Aviation

June 21, 2018

Wizz Air to Link Marrakech with Warsaw and Vilnius in October

Budget airline Wizz Air has announced it will provide flights linking Marrakech to two new international destinations: Warsaw, Poland, and Vilnius, Lithuania. A joint statement from Wizz Air and Morocco’s National Office of Tourism (ONMT) noted on Tuesday that the Warsaw flight will be operational starting October on Wednesdays and Sundays. The Marrakech-Vilnius flight, on Mondays and Fridays, will also begin in October. According to the statement, the Hungarian airline chose Marrakech “because it represents a tourist destination......

June 17, 2018

Binter Airline to Increase Flight Frequency Between Casablanca, Gran Canaria

Canary Islands-based airline Binter Canarias S.A. will increase its number of flights from Gran Canaria to Casablanca, starting July 1.

The 2.5-hour flights will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays.

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June 14, 2018

Worldpay and IDEMIA Introduce MOTION CODE Debit Cards to Financial Institutions in the U.S.

(AETOS Wire) -- Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE:WP) and IDEMIA are spearheading the first North American pilot of the MOTION CODE™ debit card, a dynamic payment card that aids in the fight against card-not-present (CNP) fraud and against hackers to offset the repercussions banks face as a result of data breaches. The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. in 2017 was $7.3 million (1). In a 44 percent increase over 2016, there were 1,579 data breaches in the U.S. in 2017, 302 of which resulted in the exposure of full credit and debit card numbers (2). The MOTION CODE™ payment card replaces the static CVV code printed on the back......

June 14, 2018

Scandinavian Airlines Brings on Neustar® to Measure Marketing’s Impact on Key Business Drivers

(AETOS Wire) -- Neustar®, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today announced that Scandinavian Airlines, has selected Neustar’s advanced marketing analytics solution to understand the impact of its marketing contributions on sales. Scandinavian Airlines sought a partner like Neustar to drive greater impact of its marketing activities and to pinpoint more efficient marketing investments. As an authoritative, neutral provider connecting analytics to business growth, Neustar MarketShare® will provide Scandinavian Airlines with the data-driven insights to guide day-to-day marketing planning and buying......

June 7, 2018

Emirates Airline Doubles Number of Passengers Visiting Morocco from Far East

Emirates Airline has doubled the number of passengers visiting Morocco from the Far East and boosted the Kingdom’s trade by introducing a flight route from China to Casablanca via a A380 aircraft in March 2017, the company announced on Wednesday. Emirates passenger numbers from China increased by more than 200% in December 2017 compared with the same month in 2016, and passenger volume from Hong Kong increased by more than 100% in the same period. The number of travelers arriving from Japan has also increased by more than 60%, the airline announced in a statement. Present in Morocco for 16 years already, Emirates Airline “plays an......

June 6, 2018

Air Arabia Maroc Adds 4 Flights to Domestic Network

Morocco’s low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc has introduced four new flights on its domestic network. The carrier will add a connection between Nador and Casablanca for two weekly flights on Friday and Sunday, to be launched on June 22. The low-cost airline will also link Dakhla in the southern provinces with Casablanca and Marrakech. The flights will start from October 28. The Dakhla-Marrakech flight will be operational three days a week: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. The airline will also open a new line connecting Agadir and Rabat. It will also start from October 28. The flights between Dakhla and Casablanca will be operational four......

May 24, 2018

RAM, AlItalia Airline Sign Code-Sharing Agreement

The flag carrier of Italy, Alitalia, and Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc (RAM) have signed a code-sharing agreement allowing RAM to increase its round-trip flights to 17 Italian destinations, taking effect in May. RAM said in a statement that “this agreement will contribute to the revival of flows between the two countries.” The agreement aims to offer “tourists, businessmen and students more options and better schedules.” RAM will provide 11 new flights to Italian destinations, on top of the six already connecting......

May 23, 2018

Air BP Expands Its Network with Six New Locations in Africa

Air BP has collaborated with Vivo Energy to grow its network in Africa adding six new locations: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Abidjan-Felix-Houphouet-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), Nelson Mandela International"...

May 19, 2018

Air Arabia Maroc to Launch New Line Linking Marrakech to Vienna

The Moroccan low-cost airline, Air Arabia Maroc, recently announced the opening of a new flight connecting Marrakech and Vienna, with takeoff set for October 29. The flights will be operational on Mondays and Thursdays via an Airbus A320 airplane. Departure on Mondays will be at 2:10 p.m., while flights will take off at 8:10 p.m. on Thursdays. Last November, the low-cost airline launched weekly flights linking Marrakech to London and Paris. To date, Air Arabia Maroc serves 32 destinations from six Moroccan cities, bringing its network......