{"id":94910,"date":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=94910"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:27:33","slug":"easyjet-opens-its-first-african-base-in-marrakech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/20\/easyjet-opens-its-first-african-base-in-marrakech\/","title":{"rendered":"EasyJet opens its first African base in Marrakech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tag-border-left\">EasyJet puts down roots in Marrakech<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>E<\/strong><strong>asyJet<\/strong><strong> lands its first base in Africa<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> British low-cost carrier EasyJet has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyjet.com\/en\/news\/story\/easyjet-marks-major-morocco-expansion-with-marrakech-base-launch-adding-6-new-routes-and-year-round-connectivity-on-existing-routes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> its first base in North Africa (and Africa at large) at Morocco\u2019s Marrakech Menara Airport \u2014 a move that is expected to offer 4 mn seats in its first year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why this<\/strong> <strong>matters<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Egypt\u2019s Arish gets a new logistics zone<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Egypt<\/strong> <strong>broke ground<\/strong><strong> on a 603-feddan logistics zone in Arish<\/strong> \u2014 a zone that is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstodayegypt.com\/Article\/1\/7304\/Egypt-launches-603-feddan-logistics-zone-in-Arish-to-boost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">include<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The bigger picture:<\/strong> Egypt is setting aside around 1.9k feddans for logistics <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/08\/egypts-transport-ministry-opens-sinai-logistics-zones-to-local-and-foreign-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zones<\/a> across Sinai \u2014 with 1.5k feddans in North Sinai and 400 in South Sinai \u2014 at Al Hasana, Baghdad, and Rafah along the Arish-Taba corridor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Egypt broke ground on a 603-feddan logistics zone in 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