EasyJet puts down roots in Marrakech

EasyJet lands its first base in Africa: British low-cost carrier EasyJet has launched its first base in North Africa (and Africa at large) at Morocco’s Marrakech Menara Airport — a move that is expected to offer 4 mn seats in its first year.

Why this matters: Our take is that it could allow EasyJet to run regular routes out of Morocco to Europe, instead of just bringing tourists in. The move will also enable the airline to launch six more routes in Morocco next winter and expand a wider local network that already spans Marrakech, Agadir, Rabat, Essaouira, and Tangier.

Egypt’s Arish gets a new logistics zone

Egypt broke ground on a 603-feddan logistics zone in Arish — a zone that is set to include storage and handling yards, loading and unloading areas, administrative buildings, and cold storage facilities. The project is tied to ongoing upgrades at Arish Port and a planned 12-km rail link to the national rail network.

The bigger picture: Egypt is setting aside around 1.9k feddans for logistics zones across Sinai — with 1.5k feddans in North Sinai and 400 in South Sinai — at Al Hasana, Baghdad, and Rafah along the Arish-Taba corridor.

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