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Air Transat to offer exclusive year-round service from Montreal to Marrakech
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Air Transat to offer exclusive year-round service from Montreal to Marrakech\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n The company expands its network to\n \n North Africa\n \n for the very first time\n \n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Oct. 26, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Air Transat\n \n , named the World's Best Leisure Airline at the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, is proud to announce that it will offer non-stop service between\n \n Montreal\n \n and Marrakech,\n \n Morocco\n \n , starting next June. This will make it the only airline in\n \n North America\n \n to offer non-stop flights to this Moroccan city, which will be operated twice a week in the summer (June to October) and once a week in the winter (November to April).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This will be the\n \n Montreal\n \n -based company's first destination on the African continent, reflecting its strategic shift.\n \n \n \"We are delighted to make this announcement today, as it marks a milestone in the evolution of our company,\" says Annick Guérard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transat. \"With the addition of Marrakech to our portfolio of transatlantic destinations, the first in\n \n Africa\n \n , we are consolidating the diversification of our network. This exclusive, year-round service will meet the growing demand, generated by the significant presence of the Moroccan community in\n \n Montreal\n \n and the undeniable tourist appeal of Marrakech.\"\n \n \n From\n \n June 12 to October 24, 2024\n \n , flights between\n \n Montreal\n \n and Marrakech will be offered on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The service will then continue once a week, on Saturdays, until\n \n April 20\n \n .\n \n \n \"\n \n Canada\n \n , and more specifically\n \n Quebec\n \n , is a market of major importance for\n \n Morocco\n \n \", adds Adel El Fakir, CEO of the Moroccan National Tourism Office. \"The Montreal-Marrakech with our partner Air Transat is the first non-stop connection to Marrakech from\n \n No...