2% to 17,178.
- The airport recorded 795 aircraft movements, up 4.1%, as Moroccan airports handled 22.28 million passengers nationally, an 8.77% increase.
Passenger traffic at Al Hoceima's Cherif Al Idrissi Airport reached 78,366 by the end of July 2026, marking a 9.1% increase over the same period last year, according to Morocco's National Airports Office.
International flights drove the growth. The airport recorded 61,188 passengers arriving from abroad, up 12.8% year on year. Domestic flights carried 17,178 passengers, a 2.2% decline.
Aircraft movements also increased, reaching 795 by the end of July compared with 763 during the same period in 2025, a rise of 4.1%. In July alone, the airport handled 20,725 passengers, compared with 18,997 a year earlier, also an increase of 9.1%.
Across Morocco, airports handled 22,282,997 passengers through July, up from 20,487,074 during the same period of 2025. The national increase stood at 8.77%.
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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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