The Marrakech-Menara airport has opened a new terminal that will boost the airport capacity to upwards of 3.8 million passengers a year. The new 4,600 sq. metre terminal was inaugurated by equipment and transport minister, Karim Ghellab. It will be operated by the Atlas-Blue company, subsidiary of Morocco's airliner Royal Air Maroc (RAM), and able to receive up to 800,000 passengers a year.
Atlas Blue, which started operating in October 2004 and has to date carried over 820,000 passengers, also received a new Airbus A 321 plane to reinforce its fleet and raise the number of aircraft to seven. RAM CEO, Driss Benhima said the low fare airliner is considering the introduction of another two aircraft by 2013.
Minister Ghellab hailed the airport extension, pointing out that it raises the reception capacity of the Marrakech-Menara airport to 3.8 million passengers a year, adding the construction of the third terminal one will be begun in 2007.
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