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New Jet2 flights from Birmingham to Moroccan cities to begin next year

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced the launch of scheduled flights and holidays from Birmingham Airport to Morocco for the first time in 2024.

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The UK’s largest tour operator and third largest airline will operate year-round from Birmingham to two destinations in Morocco – Agadir and Marrakech.

Flights and holidays are on sale for both winter 2024-2025 and summer 2025.

The companies will operate up to four weekly flights to Morocco from the airport, from October 2024 and run through to November 2025.

The company will operate two weekly flights to Marrakech from October 4 next year through to November 14, 2025.

The Agadir flights will operate twice a week between October 3 and November 16, 2025.

Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “We are thrilled to be giving customers and independent travel agents even more choice from Birmingham Airport thanks to the launch of Morocco as a brand-new destination. ."

He added: "We are incredibly excited about these new destinations, and we know how immensely popular they will be with our customers.

"This latest expansion demonstrates the strength of our growing business, and it comes on the back of customers and independent travel agents across the region choosing to travel with us time and time again."

Tom Screen, aviation director at Birmingham Airport, said: “These additional flights on sale to this popular holiday destination, coupled with 50 four and five star hotels across Marrakech city, the wider Marrakech area and Agadir means Birmingham Airport’s customers have great options for winter 2024-2025 and summer 2025 getaways."