21 July, 2018

Pilot strike action causes Royal Air Maroc to cancel dozens of flights

Industrial action by disgruntled pilots at the Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc causes the airline to cancel over a dozen flights over the last two days.

The airline cancelled ten flights on Friday, four on Saturday, and so far four have been axed on Sunday with more short notice disruption to schedules likely, as the industrial relations worsen. The airline and its pilots have been negotiating for months over a whole raft of issues, but things are not going well. A "heavy social climate" exists in the airline according to the pilots association, adding that it was "exacerbated by 20 months of sterile social dialogue."

The airline says 'Social Tensions' are causing the disruption and that strike action "will have a devastating effect" on the carrier and the association had an "absence of willingness to see the company's development."


Royal Air Maroc advise that passengers can postpone their arrangements before 15th August for no extra charges or a full refund. 


*Current cancellation for 22 July
Flight
From
To
Status of distupted flights for july 22th
AT786
Casablanca
Paris CDG
Canceled*
AT787
Paris CDG
Casablanca
Canceled*
AT570
Casablanca
Tunis
Risks of disruption**
AT571
Tunis
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT778
Casablanca
Paris CDG
Risks of disruption**
AT779
Paris CDG
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT946
Casablanca
Bologna
Risks of disruption**
AT947
Bologna
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT403
Casablanca
Marrakech
Canceled*
AT404
Marrakech
Casablanca
Canceled*
AT810
Casablanca
Frankfurt
Risks of disruption**
AT811
Frankfurt
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT832
Casablanca
Brussels
Risks of disruption**
AT833
Brussels
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT505
Casablanca
Dakar
Risks of disruption**
AT504
Dakar
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT960
Casablanca
Barcelona
Risks of disruption**
AT961
Barcelona
Casablanca
Risks of disruption**
AT517
Casablanca
Dakar
Risks of disruption**
AT429
Casablanca
Agadir
Risks of disruption**
AT511
Casablanca
Nouakchott
Risks of disruption**

**Final departure time will be communicated at the airport

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